Valery Leontiev


Valery Yakovlevich Leontiev is a Russian singer, songwriter and actor, whose popularity peaked in the 1980s and 1990s. He was titled a People's Artist of Russia in 1996. During his career, he achieved international success in Eastern Europe, has the status of a pop icon along with Alla Pugacheva, and is a winner of ZD Awards.
In 1993, Leontyev headlined the Voice of Asia festival, along with Boney M and Gloria Gaynor.
Over the course of his decades-long career, he has recorded more than 30 albums, many of which sold millions of copies. The media refers to Leontiev as a megastar and a legend of the Russian pop.
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Early life

Valery Yakovlevich Leontiev was born on 19 March 1949, in Ust-Usa, a village in what is now Russia's Komi Republic. In 1961 the family moved to the city Yuryevets in Ivanovo Oblast.

Musical career

Leontiev's first performance on the big stage took place in 1971, during the Vorkuta regional competition "Song-71". There, Leontiev took second place with the song "Carnaval".
In 1980 Leontiev sang in various concerts, including the Moscow Variety Theatre, Oktyabrsky and Luzhniki. In 1981, the artist won the popularity prize at the prestigious music festival Yerevan-81. American journalists who attended the event noted the expressive manner of performing of the singer and compared him to Mick Jagger. In 1982, Leontiev underwent a serious operation to remove a tumor from his throat, which jeopardized his further singing career.
In 1983, the singer moves to work in the Voroshilovgrad Philharmonic in the Ukrainian SSR. A year later, he was given a whole section in the author's evening "Holy love of music" by composer Raimond Pauls in Moscow.
In 1986 he performed in Chernobyl for the liquidators of the nuclear power plant accident. Alla Pugacheva also performed in Chernobyl. In 1987, Leontyev already became an Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR.
The beginning of the 90s was marked for Leontiev splash touring. His concerts were held in Germany, Israel, USA, Canada, India and other countries. In 1991 Leontiev was named the "Best Selling Soviet Artist" at the World Music Awards ceremony in Monte Carlo. In 1994 he performed on stage with Gina Lollobrigida in Saint-Petersburg concert hall "Oktyabrskiy", and in 1996 he was awarded the title People's Artist of Russia. in March 1998 а nominal star of Valery Leontiev was opened on the Star Square in Moscow. in 1999 Leontiev was awarded the "Living Legend Award" at the Russian national music award "Ovation".
In 2011 he was a member of the jury of Crimea Music Fest.

On the stage

Musical prizes

Golden Orpheus

World Music Awards

  • 1991 – "Best-selling soviet recording-artist of the year".

ZD Awards

  • 1980 – Singer of the year
  • 1984 – Singer of the year
  • 1985 – Singer of the year
  • 1986 – Singer of the year
  • 1996 – Best show of the year – "On the road to Hollywood"
  • 1999 – Best show of the year – "Photographer of Dreams"
  • 2001 – Best show of the year – "Nameless Planet"
  • 2009 – Special prize "Legend"
  • 2014 – Special prize for a contribution to the development of Russian pop music

Ovation

  • 1998 – "Living Legend"

Golden Gramophone Award

  • 1997 – For song "One ticket"
  • 1999 – For song "Everybody wants to love"
  • 2000 – For song "Augustine"
  • 2005 – Special prize "For contribution to the development of the Russian pop music"
  • 2008 – For song "Dove"

Song of the year

  • 1997 – Singer of the year and prize for a great contribution to the development of Russian pop music.

Muz-TV Awards

  • 2003 – Special prize "For achievements in the development of popular music"

Russian Music Awards

  • 2015 – Special prize for "a unique contribution to the development of the Russian pop music".
  • 2019 – Special prize for "contribution to the development of national culture."

Others

  • 1981 – Performer of the Year according to the contest, "Estrada-81"
  • 1983 – Singer of the Year according to a poll of readers of the newspaper "Smena"
  • 1987 – The best song of the year "White Crow" on the basis of open voting ITAR-TASS in the USSR, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and others.
  • 1988 – Singer of the Year on the basis of open voting ITAR-TASS
  • 1990 – Best song of the Year according to the All-Union charts TASS "Wicked Way"
  • 1992 – Singer of the Year according to chart hit of the newspaper "Vechernyaya Moskva"
  • 1992 – Song of the Year "At the gates of the Lord" according to chart hit of the newspaper "Vechernyaya Moskva"
  • 1998 – "Stopudoviy Hit" award from the radio station Hit FM for the song "Nine chrysanthemums"
  • 28 March 1998 – the inception of a star on the Star Square.
  • 1999 –"Stopudoviy Hit" award from the radio station Hit FM for the song "Everyone wants to love"
  • 2000 –"Stopudoviy Hit" award from the radio station Hit FM for the song "Augustine"
  • 2005 –Valery Leontiev listed in the Russian Encyclopedia.
  • "God of the Ether 2009" in nomination "Radiorekord"

Honours and awards

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  • Medal "For Faith and Good"
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! colspan="3" style="background: pink;" | Golden Orpheus
! colspan="3" style="background: cyan;" | World Music Awards
! colspan="3" style="background: red;" | Ovation
! colspan="3" style="background: silver;" | Muz-TV Music Awards
! colspan="3" style="background: #DAA520;" | Slavianski Bazaar

Discography

''See Valery Leontiev discography''

Songwriting credits

As composer

All songs composed with Yuri Varum.
  • 1985: Mongolia
  • 1985: Flower Seller
  • 1986: Remember them Flying
  • 1986: Game № 1
  • 1986: Fires
  • 1987: Dog Show
  • 1987: Familiar Fairy Tale
  • 1987: Kukaracha
  • 1987: Skyscrapers
  • 1987: I Don't Like
  • 1988: ''I Went to the Microphone''

As lyricist

  • 1985: Birth Day
  • 1993: ''Touch''

Filmography

Musical films and musicals

  • 1979: Crimean Dawns
  • 1979: The film-concert "Olümpiaregati tähed \ Stars Olympic regatta" CT USSR and ETV
  • 1984: I do not say goodbye to you
  • 1984: Winds Baltic ETV
  • 1985: Stained glass maker
  • 1986: Clown with autumn in the heart
  • 1986: How to become a star
  • 1987: Valery Leontiev
  • 1990: Valery Leontiev. Let me go with you
  • 1991: Valery Leontiev Sings
  • 1991: Valery Leontiev. Made in India
  • 1997: Saturday evening with Valery Leontiev
  • 1997: Such different Valery Leontiev
  • 1997: Parade parade is Valery Leontiev movie channel TV-6
  • 2000: The reverse side of Valery Leontiev movie channel ORT
  • 2002: Cinderella
  • 2003: Three tunes for the film Valery Leontiev
  • 2009: Valery Leontiev in Komi
  • 2009: I have not lived. Valery Leontiev movie channel ORT
  • 2009: Valery Leontiev: Lost laughter movie channel Inter
  • 2009: Benefit Valery Leontiev "The Book of Fate" movie channel NTV
  • 2012: Anniversary concert of Valery Leontiev "The best ever!" concert channelORT
  • 2012: ''"Hurtling time if a rider" movie channel TV Tsentr''

Personal life

Valery Leontiev is married to bass guitarist Lyudmila Isakovich. The couple have been together since 1972. However, officially their marriage was registered only in 1998. The artist's wife lives in Miami.

Eurovision Song Contest 1987

The Soviet Union never participated in the Eurovision Song Contest, as no Soviet broadcasters were members of the EBU. In 2009 Eduard Fomin, a former employee of the Ministry of Education of the RSFSR, revealed that in 1987 George Veselov, the Minister of Education for the Soviet Union, brought forward the idea of Soviet participation in the EBU and the Eurovision Song Contest due to the number of political reforms made by the Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev during the late 1980s. The idea was mainly a political one, with the thought that a win in the contest for the Soviet Union would impact on the relationships between the Soviet Union and the capitalist countries of the west. Valery Leontiev was suggested as a singer for the Soviet Union's first entry into the contest, but Veselov's ideas were not shared by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, or by Gorbachev himself, believing it to be too radical a step to take, and so the Soviet Union never entered the contest before dissolving.

Statements about Leontiev

  • President Vladimir Putin: "You rightly recognized master of song genre, artist who reached the summits of Pop Olympus thanks to genuine talent, professionalism and hard work."
  • President Dmitry Medvedev: "Over the years, the bright stage career, you not only have gained a great love of fans, but also sets a high standard of music for the new generations of artists. The songs performed by you, always lead not only in the charts, but also in the hearts of an audience of millions."
  • President Alexander Lukashenko: "Great talent, unparalleled professional skills and constant creative search brought you a well-deserved fame and recognition around the world."
  • Politician Valentina Matviyenko: "You have created a stage persona which has never been on the stage and I am sure that nobody will never repeat, and you follow this image."
  • Singer Muslim Magomayev: "Name Valery Leontiev enough just to name – and do not have any colorful definitions! Everything is clear! Living Classic of our stage."
  • Singer Joseph Kobzon: "Tragically, we have a unit of this magnitude stars – Pugacheva, Leontiev... Those people who for many years retain their creative person and love of the public."

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