Star Factory and early solo career: 2003–06 Temnikova started to study music when she was five years old; she was playing violin and singing in the
choir. She came to media prominence as a contestant on the
Channel One talent show
Star Factory in 2003. Although Temnikova released two disco singles, "Begi" and "Taina", she did not continue her solo career, and did not release a solo album. She instead joined
Serebro, a
girl group formed by Fadeev. In an interview for the magazine
InStyle, in February 2008, Temnikova said: "After
Star Factory, Maxim Fadeev offered me a new job. He offered me to be lead singer in girl band. I decided to do it, and we together found second and third member".
Olga Seryabkina and
Marina Lizorkina also joined the group.
Serebro: 2007–14 Serebro – consisting of Temnikova,
Olga Seryabkina and
Marina Lizorkina – represented
Russia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "
Song #1" and won the 3rd place, behind
Serbia and
Ukraine. After their successful performance at the Eurovision Song Contest, Serebro has rapidly become one of the most successful artists in Russia. After "Song #1", they also released number-one singles "
Дыши", "
Опиум" and "Скажи, не молчи". Serebro was supported by other musicians, including by Russian entrant at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Yulia Savicheva;
Opiumroz was prepared for two years. Karpova, Seryabkina and Temnikova later released Serebro's second album "Mama Lover". On 15 May 2014 the official Serebro website reported that Elena had left the group due to pregnancy. She was replaced with Karpova who had left the band earlier the previous year until they find a replacement. She is now a solo artist.
Solo career: 2014–present == Personal life ==