Lev Leshchenko

Lev Leshchenko
Лев Лещенко
Leshchenko in 2019
Born
Lev Valerianovich Leshchenko

(1942-02-01) 1 February 1942
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma materRussian Academy of Theatre Arts
OccupationSinger
TitlePeople's Artist of the RSFSR (1983)
Awards
Musical career
GenresSoviet music, operatic pop, pop, Soviet estrada
Years active1959–present
Websitelevleschenko.ru

Lev Valerianovich Leshchenko (Russian: Лев Валерьянович Лещенко; born 1 February 1942), is a Russian singer, who is best known for his rendition of "Den Pobedy" and the 1980 Summer Olympics closing ceremony theme song "Do svidanya, Moskva".