Igor Dotsenko

Igor Dmitriyevich Dotsenko (Russian: И́горь Дми́триевич Доце́нко; July 16, 1953 – December 7, 2014)[2] was a Soviet and Russian drummer, a member of the famous rock groups Sinyaya Ptitsa, DDT, and Chizh & Co.[3] Dotsenko was born in Izyaslav, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukrainian SSR.

Don Brewer (Grand Funk) and John Henry Bonham (Led Zeppelin) remained Dotsenko's idols throughout his life.

[7][8] 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.

He also took part in the recording of the album of the group Nautilus Pompilius (Man Without A Name), with Yuri Morozov, Alisa (Solstice), Alexander Lyapin, Vadim Kurylev, and Zakhar May.

He died at the age of 61 on the morning of December 7, 2014 after battling cancer, he was in the last stage of the disease..[10] He was buried in the cemetery of the village Daimishche in Gatchinsky District.