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Elena Vaenga Елена Ваенга | |
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| Birth name | Yelena Vladimirovna Khrulyova |
| Born | (1977-01-27)January 27, 1977 (age 48) Severomorsk,Soviet Union |
| Genres | russian chanson,folk,romance |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Website | vaenga.ru |
Elena Vaenga (Russian:Елена Ваенга, real nameYelena Vladimirovna Khrulyova; born 27 January 1977 inSeveromorsk, Russia) is a Russian singer, songwriter and actress.Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (2025). Her style of singing isauthor song,folk rock,chanson 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.[1] 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 ofSaint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), and survived the Nazisiege 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 newspaperKomsomolskaya Pravda called her "one of the most popular Russian singers".[2] 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.
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