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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/alexander-chernetsky-the-kharkiv-born-singer-songwriter-who-led-the-rock-band-raznye-lyudi-dies-at-60/
- Published: 2026-11-10T00:06:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T00:22:07+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/10/alexander-chernetsky-the-kharkiv-born-singer-songwriter-who-led-the-rock-band-raznye-lyudi-dies-at-60
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Raznye Lyudi frontman Alexander Chernetsky has died aged 60.
- He died on 8 November after a long illness.
- His band released about 20 albums.

## Summary

Alexander Chernetsky, the Kharkiv-born singer-songwriter who led the rock band Raznye Lyudi, has died aged 60. His death was announced by fellow musician Garik Sukachev, and a source close to Chernetsky said he died on 8 November after a long illness.

Chernetsky began performing in 1983, forming a school band with his cousin before founding the group that became Raznye Lyudi. The band first played in Kharkiv, then continued in St Petersburg with a new line-up; it released about 20 albums, including recordings with Sergei Chigrakov and Chizh & Co. Chernetsky also released two solo albums and lived with ankylosing spondylitis, which sometimes interrupted his performances.

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