ig ida ▁in ▁Saint - P eters burg ▁concert ▁hall ▁" Ok ty ab r ski y ", ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁title ▁People ' s ▁Art ist ▁of ▁Russia . ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁а ▁nom inal ▁star ▁of ▁Val ery ▁Le ont iev ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁the ▁Star ▁Square ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Le ont iev ▁was ▁ ▁awarded ▁the ▁" L iving ▁Leg end ▁Award " ▁at ▁the ▁Russian ▁national ▁music ▁award ▁" O v ation ". ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁stage ▁▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁– ▁First ▁solo ▁concert ▁was ▁in ▁V ork uta . ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁– ▁Tour ▁in ▁USS R ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁– ▁Tour ▁in ▁Bel arus ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁– ▁First ▁concert s ▁in ▁Moscow ▁▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁– ▁First ▁solo ▁concert s ▁in ▁Ok ty ab r ski y ▁Big ▁Con cert ▁Hall , ▁L ening rad ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁– ▁First ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁finale ▁of ▁the ▁festival ▁" S ong ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁" ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁– ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁competition ▁– ▁festival ▁" Y ere van - 8 1 ". ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁– ▁Tour ▁in ▁USS R ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁– ▁concert ▁program , ▁" I ' m ▁just ▁a ▁singer " ▁( 1 8 ▁sold - out ▁concert s ▁in ▁L ening rad ) ▁ 1