Elena Temnikova
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.11.jpg) Elena Temnikova (centre) with Serebro in Helsinki for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Elena Vladimirovna Temnikova (Елена Владимировна Темникова) |
| Also known as | Lena |
| Born | 18 April 1985 Kurgan, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Pop, Europop, Dance |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Monolit Records |
| Associated acts | Serebro |
| Website | Website of Elena Temnikova |
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.
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[edit] Career
[edit] 2003—2006: Star Factory and solo career
Temnikova started to study music when she was five years old; she was playing violin and singing in the choir.[1] Temnikova came to media prominence as a contestant on Channel One talents show Star Factory in 2003.[2] She was spotted by Maxim Fadeev, the main producer of Star Factory, and signed a recording contract with Fadeev's recording company Monolit Records.[3]
Although Temnikova released two disco singles, "Begi" and "Taina", she did not continue her solo career, and did not release a solo album.[4] 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".[5] Olga Seryabkina and Marina Lizorkina also joined the group.
[edit] 2007—present: 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.[6]
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".[7] 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.[8] Serebro was supported by other musicians, including by Russian entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Yulia Savicheva;[9] Opiumroz was prepared for two years.[10] Currently, Karpova, Seryabkina and Temnikova are currently working on their second album.
[edit] Personal life
Temnikova currently resides in Moscow due to her professional obligations; however, she says she misses her Kurgan.[11] Olga Seryabkina was her good friend even before Serebro. Temnikova married Star Factory contestant Alexey Semenov in 2004; they are separated in 2007 and had divorce a few years later.[12]
She later had a relationship with the brother of her producer. The producer made her choose between being a member of the group or being in a relationship with his brother. She chose to leave his brother and remain in the group. (reference in Russian - http://fz-news.ru/2010/05/12/9169/ , translation of russian wikipedia page also stating this http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ru&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%25D0%2595%25D0%25BB%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B0_%25D0%25A2%25D0%25B5%25D0%25BC%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D0%25BA%25D0%25BE%25D0%25B2%25D0%25B0&usg=ALkJrhgVd4X3LJW1pYdsUrsLDYrtqxww-A#cite_note-12)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo singles
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[edit] With Serebro
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[edit] References
- ^ Official Website of Serebro
- ^ Official Website of Serebro
- ^ Official Website of Serebro
- ^ Official Website of Elena Temnikova
- ^ Serebro at the Maxim Fadeev's unofficial website
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2007: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- ^ Official Website of Serebro
- ^ Презентация дебютного альбома группы SEREBRO “ОПИУМROZ”
- ^ Презентация дебютного альбома группы SEREBRO “ОПИУМROZ”
- ^ Презентация дебютного альбома группы SEREBRO “ОПИУМROZ”
- ^ Official Website of Elena Temnikova
- ^ Elena Temnikova at the Internet Movie Database
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