A People's Artist of Russia (2001), he is mostly known for his songs "Beryoza", "Moi goda", "Olympiada", "Nachalo" performed by Iosif Kobzon, Lev Leshchenko, Anna German, Vakhtang Kikabidze and others.
Between 1960 and 1959, Leshchenko worked as a stage helper at the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre, and before being conscripted into the army in 1961, he worked as an adjuster at a precision measuring instrument factory.
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His grandparents, along with his stepmother Irina Pavlovna Leshchenko, whom his father remarries in 1948, brought Leshchenko up in Sokolniki, Moscow.
His music has been performed by notable singers including L. Utesov, Mark Bernes, Vladimir Troshin, Joseph Kobzon, Muslim Magomaev, Edita Piekha, Eduard Khil, V. Tolkunova, Yuri Gulyaev, G. Ots, Lev Leshchenko, O. Anofriev, M. Pahomenko, & Leonid Serebrennikov.
His songs were performed, among others, by Muslim Magomayev, Joseph Kobzon and Lev Leshchenko.
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The jury panel that selected the Russian entry consisted of Konstantin Ernst (general manager of ORT), Aleksandr Fifeman (general producer of ORT), Marina Danielan (service manager of ORT), Ilya Bachurin (music director of ORT), Valdis Pelšs (entertainment director of ORT, television presenter), Lev Leshchenko (singer), Oleg Gazmanov (singer), Ilya Reznik (lyricist) and Igor Matvienko (composer, producer).