Alexandra Kovalenko was born in Yuzovka (present day Donetsk). She went to school in 1926, was interested in sport and sang perfectly. After graduation in 1936 she entered Musical-Drama Theater, after a year she played in performances and in 1938 was the actress of the theatre. In 1942 A. Kovalenko was sent to work as a soloist at the Republican jazz ensemble of the Kyrgyz SSR under the direction of Jozef Skomorowski. From 1944 to 1945 she was a soloist at Vologda Philharmonic. Moved to Moscow for audition in the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Central House of Artists under the direction of Isaak Dunayevsky, where she worked until 1949. In 1951 Alexandra Kovalenko was accepted to musical ensemble of the Ministry of Culture by competition. From 1959 she became a soloist at Mosestrada and performed there until 1970, after which she left the stage.
