Elena Yuryevna Kiseleva was born on April 29, 1973 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). Her mother was Dina Pavlovna (economist) and her father was Yuri Petrovich (director of a scientific center). Both worked at the Research Institute of Electrophysical Instrumentation. In 1990 she graduated from Leningrad secondary school No. 328 with advanced study of English. Then she studied at the St. Petersburg University of Finance and Economics, specializing in Finance and Credit. Since 1995 she has been a presenter of various fashion shows and musical concerts. Repeatedly hosted the international music festival “White Nights of St. Petersburg”. She is the host of the program “North. Non-Fictitious Stories” on the RU.TV channel. In 2010, together with her husband Vladimir Kiselev, she initiated the creation of a charitable foundation.In 2012, she decided to start a career as a singer, recording the song “Dreams”. In 2015, the song “Jealous I” was released. In 2017, she recorded the song “Do not call, I do not hear” in a duet with Stas Mikhailov. By the end of 2019, it had racked up more than 68 million views on YouTube. Since 2015, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of CJSC Russian Media Group. In 2018 she was the initiator of the organization of the international professional music award “Bravo” in the field of classical and popular music. In 2020, the premiere of the movie “Don't Treat Me” with the participation of Sever. In 2021 in the Russian hire was released in the Russian criminal comedy Peter Buslov's “Boomerang” c Dmitry Nagiyev, in which the actress played Olya. In 2022, the premiere of the action movie “Syrian Sonata”, in which Elena Sever was a producer and performer of one of the main roles. Winner of the Golden Gramophone Award (2017/2019, 2020). Awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree (2017) - for services in the development of culture, great contribution to the preparation and realization of important creative and humanitarian events. As well as the award of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the field of culture and art. Sons - Yuri (pseudonym YurKiss) (born 21.12.1997), Vladimir (pseudonym VladiMir) (born 11.05.2000).