these words belong to the greatest singer , people's artist of the ussr, joseph daividovich kobzon ,1, where we would have turned 85 years old, he is gone, he has been with us for 4 years, but tonight friends and relatives of the greatest citizen of our country have gathered in our studio. my destiny, my life began the song path of happiness, i did not aspire to a career as a singer. i just loved to sing. nobody has power. i wanted to leave this world to another, so that my children would not be ashamed of their father, of their grandfather, of their husband, of their friend. and i have lived good life and proud of it. dear nell mikhailovna is with us today in the studio. for us for all the mill. i want to present these flowers. i know that's exactly what flowers the first time presented. i came here to you. for me it is very symbolic. thank you for your relationship . i won't give thanks to anyone at our table. i'm sure today there are all those for whom, if the prey is not just a singer, not just a friend, but also a person who helped a lot in different situations. this is how it h