# Elena Temnikova

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
### 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.
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 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". 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".
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
## 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 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

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

### Promotional Singles

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

### Other charting songs

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

### Features

| Single | Year | Chart positions | Album |
| Single | Year | RUS | Album |
| "ЧЁРНЫЕ БЕЛЫЕ" (Callmeartur и Fabio featuring Elena Temnikova) | 2018 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Диджей" (Swanky Tunes featuring Elena Temnikova) | 2018 | 104 | Non-album singles |
| "Нереальная любовь" (feat. ЭММА М) | 2019 | 6 | Non-album singles |
| "Where You Wanna Be" (R3hab featuring Elena Temnikova) | 2020 | 69 | Non-album singles |
| "По краям" (feat. PIZZA) | 2020 | 23 | Non-album singles |
| "Из-за тебя" (feat. Ramil') | 2021 | 145 | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. ||||

### Music videos

| Year | Music Video | Director | Album |
| 2015 | "Навстречу" | Igor Schmelev | non-album single |
| 2015 | "Наверно" (feat. Natan) | Aleksey Kupriyanov | non-album single |
| 2016 | "Ревность" | Aleksey Kupriyanov | non-album single |
| 2016 | "Импульсы города" | Daria Power | TEMNIKOVA I |
| 2016 | "Тепло" | Sasha Samsonova | TEMNIKOVA I |
| 2016 | "Движения" | Sasha Samsonova | TEMNIKOVA I |
| 2017 | "Сумасшедший русский" (feat. ST) | Nikita Argunov | Защитники (OST) |
| 2017 | "Не обвиняй меня" | Alexey Golubev | non-album single |
| 2017 | "Вдох" | Alan Badoev, costume designer: Sonya Soltes | TEMNIKOVA II |
| 2017 | "Казался странным" | Aisultan Seitov | TEMNIKOVA II |
| 2018 | "Фиолетовый" | Evgeny Sobolev | TEMNIKOVA II |
| 2018 | "Не сдерживай меня" | Evgeny Sobolev | TEMNIKOVA III |
| 2018 | "Не модные" | Kate Yak | TEMNIKOVA III |
| 2019 | "Бабочки" | Leo Kolos | TEMNIKOVA 4 |
| 2019 | "Нет связи" | Leo Kolos | TEMNIKOVA 4 |
| 2019 | "Говорила" | Leo Kolos | TEMNIKOVA 4 |
| 2019 | "Душит ювелирка" | Leo Kolos | non-album single |
| 2019 | "Жара" | Medet Sheyakhmetov | non-album single |
| 2020 | "Как Барби в поисках Кена" | Gana Bogdan | non-album single |
| 2020 | "Как на фантиках Love Is" | Aleksey Bondar | non-album single |