Valentina Legkostupova

Valentina Valeryevna Legkostupova (Russian: Валенти́на Вале́рьевна Легкосту́пова; December 30, 1965 in Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, RSFSR, USSR – August 14, 2020) is a Soviet and Russian pop singer, teacher, producer. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2001).

Biography

Valentina Legkostupova was born on December 30, 1965 in Khabarovsk. Father — Valery Vladimirovich, mother — Galina Ivanovna. 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.

On June 30, 1986, Valentina 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). 

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 is married to Aleksey Grigoriev, the son of well-known sound machine director Yuri Grigoriev. They have two children: a daughter called Anetta and a son, Matvey.

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, the production centre of Valentina Legkostupova VL Music began its work.

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