Leonid Teleshev

Leonid Teleshev is a singer, composer, producer, but chanson lovers know him both as a close friend of Mikhail Krug, and as the person who brought his widow Irina onto the stage, became the inspirer and organizer of the festival of Russian chanson, named after the deceased chansonnier.

There were difficult moments in the biography of Leonid Mikhailovich, the singer does not wish anyone the kind of life that fell to him and his six brothers and sisters, "but if you have not experienced anything at all, how will you make your soul work." A large family instilled responsibility for others, and besides, a love for a good song, although no one was associated with music.

The musician was born in January 1962 in the capital of the Republic of Buryatia - the city of Ulan-Ude. Care for the maintenance of a large family fell on the shoulders of the mother, who worked as an accountant. At the age of one, Teleshev was transported to Saratov, where he lived until the age of 15. After the death of his mother, the elder brother took Leonid to his place in Tver.

The teenager went to school, was engaged in martial arts and boxing, at the same time earned money at the "Gorpishchekombinat", mastered more than one profession. Some sources claim that the composer and the performer do not have a musical education, in others - that Teleshev still graduated from the school of culture.

Leonid served in the army in the Far East, where he began to write his first songs, upon his return he studied at the DOSAAF driving school and worked as a driver. Passion for cars led the performer to the chair of the head of the Tver branch of the All-Russian Society of Motorists. With the perestroika changes in the economy, Teleshev went into business, by his own admission, doing a lot of things, "right up to making jeans."

In 1992, businessman Teleshev provided financial assistance to Mikhail Krug, with whom he lived in the neighborhood, in the recording of the first official album Zhigan-Lemon, after which Krug, as they say, woke up famous. Leonid did not think about singing for the audience: at that time he was running his own company, and in order to become a competent leader, he learned to be a lawyer.

In modern Russia, Leonid spoke before the military personnel of the federal troops who participated in the resolution of conflicts in the Chechen Republic, for which he received a medal. In an interview, the musician said that if they were invited to Syria, he would definitely go, because everyone who died in that war is a tragedy not only for loved ones, it is a disaster for the whole country. Teleshev planned to write a song for the family of Lieutenant Alexander Prokhorenko, who caused fire on himself in a battle near Syrian Homs.

It so happened that the scornful attitude to the chanson genre remains. Although, as Leonid says, chanson is a kind song, both the beginning and the ending are good in it. This is far from a second-rate art form, but a different, peculiar one, in which hope is expressed.

The name of Leonid Teleshev sounded among the few whom Irina Krug called true friends, along with Vika Tsyganova's husband Vadim and the leadership of the Chanson radio station. After the death of Mikhail, the woman faced questions - how to live further, what to support the family. She began to sing a little, and Leonid invited me to his studio in Tver.

With Irina, they recorded the song "The Road from Soul to Soul", which hit the rotation and became a hit, and invitations fell on the performers. And as Teleshev says, if earlier he did not bother about the scene and sang mainly for friends, in companies, then later “somehow the first album was recorded by itself”.

The disc "I was coming to you" was released in 2006. The listeners immediately noticed a special, Teleshev style, the author quickly became recognizable. Leonid Mikhailovich noted that he does not know where this flavor came from, probably because the songs are written from the heart. In the same year, the publishing house Artur Music released the album "Vladimirsky Central 2".

Among two dozen songs, "Silver Strings" performed by Teleshev, Irina Krug and Vika Tsyganova sounded in it. Teleshev has become a regular participant in the "Chanson of the Year" concerts, genre festivals in Minsk and St. Petersburg, Vitebsk "Slavianski Bazaar".

In an interview with the Tver edition of Caravan + Ya, Leonid said that most of his viewers are either ladies or respectable men. Lyric poetic messages addressed to the generalized image of his beloved, the singer collected in the album "Between you and me", which was released in 2008.

In 2014, the Belarusian label "Vigma" released the album "Girl on a White Mercedes". This time, the majority of the track list was composed of compositions, the authorship of which belongs to friends of Leonid. Thus, "Confessions of a Wolf" and "Halves" were written by Vadim Domoroschin, who composed the soundtrack for the TV series "One Shadow for Two".

The words and music of "Image" belong to Levon Vardanyan, who worked with "Dune", "Lyceum", Slava Medyanik. The songs "Summer Rain" and "Summer Season" were presented to Teleshev by the Novosibirsk chansonnier Igor Malinin, who in the 90s became famous for his perky ditties to techno music.

In 2016, the collection “Duet Story” was released, which included “Tver - Moscow”, “Bridges”, “Let's Talk, My Friend”. Some of the compositions were recorded with Irina Krug, as well as with Alexey Glyzin, Lyubomira, Sergei Slavyansky and the group "Good Lord". Olga Kabo starred in the video for the song Don't Forget.

Before that, according to Leonid Mikhailovich, for health reasons, he took a small sabbatical - the constant tension accompanying concerts and touring movements affected. And although it is undoubtedly pleasant for an artist to be in demand, he had to stop for a while. And since Teleshev does not know how to sit around and does not want to, he spent the break usefully - he wrote new songs.

The musician met his wife Elena at a disco, to which, by his own admission, he went for a long time, even when he passed the age of Christ. The wife gave Leonid three sons - Ivan, Alexei and Mikhail. The youngest was named in honor of his grandfather, spiritual mentor Teleshev - Father Mikhail and, of course, in memory of his best friend Circle.

Elena accompanies her husband on tour and, according to the singer, became the first listener and chief judge. At the same time, he forces Leonid to show not sketches of songs, but already finished compositions, and the author himself considers this approach to be correct. His wife is Teleshev's right hand in organizing festivals and concerts dedicated to chanson, as well as in the work of the Mikhail Krug creative heritage fund.

All Leonid's children graduated from the Suvorov School, the singer considers it normal: his grandfather and father fought, and all the men in the family paid their debt to the Motherland, "the highest form of patriotism is serving the Motherland not only by oath, but also by the call of the soul."

Teleshev is not offended that his sons chose a military career, and did not go into music. Realizing how difficult it is to be an artist, he did not give such advice, but he believes that the life of a real officer is not easier - a lot needs to be achieved before being called such.

At his leisure, Leonid listens to songs from the repertoire of Yuri Antonov and Nikolai Noskov, "Blue Bird" and Trofim. Of course, it does not do without the works of Mikhail Krug. In each interview, the musician is asked about his friendship with a popular performer, and Teleshev is happy to talk about his famous neighbor. The chansonnier maintains friendly relations with colleagues on the stage, with Vika Tsyganova and even godfather, since they became godparents of the youngest son of the Circle - Alexander.

Leonid Mikhailovich dreams of one thing: to gather a family, pitch a tent on the river bank, make a fire and live like this for at least a few days. Simple human happiness is when you can hug children, look into the eyes of your beloved woman, talk with loved ones on all sorts of topics, and appreciate the surrounding beauty.

When Leonid undertook to patronize Irina Krug, accusations from fans of her husband and ordinary people were poured in that Teleshev and the widow were not just friendly. But to all the innuendo, the singer replies that he is deeply indifferent to who and what says.

Over time, the paths of Teleshev and Irina Krug diverged, but Leonid Mikhailovich claims that he is always open for communication. If a woman needs help, she will come without hesitation. The musician's conscience is clear: he did everything possible to make his friend's widow a singer, and the fact that she is now so popular is the result of the work of Irina herself.

In 2013, a film about Mikhail Krug was released. The narration in it was conducted on behalf of Leonid Teleshev, whose role was played by Alexander Domogarov. According to the prototype, there is too much crime in the picture, which is not true, and the singer himself looks like a criminal authority. “Legends of the Circle” is still a feature film and will appeal to those who did not know Mikhail closely, but most importantly, they will talk and remember about him.

Chansonnier, unfortunately, does not please fans with a large number of concerts. According to information on social networks, the latter took place in January 2018 in Moscow. Then Leonid performed on the same stage with Boris Shvartsman, the author of songs and humorous texts.

2006 - "I walked to you" 2008 - "Between you and me" 2014 - "Girl in a white Mercedes"

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