Alexander Chernetsky, the Kharkiv-born singer-songwriter who led the rock band Raznye Lyudi, dies at 60

Source: Garik Sukachev

Alexander Chernetsky, a singer-songwriter, composer, and frontman of the rock band Raznye Lyudi, has died at 60, musician Garik Sukachev said.

“Some sad news. Alexander Chernetsky, a wonderful musician and the leader of Raznye Lyudi, has passed away. Rest in peace,” Sukachev wrote on social media.

Alexander Chernetsky

Yegor Aleev / TASS / Profimedia

A source close to Chernetsky told TASS that he died on November 8 after a long illness.

Chernetsky was born on January 10, 1966, in Kharkiv. He began performing in 1983, when he formed a school band called Karbonarii with his cousin. He later formed Rock Front, which was renamed Raznye Lyudi. The band initially performed in Kharkiv, but after moving to St. Petersburg, Chernetsky assembled a new lineup of Raznye Lyudi.

Chernetsky was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, a condition that causes chronic inflammation of the joints and spine. The illness forced him to take breaks from performing.

Raznye Lyudi has released about 20 albums, some recorded with Sergei Chigrakov and his band Chizh & Co. Chernetsky also released two solo albums.

Music and musicians

At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is the result of extensive testing and refinements to ensure our English-language coverage is timely and accurate. A Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.

If you find any errors in this translation, please contact us at reports@meduza.io.

To read Meduza’s exclusive content in English, please subscribe to our newsletter.

Alexander Chernetsky, the Kharkiv-born singer-songwriter who led the rock band Raznye Lyudi, dies at 60

Music and musicians

Russian band Shortparis releases ‘Iliada,’ its first album since the death of singer Nikolai Komyagin

Russian rock bassist Dmitry Oganyan dies at 45 after being found in a St. Petersburg pond with a severed hand

How Viktor Tsoi’s most famous song became the post-Soviet world’s protest anthem, against the rock legend’s own wishes

{{ header_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }}

{{ title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }}

{{ second_title }}

Alexander Chernetsky, the Kharkiv-born singer-songwriter who led the rock band Raznye Lyudi, dies at 60

Music and musicians

Russian band Shortparis releases ‘Iliada,’ its first album since the death of singer Nikolai Komyagin

Russian rock bassist Dmitry Oganyan dies at 45 after being found in a St. Petersburg pond with a severed hand

How Viktor Tsoi’s most famous song became the post-Soviet world’s protest anthem, against the rock legend’s own wishes

{{{ alt }}}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }}

{{ title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }} {{ second_title }}

{{ title }}

{{ second_title }}