Maksim Leonidov

Maxim Leonidov - singer, actor, one of the founders of the legendary beat quartet "Secret". Maxim Leonidovich Leonidov was born in the city on the Neva in February 1962. The boy grew up and was brought up in an artistic family. His mother Lyudmila Lyulko and father Leonid Leonidov (real name Shapiro) - served in the comedy theater. Parents rose to the title of Honored Artists of the RSFSR. The father was known as one of the "parents" of the skits that later became fashionable. Maxim was born when Leonidov and Lyulko were already 40 years old.

Maxim Leonidov absorbed the best from his parents - both artistry and love for music. Unfortunately, the boy's mother died when the child was only five years old. After a second unsuccessful marriage, Leonid Leonidov finally found happiness with Irina Lvovna, the librarian of the Kirov Opera and Ballet Theater, who became the boy's second loving mother.

After graduating from school, the young man entered the Choral School named after M.I. Glinka, where he studied until 1979. But Leonidov did not limit himself to musical education, deciding that he was also obliged to receive theatrical education. In 1983, Maxim Leonidovich received a second diploma - LGITMiK. The young man studied on the course of the famous teachers Arkady Katsman and Lev Dodin.

In the army, and Leonidov ended up in the Leningrad Military District, the young artist and musician served in the Song and Dance Ensemble, where he met Yevgeny Oleshev and Nikolai Fomenko.

While studying at LGITMiK, Leonidov made his debut on the theater stage. Maxim played Ivan Karamazov in his graduation performance based on the work of Fyodor Dostoevsky.

The musical talent of Maxim Leonidov also found application in the revue performance "Ah, These Stars", in which the musician performed a number of numbers. This musical production was a huge success in the 1980s. A little later, the artist brilliantly parodied Elvis Presley in the play "The King of Rock and Roll".

During his short stay in the Israeli emigration, Max Leonidov played the role of Pharaoh in the musical "Joseph and his stunning striped shirt." The premiere took place at the Tel Aviv Chamber Theater.

After returning to St. Petersburg, the artist continued to play in musicals. At the Dom Theater Leonidov took part in the production of Podkhodtsev and Others based on the work of the same name by Arkady Averchenko. Leonidov got the image of one of his friends - Gromov. This performance, which was first released in 2004, is still staged on the stage of Dom. Andrei Urgant and Alexei Kortnev play two other comrades of Gromov.

In recent years, Maxim Leonidov has played in two more musical productions. In 2013, the premiere of the musical by Yanush Yuzefovich "Pola Negri" took place in the Lensovet Palace of Culture in St. Petersburg. Later, the play began to be staged at the Moscow Theater of the Russian Army (TSATRa).

And in 2014, fans of musicals received a new gift from Maxim Leonidov: the artist played the main role in the comedy "Inveterate Swindlers". Here Maxim performed not only as an artist, but also as a composer. On stage, along with Leonidov, his wife Alexandra Kamchatova plays.

After returning from the army in 1983, Maxim Leonidov became one of the founders of the most popular quartet "Secret". The group included Nikolai Fomenko, whom Maxim met in the army, as well as Andrei Zabludovsky and Alexey Murashov. After 2 years of rehearsals, the group announced themselves loudly. Beginning in 1985, the beat quartet managed to acquire an army of fans in a short time.

The musicians released only two records, but the discs were sold out with lightning speed. And this is with a million circulation. Popular were the musical compositions "Hello", "Boogie-woogie", "Sarah Bara-Boo", "Your dad was right", "My love on the fifth floor", "Alice". The Secret lasted only 5 years. Then the musicians, including Leonidov, took up solo careers.

In the "dashing 90s" Maxim Leonidov, together with his first wife Irina Selezneva, left for Israel. The family lived in Tel Aviv until 1996. Two discs of Maxim Leonidov were released here, one of which ("Maxim") was performed in Hebrew. But the albums did not have such a deafening popularity as in Russia. It was a period of lull in Leonidov's creative biography. The musician and artist returned to Russia.

At home, Leonidov released the first Russian album "Commander". The hits "From St. Petersburg to Moscow" and "Two dumbbells and one iron" got into the rotation of Russian radio stations.

In 1996, after returning to Russia, Maxim Leonidov formed a new musical group, calling it "Hippoband". The backbone of the group, in addition to Maxim Leonidov, consisted of Vladimir Gustov, Evgeny Oleshev, Yuri Guryev and Yuri Sonin. The very first hits "Horse" and "Vision" in a short time returned Maxim to his former glory. The compositions were included in the album "Sailing over the city". "Student's Song" and the video for it have firmly taken the leading place on Russian music channels. In 1999, another disc, "Don't Let Him Go," was released, the single of the same name was at the top of the charts for a long time.

In the 2000s, the musicians of the group "Hippoband" delighted fans with new discs - "Thursday", "Fundamentals of Feng Shui", "Peace for Maria", as well as new arrangements of popular songs, which were published in collections. This is an album of military songs "Let's smoke!" and the disc "Best Songs 1985-2000". In 2009, Maxim Leonidov, in collaboration with Kirill Shirokov, released the album "Wild Thing", which included the tracks "Letter", "Look at the Star of Taibo", "Highway of Memories" - only ten tracks.

In addition to music, cinema occupies an important place in the life of Maxim Leonidov. The artist already has more than a dozen works in cinema. The most notable roles Leonidov played in the musical films "No need to be sad", "Jack Vosmerkin -" American "and" Bindyuzhnik and the King ". The singer also has roles in full-length feature films - “Vysotsky. Thank you for being alive ”and“ White Guard ”.

The actor and musician does not like to talk about his own life outside of art. It is known that the personal life of Maxim Leonidov is 3 marriages. The first one with actress Irina Selezneva was long. Together, the couple lived in exile in Israel.

After this marriage broke up, Leonidov married a second time. The wife of the musician was the actress Anna Banshchikova, but this union was short-lived. The couple broke up in 2003.

A new marriage - and again to an actress - took place in 2004. Alexandra Kamchatova is 17 years younger than her husband. The wife gave birth to two beautiful children to Maxim Leonidov - daughter Maria in 2004 and son Leonid in 2008.

Maxim Leonidov often recalls his father. According to the artist, over the years he became like Leonidov Sr. Maxim notices this when comparing his own image in the mirror and his father's photo.

In 2017, Maxim Leonidov delighted fans with a new album "Over". The release of the first single "Snowfall" took place in January. The artist timed the release of the first album in eight years to coincide with the 55th anniversary, which he celebrated with solo concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg. In April, together with former members of the Secret group, Maxim Leonidov performed at the Rock Musicians Helping Children charity festival.

In May, listeners had the opportunity to get acquainted with the songs "Lips from the Air", "The Hermit", "The Color of Her Eyes". In November, the track "7 am" became the leader of the "Nashe Radio" hit parade of the "Chartova Dozen".

Now the musicians of the "Secret" group continue to periodically unite for joint concerts. The musical group's birthday Maxim Leonidov and Nikolai Fomenko celebrated with a performance in Minsk.

1996 - "Commander" 1997 - "Floating over the city" 1999 - "Don't Let Him Go" 2000 - "Best Songs 1985-2000" 2001 - "Thursday" 2003 - "Hippopotazm" 2006 - "Fundamentals of Feng Shui" 2008 - " Peace for Mary "2009 -" Wild Thing "2011 -" Daddy's Songs "2017 -" Over "

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