She was born on January 24, 1978 in Moscow. Father - Alexander Grigorievich Klimov, a freelance artist, was convicted of manslaughter in 1979, returned to the family when Katya was already 13 years old; passed away in 2010. Mother - Svetlana Vladimirovna Klimova, housewife. Ekaterina has an older sister, Victoria (born 1974). The family lived in a two-room apartment, the upbringing of children was built in Orthodox traditions. 