Elena Temnikova

Elena Temnikova
Елена Темникова
Temnikova in 2017
Born
Elena Vladimirovna Temnikova

(1985-04-18) 18 April 1985 (age 39)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • television personality
Spouses
Alexei Semyonov
(m. 2004; div. 2008)
Dmitry Sergeev
(m. 2014)
Children1
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2003–present
LabelsTEMNIKOVA
Websitewww.temnikova.ru

Elena Vladimirovna Temnikova (Russian: Елена Владимировна Темникова; 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

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Star Factory and early solo career: 2003–06

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Temnikova started to study music when she was five years old; she was playing violin and singing in the choir.[1] She came to media prominence as a contestant on the Channel One talent show Star Factory in 2003.[1]

She was spotted by Maxim Fadeev, the main producer of Star Factory, and signed a recording contract with Fadeev's recording company Monolit Records.[2]

Although Temnikova released two disco singles, "Begi" and "Taina", she did not continue her solo career, and did not release a solo album.[3] 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".[4] Olga Seryabkina and Marina Lizorkina also joined the group.

Serebro: 2007–14

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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".[2] 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.[5] Serebro was supported by other musicians, including by Russian entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Yulia Savicheva;[5] Opiumroz was prepared for two years.[5] Karpova, Seryabkina and Temnikova later released Serebro's second album "Mama Lover".

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.

She is now a solo artist.

Solo career: 2014–present

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Personal life

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Raised in Kurgan, at the end of 2002 she moved to Omsk for few months and then to Moscow due to professional obligations.[6][7]

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.[8]

In 2014, Temnikova secretly married entrepreneur Dmitry Sergeev in the Maldives.[9][10] Their daughter, Alexandra,[11] was born on 27 March 2015.[12]

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.[13]

Discography

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Studio Album

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

Extended plays

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

Live albums

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  • TEMNIKOVA PRO I (2020)

Singles

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Single Year Chart positions Album
RUS[14] UKR
"Дальше всех" 2003 non-album single
"Тайна" 2004
"Зависимость" 2014 120 92
"Навстречу" 2015 112 469
"Наверно" (feat. Natan) 6 26
"Ревность" 2016 42 588
"Импульсы города" 7 57 TEMNIKOVA I
"Тепло" 107 486
"Движения" 162 513
"Не обвиняй меня" 44 539 non-album single
"Давай улетим" 2017 39 5
"Вдох" 25 565 TEMNIKOVA II
"Не модные" 2018 7 - TEMNIKOVA III: Не модные
"Бабочки" 2019 73 TEMNIKOVA 4
"Жара" 15 73 non-album single
"Неон" 2020 28 40
"Как Барби в поисках Кена" 45 -

Promotional Singles

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Single Year Chart positions Album
RUS[14]
"Улетаем" 2016 157 TEMNIKOVA I
"Сумасшедший русский" (feat. ST) 2017 Защитники (OST)
"Голые" 207 non-album single
"Казался странным" 141 TEMNIKOVA II
"Подсыпал" 503
"Мне нормально" TEMNIKOVA III: Не модные
"Пой со мной" (feat. Krec) non-album single
"Медленно" 2018 TEMNIKOVA III: Не модные
"Не сдерживай меня" 227
"Под сердцами в кругах" 540 non-album single
"Под луной" 780
"Нет связи" 2019 65 TEMNIKOVA 4
"Говорила" 77
"Иди за мной" 173 non-album single
"Обнимаю"
"Душит ювелирка"
"STRESS"
"DAIMNE.LOVE" 430
"Моё любимое"
"Как на фантиках Love Is" 2020 89
"Фаталити (feat Kareena)"
"2020" 408
"Новогодняя"
"В м9се" 2021 TEMNIKOVA 5: Paris
"Бабочки и трип"

Other charting songs

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Single Year Chart positions Album
RUS[14]
"Ближе" 2016 177 TEMNIKOVA I
"По низам" 119
"Счастье" 170
"Фиолетовый" 2017 151 TEMNIKOVA II

Features

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Single Year Chart positions Album
RUS
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"ЧЁРНЫЕ БЕЛЫЕ" (Callmeartur и Fabio featuring Elena Temnikova) 2018 Non-album singles
"Диджей" (Swanky Tunes featuring Elena Temnikova) 104
"Нереальная любовь" (feat. ЭММА М) 2019 6
"Where You Wanna Be"[15] (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

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Year Music Video Director Album
2015 "Навстречу" Igor Schmelev non-album single
"Наверно" (feat. Natan) Aleksey Kupriyanov non-album single
2016 "Ревность" non-album single
"Импульсы города" Daria Power TEMNIKOVA I
"Тепло" Sasha Samsonova
"Движения"
2017 "Сумасшедший русский" (feat. ST) Nikita Argunov Защитники (OST)
"Не обвиняй меня" Alexey Golubev non-album single
"Вдох" Alan Badoev,

costume designer: Sonya Soltes

TEMNIKOVA II
"Казался странным" Aisultan Seitov
2018 "Фиолетовый" Evgeny Sobolev
"Не сдерживай меня" TEMNIKOVA III
"Не модные" Kate Yak
2019 "Бабочки" Leo Kolos TEMNIKOVA 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

References

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  1. ^ a b Serebro official website Archived 24 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, serebro.su; accessed 25 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b Official Website Archived 24 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine of Serebro
  3. ^ Official Website Archived 19 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine of Elena Temnikova
  4. ^ Serebro Archived 12 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine at the Maxim Fadeev's unofficial website
  5. ^ a b c "Презентация дебютного альбома группы SEREBRO "ОПИУМROZ"". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  6. ^ Profile, temnikova.narod.ru; accessed 25 September 2015.(in Russian)
  7. ^ Elena Temnikova official website Archived 19 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, elenatemnikova.com; accessed 25 September 2015.
  8. ^ Лена Темникова четыре года не могла добиться развода. 7days.ru (in Russian). 16 September 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  9. ^ Елена Темникова рассказала про свою свадьбу. 7days.ru (in Russian). 10 July 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  10. ^ Ivanova, Olesya (10 July 2014). Елена Темникова рассказала о муже!. Woman.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  11. ^ Orekhova, Alisa (19 April 2015). Больше не секрет: Елена Темникова назвала имя дочери. Woman.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  12. ^ Lapteva, Elena (27 March 2015). "Лена Темникова: Я очень счастлива, что родила в России!". Komsomolskaya Pravda. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  13. ^ Сенсационное признание Ольги Серябкиной: «Мы с Темниковой встречались 4 года. А теперь она мстит»
  14. ^ a b c d Artist - Elena Temnikova
  15. ^ Fabrick, Mark (15 March 2020). "R3hab teams up with Elena Temnikova for catchy new single 'Where You Wanna Be'". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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Preceded by Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2007
(as part of Serebro)
Succeeded by