She was born into a Tatar family. Her father, Ralif Rafilovich Safin is the owner of a football team and was named the 100th richest Russian by Forbes Magazine in 2004. Alsou's mother, Razia Iskhakovna, is an architect. She has a younger brother Renard and an older brother Marat. At 5 years old she asked her parents for a piano. She was then allowed to attend a private music school. After some time of playing the piano she picked singing.
