Valentina Legkostupova

Valentina Valeryevna Legkostupova (Russian: Валенти́на Вале́рьевна Легкосту́пова; 30 December 1965 — 14 August 2020) was a Soviet and Russian pop singer, teacher, producer, and Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2001).[2][3]

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Valeryevna and the family name is Legkostupova.
Valentina Legkostupova
Валентина Легкоступова
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Background information
Birth nameValentina Valeryevna Legkostupova
Born30 December 1965
Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, RSFSR, USSR
Died14 August 2020 (aged 54)[1]
Moscow, Russia
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1985—2020
Websitelegkostupova.com

Biography

Legkostupova was born on 30 December 1965 in Khabarovsk to Valery Vladimirovich Legkostupov and Galina Ivanovna Legkostupova.[4] When she was three years old, the family moved to Feodosia.

The debut of the singer on the stage took place in 1985 in Kherson of the Ukrainian SSR a solo concert with a band led by Senya Son.[5]

On 30 June 1986, Legkostupova received the second prize of the 1st All-Union Television Jurmala Young Pop Singer Competition, where she performed with the songs The Shore of Happiness (Vladimir Danilin, Senya Son — Ilya Reznik) and I Still Hope (Margarita Pushkina — Kris Kelmi).[6] In the same year, she began collaborating with composer Raimonds Pauls (Two, In White Keys Birch and other songs). From 1986 to 1992 she worked in the Tula Regional Philharmonic.

She was married to Aleksey Grigoriev, the son of well-known sound director Yuri Grigoriev. They have two children: a daughter called Anetta and a son, Matvey.[7]

In 2014, Legkostupova moved to a permanent residence on the island of Tenerife. There, she was mostly engaged in real estate, but did not stop her concert and teaching activities. In August 2016, she launched her production centre VL Music.[8]

In early 2018, she moved to Feodosia, where she headed the Feodosia's Department of Culture.[9] She resigned in September 2018.[10][11]

References
  1. "Умерла певица Валентина Легкоступова" (in Russian). 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. Валентина Легкоступова: ««Ягода малина» принесла мне успех» // mirsegodnya.com
  3. Указ Президента Российской Федерации No. 1473 // kremlin.ru
  4. Валентина Легкоступова. Когда все дома (2018). YouTube.com. Retrieved on 15 August 2020.
  5. Моё интервью — это моя игра. Интервью с Сеней Соном. jewish.ru (21 April 2003)
  6. Фестиваль молодых исполнителей Юрмала-Ялта-Москва. pesnyagoda.nm.ru
  7. Муж Валентины Легкоступовой прозябает без работы. Starhit.ru (23 March 2018). Retrieved on 2020-08-15.
  8. "Продюсерский центр Валентины Легкоступовой VL Music". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  9. Я не артистка Легкоступова, а муниципальный служащий. Primechaniya.ru (16 February 2018). Retrieved on 2020-08-15.
  10. Валентина Легкоступова ушла с поста в российского администрации Феодосии из-за нецензурной брани рэпера на Дне города. News.allcrimea.net. Retrieved on 15 August 2020.
  11. Легкоступова уволилась из-за выступления певца Игорька на Дне города в Феодосии. Ru.krymr.com (13 September 2018). Retrieved on 2020-08-15.
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