Elena Vaenga

In 2025, she was awarded as a Merited Artist of the Russian Federation.

Elena Vaenga studied at St. Petersburg Music College. The recorded working language is Russian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are pop, Russian urban romance, bard song and Russian post-chanson. Distinctions recorded are Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms", Medal to Participant in Military Operations in Syria, Medal of Honor for St.

• Name — Elena Vaenga Елена Ваенга • Birth Name — Elena Vladimirovna Khrulyova • Born — 27 January 1977 • Birthplace — Severomorsk, Soviet Union • Occupation — Singer-songwriter • Years Active — 1996–present • Website — vaenga.ru • Awards — Golden Gramophone Award Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (2025) • Genre — russian chanson, folk, romance

Vaenga was born in Severomorsk, Soviet Union. She takes her stage name from the name of a river near her birthplace, the Vaenga River. 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 of Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), and survived the Nazi siege 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 newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda called her "one of the most popular Russian singers". 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. As part of the Russo-Ukrainian War of 22 January 2023, Vaenga was designated as a person subject to sanctions by Ukraine due to being a public figure who "publicly calls for and justifies the Russian Federation's armed aggression against the Ukraine and Ukrainian territory".

• 1998 — Портрет (Portret / Portrait) • 1998 — Дюны (Duny / Dunes) • 2003 — Флейта 1 (Fleyta 1 / Flute 1) • 2005 — Флейта 2 (Fleyta 2 / Flute 2) • 2005 — Белая птица (Belaya Ptista / The White Bird) • 2006 — Шопен (Chopin) • 2007 — Абсент (Абсент / Absinthe) • 2008 — Клавиши (Klavishi / Keys) • 2012 — Лена (Lena) • 2015 — New • 2016 — Песни Военных Лет (Songs of the War Years (i.e., World War II)) • 2021 — #ре#ля (#re#lya)

• 2014 — The Best • 2018 — 1+1. Дуэты (Duets)