Lev Valerianovich Leshchenko is a popular Soviet and Russian music performer, songwriter, producer, teacher and even a film actor. He is the People's Artist of the RSFSR and a full holder of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland. Recently, fans are especially interested in the question of his marital status and the presence of children.
Lev Leshchenko belongs to that galaxy of Russian pop stars who care about their work with all their hearts. He never made his many fans doubt that he is doing what he loves not for commercial reasons. That is why his persona has been of great interest for many years.
Brief biography of Lev Leshchenko
On February 1, 1942, in the capital of our Motherland, in the family of a serviceman who went through the entire war and continued military affairs after the great victory, the future idol of millions of pop fans was born. The boy's mother, Klavdia Petrovna Leshchenko, died very early, and therefore his father Valerian Andreyevich Leshchenko married a second time. In this marriage, the singer's sister Valentina was born.
According to the eminent singer, the entire regiment, in which his parent served, was involved in his upbringing in childhood. In addition to her father's brother-soldiers, her grandfather also had a decisive influence on Lyova's worldview. It was this representative of the older generation, who loves music, who instilled this passion in the boy. Thus, childhood in Sokolniki was filled with the sounds of the violin and the first vocal experience of the future celebrity.
During his school years, Leshchenko Jr. showed remarkable artistic abilities and took part in many circles. This did not escape the attention of the singing teacher, who insisted on his intensive vocal lessons. Since that time, Leo has established himself as a school star, participating in all solemn events.
After receiving a certificate of secondary education, the young man got a job as a laborer in one of the capital's theaters, after which he moved to a factory. And then there was an urgent service in the army, where he became a member of the song and dance ensemble, where he sang with great pleasure as a soloist, read poetry, performed at concerts as a presenter.
Demobilized, Lev immediately went to enroll in a theater university, where he was admitted, despite the completion of the term for passing the exams. Classical education very quickly affected the singing style of the novice artist, and the very next year he got a job in an operetta, where he soon began to appear on stage. And then professional activity followed at the USSR State Television and Radio Broadcasting, which was accompanied by many awards and prizes, as well as the titles of Honored Artist of the RSFSR and People's Artist of the RSFSR.
Personal life
The first time Lev Leshchenko went to the registry office with a colleague in the creative department, Alla Abdalova. In this family union, which lasted 10 years, there were many hot scenes when young people dispersed and reunited. However, they had no time to have children, since both were aimed exclusively at developing their professional careers.
The second marriage of the people's favorite tied him in marital ties with Irina, whom he met in 1976 while touring in Sochi. The girl very quickly took possession of the artist's heart, who was fascinated by her appearance and inner world. A spectacular and energetic graduate of a diplomatic university from Hungary, according to Leshchenko, she possessed an elusive grace of manners and a special style. Even her extreme thinness, which usually attracted little to a young man, satiated with female attention, could not push him away. Moreover, the future wife showed a clear indifference to his work, which clearly hurt the ambitious artist.
Currently, the couple have been happily married for over thirty years. During this time, Lev Leshchenko, as they say, never even looked at another woman, because, seeing his wife, every time he falls in love with her again. The only insurmountable obstacle in this family idyll was the absence of children due to the infertility of the artist's wife.
The singer's children who are not
Unfortunately for both spouses, the Leshchenko family was never able to have children. And if in his first marriage the popular pop singer was not even going to become a parent due to his high employment in the field of developing his professional career, then in the current family this has become an objective reality for medical reasons.
Moreover, the newlyweds learned about Irina's infertility almost immediately after the wedding. They resigned themselves to this thought, despite the fact that Leo himself had previously dreamed of creating a large and strong family, in which there would be at least five children. But, be that as it may, the spouses are happy together and no longer imagine their existence without each other, although they could not experience the happiness of motherhood and fatherhood.
Family of the People's Artist of the RSFSR
According to Lev Leshchenko, the family for him includes only him and his wife, with whom he is very happy in marriage. An exemplary husband constantly claims that the absence of children is not a fatal circumstance in his family life. After all, he does not like a soul in his soul mate, which filled his entire inner world.
Currently, despite his advanced age, the popular artist continues to be actively involved in teaching. Among its graduates there are a large number of renowned pop performers and musicians. He has released more than a dozen records and wrote an autobiographical book. The People's Artist of Russia is highly respected throughout the post-Soviet space, considering him an unshakable authority in the world of Russian culture and art.
