Elena Temnikova

Elena Vladimirovna Temnikova (; born 18 April 1985) is a Russian singer and television personality. She came to prominence as a contestant in the talent show Star Factory and as one of the three members of the girl group Serebro, who represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.

Career Star Factory and early solo career: 2003–06

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.

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 InStyle, 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.

Serebro: 2007–14

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". Serebro was supported by other musicians, including by Russian entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Yulia Savicheva;

In 2004, Temnikova married Alexei Semyonov, who was also a contestant in Star Factory. Temnikova sought separation soon after, but Semyonov would not agree to it. In the meantime, Semyonov fell in love with another woman and eventually sent Temnikova divorce papers, and the couple officially divorced after four years of marriage.

In 2014, Temnikova secretly married entrepreneur Dmitry Sergeev in the Maldives. Their daughter, Alexandra, was born on 27 March 2015.

In June 2019, Temnikova's former bandmate Olga Seryabkina came out as bisexual in an interview with the Russian tabloid Super. She did so to dispel rumors she was in a relationship with Maxim Fadeev, which were spread by Temnikova. In the interview, Seryabkina confirmed she had been in a four-year relationship with Temnikova while they were bandmates, and that the relationship was well known throughout their inner circle, but they had never confirmed it publicly.

Discography

Studio Album

TEMNIKOVA I (2016) TEMNIKOVA II (2017) TEMNIKOVA III: Не модные (Not Fashionable) (2018) TEMNIKOVA 4 (2019) TEMNIKOVA 5: Paris (2021)

Extended plays

Импульсы (Remix) (2016) Выше крыш. Акустический лайв (LIVE @ Парк Горького, 2018) (2018) TEMNIKOVA 4 (Live) (2019)

Live albums TEMNIKOVA PRO I (2020)

Singles

Promotional Singles Single Year Chart positions Album RUS (R3hab featuring Elena Temnikova)2020 69"По краям" (feat. PIZZA) 23"Из-за тебя" (feat. Ramil')2021 145 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Music videos +YearMusic VideoDirectorAlbum2015"Навстречу"Igor Schmelevnon-album single"Наверно" (feat. Natan)Aleksey Kupriyanovnon-album single2016"Ревность"non-album single"Импульсы города"Daria PowerTEMNIKOVA I"Тепло"Sasha Samsonova"Движения"2017"Сумасшедший русский" (feat. ST)Nikita ArgunovЗащитники (OST)"Не обвиняй меня"Alexey Golubevnon-album single"Вдох"Alan Badoev, costume designer: Sonya SoltesTEMNIKOVA II"Казался странным"Aisultan Seitov2018"Фиолетовый"Evgeny Sobolev"Не сдерживай меня"TEMNIKOVA III"Не модные"Kate Yak 2019"Бабочки"Leo KolosTEMNIKOVA 4"Нет связи""Говорила""Душит ювелирка" non-album single"Жара"Medet Sheyakhmetov 2020"Как Барби в поисках Кена"Gana Bogdan"Как на фантиках Love Is"Aleksey Bondar