Igor Dmitriyevich Dotsenko (russian: И́горь Дми́триевич Доце́нко; July 16, 1953 – December 7, 2014) was a

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and

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drummer A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drums. Most contemporary western bands that play rock, pop, jazz, or R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer' ...

, a member of the famous rock groups ''

Sinyaya Ptitsa Sinyaya Ptitsa (russian: Синяя птица, The Blue Bird) was a Soviet music group, vocal and instrumental ensemble, which existed from 1972 to 1991. Later, several Russian musical groups created by former members of the original band took ...

'', ''

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'', and ''

Chizh & Co Chizh & Co () is a Russian rock Rock music became known in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and quickly broke free from its Western roots. According to many music critics, its "golden age" years were the 1980s (especially the era of perestro ...

''.

Biography

Dotsenko was born in

Izyaslav Iziaslav ( uk, Ізя́слав, ) or Zaslav ( uk, Заслав, links=no, ; pl, Zasław) is one of the oldest cities in Volhynia. Situated on the Horyn river ( uk, Горинь, links=no) in western Ukraine, the city dates back to the 11th cent ...

, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukrainian SSR. At the age of two, he ended up in Kaluga. From the 7th grade, a member of the school music ensemble.

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(

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) and

John Henry Bonham John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) was an English musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Led Zeppelin. Esteemed for his speed, power, fast single-footed kick drumming, distinctive sound, and feel for groove, ...

(

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) remained Dotsenko's idols throughout his life. In August 1979, one of his closest friends Vladimir Shurygin committed

suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and ...

. This event, according to Dotsenko, gave him strength and confidence in the need to develop his talent and try to leave a noticeable mark on the formation of

Soviet rock Rock music became known in the Soviet Union in the 1960s and quickly broke free from its Western roots. According to many music critics, its "golden age" years were the 1980s (especially the era of perestroika), when the Soviet underground ...

. In 1982, while working as a member of VIA ''

'', he moved to Leningrad, where he lived until his death. In 1986 he produced the album of the group Knockout, and in the same autumn he was invited by

Yuri Shevchuk Yuri Yulianovich Shevchuk (russian: Юрий Юлианович Шевчук; born 16 May 1957) is a Soviet and Russian rock musician and singer/songwriter who leads the rock band DDT, which he founded with Vladimir Sigachyov in 1980. He is bes ...

to the ''

''. He also took part in the recording of the album of the group ''

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'' ('' Man Without A Name''), with Yuri Morozov, ''

Alisa Alisa is a female given name, a version of Alice in used in Russia, Finland, Estonia and other countries. Notable people with the names Alisa and Alissa include: Alisa People * Alisa Agafonova (born 1991), Ukrainian former competitive ice dan ...

'' (''

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''), Alexander Lyapin, Vadim Kurylyov, and

Zakhar May Zakhar May (Zak May; russian: Захар Май) (born June 25, 1969) is a modern Ukrainian musician, author of such hits as "Nahui", "Nashi Tanki" and "Russo Matroso", a participant in festivals "Nashestvie 2002" (Нашествие 2002), "Krylya ...

. In June 2010, Igor Dotsenko announced his departure from the ''

'', in which he worked for twenty-four years. Since the fall of 2010, Dotsenko resumed his musical career in the ''

''. He died at the age of 61 on the morning of December 7, 2014 after battling

cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bl ...

, he was in the last stage of the disease.. He was buried in the cemetery of the village Daimishche in

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Персональная страница Игоря Доценко
* 1953 births 2014 deaths 20th-century Russian male musicians 21st-century Russian male musicians 20th-century drummers 21st-century drummers Russian rock musicians Russian people of Ukrainian descent {{Authority control Deaths from cancer in Russia People from Izyaslav Russian rock drummers