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YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 28, ARMENPRESS. On the occasion of Motherhood and Beauty Day prominent Russian singer Yelena Vaenga will give a solo concert in Sports and Concerts Complex after Karen Demirchyan on April 7. In a conversation with "Armenpress" the Director of Yelena Vaenga's Office Ruslan Sulimovsky stated that it will be the first concert of the singer in Armenia. Among other things Ruslan Sulimovsky noted: "When we received the invitation, we were pleased to accept it. We are glad for it and we are anticipating warm admission." He also laid a heavy emphasis on the fact that Yelena Vaenga's whole creative staff is looking forward to the visit, as they have heard much about Armenia.
Elena Vaenga (pseudonym, real name Elena Vladimirovna Khrulyeva; born January 27, 1977, Severomorsk, Murmanskiy region) is a Russian singer, composer, actress. At the moment she resides in St.-Petersburg. She wrote her first song 'Doves' at 9, winning the National contest of young composers on the Kola Peninsula. She has classical music education. After school she arrived in St.-Petersburg where she graduated musical school of N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov, piano class, received the diploma of teacher-leader. She also was engaged in vocal.
From her childhood Elena dreamt of becoming an actress, therefore after musical school she matriculated Theatrical academy (LGITMIK), G.Trostjanetsky's course, but studied only two months as her was invited to Moscow to write down her first album. The album was written down, Elena Vaenga's songs were sung by Alexander Marshal, Tatyana Tishinskaja, the bands "Strelki", "Bojya Korovka" and other well-known performers. However the Moscow creative period lasted only one year then Elena returned back to Petersburg. Here in 2000 she entered Baltiysk institute of economy, P. S. Velyaminov's course. Having graduated, she received the diploma in a 'drama art' specialty.
Elena has been giving concerts from 19. She is a laureate of Saint-Petersburg contest 'Popular Song 1998' with the song ' Gipsy', laureate of the contest 'Worthy Song 2002'. Elena participated in the concerts-festivals 'Spring of a romance', 'the Free song over free Neva', 'the Neva breeze'. She gave solo concerts in a recreation centre of M.Gorky. She goes on tour across the country very often.
Elena Vaenga has written about 800 songs. The north and its open spaces became one of leitmotivs of its creativity. The singer's repertoire comprises her own songs, ancient Russian romances, modern romances, ballads and national songs, and also songs on classics' verses such, as Sergey Yesenin ('Evening began to steam') and Nikolay Gumilev ("Giraffe", "Clown").