Valeriy Leontev

Valery Leontyev is a legend of Russian show business, whose popularity has not subsided over the years, and representatives of the 4th generation of listeners continue to admire the artist's work.

At one time, the singer became the first to bring the traditions of musical and theatrical shows to the stage, turning in a short time from a modest provincial boy into an international star, whom American fans dubbed The One Who Gives Love ("The One Who Gives Love").

Valery Leontiev was born in March 1949 in the village of Ust-Usa, in Komi. His family had nothing to do with art. The Leontievs lived modestly. Father Yakov Stepanovich was a Pomor from the Arkhangelsk region, was engaged in reindeer husbandry and worked as a veterinarian. Mother Ekaterina Ivanovna Klyuts was born in Ukraine. The boy was a late child - he was born when his mother was 43 years old. In addition to him, the elder sister Maya was growing up in the family (she died in 2005).

Soon from Ust-Usa, the family moved to their father's homeland, to the Arkhangelsk region. Valery spent his early childhood in the village of Verkhniye Matigory. When their son was 12 years old, the Leontievs moved again, this time to the Ivanovo region. We stopped in the city of Yuryevets, on the picturesque bank of the Volga.

In childhood and adolescence, Valery's relatives noticed that the boy was drawn to creativity. He drew well, was plastic and sang well, even soloed in the school choir. He also took part in school amateur performances and enjoyed going to the drama club. But the boy from a poor family did not even dream of becoming an artist or singer.

At the end of the 8th grade, Leontyev passed his documents to the radio technical school in Muromsk, but failed the exams and returned to finish his studies at his native school. Apparently, the genes of the Pomor father affected, and Valery more and more begins to dream of work related to the sea. In high school, after graduating from school, he practically decided to leave for Vladivostok and enroll in an oceanologist, but for a family of modest income, such expenses were not within the power of such expenses.

At that time, Valery Leontyev realized that there was another profession with which he would like to connect his life. And he took a chance and in 1966 he applied to the Moscow GITIS, choosing the acting department. But the indecision and complex of the provincial did their job: at the last moment Leontyev changed his mind about acting.

Returning to Yuryevets, Valery immediately went to work. In his youth, the future pop star tried many professions: he worked as an electrician, a postman, a laborer in a brick factory and even a tailor. But he had to get an education, and Valery entered the mining institute in Vorkuta.

In the evening he studied, and during the day he earned money for a living, working as a laboratory assistant at a research institute and a draftsman at a design institute. Leontiev finished his studies only until the 3rd year and dropped out of school - his soul did not lie for the future profession. But the further, the more I wanted to sing and perform on stage. The spotlights and the full halls of the cheering audience attracted the guy more and more.

The beginning of the creative biography of Valery Leontiev was laid in 1972. His first solo concert took place on April 9 at the House of Culture in Vorkuta. The first success inspired the young performer, soon he became the winner of the regional competition "We are looking for talents" in Syktyvkar.

The reward for the victory was study in Moscow, in the All-Union Creative Workshop of Variety Art by Georgy Vinogradov. But Valery did not stay in the capital for long. Without completing the course, he returned to Syktyvkar, to the local philharmonic society.

Soon Leontyev becomes a member of the Echo collective. The musicians prepared 2 programs and, together with the new soloist Valery Leontyev, toured almost all the cities of the Soviet Union. But the concerts were not held in large halls, but only on the stages of local houses of culture.

Only in 1978 Valery first performed on the stage of the concert hall in Gorky. The concert was a great success, and the singer received an invitation to work in the city philharmonic society. He agreed, but on the condition that he be sent to the Yalta All-Union Music Competition. And so it happened. For the performance of the musical ballad "In memory of the guitarist" in Yalta, Leontiev was awarded the first prize.

The competition was broadcast throughout the country. In the summer of next year, Valery Leontyev won a new, resounding victory - the main prize at the 16th International Pop Song Festival "Golden Orpheus" in Sopot. There, for the first time, he appeared in an original stage costume of his own manufacture, for which a Bulgarian fashion magazine awarded him a special prize.

In the early 80s, Valery Leontyev was already known to everyone, he sang in almost all combined concerts and at the most famous venues. At one time, Leontyev tried to break into television, but he managed to do this only after meeting with composer David Tukhmanov.

Together they prepared an act that was filmed for the Blue Light program. However, the audience did not get to see him - he was cut out. At the same time, further joint creativity, as well as victories in international competitions, made Leontiev famous.

Strange as it may seem, the black streak in the artist's life began due to his success at the festival in Yerevan. He received the popularity prize, but fell into disgrace because of the compliment of American journalists, who wrote that Leontyev was similar in style of performance to Mick Jagger.

Soviet cultural officials did not like this, and for 3 years Leontyev is not shown on television and is not invited to Moscow concerts.

In addition to creative troubles, during this period Leontyev underwent a serious operation to remove a throat tumor. Fortunately, the voice was soon restored, and Raymond Pauls, who already had considerable influence at that time, helped the singer return to the stage.

In addition, the artist remembered that he still has no education. This time he entered and graduated from the Institute of Culture in Leningrad, where he received a diploma in the specialty "Director of mass performances." At this time, Valery Leontyev gave almost 2 dozen concerts in the city on the Neva, which were sold out.

In 1983, Valery Yakovlevich again bathes in fame and popularity. And again thanks to the composer Raymond Pauls. It was he who gave the performer a whole section of his author's evening, which took place in the capital's concert hall "Russia". By this time, the famous hits "There, in September", "Where did the circus go", "Flight on a hang glider", "Singing mime" appeared.

In 1988, the show of the first video of the artist "Margarita" starts, although video versions of the performance of Leontyev's popular compositions have appeared earlier. The singer works in different genres. He succeeds in songs with humorous overtones ("Traffic Light") and lyrical ("Sunny Days Gone"). Later in the artist's repertoire there were bright hits "Augustine" and "Casanova".

In 1991 Valery Leontyev won The World Music Awards as the best selling sound carrier in the USSR. And indeed, by 1993, the pop star had 11 discs, sold in millions of copies.

In 1996 Valery Yakovlevich Leontiev became the People's Artist of Russia. In 1998, the singer's nameplate was laid on Moscow's Square of Stars.

During his long and rich creative activity, the popular performer has recorded over two dozen studio albums. The debut, entitled "Muse", was released in 1983. The last one for today "This is love" - ​​in 2017. The whole country knows his best songs. In the career of Valery Leontyev, there is even a joint performance with President Vladimir Putin. In 2006, in Sochi, at a concert for the heads of CIS states, Leontyev was summoned for an encore, and he began to sing "Hope". Suddenly, he was joined by the President of Russia, to whom Leontyev handed over the microphone.

Leontiev chooses all his concerts and dance shows himself. His original costumes are also original. Valery Yakovlevich is also known as an actor. On account of his paintings "At someone else's holiday", "Want to love", "Colonel's daughter" and others. More than once Leontyev appeared on the screens as the hero of documentaries about life and work.

Many copies were broken due to the nationality of Valery Leontiev. Information often appears on the Web that the singer is not Russian, but Mansi.

In 2017, Leontyev celebrated the 45th anniversary of his creative activity. In one interview, the artist said that he was not going to leave the stage yet.

Regular exercise, proper nutrition, long sleep, good films and books help him to be vigorous, fit and maintain combat weight. And if earlier he carried a suitcase of books with him on tour, now he mastered the iPad. Also Leontiev is a very active user of social networks for a busy person. He has an account on Instagram, a page on Facebook. According to the singer, he often reads comments under the photo and personally communicates with fans.

According to many Internet users, Valery is too fond of plastic surgery, which is why he ceased to be like himself. Leontyev himself said that he did not use the services of plastic surgeons as often as everyone thinks. In addition, the artist never appears on stage or in public without makeup, although several photos of the singer without makeup have been leaked online.

According to Leontyev, at concerts zealous fans strive to grab his hair, hoping to see an idol without a wig. But the legend of the Soviet and Russian stage hinted that they would not succeed, since his hair was real.

Valery Leontyev's personal life is jealously guarded from prying eyes, the singer rarely gives comments. Therefore, a lot of rumors always swarmed around his person. They talked about non-traditional orientation, about an existing child, about an affair with the prima donna Alla Pugacheva and much more.

In fact, Leontyev was married for a long time to bass player Lyudmila Isakovich. They have been together since 1972, but officially registered the relationship only in 1998. Valery Yakovlevich's wife now lives in Miami.

Information appeared in the tabloids that Leontyev alone lives in a Moscow apartment and no longer flies to America. He allegedly left the house in Miami to his ex-wife. Some secular chroniclers said that the singer divorced many years ago, but did not advertise this event.

Leont'ev's personal life is shrouded in secrets, legends are made about her. At one time, Andrei Malakhov in the program "Let them talk!" concluded that the singer's mother was his older sister Maya, and Leontyev's alleged parents were his grandparents. Valery almost filed a lawsuit, but the conflict was resolved.

He was credited with a huge number of novels with the prima of the Soviet stage Laima Vaikule, Larisa Dolina, Laura Quint. Laura was the only one who admitted the veracity of such assumptions. Also in the mid-2000s, rumors began to circulate that Leontyev had an adult daughter.

At the same time, the performer Alexander Bogdanovich appeared on the stage, who was recorded as a relative of the star. According to information that appeared in the press, the young man's mother at one time had a short affair with the artist, as a result of which a boy was born. The message turned out to be a journalistic duck.

In recent interviews, Leontyev has repeatedly mentioned spending time with his wife Lyusya. With her he was going to celebrate the New Year, with her he was resting in Spain.

The singer offers not to believe the divorce gossip spread by the tabloids. Between the spouses was established, in their words, "a friendly marriage." They spend 3 months together in the USA, after which Valery returns to Russia, where he actively tours.

When asked why Leontyev had no children, he joked that with his schedule and frivolity of character, he could not imagine that he could be a good father. Previously, the press wrote that his wife Lyudmila categorically did not want to become a mother.

Rumors that Leontyev are going to leave the stage are periodically resumed on the Web. In addition to the physical activity associated with frequent concerts, the consequences of a knee injury, which he received at the beginning of his career, also affect. The artist needs regular joint cleaning operations and drug therapy. But according to Valery, he decided to hold on to the last, since “lying on the couch and saving up fat” is not for him.

The artist's creative activity does not subside over the years. In 2018, his repertoire was replenished with new tracks "Like Dali", "Time Does Not Heal". He is greeted with full houses at the best venues of the country - at the festivals "New Wave", "Song of the Year", "Retro FM Legends", at a concert celebrating the birthday of the Muz TV channel, an anniversary concert of the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall.

At the beginning of 2019, Valery Leontyev became a guest of the Tonight program, the release of which was dedicated to the work of Igor Nikolaev. On the air, the artist sang the maestro's song "Steamships". Alla Pugacheva, Philip Kirkorov, Irina Allegrova, Yulia Proskuryakova and others participated in the TV show. Also, the pop star congratulated Raymond Pauls on his birthday, speaking at the composer's author's evening.

Now the artist is preparing to perform on the stage of the State Kremlin Palace, which will take place on March 10, 2019. Leontyev will present the audience with a concert program "I'll be back ...".

1983 - "Muse" 1986 - "Disco Club" 1988 - "I'm Just a Singer" 1990 - "A Sinful Way" 1995 - "On the Road to Hollywood" 1999 - "Everyone Wants to Love" 2001 - "Augustine" 2005 - "Falling into Heaven ... "2011 -" The Artist "2014 -" Love-trap "2017 -" This is love "

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