▁to ▁the ▁city ▁Y ury ev ets ▁in ▁Ivan ovo ▁O blast , ▁and ▁after ▁gradu ation , ▁Le ont iev ▁went ▁to ▁conquer ▁Moscow ▁and ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁Russian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Theatre ▁Arts . ▁However , ▁pan ic ▁and ▁fear ▁to ▁fail ▁in ▁the ▁exam ▁made ▁Le ont iev ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁moment ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁documents ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁Y ury ev ets . ▁Here ▁the ▁future ▁artist ▁has ▁changed ▁many ▁prof essions ▁- ▁from ▁the ▁post man ▁to ▁the ▁designer , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁went ▁in ▁V ork uta ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁M ining ▁Institute . ▁ ▁Musical ▁career ▁His ▁first ▁performance ▁on ▁the ▁big ▁stage ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁during ▁the ▁V ork uta ▁regional ▁competition ▁" S ong - 7 1 ". ▁There , ▁Le ont iev ▁took ▁second ▁place ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" C arn aval ". ▁And ▁the ▁first ▁concert ▁the ▁singer ▁gave ▁was ▁on ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁of ▁V ork uta ' s ▁House ▁of ▁Culture ▁of ▁Min ers ▁and ▁Build ers . ▁From ▁this ▁moment ▁begins ▁the ▁career ▁of ▁Le ont iev ▁as ▁a ▁singer . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Le ont iev ▁went ▁to ▁Sy k ty v kar ▁for ▁a ▁festival ▁competition ▁among ▁amateur ▁cre ative ▁youth ▁" We ▁are ▁looking ▁for ▁tal ents " ▁and ▁wins ▁it . ▁after ▁which ▁Le ont iev ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁all - Union