Elena Vaenga (russian: link=no, Елена Ваенга, real name Yelena Vladimirovna Khrulyova; born 27 January 1977 in

Severomorsk Severomorsk (russian: Северомо́рск), known as Vayenga () until April 18, 1951, is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Severomorsk is the main administrative base of the Russian Northern Fleet. The town is located on the coast o ...

, Russia) is a Russian singer, songwriter and actress. Her style of singing is author song,

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and others. Vaenga's repertoire includes her own compositions, traditional ballads and folk songs, and songs derived from classical Russian poems. Her stage name is the former name of her birthplace, Severomorsk. Her mother was educated as a chemist and her father was an engineer. Her maternal grandfather was a rear-admiral and her paternal grandparents were natives of

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

(formerly Leningrad), and survived the Nazi

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of that city during World War II. In 2012 she gave birth to a son in Saint Petersburg. The son's father is Roman Sadyrbaev, her husband since 2016. Vaenga performed throughout Russia, including several appearances in the Kremlin. She also performed in Israel, Germany, and Ukraine. The newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda called her "one of the most popular Russian singers". In 2011, Vaenga ranked 9th in the list of the most successful Russian entertainers, with a total income for that year of over six million dollars.

Discography

* 2003 — Портрет (Portret / Portrait) * 2003 — Флейта 1 (Fleyta 1 / Flute 1) * 2005 — Флейта 2 (Fleyta 2 / Flute 2) * 2005 — Белая птица (Belaya Ptista / The White Bird) * 2006 — Шопен ( Chopin) * 2007 — Абсент (Абсент / Absinthe) * 2007 — Дюны (Duny / Dunes) * 2008 — Клавиши (Klavishi / Keys) * 2012 — Лена (Lena) * 2015 — New * 2018 – 1+1

References

External links

Official website

Her YouTube channel
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Elena Vaenga at the Forbes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vaenga, Elena 1977 births People from Severomorsk Russian bards Living people Russian women singer-songwriters 21st-century Russian singers 21st-century Russian women singers Russian chanson Winners of the Golden Gramophone Award