Valery Leontiev
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singer whose popularity peaked in the early 1980s. He was titled a People's Artist of Russia
in 1996. He is known as one of the most prominent artists of Russian music
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Over the course of his decades-long career, he has recorded more than 30 albums, many of which sold millions of copies.
and pursue a singing career. Before he knew it, he became a member of the Republican Philharmonic ensemble called Echo.
He began performing at historical landmarks such as the concert hall Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall
in St. Petersburg. Then he joined the Gorky Philharmonic and his career began to take off. As the public began to recognize his style and singing, they became immersed in his music and he was on his was to ultimate Russian stardom. From here on he began traveling all over the country, then Europe, and then the world. In 1987, he graduated from the Institute of Culture and also received the Merited Artist of Ukraine
title. He became a well recognized figure as he was nominated and won numerous world music awards. Not only is he well known for his fun and talented singing, but his concerts feature spectacular lighting and short performances that make the show remarkable and everlasting.
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Valery Leontiev albums
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-east of the East European Plain...
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Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
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The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer whose popularity peaked in the early 1980s. He was titled a People's Artist of Russia
People's Artist of Russia
People's Artist of Russia, also sometimes translated as National Artist of Russia, is an honorary title granted to citizens of Russia.It succeeded both the all-Soviet union award People's Artist of the USSR , and more directly the local republic award, People's Artist of the RSFSR , after the...
in 1996. He is known as one of the most prominent artists of Russian music
Music of Russia
Music of Russia denotes music produced in Russia and/or by the Russians. Russia is a large and culturally diverse country, with many ethnic groups, each with their own locally developed music...
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Over the course of his decades-long career, he has recorded more than 30 albums, many of which sold millions of copies.
Biography and Stage Career
Prior to becoming such a well known singer, he faced a hard childhood and struggle with his parents. His original dream was to pursue a career in oceanography, unfortunately, it was not realised as he failed to pass the entry exams to a college. However, he didn’t let that stop him as he eventually was able to go to SyktyvkarSyktyvkar
-Twin towns/sister cities:Syktyvkar is twinned with the following sister cities: Cullera, Spain Debrecen, Hungary Los Altos, United States Lovech, Bulgaria Taiyuan, China-External links:* * * *...
and pursue a singing career. Before he knew it, he became a member of the Republican Philharmonic ensemble called Echo.
He began performing at historical landmarks such as the concert hall Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall
Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall
Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall is one of concert platforms in the centre of Saint Petersburg.Concert hall it is used basically for performance of variety actors, rock musicians, and also dancing and ballet collectives....
in St. Petersburg. Then he joined the Gorky Philharmonic and his career began to take off. As the public began to recognize his style and singing, they became immersed in his music and he was on his was to ultimate Russian stardom. From here on he began traveling all over the country, then Europe, and then the world. In 1987, he graduated from the Institute of Culture and also received the Merited Artist of Ukraine
Merited Artist of Ukraine
Merited [Performing] Artist of Ukraine is a state honorary title of decoration awarded by the Ukrainian SSR and later Ukraine for outstanding achievement in the performing arts...
title. He became a well recognized figure as he was nominated and won numerous world music awards. Not only is he well known for his fun and talented singing, but his concerts feature spectacular lighting and short performances that make the show remarkable and everlasting.
Valery Leontiev in First Union pop-rock festival, held in Yerevan 1981
Immediately after the festival in the foreign press has good articles, one of them appeared in TimeTime (magazine)
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http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,924911-1,00.html
On the stage
- 1972 first solo concert was in Palace of Culture Miners. (VorkutaVorkutaVorkuta is a coal-mining town in the Komi Republic, Russia, situated just north of the Arctic Circle in the Pechora coal basin at the Usa River. Population: - Labor camp origins :...
) - 1980 first solo concert in MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
(Luzhniki StadiumLuzhniki StadiumThe Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium , is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 78,360 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium...
, the Theater of Variety, TSDKZH, the Olympic Village) - 1981 First solo concerts in Oktyabrskiy Big Concert HallOktyabrskiy Big Concert HallOktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall is one of concert platforms in the centre of Saint Petersburg.Concert hall it is used basically for performance of variety actors, rock musicians, and also dancing and ballet collectives....
, LeningradLeningradLeningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province... - 1981 First participation in the finale of the festival "Song of the YearSong of the Year (festival)The Song of the Year song contest is a TV song festival in the former USSR, then Russia. First held in 1971. Since the first years of its existence the festival was given importance of the main musical event of the year , which the festival retained until now, as evidenced by television...
" - 1981 participated in the competition - festival "Yerevan - 81.
- 1983 concert program, "I'm just a singer" (18 sold-out concerts in Leningrad)
- 1984 concert program, "I run for life"
- 1985 concert program, "Alone with all", which became a cult. Because queues for tickets on a few central streets of LeningradLeningradLeningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
stopped traffic. 10 concerts - 1986 concert program "Star story"
- 1987 concert program "Favorites"
- 1988 June - 1989 November - rock opera "Giordano", more than 50 concerts in Moscow and Leningrad. Leontiev plays 3 main roles (out of 4!) - Giordano Bruno, a clown and Satan.
- 1988 show "A matter of taste, tour of IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
- 1988-1989 grand tour of cities of the USSR. For example, only one NovosibirskNovosibirskNovosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...
in 1988 Leont'ev gives a series of 27 recitals. - 1990 show "It seems to me that I have not lived" in the Olympic StadiumOlympic Stadium (Moscow arena)Olympic Stadium, known locally as the Olimpiyskiy or Olimpiski, is a large indoor arena, located in Moscow, Russia. It was built for the 1980 Summer Olympics and hosted the basketball and boxing events. A part of the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex, it makes up one architectural ensemble with another...
. Concerts in the USA, India, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... - 1993 show "Full Moon" - first super-show in RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
- 1994 show "Beauty and Casanova" - the first concert of pop star with a symphony orchestraOrchestraAn orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
in Russia. With the participation of the sex symbolSex symbolA sex symbol is a celebrity of either gender, typically an actor, musician, supermodel, teen idol, or sports star, noted for their sex appeal. The term was first used in the mid 1950s in relation to the popularity of certain Hollywood stars, especially Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte...
of the 1960 Gina LollobrigidaGina LollobrigidaGina Lollobrigida is an Italian actress, photojournalist and sculptress. She was one of the most popular European actresses of the 1950s and early 1960s. She was also an iconic sex symbol of the 1950s. Today, she remains an active supporter of Italian and Italian American causes, particularly the... - 1996 show "On the road to Hollywood" , touring in the U.S., Germany, Israel, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
- 1998 Concert on the Square of Stars, a solo concert at the 50 th anniversary of the State of IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
(Tel AvivTel AvivTel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, 14 May 1998), a tour in Germany, the United States and the United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesThe United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a... - 1999 super-show "Photographer of DreamsPhotographer of DreamsPhotographer of Dreams is a concert programme of Russian pop star Valery Leontiev. The official premiere of the show was held in March 1999 in St. Petersburg. Producer – Alex Garnizov....
", a tour to Russia, UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, Israel, United States, Canada, Germany, Baltic statesBaltic statesThe term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The... - 2001 super-show "Unnamed Planet", a tour to Russia, Ukraine, Baltic States, the United States, Germany
- 2003 concert tour of "The Sixth Life" (Russia, Ukraine, United States, Germany, Israel)
- 2004, 11–14 March - solo concerts in Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall.
- 2004, 12 March - The 300th solo concert in St. Petersburg.
- 2005 concert program, "Valery Leontiev presents ..." (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus)
- 2006-2008 - a tour to Russia, Ukraine, BelarusBelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, KazakhstanKazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
, UzbekistanUzbekistanUzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
, KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
, AzerbaijanAzerbaijanAzerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
, Israel - 2009 - an anniversary show of "I love you, miss you, I'm waiting. Tour of the U.S., Israel
- 2010 - tours in Australia
Discography
Valery Leontiev albums
- 1983 "Muse"
- 1984 "Dialogue"
- 1984 "Premiere"
- 1986 "Disco club 16 B"
- 1986 "Velvet season"
- 1987 «Valeri LEONTJEV»
- 1988 "I am - just a singer"
- 1990 "A matter of tasteA Matter of Taste (album)- Track listing :# Matter of taste # Figure # Ostankino Tower # Telephone Boogie # Hobbies...
" - 1990 "Wicked Way"
- 1993 "Night"
- 1993 "Last night"
- 1993 "Full Moon"
- 1994 "Touch"
- 1994 "At the gate of the Lord"
- 1995 "On the road to Hollywood"
- 1997 "Santa Barbara"
- 1999 "rope-dancer"
- 1999 "Everyone wants to love"
- 2001 "Augustine"
- 2003 "Maple Leaf"
- 2004 "Night Call"
- 2005 "I fall into the heavens"
- 2008 "in Recital Concert Hall" (DVD)
- 2009 "The years of wandering"
Recognition
- 1979 Valery was given the 1st Award at the All-Union Contest in YaltaYaltaYalta is a city in Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea.The city is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony, said to have been founded by Greek sailors who were looking for a safe shore on which to land. It is situated on a deep bay facing south towards the Black...
for the best performance of the songs of the Soviet nationsPost-Soviet statesThe post-Soviet states, also commonly known as the Former Soviet Union or former Soviet republics, are the 15 independent states that split off from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in its dissolution in December 1991...
. - First prize of the XVI International Festival "Golden OrpheusGolden OrpheusThe Golden Orpheus, is an international and Bulgarian song contest. It has been held annually between 1965 till 1999 in different concert halls located on the Sunny Beach.-External links:* *...
" in Bulgaria (1980). - "ZD Awards 1980" - singer of the year
- "Performer of the Year 1981" according to the contest, "Estrada-81" (Komsomolskaya PravdaKomsomolskaya PravdaKomsomolskaya Pravda is a daily Russian tabloid newspaper, founded on March 13th, 1925. It is published by "Izdatelsky Dom Komsomolskaya Pravda" .- History :...
02/05/1982) - "Singer of the Year 1983" according to a poll of readers of the newspaper "Smena" (1983)
- "Singer of the Year 1984" according to a poll of readers of the newspaper "Smena" (1984)
- "Singer of the Year 1985" according to a poll of readers of the newspaper "Smena" (1985)
- "ZD Awards 1985" - singer of the year
- "ZD Awards 1986" - singer of the year
- "The best song of 1987" on the basis of open voting ITAR-TASS in the USSR, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and others - megahit "White Crow"
- "The best singer of 1988" on the basis of open voting ITAR-TASSInformation Telegraph Agency of RussiaThe Information Telegraph Agency of Russia , is the major news agency of Russia. It is headquartered in Moscow.- History :Its origin is in a letter sent by Finance Minister Vladimir Kokovtsov to foreign minister in March 1904 writing that "our trade and industrial circles, as well as the Finance...
- "Best Performer 1990" according to the All-Union charts TASS
- "Best song of 1990" according to the All-Union charts TASS "Wicked Way"
- World Music AwardsWorld Music AwardsThe World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . John Martinotti is an executive producer and co-founder of the show...
in Monte CarloMonte CarloMonte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
, the prize Golden treble clef for "Best-selling soviet recording-artist of the year" (1991) - "Profi - 1991". Prize - singer of the year
- "Ovation (award)Ovation (award)Ovation is a Russian National Music Award in the field of entertainment and popular music.It is the Russian analogue of foreign music awards - American «Grammy» and the British «Brit awards»...
1993. Prize - "for nondecreasing artistry" (created specifically for Valery Leontiev) - "ZD Awards 1996" for best show of the year - "On the road to Hollywood..."
- "Ovation 1996" for best show, the spectacle ( "On the road to Hollywood")
- "Ovation 1996" in nomination "Singer of the Year
- Song of the Year 1997Song of the Year (festival)The Song of the Year song contest is a TV song festival in the former USSR, then Russia. First held in 1971. Since the first years of its existence the festival was given importance of the main musical event of the year , which the festival retained until now, as evidenced by television...
- awarded a special prize for a great contribution to the development of Russian pop music. - "Ovation 1998", the prize is "Living Legend"
- "Stopudoviy hit 1998" - award from the radio station Hit FM for the song "Nine chrysanthemums"
- 28 March 1998 - the inception of a star on the Star Square (Moscow, Red SquareRed SquareRed Square is a city square in Moscow, Russia. The square separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitai-gorod...
). - "ZD Awards 1999" for best show of the year - "Photographer of DreamsPhotographer of DreamsPhotographer of Dreams is a concert programme of Russian pop star Valery Leontiev. The official premiere of the show was held in March 1999 in St. Petersburg. Producer – Alex Garnizov....
" - "Ovation 1999" for best show, the spectacle ( "Photographer of DreamsPhotographer of DreamsPhotographer of Dreams is a concert programme of Russian pop star Valery Leontiev. The official premiere of the show was held in March 1999 in St. Petersburg. Producer – Alex Garnizov....
") - "Golden GramophoneGolden Gramophone AwardThe Golden Gramophone Award is a yearly national Russian music award, established by Russian Radio in 1996....
1999" for the hit "Everybody wants to love" - "Stopudoviy Hit 1999" award from the radio station Hit FM for the song "Everyone wants to love"
- "Stopudoviy Hit 2000" award from the radio station Hit FM for the song "Augustine"
- "Golden Gramophone 2000" for the hits "Augustine" and "If you go"
- "ZD Awards 2001" for best show of the year - "super show Nameless Planet
- "Muz-TVMuz-TVMuz-TV is a Russian music TV channel, broadcasting since 1996. It is largely modelled after western MTV and predates launching of MTV Russia in 1998. Muz TV was founded by Sergey Lisovskiy...
2003" ( "The first national music television award in the field of popular music"), a nomination - "For achievements in the development of popular music". - Valery Leontiev listed in the Russian EncyclopediaGreat Russian EncyclopediaThe Great Russian Encyclopedia is a new universal Russian encyclopedia in 30 volumes, published since 2004 by Bolšaja Rossijskaja Enciklopedija publisher. It is released under the auspices of the Russian Academy of Sciences after 2002 Vladimir Putin's presidential decree № 1156.The chief editor...
(2005). - "Golden Gramophone 2005" for the song "Berry"
- "Golden Gramophone 2008 " for the song "Dove"
- "God of the Ether 2009" in nomination "Radiorekord" (for the record number of rotations)
- "Slavic Bazaar 2009" Through Art - to Peace and UnderstandingThrough Art - to Peace and UnderstandingThrough Art - to Peace and Understanding is an award made in Belarus to people of culture and arts, artistic groups or organizations who have made significant contribution to international cultural cooperation, promoting the achievements and examples of world culture based on humanistic ideals and...
- "ZD Awards 2009" - Special prize "Legend"
Awards
- Lenin Komsomol PrizeLenin Komsomol PrizeLenin Komsomol Prize was a Soviet annual award for the best works in science, engineering, literature or art carried out by young authors of age not exceeding 33 years...
(1985) - Merited Artist of Ukrainian SSRMerited Artist of UkraineMerited [Performing] Artist of Ukraine is a state honorary title of decoration awarded by the Ukrainian SSR and later Ukraine for outstanding achievement in the performing arts...
(1987) - People's Artist of RussiaPeople's Artist of RussiaPeople's Artist of Russia, also sometimes translated as National Artist of Russia, is an honorary title granted to citizens of Russia.It succeeded both the all-Soviet union award People's Artist of the USSR , and more directly the local republic award, People's Artist of the RSFSR , after the...
(9 March 1996) - Prize of the Moscow Government in the field of literature and the arts for 1996 - for the super show "Full Moon" and "On the way to Hollywood"
- Order of Merit for the FatherlandOrder of Merit for the FatherlandThe Order of Merit for the Fatherland was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree. The statutes describe it as a decoration for merit, not an order of knights....
IV degree (19 March 2005) - for his great contribution to the development of music - Order of Mikhail Lomonosov (2007)
- The Order of Peter the Great of the first degree (2007)
- Order of Honor (2009) - for great contribution to the development of national music art and many years of creative activity
- People's Artist of the Republic of Komi (2009)
Immovables
- Apartment in the club house in the historic center of Moscow. Purchased in 1993
- Villa in Coral Gables, Miami, Florida, USA (neighbors - Sylvester StalloneSylvester StalloneMichael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone , commonly known as Sylvester Stallone, and nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, film director and occasional painter. Stallone is known for his machismo and Hollywood action roles. Two of the notable characters he has portrayed...
and MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
). Purchased in 1996 - Apartment on Collins AvenueCollins AvenueCollins Avenue runs parallel to the Atlantic Ocean in Miami Beach, Florida, one block west. It is also State Road A1A. Collins Avenue was named for John S...
, Miami, FL, USA. Purchased in 2002 - Apartment in Hallandale Beach, Florida, USA. Purchased in 2005
- Villa in AlicanteAlicanteAlicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
, Spain (neighbors - Mikhail GorbachevMikhail GorbachevMikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a former Soviet statesman, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, and as the last head of state of the USSR, having served from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991...
, Victoria BeckhamVictoria BeckhamVictoria Caroline Beckham is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British pop music magazine Top of the Pops...
). Purchased in 2008