The famous singer Valery Leontyev is the author and performer of many famous songs. His hits are known not only in Russia, but also abroad. The songs “Hang Glider”, “Casanova”, “Margarita” and many others are loved and known in many countries.
The future singer was born in 1949 in the village of Ust-Usa (Komi). This event occurred in early spring - March 19. Later the family moved to the town of Yuryevets, where the boy graduated from school.
After studying, Leontiev worked at the Philharmonic Society of the city of Syktyvkar.
In 1972, he met the girl who was destined to become his wife - Lyudmila Isakovich. At that time she led the Echo ensemble. In the 90s, she moved permanently to Miami, where the couple bought a house. Leontyev could spend no more than three months a year there. The rest of his time was taken up by work and tours.
The eldest daughter of Valery Leontyev
In 2009, on the occasion of Valery Leontyev’s 60th birthday, many publications appeared with memories of his school teachers, classmates, and neighbors.
For example, Sergei Trukhin, who introduced himself as a classmate of the singer, said that since his school days Valery had been in love with a girl, Katya Kosterina. He lived with her for 2 years in a civil marriage. Then they had a disagreement: Valery wanted to go to Moscow, and Katya chose to stay in her native Yuryevets. Ekaterina Kosterina - the first love of Valery Leontyev and her daughter Irina, as well as the house where they live
After the quarrel, the girl immediately got married, and Leontyev was present at the wedding as a witness. Immediately after the celebration, Valery leaves the city, and Katya soon gave birth to a daughter, Irina. The townspeople gossiped that the girl was born too quickly after the wedding, and, most likely, her real father was Leontyev. Katerina Kosterina refused to comment on the old story.
Valery Leontiev and Lyudmila Isaakovich: a convenient wife or the love of the century?
It was Lyudmila Isaakovich, the director of the Echo ensemble, who heard Valery in one of the Syktyvkar restaurants and offered him a job. Thus began the star’s ascent to Olympus. They lived together for 20 years in a civil marriage, and then flew overseas and officially became husband and wife. And after the wedding, they found themselves on both sides of the ocean (Lyudmila remained in Miami, and Valery returned to Russia), but continued to be a family, although they saw each other occasionally - 2-3 months a year. But the wife categorically did not want children, and Leontyev even thought about a surrogate mother.
Valery Leontyev and Lyudmila Isaakovich
The singer himself will somehow call his relationship with Lyudmila Isaakovich a marriage-friendship, although “not the first freshness and not the first passion.” And later he will answer the burning question asked for the millionth time by another journalist about his personal life like this: “My other half is my fans. Everything I did on stage was for them. Soulful aunties who cuddle me like a mother after concerts, and carefully hand over homemade dishes, and young girls who express their emotions so touchingly. I can’t imagine life without them, that’s probably why I’m not leaving.”
For more than 40 years, “everyone is running, running, running, running, and he shines for them.” And why? Yes, because he is in love with life, just like his traffic light from the famous song. This is the mysterious Valery Leontyev, whose personal life interests all his fans so much. What difference does it make what was or wasn’t in that personal life, the main thing is different: He turned on by himself, so that in the fate of both yours and mine the Green Light would last.
Well, which Ukrainian singer is he?
Using Leontyev's biography, you can study the geography of the country. And in his work book, which was in Voroshilovgrad until the 90s, there probably weren’t enough pages to include all the new places of work and study. The Syktyvkar and Gorky Philharmonic Society, the All-Russian Creative Workshop of Pop Art in Moscow, the Institute of Culture in Leningrad... In Komi alone, he traveled tens of thousands of kilometers on tour with his group “Echo”, for which he received the first honorary badge in his life “Excellence in Cultural Work in the Village” .
— Remember Valera’s film about India, where he crawls to the ocean? That's how he crawled. To become a star.
These are again the words of Alexandra Vasilievna, who was most worried that Valera did not come to the school’s big anniversary. Although he was sent an invitation. At school they were offended: I could have at least returned the telegram. Something doesn’t look like him, the former school director said, it’s impossible for him to ascend like that.
Personal life
The personal life of Valery Leontyev is jealously guarded from prying eyes; the singer rarely gives comments. Therefore, many rumors always swarmed around his person. They talked about gays, about their existing child, about their affair with diva Alla Pugacheva and much more.
In fact, Leontiev was married to bass guitarist Lyudmila Isakovich for a long time. They have been together since 1972, but officially registered their relationship only in 1998. Valery Yakovlevich's wife now lives in Miami.
Valery Leontiev and Lyudmila Isakovich
Information appeared in the tabloids that Leontyev lives alone 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.
Leontyev’s personal life is shrouded in secrets, legends are made about it. 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.
Valery Leontyev and Laura Quint
He was credited with a huge number of novels with Soviet pop stars 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 Leontiev had an adult daughter.
Valery Leontyev and his “son” Alexander Bogdanovich
At the same time, 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 once 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 together with his wife Lyusya. He was going to celebrate the New Year with her, and vacationed with her in Spain.
Valery Leontyev and Laima Vaikule
The singer suggests not to believe the rumors about divorce spread by the yellow press. Between the spouses, in their words, a “friendly marriage” was established. They spend 3 months together in the USA, after which Valery returns to Russia, where he actively tours.
When asked why Leontyev doesn’t have children, he joked that with his schedule and frivolous nature, he couldn’t imagine that he could be a good father. Previously, the press wrote that his wife Lyudmila categorically did not want to become a mother.
Valery Leontiev with his wife Lyusya
Rumors periodically renew on the Internet that Leontyev is going to leave the stage. In addition to the physical stress associated with frequent concerts, the consequences of a knee injury, which he received at the beginning of his career, take their toll. The artist requires regular operations to clean the joint and drug therapy. But according to Valery, he decided to hold out until the last moment, since “lying on the couch and accumulating fat” is not for him.
Obstacles in developing a creative career
Soviet censorship did not always clearly perceive the unusual young singer, so sometimes they put a spoke in his wheels, removing him from concerts and prohibiting him from going on stage. It even got to the point that songs performed by Leontyev were simply cut out from “Ogonki”. Yes, and photographs with his face were not printed on various posters, but even this did not stop Valery Yakovlevich from periodically releasing his own albums with his performances.
And the more obstacles Valery Yakovlevich Leontiev encountered on his own creative path, the more enthusiastically he began to overcome the artificially created obstacles for him.
After the collapse of the USSR, the creative path for the performer was already open, so he began to storm new creative heights at that time.
Discography
- 1983 – “Muse”
- 1986 – “Disco Club”
- 1988 – “I’m just a singer”
- 1990 – “Sinful Path”
- 1995 – “On the Road to Hollywood”
- 1999 – “Everyone wants to love”
- 2001 – “Augustine”
- 2005 – “Falling into heaven...”
- 2011 – “Artist”
- 2014 – “Love Trap”
- 2017 – “This is love”
Pop singer Valery Yakovlevich Leontiev was born on March 19, 1949 in the village of Ust-Usa of the Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (now the Komi Republic) in the family of a veterinarian-reindeer herder.
He spent his childhood years in the Arkhangelsk region. In 1961, he and his parents moved to the city of Yuryevets, Ivanovo region. As a child, Valery Leontyev sang in the school choir, went to the drama club, and danced. After school I wanted to enter GITIS, but at the last moment I changed my mind.
In his youth, he worked as an auxiliary worker at a brick factory, as a postman, as an electrician, as a tailor, and as a fashion designer.
In 1968, he moved to Vorkuta and studied at the evening department of the Vorkuta Mining Institute. In 1973 he graduated from the All-Union Creative Workshop of Pop Art in vocal class. He studied on the course of the famous Soviet singer Georgy Vinogradov.
In 1987, Leontyev graduated from the directing department of the Leningrad State Institute of Culture. N.K. Krupskaya (now St. Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts).
While studying at the Vorkuta Mining Institute, he worked as a laboratory assistant at the Research Institute and participated in amateur performances.
In 1971, he took second place in the regional competition “Song - 71” with the song “Carnival”. In 1972 he became the winner of the Syktyvkar Philharmonic competition “We are looking for talents”. He began his professional creative career at the Syktyvkar Philharmonic, and was a soloist in the ensembles “Dreamers” (1974), “Echo” (1975).
In 1979 he moved to the Gorky Philharmonic (now the Nizhny Novgorod Philharmonic named after Rostropovich). In the same year, for his performance of the ballad “In Memory of the Guitarist,” he received the Grand Prix at the First All-Union Competition for the best performance of songs from the countries of the socialist commonwealth in Yalta.
In March 1980, Leontyev's first solo concerts took place in Moscow - at the Variety Theater. In 1980, the singer’s first records were released: “Dancing Hour in the Sun” and “The Discs Are Spinning.”
In 1982-1983, Leontyev performed his first bright show programs “Valery Leontyev Sings” and “I’m Just a Singer.”
In 1983 he moved to the Voroshilovgrad Philharmonic (now the Lugansk Regional Philharmonic, Ukraine).
Over the years of creativity, Valery Leontyev has released about 30 original records and CDs, among them: “Colorful Fairs” (1982), “Velvet Season” (1986), “Disco Club” (1986), “A Matter of Taste” (1990), “ Night" (1993), "There in September" (1995), "Santa Barbara" (1998), "Everyone Wants to Love" (1999), "Rope Dancer" (1999), "Augustine" (2001), "Bird in a cage" (2002), "Maple Leaf" (2003), "Night Call" (2004), "The Artist" (2011).
The singer’s repertoire includes songs by Raymond Pauls, Anna Pakhmutova, David Tukhmanov, Vladimir Shainsky. The most famous were Leontiev’s show programs “Running Through Life” (1984), “Alone with Everyone” (1985), “Full Moon” (1993), “ On the Road to Hollywood" (1996), "Dream Photographer" (1999), "Nameless Planet" (2001).
In 1988, Valery Leontiev played three main roles - the Jester, Satan and Giordano Bruno - in Laura Quint's rock opera Giordano.
In June 1994, he performed the program “Beauty and Casanova” in a duet with the famous Italian film actress Gina Lollobrigida.
Leontyev starred in several feature films. He played supporting roles in the films “At Someone Else’s Holiday” (1981), “Don’t Go, Girls, to Get Married” (1985), “How to Become a Star” (1986), “If I Want, I’ll Love” (1990), “Carnival Night- 2" (1996), "Cinderella" (2002), the main role of the Chinese in Gennady Glagolev's science fiction film "Psychic" (1991).
Leontiev - People's Artist of Russia (1996), laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize (1985), Moscow Government Prize in the field of literature and art (1996).
Awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (2005), Order of Honor (2009).
The work of Valery Leontyev has been repeatedly awarded the music awards “Ovation”, “Golden Gramophone”, “Soundtrack”, “Song of the Year”. In 1980 he won the Grand Prix at the 16th International Pop Song Festival “Golden Orpheus” in Bulgaria, in 1991 he received the “Golden Clef” of the international music award World Music Awards in Monte Carlo, in 2003 he was awarded the Muses Prize -TV.
In 1998, Valery Leontyev’s name plate was laid on the “Square of Stars”.
Since 1998, the singer has been married to the former musical director of the Echo ensemble, Lyudmila Isakovich.
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The largest works
The singer’s work included many large-scale projects that left a noticeable mark on the development of pop art. These were concert programs, music albums, recordings, video clips. The latest CDs were released in 2014, 2021, 2021.
"Giordano"
Rock opera by Laura Quint and Vladimir Kostorov. Leontiev - performer of 3 main roles. Stage partner: Larisa Dolina. The premiere took place in June 1988 at the Rossiya concert hall. The work has been preserved as an audio recording and video recording on Youtube.
“Valery Leontyev sings”
Tour, 1982.
"I'm just a singer"
Tour, 1982.
"Running through life"
Tour, 1983.
"Alone with everyone"
Tour, 1985.
"Star Plot"
Tour, 1986.
“It seems I haven’t lived yet”
Tour, 1990.
"Full moon"
Tour, 1993.
"Captive of Casanova"
Tour, 1995.
"On the Road to Hollywood"
Video clip, 1995. Show program, 1997.
"Dream Photographer"
Show program, 1999. The performance used laser special effects and songs based on poems by Russian classics. For this work, Leontyev received the Ovation prize.
"Nameless Planet"
Show program, 2001.
"Muse"
Music album, 1983.
"Dialogue"
Collection of songs, 1984.
"Premiere"
Collection of songs, 1984.
"The Velvet season"
Collection of songs, 1986.
"Disco Club 16"
Collection of songs, 1986.
"Sinful Path"
Collection of songs, 1990.
"A matter of taste"
Collection of songs, 1990.
"Night"
Collection of songs, 1993.
"Last night"
Collection of songs, 1994.
"At the Gate of the Lord"
Clip, 1992. Music collection, 1994.
"Touch"
Clip, 1992.
"There in September"
Clip, 1980.
"Santa Barbara"
Collection of songs, 1998.
"Ropewalker"
Collection of songs, 1999.
"Everyone wants to love"
Collection of songs, 1999.
"Augustine"
Clip, 2000. Album, 2001. Hit of the season.
Where does Valery Leontyev live?
Over the years of a successful career, Leontyev was able to earn money on the following real estate:
- Apartment in Moscow;
- Villa in the USA;
- Mansion in Spain.
Valery's Moscow apartment is quite spacious and includes three floors. Not long ago, the singer decided to buy an attic space as well.
The interior decoration of Leontyev's apartment well reflects his extravagance. The walls are decorated with frescoes, and the textiles of the upholstered furniture are presented in leopard print.
The fact that the owner of the apartment belongs to the world of music is indicated by the luxurious white grand piano on the podium. Also in Valery’s rooms there are many interesting African-style masks and figurines.
In addition to the apartment, Leontyev has a two-story villa in Miami and a mansion surrounded by greenery in Spain. As the singer himself admitted, he rarely visits the villa and only when he wants to enjoy peace. For some reason, Valery no longer liked the Spanish mansion and is currently renting it out.
Mansion in Spain
In 2008, on the picturesque Costa Blanca, Valery purchased a mansion with an area of 320 square meters. meters with land of 1.5 hectares.
The house has three bedrooms with separate bathrooms. units, a spacious living room with a working fireplace, a kitchen, a study, a swimming pool, a sauna and a gym.
The windows offer a magnificent view of the sea, and from the large snow-white veranda you can admire the orchard.
All rooms are decorated in soothing colors and have heated floors. The mansion is surrounded by light and greenery, both outside and inside.
It is unknown how much this property costs now, but at the time of purchase they paid four million euros for it.
What is Valery Leontyev like in his current life?
Valery Leontiev is now a man with considerable life experience and enormous popularity among his admirers. But even despite the fact that he is already 69 years old, Valery Yakovlevich still has a lot of strength and vitality.
But the performer has plans to leave the stage after giving an anniversary concert on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. It is after this that it is expected that this pop ace will leave his creative calling and begin a completely different life.
The main initiator of such an act is the wife of the great singer, who persuades him to end his performing career. She complains that numerous tours and flights take away enormous strength from Valery Leontyev, which is not so easy to restore at his advanced age.
Valery Yakovlevich Leontiev himself, although he agrees with his wife, understands perfectly well that it will be extremely difficult for him to leave his favorite business forever. Therefore, mentally he is preparing for this step gradually. Of course, it will always be difficult for such a person to find the courage to stop his activities related to music, but personal life and well-being will always be more valuable than any professional activity.
Valery Leontiev celebrated his 69th birthday with a younger-looking face.
On March 19, Valery Leontyev turned 69 years old. Actress Elena Yakovleva published fresh photos of the singer on her Instagram. Leontyev’s fans had a hard time recognizing their favorite artist in the man in the photo.
However, Valery Yakovlevich had previously been able to surprise the audience not only with hits and outfits, but also with his appearance. They say that the singer was one of the first in Russian show business to go under the knife of a plastic surgeon. If we compare the artist’s early photographs with today’s, we will see two different people: a different shape of eyes, lips, a different face shape.
«Valery Leontyev is our Russian singer Cher. No matter how old he is, he still looks fabulous in fishnet outfits. It is known that the singer more than once resorted to the help of my colleagues and cosmetologists,
- says plastic surgeon Hayk Babayan.
“ He injected Botox into the forehead and did blepharoplasty.
Most likely, there will also be a lift of the lower part of the face and fillers in the lips. The singer does not forget about the teeth - these are veneers or full-fledged ceramics .”
According to rumors, the artist trusts his appearance only to American doctors. Leontiev’s wife Lyudmila lives in Miami, so he spends his winter holidays in the States. And there, as they say, if necessary, he visits cosmetologists, a plastic surgeon and a dentist. Judging by the latest photos of the artist, Valery Yakovlevich continues the battle for youth.
In the late 90s, Leontyev turned into a real Casanova. To look younger, the singer had his first circular facelift. He also installed veneers for a snow-white Hollywood smile.
«Most likely, Leontiev removed Bisha's lumps - fatty deposits in the cheek area. Now this is a very popular procedure
, says cosmetologist, dermatologist Marta Orlova.
“ But experts assess it ambiguously: some are in favor, others are categorically against
.”
Since then, the artist has operated on his eyelids more than once, done a facelift and pumped up his lips with fillers. A year ago, due to lipofilling, which smoothes out wrinkles, the singer’s face looked swollen and puffy.
If you look at Leontyev’s photographs from last year, his face was somewhat puffy due to his cheeks. I assume that, in addition to skin tightening, he also did lipofilling, that is, using his own fat taken from other parts of the body, he added volume to the cheekbones, nasolacrimal and nasolabial folds to give his face a more youthful shape. But, unfortunately, lipofilling often causes excessive swelling, so the face sometimes appears unnaturally voluminous. I think Leontyev and the doctor who is operating on him decided to remove subcutaneous fat in the cheek area in order to tighten his face.
As a result, they received an elongated oval and prominent cheekbones. People associate this with more feminine, delicate facial features. To add masculinity to the artist’s face, contour plastic surgery of the lower jaw can be done. The lower jaw will become more square, and the singer’s image will become more brutal. Although it’s a little embarrassing that the artist’s lips are pumped up with filler. This is also perceived as overly feminine. Nevertheless, it is worth recognizing that Valery Yakovlevich looks younger than his age. He clearly does not forget about sports and carefully monitors his diet.
Valery Leontyev: biography, wife, children
The famous singer has been married to Lyudmila Isakovich for more than forty years. For the first twenty years they lived in a civil union, and in 1998 they decided to legalize their relationship. From time to time, rumors appear that there are children in the family, but the singer himself denies this information. His wife was always against the birth of a child, although Valery Yakovlevich dreamed about it. According to people close to the family, Lyudmila is a stern and tough woman. In the early nineties, she came to the United States with the Echo ensemble and stayed there to live. She always had a negative attitude towards the presence of children in the family, and only grinned when she heard the next rumors that her husband had become a father. All she needs to be happy is a luxurious house in Miami and a super popular husband.
The illegitimate children of the famous singer are one of the most favorite topics of journalists. Information appeared about Valery’s illegitimate daughter, who lives in Yuryevets. They said that she was the fruit of the singer’s affair with a primary school teacher in the distant years, when the young man worked at a weaving factory. Leontyev never commented on these rumors.
True, they say that, having passed the 64-year-old age limit, Valery began to think about children. There is information that, following the example of his star colleagues, he is going to resort to the services of a surrogate mother. In one of his last interviews, Valery Yakovlevich admitted that he very much regrets that he devoted his entire life to his career and did not have a little loved one. When the journalist asked Lyudmila how she would treat the baby if this suddenly happened, she replied that the child could become as dear to her as it was to her husband. Perhaps she answered this way because she sees her husband several times a year - she constantly lives in Miami, and the singer mainly lives in Russia.
In March 1998, Leontiev’s personal star was laid in front of the Rossiya Concert Hall. On this occasion, the singer gave a big concert. At the same time, the album “Santa Barbara” was released. Today we tried to tell you about the life and work of the most popular Russian pop artist. Valery Leontyev's age is not a hindrance to his work. Being one of the oldest representatives of Russian show business, he is still young, full of strength and creative plans. We hope that the singer will delight his fans with new incendiary shows and bright, memorable hits for many years to come.
Fateful meeting
The long-running couple met back in 1972. The woman of my life is Lyudmila Isakovich. At that time, she led the creative group “Echo” and played bass guitar. Valery Leontyev, young but with great ambitions, joins the team. Young people quickly find a common language and become inseparable friends and colleagues, who together think through images and scenarios for the next performance.
With the arrival of the vocalist, the band began to gain momentum and gain popularity. Lyudmila already believed in her Valery and in his future as a famous artist. Isakovich at that time had few connections in the stage industry, and she asked for help. A new person joined their friendly team - Batak. The trio did the impossible, and soon Leontyev began giving his first concerts. Each time Lyudmila was there and provided the support the young artist needed.
Three-story apartment in Moscow
Leontyev's Moscow apartment occupies three floors and an attic. The house is located in Kolokolnikov Lane. The design of the apartment is very original, consistent with the original owner. Leopard print is present on most interior items. Some of the walls, furniture upholstery, and carpets have leopard print. Even the TV body is spotted. Considering that Valery Yakovlevich spends most of his time in this apartment, he is comfortable in the leopard-print environment. The walls are decorated with numerous frescoes and African masks. On a high podium there is a piano, behind which the singer rehearses his performances. The color of the piano is white, as befits a true aesthete. Valery draws inspiration and creative energy from the fireplace.
Biography of Valery Leontyev
The biography of Valery Leontyev begins on a March day in 1949, in the Komi Republic. The relatives were not people of art. Father Yakov was a veterinarian, and mother Katya worked around the house. It is noteworthy that the future singer had an older sister, Maya.
Biography of Valery Leontyev
The head of the family was from the Arkhangelsk region, and some time after the birth of his son, the family left for their native land. Until he was twelve years old, Valery Leontyev lived in Upper Matigory. Afterwards, the family moves again to the city of Yuryevets, which is located on the Volga.
Those around the future singer, already at an early age, drew attention to the attraction to art. Valery Leontyev loved to draw, dance and sing
While studying at school, he took part in performances with the choir. School amateur performances were not complete without his participation, and the drama club was the singer’s favorite pastime. But there was no need to think about a creative career - I had to earn money.
After finishing eighth grade, Valery decides to enter the radio engineering school, which is located in Muromsk. Unfortunately or fortunately, he fails to pass the entrance exams and the future singer returns home. Again, thoughts of connecting his life with art pass by, and the boy thinks about “sea” work. Before graduating from school, the future singer is going to move to Vladivostok to study oceanology and later work in this direction. However, the financial situation of the relatives does not allow this.
Now, the young man is thinking about what else he can do. The choice immediately falls on GITIS in the capital of the motherland. Having submitted the necessary documents to the educational institution in 1966, Valery abruptly changes his mind due to indecision, and returns home with nothing.
Valery Leontyev in childhood
In Yuryevets, the future singer begins to work. Valery had many professions - throughout his time, he managed to try on the laurels of an electrician, a postman, a general worker at an enterprise and a tailor. Without education, it was difficult to imagine his future life - the young man begins his studies at the mining institute, in the evening department. Already in his third year, Valery understands that he does not need his chosen profession, so he takes away the documents.
Leontyev finally decided to take up creativity in 1972. In Vorkuta, he performs a solo concert at the local cultural center. A successful first step gives strength, and after some time, the singer already wins the talent competition. By the way, the prize reward was unusual - the right to budget-funded education at a Moscow educational institution related to pop art. After studying there for just a short time, the performer leaves for Syktyvkar, where he works at the Philharmonic.
A little later, Valery is accepted into a musical group, with which he performs in many cities of the USSR. 1978 becomes a landmark year for the singer - his performance at the Great Gorky Concert Hall is successful, and he immediately receives several invitations to collaborate. Agrees to work in the main Philharmonic.
Valery Leontyev - biography, wife, children, photo
A year later, another success - victory in the Golden Orpheus, which was held in Sopot. In addition to his vocal abilities, the jury noted the costume that Valery made himself. About two years pass, and the singer’s name becomes known to almost the entire Soviet Union, thanks to constant performances on various stages.
Meeting David Tukhmanov allows him to break into television screens. Thanks to joint performances, Valery is becoming more and more popular among listeners.
The festival in Yerevan brought an award for popularity, but the black streak could not be avoided. The thing is that American journalists compared Valery to Mick Jagger, which the Soviet official did not like. Because of this, for almost 3 years they have not allowed him to appear on television or perform in the capital.
Since 1983, the performer has increasingly appeared at various concerts and consistently released music albums. Which, by the way, have a circulation of millions. In total, at the moment, the number of studio albums exceeds 20.
1996 brings the prestigious title of People's Artist of the Russian Federation. Thanks to his creativity, the singer is known by most of the population. It’s not surprising, because all the performances that are most often remembered were invented by Valery Leontyev. We will present the biography, wife, children, photos for those who are really interested in the life of a performer outside the concert stages. The “main” songs of the Russian singer that most listeners know are “Hang Glider” and “Augustine”.
Career and personal life of the famous singer
Parents are simple livestock specialists. The family lived in a remote taiga settlement, 7 kilometers from the village of Ust-Usa, in the Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The future famous singer was born there. This happened on March 19, 1949. After 12 years, the family moved to the Ivanovo region. While studying at school, Valera became interested in singing and dancing. His career began in 1971, when he became the winner of “Song-71”. Then Leontyev won in Syktyvkar and Yalta. And after winning the international competition “Golden Orpheus”, held in Sopot, he was recognized by the general public. Valery began to be shown on TV, and many fans appeared. But in 1981, Leontyev became an unwanted, disgraced singer. He disappeared from the screens for several years. His songs were no longer broadcast on the radio. And the whole point is that at a competition in Yerevan, one foreign correspondent, emphasizing Valery’s expressiveness and free style, compared him to Mick Jagger. Officials did not like this comparison and the journalist’s comment, and instructions were given to ban Leontyev. An operation to remove a tumor from the throat also posed a threat to his musical career. Valery was afraid that he would not be able to sing. But, fortunately, the operation was successful and the vocal cords were not damaged. The rise in popularity is associated with the names of Raymond Pauls and Eduard Artemyev. Thanks to Valery’s collaboration with these composers, the best songs were created that were loved by the public for a long time. Among them: “Green Light”, “Sunny Days Gone”, “Hang Glider”. The singer was friends with Igor Talkov, collaborated with Alla Pugacheva and Laima Vaikule. He has more than two dozen albums to his credit. During the war in Afghanistan, Leontyev gave concerts for internationalist soldiers. And after the tragedy in Chernobyl, he performed in a nearby village in front of participants in the liquidation of the accident.
In the mid-90s, I auditioned for a role in a film that was supposed to be filmed at the Mir orbital station. But he did not pass the medical examination. Valery Leontyev was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia. In honor of him, a nameplate was laid on the Russian Square of Stars.
Valery prefers not to talk about his personal life. He was suspected of having love affairs with Laima Vaikule and Alla Pugacheva. There were rumors about the singer's unconventional orientation. However, Valery Yakovlevich has been married to Lyudmila Isakovich for many years. They met back in 1972, when Lyudmila was an administrator and bass player at VIA Echo, where Leontyev sang. Lyudmila was 19 years old, Valery was 34. They have been together since then. The relationship was legalized in 1998 in the USA. The spouses have no children. But there are rumors that the 70-year-old singer and his wife are thinking about an heir and are looking for a surrogate mother.
Personal life of the famous singer
Valery Leontyev affectionately calls his wife “Lyusenka”. And despite the fact that fans are in love with him, leaving grateful reviews and frank declarations of love next to the artist’s photo on Instagram, in 1998, after twenty-six years of civil marriage, Valery Leontyev and his beloved Lyudmila Isakovich formalized their civil relationship. They came to the wedding palace without pompous outfits, but their action deserved a loud “Bravo!” That sounded in the hall of the Wedding Palace in Miami.
The couple, as they say, did not have any children, but there was a lot of talk, gossip and gossip in the media. Neither Valery Leontyev’s wife, nor the People’s Artist of the Russian Federation himself, like to flaunt their personal life, and they talk with more pleasure about their creative plans than about their personal life. He often has to live in Russia, and she – in America. The spouses spend their vacations together, travel together, and go on tour together.
However, there are more “children of Valery Leontiev” than the children of the famous Lieutenant Schmidt. Not long ago, photographs of the singer and his “son” Alexander Bogdanovich appeared in the media. Cunning journalists came up with a touching story and posted a photo supposedly confirming the artist’s paternity. Spectators who admire the work of the famous singer read with bewilderment the journalistic “duck” about the numerous children of Valery Leontyev. But an examination and an official statement refuted these rumors.
Valery Leontyev and his “son” Alexander Bogdanovich
Villa with a huge pool in Miami
In addition to the apartment in Moscow, the singer has a two-story villa in Miami. Neighbors include Sylvester Stallone and Madonna. Currently, my wife lives there permanently. The artist comes from time to time after a tour or during the Christmas holidays. The design of the villa is designed in Leontyev’s favorite safari style. There are a lot of animal skins in the house, including leopard skins. The library contains books by science fiction writers. This is the genre the singer prefers. Portraits of the artist hang on the walls. The area of the mansion is 280 square meters. The main pride is the huge panoramic swimming pool. Near it are statues of crocodiles of impressive size. Lyudmila Isakovich created a hotel and a hairdresser for dogs at the mansion. Grooming dogs is a fairly profitable business in America, and Lyudmila is involved in this business.
