Elena Vsevolodovna Neklyudova russian: Елена Всеволодовна Неклюдова — born Elena Soleynikova (russian: Елена Солейникова) in

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in the west of

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is a singer-songwriter. Her repertoire ranges from

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. Some of her charting hits are 'Убегаю" russian: "Running away", "Жизнь" russian: "The Life" and "Любить'" russian: "To Love".

Biography

Elena was born in a family of teachers of agricultural technical college. The father of the future singer was keen on music; he played on wind instruments in a college jazz band. He died when the girl was only 3 years old. Their life was tough those times. The mother had to raise three children without father with a regular wage of 120 rubles. Elena is from twins, she has a sister Larissa and a brother Oleg, who is 10 years older. The passion for music revealed in Elena in the deep childhood. From the age of five she was confident about her future profession. Having an absolute ear for music, she studies in a music school. Sol-fa has never been a problem; it was her favorite subject, dismissing all the difficulties. So she was learning to play the piano and to sing, performed in a school choir. And at the age of 13 in cooperation with her sister Larissa she creates her first song. This was the time when music became not just a dream of childhood, but an inveterate intention. Elena enters the music college for Faculty of Conducting and Choral right after eighth grade. Five years of studying in the college are left in her memory as one of the most joyful periods of life. Penetrating deeper into creative atmosphere, she keeps writing new works, including pieces for choir.

Discography

* Повозка ( Wagon

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

) * Шалунья-осень (Minx-autumn

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

) * Жизнь (The Life

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

) * Пять поколений (Five generations

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

) * Непутёвая я (Ne'er-I

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

) * Стрелы (Arrows

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

) * Ты услышишь! (You'll hear!

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

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References

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