Through tears and pain of loss: St. Petersburg said goodbye to the legendary rock musician Alexander Chernetsky

Today, November 12, St. Petersburg citizens, friends and colleagues gathered in Feodorovsky Cathedral to lead the permanent leader of the group “Different People” Alexander Chernetsky on his last journey. The musician passed away on November 8 at the age of 60. The farewell ceremony was attended by the correspondent of “MK in St. Petersburg” Camilla Latypova.

The farewell ceremony began at noon. About 200 people came to say goodbye to the artist - people approached the coffin in turn. Especially difficult farewell was given to the family: the widow of the musician Inna Chernetskaya did not hold back tears for a long time. The wife was with Alexander for many years - not only as a wife, but also as a director and backing vocalist of the band. Their daughter Sonya also participated in the recording of his songs.

To honor the memory of Chernetsky came many famous musicians and figures of the rock scene. Among them are Yuri Shevchuk, Garik Sukachev, Sergey Galanin, poetess Margarita Pushkin, Branimir (Alexander Parshikov) and Alexander Bessmertny. To say goodbye to a friend and colleague also came Oleg Sakmarov, Andrei “Hudoy” Vasiliev, Vadim Kurylev, Boris Shaveynikov, Nail Kadyrov, Mikhail Nefyodov, Igor Oistrakh and Dmitry Kovalev.

Alexander Chernetsky began his career in school ensembles in Kharkov, where the group “Different People” was formed, which became a noticeable phenomenon of Russian-language rock. At the end of 1999, the musician moved to St. Petersburg, where the band continued to work in a new composition with the participation of St. Petersburg musicians.

Chernetsky for many years struggled with a serious disease - Bekhterev's disease - and underwent several difficult operations, but continued to perform. In addition to music, he was actively engaged in charity: in 2016 he became the initiator of the festival “Different people – rock musicians help children”, and in January 2017, together with Igor Oistrakh, he established the eponymous fund to help seriously ill children.

The musician was buried in one of his most recognizable images – a red T-shirt with the inscription “USSR” and a black and white shirt. In such clothes, he regularly went on stage in recent years, so loved ones wanted to conduct the artist in the form in which he was remembered by fans.

After the funeral in the cathedral, the coffin with the body of Alexander Chernetsky was taken out onto the street - the legendary rock musician was seen off with long applause. The artist will be buried the same day at the Theological Cemetery.