Elena Maksimova is a Russian singer. The popularity of the star of domestic show business was brought by participation in the TV show "Voice" and the competition program "Just the same". In her Superseason, the singer became the winner.
Before becoming famous, Elena performed in the groups "Reflex", "Decadence" and "Non Stop".
Choosing the future
The biography of the future famous vocalist began in 1979. The child was born in the legendary Sevastopol on August 9. The girl spent both childhood and adolescence in the Crimea.
From birth, the baby had both perfect pitch and a great voice. Elena's excellent vocal abilities were especially evident in kindergarten. The baby performed constantly. The girls recommended that the girl's mother, who worked as a teacher, to develop her daughter's giftedness in every possible way.
Lena was sent to a music school. Experienced teachers started teaching the talented little girl to sing. From eleven, the girl performed as part of the famous children's collective "Multi-Max".
After graduating from school, the graduate decided to receive further education at the university. She studied foreign languages. But the girl did not forget about her dream of becoming an artist. The student sang in nightclubs and cafes.
Successful start
After brilliantly completing her studies, the girl immediately entered the Black Sea branch of GITIS. Attention was drawn to the girl immediately. She was invited to be a soloist in the orchestra of the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet, since the girl's university was located in the "Sailor's Club".
The performer's musical career began. The aspiring vocalist has gained invaluable experience. She visited Cannes with the orchestra. The girl sang songs from the repertoire of Patricia Kaas.
In 1998 Maksimova became the winner of the Yalta-Moscow-Transit festival. Knowledge of English was very useful for the girl in 2004. Elena passed a strict selection and became a participant in the musical "We will rock you". She managed to bypass hundreds of applicants.
Member of the legendary Queen group Brian May, who consulted the project, noted both the impeccable pronunciation and the striking timbre of the artist's voice. The rehearsals lasted six months every day.
After completing work on the project, Maksimova was invited to the “Non Stop” group. Participation in the team was the next step towards success.
New Achievements
Lena performed with colleagues at the Five Stars music festival. The composition "Angel Wings" performed by the girl shocked the audience. For a very long time on the network, the number remained among the most downloaded.
In 2008, the singer reached the final of the "New Wave". In the summer of 2009, the vocalist's debut album with compositions in English was presented. She worked with the Ethnosphere group, composer Pavel Kashin and author Olga Shamis.
Kashin's new project "Dekadens" was presented in the concert hall of the capital "Mir". Elena became the soloist of the collective. Then she became a member of the sensational group "Reflex". Maksimova worked with her until the spring of 2011.
Then a solo career began. The singer called her chosen direction intellectual pop. Maksimova took part in a photo shoot for Playboy. 2013 became fateful. Elena took part in the “Voice” TV contest.
At the “blind” auditions, the girl performed the song “Run to You” so brilliantly that each member of the jury wished to see her in his team. Maksimova chose Leonid Agutin as her mentor. The singer received the audience's delight and highest marks for the touching "Je Suis Malade" in the semifinals.
True, then Elena bypassed the equally talented participant Nargiz. However, the singer herself is sure that Agutin managed to reveal all the facets of her vocals, and also taught a lot.
Bright projects
In 2015, the singer appeared before the fans as a participant in the new season of the show "Just the same". The girl reached the final. Popular projects have brought new compositions to the repertoire. Among them, the most memorable were "Weightless Words", "Our First New Year" and "I Won't Let You Go".
In 2016 Elena was invited to the competition project “Just the same. Superseason as one of the brightest stars of the second issue. With the maximum score, the vocalist became its winner, just one point ahead of Gleb Matveychuk, who took second place.
The personal life of the star was not easy. At the age of 21, Elena met the chosen one. With Vadim Gitlin, they became husband and wife. The family soon moved to Moscow. A child appeared, daughter Diana.
Relations began to deteriorate, and the union fell apart. Maksimova left for Sevastopol, and the ex-husband became the head of the capital's Union of Consumers "Roskontrol".
Family and vocation
During the competition, the singer began a relationship with her colleague Yevgeny Kungurov. Together they recorded several compositions, including "Promise me love." However, the couple broke up.
Elena managed to find her happiness. She met her new chosen one. Maksimov is in no hurry to divulge his name. She admits that she fears that the revelations will frighten away the difficult-found happiness. It is only known that her colleague, a musician, became the singer's chosen one. They have been working together for a long time.
The vocalist calls her daughter their pride. Diana has already completely decided on her future profession. The girl who adores the sky is sure that she will become a flight attendant.
Elena has her own microblog on Instagram. The artist shares her recordings from performances, uploads personal photos. In 2017, in the summer, a new composition by Maximova called "Happiness inside" was presented. In the fall, a video for her song "Until Dawn" was released.
