Biography
Elena Vladimirovna Terleeva is a Russian pop artist, performer of her own songs, finalist of “Star Factory-2”, winner of the “Song of the Year-07” competition.
Singer Elena Terleeva
The girl was born in Surgut on March 6, 1985 in the family of a military man and a music teacher. A few months later, Vladimir Terleev was transferred to a military unit in Urengoy, where the future singer spent her childhood. At an early age, parents wanted to enroll their daughter in a ballet school, but Lena did not pass the qualifying round due to orthopedic problems. Then my daughter was sent to a music school.
Initially, the girl intensively studied piano, but in high school she began to show interest in vocals. At secondary school, Elena gave preference to the humanities. The girl had a reserved character, which did not stop her from starting to participate in regional and city music competitions.
Elena Terleeva in childhood
At one of the competitions, a representative of the Morning Star program was present, who invited fifteen-year-old Elena to come to Moscow to participate in a competition for young performers. In 2000, Terleeva became the winner of a television competition.
After graduating from school, Elena went to the capital. The girl rented a house on her own and got a job. Terleeva was lucky: she found a position as a manager in a modeling agency and began to receive a good salary, but Elena Terleeva never forgot about music.
Elena Terleeva in her youth
From time to time, the aspiring singer managed to perform in youth clubs and apartment buildings. In 2002, Elena Terleeva became a student at the Institute of Contemporary Art, specializing in pop and jazz performance. The girl showed excellent results and was immediately accepted into the second year.
Breakthrough
Terleeva was born in Surgut in 1985. From early childhood she dreamed of a musical career. She really wanted to be a popular singer. It is for this reason that she tried to take part in various music competitions. At the age of fifteen she was noticed and invited to the Morning Star project. The girl not only performed successfully, but also won the competition, proving to everyone that she has vocal abilities.
2003 was a very successful year for Elena. She was able to break through among thousands of competitors to be hired for the Star Factory 2 project. This season was supervised by Maxim Fadeev. I must say that the producer very quickly saw the girl’s talent. Despite difficult relationships at home and a busy schedule of performances, Terleeva lasted until the final. Elena took third place. Polina Gagarina won that season. However, this did not stop Terleeva from becoming popular.
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"Star Factory-2"
In 2003, Elena auditioned for the Star Factory-2 competition. This time producer Maxim Fadeev recruited aspiring artists for the project. 16 participants were invited to participate in the show, among whom Elena Temnikova, Pierre Narcisse, Irakliy Pirtskhalava, Yulia Savicheva, Polina Gagarina, Mikhail Reshetnikov, Dmitry Astashonok, Masha Rzhevskaya particularly distinguished themselves.
Elena Terleeva at “Star Factory-2”
For 4 months, the aspiring singers lived in the Star House, practiced stage speech, choreography, vocals, stage movement, and prepared a weekly reporting concert program. The organizers of the event recorded all classes and private life in the Star House on video with hidden cameras and then broadcast them in special editions of the show.
Elena Terleeva on stage
The teaching staff of the competition included Valeria Kovalzon, Egor Druzhinin, German Sidakov, Vladimir Korobko, Marina Leonova. Three winners made it to the finals of the reality show: Polina Gagarina, Elena Terleeva, Elena Temnikova. “Star Factory-2” was remembered by the audience for the hits “Don’t Forget”, “Where Are You?”, “I Am the Chocolate Hare” and “Vova-Chuma”.
Music
Having completed her participation in the “Factory” show, Elena Terleeva plunges headlong into her studies. She intensively studies vocals, choreography, and works in jazz bands. After graduating from a music university in 2005, Elena set off on a free voyage. The singer meets composer Alex Prusov and begins preparing her first solo project, which includes the songs “Between Me and You” and “Drop.”
A music video was created for the second composition, which was broadcast on the MTV Russia channel. The creativity of the aspiring star is assessed by the Moscow government and awards the girl the “Golden Voice of Russia” award. In 2005, Elena Terleeva managed to become one of the contenders for participation in the Eurovision-05 competition.
Two years later, Elena Terleeva again delighted fans with new hits. This time they were the songs “Sun” and “Love Me,” for which Alan Badoev’s famous video appeared. For the single “Sun,” which became famous throughout the country with the phrase “Take the sun with you,” the singer received many awards: an award from the Golden Gramophone, laureate at the Song of the Year-07 competition. At the 2007 RMA Awards, Elena was awarded in the “Best Performer” and “Best Composition” categories.
In the same year, Elena recorded the soundtrack “You and Me” for the military fantasy drama “Guests from the Future”, but in the credits of the film, unexpectedly for the author of the song, only the name of the performer was indicated - opera singer Anastasia Maksimova. According to Terleeva, this was a big blow for her. In 2009, another single of the singer “Farewell” appeared on radio stations.
In 2009, the artist became interested in a new direction: American blues and soul music. Elena left the pop direction and prepared her first joint program with the Agafonnikov Band jazz orchestra, which performs under the direction of Honored Artist of Russia, saxophonist Alex Novikov.
Artists perform at prestigious academic venues in the capital - in the Chamber and Svetlanov halls of the Moscow International House of Music, in the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. In 2012, the singer received the “National Treasure” award. In 2013, Elena Terleeva released two solo albums at once: “Pre-History”, which included 12 new jazz compositions, and the album “Sun” with 12 famous hits of past years.
Career continuation
In 2005, the singer’s composition “Between Me and You” was released, which quickly became a hit. Elena herself wrote this lyrical song, which suited her gentle and melodic voice very well. But Terleeva was not going to stop there, especially after the first success. It’s no secret that she has long dreamed of conquering the musical Olympus.
Maxim Fadeev took the performer under his wing. He quickly managed to make a star out of her. Another composition by the aspiring singer blew up the charts. The listeners really liked the song “Sun”. It was recognized as the most rotated composition of the year. The author of the hit was Anastasia Maksimova. But Elena managed to feel the mood of the song and convey it perfectly.
Terleeva received the “Golden Gramophone” for this work. Elena very quickly entered the circle of Russian pop stars. Despite the success, she was not very happy. The singer always wanted to perform in the jazz genre. However, such music is not popular in Russia. Therefore, Elena sang lyrical and simple songs that did not match her mood. Maxim Fadeev continued to work with the singer, but their further cooperation was no longer so successful. Terleeva sang several more excellent songs, but she was unable to repeat her previous success.
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Personal life
The personal life of Elena Terleeva always remained behind the scenes. The singer prefers not to advertise her own relationships. But it is known that the girl’s first serious romance took place after the end of the “Factory” project.
Elena Terleeva in 2017
Elena dated her lover for several years until the relationship ran its course. At the moment, Terleeva is not married; according to the singer, the future chosen one should be older and wiser. Elena dreams of having a husband and children, but the girl is in no hurry to make a choice, preferring a musical career.
Personal life of Elena Terleeva
Despite the fact that Elena managed to reach all possible heights on stage, the singer’s relationships with men are not all that smooth. She still hasn't met the one man with whom she would want to spend the rest of her life in a relationship.
In the photo: Elena Terleeva
According to rumors, some time ago Elena had a long affair with a boyfriend, but it never led to anything more serious.
Elena Terleeva’s husband must be an adult and wise in life. This is exactly how the singer herself characterizes her potential chosen one.
But while Elena does not have a family and children, who would definitely take up a lot of her time, the performer can completely concentrate on work. And there is no doubt that such an attractive girl will sooner or later have a husband and children.
Elena Terleeva now
Now the creative biography of Elena Terleeva is developing without any special ups and downs. The singer has carved out her own niche and is confidently developing in her chosen direction. In 2020, the singer’s next hit, “I Won’t Forgive,” was released. In 2020, the girl received a Master of Fine Arts diploma after graduating from Moscow State University.
Currently, the singer works as a vocal teacher at Alla Pugacheva’s children’s school and performs in Russia and abroad. Elena Terleeva’s last high-profile appearance on the international stage took place on April 1, 2020 at the “High Fashion Show” event at the Korston Hotel Club in Moscow.
