Valeriy Leontiev: Influences

Russian vocalist Valeriy Leontiev's inspirations are just as unexpected as his career moves. Western crooners like Tom Jones, Charles Aznavour and Engelbert Humperdinck meet such powerhouses as Valeriy Obodzinskiy and Muslim Magomayev. Unafraid of eclectic sounds, Leontiev embraces Ricky Martin's Latin cadence and Erasure's New Wave as well as left-field picks like Mozambique singer Afric Simone.