What happened to Elena Maximova from the voice. Elena Maksimova: “My daughter and I lived on suitcases for many years

Elena Maksimova (singer)

Elena Gennadievna Maksimova. She was born on August 9, 1979 in Sevastopol. Russian singer. Ex-soloist of the Reflex group.

Father is a military man.

Mother - a teacher, worked as a kindergarten teacher.

Grandmother is a primary school teacher, grandfather is a physics teacher.

From an early age she was fond of singing. “Mom recalls that it was impossible to calmly walk down the street with me and ride in a trolleybus - I read poetry and sang all the way. In the kindergarten where my mother worked, I was a full-time Snow Maiden, Little Red Riding Hood and other characters. from the playground and dragged to the next matinee so that I could sing my signature number there - the song of the elephant trainer, "said Elena.

From the age of 11, she performed in the Multi-Max group, participated with the team in various singing competitions and repeatedly won. “It’s just fate that I got there. I sang in it for six years and as an artist I learned a lot,” she said about participating in the group. The girl's talent was so noticeable that her mother even quit her job to accompany her to competitions.

She graduated from music school in piano.

After leaving school, at the insistence of her parents, she entered the Faculty of Foreign Languages ​​at Sevastopol University, which she later graduated with honors. "And now the knowledge of English and French helps to sing songs and communicate with people on tour. Now languages ​​​​are a completely natural and obligatory element of education. And I'm not talking about a university, but in general - you need to know at least one foreign language. But work on I didn’t intend to do my specialty, because music and the stage are my vocation, I don’t know how to do anything else on a professional level, ”she said.

While studying at the university, she worked part-time: she sang in cafes and clubs, in the summer - in sanatoriums and rest homes.

After graduation, she entered the Black Sea branch of GITIS. Their course was based at the Sailor Club Theater, which belongs to the Russian Black Sea Fleet. There she was noticed by the conductor of the orchestra of the headquarters of the fleet and invited to solo at the festival of military bands. They went on the ship "Kerch". “And when they came to France, I performed the songs of Patricia Kaas: the orchestra accompanied, admirals and diplomats applauded. It is impossible to forget,” Elena shared.

For three years she studied at the Institute of Contemporary Art in the class of pop-jazz vocals and for a year at the RATI GITIS.

Later, together with her husband, she moved to Moscow, but then returned to Sevastopol again.

At one time, her musical consultant was the guitarist of the legendary band Queen Brian May.

In 2006, producer Vyacheslav Tyurin invited Elena to his project - the group "Non Stop". It was with this group that Elena Maksimova became a participant in the Five Stars music festival.

In 2008, the singer was among the finalists of the international competition "New Wave", where she performed the song "Angel Wings", which amazed the audience and for a long time was one of the most frequently downloaded songs on the Internet. Then, in the capital's Mir concert hall, composer Kashin presented a new project, Decadence, and Maksimova became the voice of this group.

In the same 2008, she became one of the soloists of the group Reflex where she worked for almost two years.

After Reflex, she participated in the national selection for Eurovision with a song written by Swedish authors. Was a participant in the 2nd season of the show "Voice". Elena Maksimova passed the "blind" auditions, performing the song Run to you, and got into the team.

Elena Maksimova reached the semi-finals of the competition, where she performed a cover version of the famous Back in USSR by The Beatles.

In 2015, she was a participant in the second season of the reincarnation show "Exactly the same" on Channel One. She appeared before the viewers in the images of a Frenchwoman, a pop singer and sang the famous "Moscow Nights" - exactly like.

In 2016, she participated in the project “Just Like It. Super Season”, in which the brightest participants of previous seasons were invited. The final of the show took place on January 22, 2017, and Elena Maksimova, having scored the highest number of points (299), became the winner. Only 1 point lost to her.

In the final issue of Super Season, Elena Maksimova appeared before the audience in the image of Zemfira.

After participating in popular TV projects, she presented the songs “I won’t let you go”, “Our first New Year”, “Weightless words”, etc.

Height of Elena Maximova: 165 centimeters.

Personal life of Elena Maximova:

She was married to Vadim Gitlin (later became the head of the Roskontrol Consumer Union). In marriage, a daughter, Diana, was born. Almost immediately after the birth of their daughter, they broke up.

She was in a relationship with a fellow singer. The artists recorded joint songs, but after some time their cooperation ceased. At the time of their relationship, the couple did not share details - Kungurov was married to actress Natalya Troitskaya. But after he left his wife and gave a frank interview, Maximov also broke the silence. Eugene told reporters that he repented of his ex-wife, and his mistress became only a litmus test that revealed problems in relations with Natalia.

Elena Maksimova was offended by the words of her former lover: “Zhenya, in one of the interviews, without indicating my name, called me “litmus test.” Thank you for not being a piece of toilet paper. Maybe he is hurt and offended and he asks his wife for forgiveness for treason. But he humiliated not only me, but also his ex-wife, saying that he had outgrown her. I can’t date a married man, so I told Zhenya: “Determine yourself.” But this is only the first step for the relationship to start honestly. take more steps. Zhenya did not take them ... I did not interfere in Zhenya's marriage to Natalya Troitskaya. Why did I seduce him? Maybe I ran away from him without looking back. "

At the moment, according to Elena, her heart is not free, the singer's chosen one is a musician with whom she has been working for many years.

Name:
Elena Maksimova

Zodiac sign:
a lion

Eastern horoscope:
Goat

Place of Birth:
Sevastopol, Ukraine

Activity:
singer

The weight:
53 kg

Growth:
165 cm

Biography of Elena Maximova

The childhood of Elena Maximova

Lena was born in Sevastopol. She started singing from early childhood. Mom worked in a kindergarten, in the same place where her daughter went. Elena sang and performed almost non-stop. In my mother's kindergarten, she was practically the permanent Little Red Riding Hood and the Snow Maiden. Her signature number at that time was the song of the elephant trainer. Covered with a gray painted veil, the teacher portrayed an elephant, and the young artist sang.

At eleven, she already performed in the Multi-Max ensemble, which traveled to many cities in the country, participated in various competitions, winning more than once. The ensemble worked on a professional base. Elena's mother even had to quit her job to take her daughter to competitions. The girl graduated from music school.

After school, she entered the university and graduated with honors. I must say that since childhood, Lena dreamed of being an artist, but her parents insisted that she first get an education. Since she was good at languages ​​from school, she applied to the Faculty of Foreign Languages. Lena did not get enough points for the budget department, so she had to study for a fee.

Elena Maksimova - former soloist of the Reflex group

It was difficult for parents, they earned money wherever they could. The girl decided to work too and began performing in clubs and cafes, and in the summer - in rest houses and sanatoriums. She understood that she still wanted to become a singer. Maksimova entered GITIS (Black Sea branch). Her course is at the Sailor Club Theater, which belonged to the Russian Black Sea Fleet. From that moment on, she became a soloist in the orchestra of the Black Sea Fleet Headquarters.

It was a good experience for her as a future singer. They performed at the festival of military bands, which was held in Cannes, and represented Russia there. Maksimova performed compositions by Patricia Kaas. It was 1998. In the same year, Elena won the festival, whose name is Yalta-Moscow-Transit.
Maksimova worked not only in the orchestra, she performed in the music hall, in the sanatoriums of the Crimea, on holidays.

The beginning of the career of the singer Elena Maximova

Despite graduating with honors from the institute, the girl never worked in her specialty, but it cannot be said that knowledge of foreign languages ​​was not useful to her in later life.

In 2004, she successfully passed the casting for the musical "We will rock you", was selected from 1000 applicants and got into the main cast. Brian May became her musical consultant. It turned out that a member of the Queen group had been following the success of the aspiring singer for a long time, he noted her excellent pronunciation and amazing timbre. For six months the performance ran every day, seven days a week.

Voice 2 - Elena Maksimova, Nargiz Zakirova, Inna Zhelannaya - `Ivan`

Producer Vyacheslav Tyurin in 2006 invited Elena to a new project. It was work in the Non Stop group, which became a good step for the young singer in her career, since it was with this group that she became a participant in the Five Stars music festival.

In 2008, Maksimova took part in the New Wave competition and reached the final. In the final, she performed the song "Angel Wings", which amazed the audience and has long been one of the most downloaded songs on the Internet. This competition made the girl recognizable. She immediately started recording the album. It came out in August 2009. Together with her on this album worked: composer Pavel Kashin, the group "Ethnosphere", author Olga Shamis. Elena performed songs in English. Once again, her perfect knowledge of the language and her education helped her.

In Moscow, in the Mir concert hall, composer Kashin presented a new project, Decadence. Maksimova became the voice of this group. In the same year, she was among the soloists of the Reflex group, where she worked for almost two years. When she began to sing in a group, she was no longer very popular, but the singer received invaluable touring experience. In the spring of 2011, she left the group to try her hand at solo performances.

Maksimova began to prepare her concert program, which she had already presented by the summer. The new musical direction in which she is now working, the singer calls intellectual pop. In the summer of the same year, Elena appeared in Playboy magazine, where her candid photographs were printed.

2013 brought the singer the opportunity to reveal herself in a new way, becoming a member of the Voice 2 show. She performed at the blind audition with the song "Run to You". The performance was so worthy that all four members of the jury voted for Elena. Perfectly clear vocals created the impression of the presence of an accomplished singer at the concert. Maximova's mentor on the project was Leonid Agutin. The singer believes that the strongest team was selected from her mentor.

Voice 2 - Elena Maksimova - "Back in USSR"

Elena reached the semifinals of the show. She performed a cover version of the famous song "Back in USSR", which was performed at the time by the group "The Beatles". Their songs were often performed by the singer with her group, and in her heart she feels like a "rocker".

The mentor gave his voice not for Elena, but for Nargiz, another member of Agutin's group. Maksimova believes that he did the right thing, since Nargiz is the strongest among them. She herself also plans to root for her in the final.

Speaking about her participation in the project, Maksimova said that it was a great success and personal victory for her that she reached the semi-finals. She came across worthy and strong opponents who are not offended to lose. Although, as an ambitious and professional singer, Elena really wanted to get to the final.

Elena Maksimova today

Now Maksimova declares that looking back, recalling her performances and tours with different groups, it is safe to say that she has been waiting for the Voice show all her life. Thanks to a mentor like Agutin, who revealed her as a musician and director, she found herself at a certain level of success.

The project gave Elena a lot, she became famous and wants to use it in her future work and career. As long as people want to listen to her songs, she will sing. Maksimova is not going to rest after the project, believing that the level of success must be maintained. The only thing she will do is get enough sleep, and then she will begin to think about further plans. She has a lot of work to do.

Personal life

Elena got married right after graduating from the University. She left for Moscow with her husband. Their daughter Diana was born there. After some time, the girl returned to Sevastopol, but only with her daughter. She had to become the breadwinner of the family. Since all the old connections were lost, I had to start from scratch.

Maksimova took her mother and daughter to Moscow, where they live in a rented apartment. During the show, the daughter supported her mother. Elena says that she often goes on tour with her, she really likes concert activities, and perhaps her daughter will become a director or manager.

The singer had to go through a lot in her life, taking blows. Her soul, as Maksimova says, is covered with an impenetrable shell, however, on the project, most of the songs she performed were lyrical. Going on stage, she had to show emotions every time, and for this it was necessary to remove the shell and callousness.