People's Artist of the RSFSR Leshchenko refused to take the place of the mentor of the show “Voice” Gradsky 
Soviet and Russian pop singer Lev Leshchenko did not agree to take the place of his deceased colleague Alexander Gradsky in the music show “Voice” on Channel One, NEWS.ru writes.
People's Artist of the RSFSR clarified that he had not received such proposals. He considers the very idea of replacing the mentor in the transfer ridiculous. “I was not offered to replace Alexander Gradsky. And if offered, I would never have taken his place, “he said flatly.
Leshchenko was the mentor of the Voice 60+ show for three seasons.
Gradsky died on 28 November at the age of 72. The cause of death of the People's Artist of Russia was a cerebral infarction. The musician was hospitalized with a stroke on November 26 and was in intensive care. Doctors fought desperately for the singer's life, but they could not save him.