Knyazeva Elena is a Russian singer, composer, songwriter, actress and fashion designer. For some time she released music under the pseudonym BELKA. She played in several films, including "Election Day" and "Club". He is the author of the Lena Knyazeva brand jeans collection. In addition, Elena led musical television programs “The City Sings” and “Forget-Me-Nots”.
Children and teenagers
The girl was born in 1986, on April 28, in Izhevsk. Four years later, the Knyazev family settled in Dimitrovgrad, the mother’s hometown of the singer. Elena's father is a candidate of mathematical sciences and design engineer, and his mother is the head of the department of urban construction. Elena, being a schoolgirl, was more inclined to humanitarian subjects.
In childhood, Knyazeva was fond of ballet and rhythmic gymnastics. Teachers suggested that parents give the girl to the studio at the Bolshoi Theater, but they refused. At a music school, she learned to play the piano. Soon she switched to composing small tales and short stories that were recited as part of a children's broadcast on local radio. The future singer Elena Knyazeva graduated from school with a gold medal, after which she became a student of the Faculty of Philology (Romano-Germanic department) at Moscow State University. In parallel, she began to be interested in acting and vocals.
Music career
The first composition, which was written by Elena, was called "No scream." The song became the soundtrack of the series Club. Then the singer presented a video clip for this composition, in which actor Pavel Derevyanko also starred. In 2006, the girl took part in the national music competition "Five Stars", becoming one of the finalists.
The next popular composition of Knyazeva Elena was “Letting go”. For the first time, her audience heard the series "Alice's Dreams." The early work of the singer could be monitored thanks to the project "STS lights a superstar." In 2008, the girl performed at the Slavic Bazaar. Then Knyazeva recorded the future hit “And You Said,” authored by V. Drobysh. This was followed by a tour, which included several Chinese cities. The best songs of Elena Knyazeva at that time were Perfect date and "Katyusha", on which clips were shot.
In 2010, the premiere of the singer’s debut album “So Tender”, which consists of 13 compositions, was premiered. Some of the songs were, as before, written by Knyazeva. In 2012, Elena introduced a collection of new tracks called "I Came." Three years later, her discography was replenished with the album "Phoned in the spring." In 2016, the girl recorded the songs “Hear Me,” “Adultery,” “From Today,” “Girl,” and “Graduation.” The first song was included in the album “Strong”. The song "Losing" Elena recorded together with Gazmanov Rodion.
In 2017, Knyazeva presented the single "Personal" and the video shot on it. Then the singer worked with musicians Blass and Jakal. The result of their collaboration was the song "What do you want." In May 2018, the premiere of the song and video “More Than Naked” took place.
Other activities
The debut picture with the participation of Knyazeva Elena, the photo of which you can see above, was the youth series of 2006 "Club". She got the role of the daughter of an oligarch. The singer appeared in every season of the tape. At the same time, the girl starred in the TV series “Alice’s Dreams” in the image of Svetlana. In 2007, the premiere of the comedy “Election Day,” in which Elena appeared in the role of Lely Vladimirovna, took place.
In 2011, Knyazeva's photographs graced the covers of Russian versions of XXL and Playboy magazines, as well as the Chinese edition of WO. Her next on-screen heroine was a policeman of a small town Trevogina in the film Once Upon a Time in Baben-Baben. In autumn 2014, viewers saw the film "Hello, Dad," in which the singer starred in the guise of a 15-year-old Goth girl.
Personal life
Currently, Elena Knyazeva is not married. Once, a girl admitted that she would not want to marry a person whose work is associated with show business. According to Elena, famous men are too keen on their own person. Several years ago, the singer was credited with an affair with Pavel Derevyanko, however, none of them commented on such allegations.
Knyazeva spends the weekend reading, skiing and roller skating. She is also interested in painting and knows how to cook deliciously. If possible, the singer communicates with fans on social networks. In an interview, the singer called computer games killers of time and life. Elena calls Irina Allegrova and Angelika Varum her favorite Russian artists of Knyazev.