Elena Temnikova

This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vladimirovna and the family name is Temnikova.

Elena Temnikova
Background information
Birth name	Elena Vladimirovna Temnikova (Елена Владимировна Темникова)
Also known as	Lena
Born	(1985-04-18) 18 April 1985 Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union (present-day Kurgan Oblast, Russia)
Origin	Russia
Genres	Pop, Europop, Dance
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2003–
Labels	BY TEMNIKOVA
Associated acts	Serebro
Website	Elena Temnikova official website

Elena Vladimirovna Temnikova (Russian: Елена Владимировна Темникова, born 18 April 1985) is a Russian singer. She came to prominence as a contestant in the talent show Star Factory and as one of the three members of the Russian girl group Serebro.

Career

2003—2006: Star Factory and solo career

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Elena Temnikova in 2009

Temnikova started to study music when she was five years old; she was playing violin and singing in the choir. She came to media prominence as a contestant on the Channel One talent show Star Factory in 2003.

She was spotted by Maxim Fadeev, the main producer of Star Factory, and signed a recording contract with Fadeev's recording company Monolit Records.

Although Temnikova released two disco singles, "Begi" and "Taina", she did not continue her solo career, and did not release a solo album. She instead joined Serebro, a girl group formed by Fadeev. In an interview for the magazine In Style, in February 2008, Temnikova said: "After Star Factory, Maxim Fadeev offered me a new job. He offered me to be lead singer in girl band. I decided to do it, and we together found second and third member". Olga Seryabkina and Marina Lizorkina also joined the group.

2007—2013: Serebro

Main article: Serebro

Serebro – consisting of Temnikova, Olga Seryabkina and Marina Lizorkina – represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Song #1" and won the 3rd place, behind Serbia and Ukraine.

After their successful performance at the Eurovision Song Contest, Serebro has rapidly become one of the most successful artists in Russia. After "Song #1", they also released number-one singles "Дыши", "Опиум" and "Скажи, не молчи". After a release delay of their debut album, Opiumroz, it was finally released on 25 April 2009, and was presented at the band's concert in Bolshoi Theatre. Serebro was supported by other musicians, including by Russian entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Yulia Savicheva; Opiumroz was prepared for two years. Karpova, Seryabkina and Temnikova later released Serebro's second album "Mama Lover".

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Elena Temnikova in 2009.

On 15 May 2014 the official Serebro website reported that Elena had left the group due to pregnancy. She was replaced with Karpova who had left the band earlier the previous year until they find a replacement.

Personal life

Raised in Kurgan, at the end of 2002 she moved to Omsk for few months and then to Moscow due to professional obligations.

In 2014, she married entrepreneur Dmitry Sergeev. She gave birth to her first child at age 29.

Discography

Star Factory 2

• 2003 — «Беги»
• 2003 — «Тайна»

Solo career

• 2014 — «Зависимость»
• 2015 — «Навстречу»
• 2015 — «Улетаем»
• 2015 — «Наверно» (feat. Natan)
• 2016 — «Ревность»
• 2016 — «Импульсы»

As part of Serebro

• 2007 — «Song #1»
• 2007 — «Дыши»
• 2008 — «Опиум»
• 2008 — «Скажи, не молчи»
• 2009 — «Сладко»
• 2010 — «Не время»
• 2011 — «Давай держаться за руки»
• 2011 — «Мама Люба» / «Mama Lover»
• 2012 — «Мальчик»
• 2012 — «Gun»
• 2012 — «Angel Kiss»
• 2013 — «Mi Mi Mi»
• 2013 — «Мало тебя»
• 2013 — «Угар» (feat. DJ M.E.G.)
• 2014 — «Я тебя не отдам»

As part of Serebro

• 2009 — «ОпиумRoz»
• 2012 — «Mama Lover»

External links

• Official Website
• Official Website of Serebro
• Elena Temnikova at the Internet Movie Database

Preceded by Dima Bilan with "Never Let You Go"

Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 (as par of Serebro)

Succeeded by Dima Bilan with "Believe"