▁He ▁suffered ▁from ▁alco hol ism ▁and ▁drug ▁add iction , ▁and ▁to ▁get ▁far ▁from ▁that ▁life ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Moscow . ▁There ▁he ▁started ▁singing ▁in ▁restaur ants , ▁until ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁record ▁deal , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁he ▁released ▁the ▁album ▁May ▁God ▁Keep ▁You ▁( K h ran i ▁vas ▁Bog ). ▁The ▁song ▁" N atal i " ▁became ▁a ▁huge ▁hit , ▁but ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁know ▁that ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁hospital ized ▁for ▁dru gs ▁and ▁alco hol ism . ▁The ▁do ctors ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁one ▁more ▁drop ▁of ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁dru gs ▁could ▁kill ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁released ▁his ▁second ▁album , ▁A ▁Wh ole ▁Life ▁( T sel aya ▁z h iz n ), ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁few ▁hits ▁including ▁" Ch iz h ik ", ▁" G olo led ", ▁" A ▁whole ▁life ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁released ▁the ▁album ▁Thank ▁You ▁People , ▁with ▁the ▁major ▁hits ▁" Sh el est " ▁and ▁" N u ▁i ▁c ht o ". ▁At ▁that ▁album ▁was ▁seen ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁Le ps ' s ▁style , ▁with ▁him ▁completely ▁leaving ▁the ▁Sh anson ▁and ▁moving ▁to ▁rock ▁music . ▁That ▁year ▁he ▁met ▁Any a , ▁a ▁dan cer ▁in ▁the ▁La ima ▁Va ik ule ▁bal let ▁who ▁became ▁his ▁wife . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁he ▁lost ▁his