Valery leontiev hang glider flight with lyrics translated
Valery Yakovlevich Leontiev (Russian: Валерий Яковлевич Леонтьев; born 19 March 1949 in Ust-Usa, Komi ASSR, RSFSR, Soviet Union) is a Soviet and Russian pop singer whose popularity peaked in the early 1980s. He was titled a People's Artist of Russia in 1996. He is known as one of the most prominent artists of Soviet and Russian music. 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 scene.
Prior to becoming a singer, he faced a hard childhood and struggle with his parents. His original dream was to pursue a career in oceanography, unfortunately, it was not realised as he failed to pass the entry exams to a college. However, he did not let that stop him as he eventually was able to go to Syktyvkar and pursue a singing career. Before he knew it, he became a member of the Republican Philharmonic ensemble called Echo.
Immediately after the first Union pop festival, held in Yerevan in 1981, the foreign press has good articles, one of them appeared in Time.
Valeri Leontiev, 32, a booted, bolero-suited dancing rocker whose performance falls somewhere between those of Mick Jagger and Mikhail Baryshnikov
He began performing at historic landmarks such as the concert hall Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall in St. Petersburg. Then he joined the Gorky Philharmonic and his career began to take off. As the public began to recognize his style and singing, they became immersed in his music and he was on his way to ultimate Russian stardom. From here on he began travelling all over the country, then Europe, and then the world. In 1987, he graduated from the Institute of Culture and also received the Merited Artist of Ukraine title. He became a well recognized figure as he was nominated and won numerous world music awards.
1981 – First solo concerts in Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall, Leningrad
1981 – First participation in the finale of the festival "Song of the Year "
1981 – participated in the competition – festival "Yerevan-81".
1982 – Tour in USSR
1983 – concert program, "I'm just a singer" (18 sold-out concerts in Leningrad)
1984 – concert program, "I run for life"
1985 – concert program, "Alone with all", which became a cult. Because queues for tickets on a few central streets of Leningrad stopped traffic. 10 concerts
1986 – concert program "Star story" Tour in Czechoslovakia.
1987 – concert program "Favorites", Tour in Bulgaria.
1988 June – 1989 November – rock opera "Giordano", more than 50 concerts in Moscow and Leningrad. Leontiev plays 3 main roles (out of 4!) – Giordano Bruno, a clown and Satan.
1988–1989 grand tour of cities of the USSR. For example, only one Novosibirsk in 1988 Leontiev gives a series of 27 recitals. and in Almaty 33 solo concerts.
1990 – show "It seems to me that I have not lived" in the Olympic Stadium. Concerts in USA, India, Germany, Israel
1993 – show "Full Moon" – first super-show in Russia
1994 – show "Beauty and Casanova" – the first concert of pop star with a symphony orchestra in Russia. With the participation of the sex symbol of the 1960 Gina Lollobrigida. Tour in Israel.
1996 – show "On the road to Hollywood", touring in the USA., Germany, Israel, Canada
1998 – Concert on the Star Square, a solo concert at the 50 th anniversary of the State of Israel (Tel Aviv, 14 May 1998), a tour in Germany, the United States and the United Arab Emirates
1999 super-show "Photographer of Dreams", a tour to Russia, Ukraine, Israel, United States, Canada, Germany, Baltic states
2001 super-show "Unnamed Planet", a tour to Russia, Ukraine, Baltic States, United States, Germany.
2009–2010 an anniversary show of "I love you, miss you, I'm waiting. Tour in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, USA., Israel, Australia, concert in Sydney, Melbourne.
2011 - 21–22 October – concert in the Kremlin Palace of Congresses (the show "The best ever!")
2012 – Tour with a concert program "The best ever!", dedicated to the 40th anniversary of creative activity (Russia, Ukraine, Сanada, USA);
2012 - 21–22 October – concert in the Kremlin Palace of Congresses (show "By popular demand ...")
2013 – Tour in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan
2014 – 19, 21, 22 March – The anniversary concerts in the Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall, St. Petersburg; 28 March – the anniversary concert in the State Kremlin Palace, concert in Geneva, Israel
2015 – Creative Evening of Valery Leontiev in Sochi. Tour in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Germany.
Discography
Valery Leontiev discography
Recognition
1979 – 1st Award at the All-Union Contest in Yalta for the best performance of the songs of the Soviet nations
1979: The film-concert "Olümpiaregati tähed Stars Olympic regatta" CT USSR and ETV
1984: I do not say goodbye to you ( Я с тобой не прощаюсь)
1984: Winds Baltic ETV
1985: Stained glass maker (Витражных дел мастер)
1986: Clown with autumn in the heart (Клоун с осенью в сердце)
1986: How to become a star (Как стать звездой)
1987: Valery Leontiev (film)
1990: Valery Leontiev. Let me go with you (Валерий Леонтьев. Дай мне уйти с тобой)
1991: Valery Leontiev Sings ( Поёт Валерий Леонтьев)
1991: Valery Leontiev. Made in India (Валерий Леонтьев. Made in India)
1997: Saturday evening with Valery Leontiev (Musical film RTR)
1997: Such different Valery Leontiev (Такой разный Валерий Леонтьев)
1997: Parade parade is Valery Leontiev (Парад парадов представляет Валерий Леонтьев) movie channel TV-6)
2000: The reverse side of Valery Leontiev (Обратная сторона Валерия Леонтьева) movie channel ORT
2002: Cinderella (Musical film)
2003: Three tunes for the film Valery Leontiev (Три мелодии для фильма Валерия Леонтьева)
2009: Valery Leontiev in Komi (Валерий Леонтьев в Коми)
2009: I have not lived. Valery Leontiev (— Я ещё не жил. Валерий Леонтьев) movie channel ORT
2009: Valery Leontiev: Lost laughter (Валерий Леонтьев: Утерянный смех) movie channel Inter
2009: Benefit Valery Leontiev "The Book of Fate" (Бенефис Валерия Леонтьева "Книга судьбы") movie channel NTV
2012: Anniversary concert of Valery Leontiev "The best ever!" (Юбилейный концерт Валерия Леонтьева "Лучший навсегда!") concert channelORT
2012: "Hurtling time if a rider" ("Мчится время будто всадник") movie channel TV Tsentr''
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
The Soviet Union never participated in the Eurovision Song Contest, but it made several attempts in the late 1980s. 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 Eurovision Song Contest due to the number of political reforms made by the President of the Soviet Union 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"
Real estate
Apartment in the club house in the historic center of Moscow. Purchased in 1993.
Villa in Coral Gables, Miami, Florida, USA (neighbors – Sylvester Stallone and Madonna). Purchased in 1996
Apartment on Collins Avenue, Miami, FL, USA. Purchased in 2002.
Apartment in Hallandale Beach, Florida, USA. Purchased in 2005
