Sergey Sosedov died suddenly on October 23 in Neryungri, Yakutia, where he had come for a beauty pageant. The critic's death came as a shock to many, including singer Aziza, who had always admired his courage.

In 2025, Aziza participated in the show "Superstar!", where she was one of the leaders. The main rival of the artist was 75-year-old Ksenia Georgiadi, who gained an advantage in the final after Lera Kudryavtseva allegedly lowered Aziza's score. The blonde was also supported by other jury members — Stas Piekha and Shura. The only one outraged by the voting results was Sergey Sosedov.

"A stolen victory," the truth-teller uttered, getting into an argument with Kudryavtseva. It was this conflict that gave rise to strange rumors about his by no means accidental death.

Andrey Malakhov stated on his show: "I cannot but show the version circulating online about Sergey Sosedov's death." The TV presenter showed a short video titled "Kudryavtseva's intrigues drove him to his grave. This is how they treated Sosedov," perfectly aware that all these rumors about his colleague from NTV were fabricated.

Aziza agreed with Malakhov, understanding that Sosedov had simply given in to emotions then. The artist is still grateful to the critic for his support, as he stood up for her, even though the conflict with his show colleague definitely contradicted his personal interests.

At the same time, earlier in the same studio, a similar version was voiced – that his business trip to Yakutia might have been orchestrated. "I can't say it was a quarrel — people quarrel with equals. Or they clear up misunderstandings in a general dialogue, and Lera and I didn't have one. Everything that happened in the final was unexpected. But I didn't suspect it would be such a blow to Sosedov's professionalism. He couldn't come to terms with the unexpected turn of this final. When there was a banquet, we started talking. Seryozha said then: 'Aza, how will you live with this? Because I won't forget this!' He lamented, saying that unprofessional people shouldn't be put on such shows," Aziza admitted on the "Malakhov" program.