Alexander Tikhanovich and his family: cause of death, what the people’s artist was ill with. The legendary soloist of the ensemble "Verasy" Alexander Tikhanovich died

On Saturday night, Alexander Tikhanovich, ex-soloist of the Verasy ensemble and husband of Yadwiga Poplavskaya, died in a hospital in Minsk.

The artists’ daughter Anastasia Tikhanovich wrote about her father’s death on social networks:
- My Dad passed away tonight... We thank everyone who was by his side throughout his amazing journey. We thank everyone who prayed and supported him in his last and very difficult year...
“I know that he would have asked to thank all of you for your love, which was mutual,” added Anastasia Tikhanovich.
Since 1973, Alexander Tikhanovich sang in the VIA “Verasy”, which, like “Pesnyary” and “Syabry”, was the calling card of the Belarusian stage in the Soviet Union.
In 1988, Tikhanovich, together with his wife Yadviga Poplavskaya, organized the Song Theater, which was later transformed into a production center named after them.
A few years ago, Tikhanovich and Poplavskaya gave a frank interview to our publication, where they shared interesting stories from their lives. For example:
- There was a funny story on the cruise. In 1994, in Barcelona, ​​Tikhanovich shared, he got off the ship. I asked the locals where money could be exchanged. I was sent to a nearby hotel. After the checkout, I stand at the hotel, count the bills and figure out what I will buy: “I need a T-shirt, sneakers, jeans, ok...” I look - the boots are standing next to me. I raise my head - a policeman. “Passport,” he says, “come on.” But I don’t have a passport - I stayed on the ship. Me - onto the bus, where strange-looking Latinos were already sitting. One piece of hashish is hidden in a sock, the other is covered in tattoos. There was a Cuban there, who, it turned out, studied in Russia and understands our language. He tells me: “Call your people on the ship and let them confirm that you are their tourist. Otherwise, they will take you away, give you a slap on the neck and send you out of the country. And don’t stick your head out at all, be silent.” I saw how people get slapped in the neck for chatting, a little later, when a cop hit one guy with a stick as hard as he could. And I decided to listen to the advice of my travel companion. At the entrance to the site, the bus was filled to capacity with dubious types. What saved me during the interrogation was that I kept the receipt and showed it to the police. They contacted the exchanger, and they confirmed that I was a tourist from the ship. And then one of the law enforcement officers noticed a package on me with an image of Yadya and me on it, and realized that they were going somewhere in the wrong place. They took me to another room and offered me wine. I said I don't drink. But he asked me to light a cigarette. They allowed it. Then they put me on the same bus and took me to the place where they picked me up. After this incident, my desire to come to Spain again did not disappear, but I understood once and for all: going abroad without a passport is nowhere.

“Tonight my dad passed away. We thank everyone who was by his side throughout his amazing life journey - wrote on her Instagram, the artist’s daughter, singer. “We thank everyone who prayed and supported him during his last and very difficult year.” The cause of death was unknown at the time of publication.

He admitted that he got into music by accident: at the Suvorov School he really didn’t like mathematics, and those who studied in the brass band were released from lessons. Fortunately, instead of the bad company that teachers promise to truants,

Tikhanovich ended up with enthusiastic teachers - he chose a tuba and, by his own admission, did not part with it. After college he entered the Minsk Conservatory and graduated from it.

In 1973 he came to VIA “Verasy” and performed with the famous Belarusian ensemble for fifteen long and glorious years, during which their music managed to literally enter every home. Actually, it is precisely this period that can be called golden for the ensemble. Perestroika journalism and rock criticism that grew out of underground music magazines liked to rhyme them with Brezhnev’s stagnation, but it’s worth realizing -

at the moment when they sounded on the radio and TV, from windows and cars, there was simply no alternative to them: the “red wave” of rock, for which the late USSR would become famous, was just beginning to take shape.

And “Veras” sang songs by Pakhmutova and Dobronravov, becoming one of those who glorified this pair of classics of Soviet pop songs: in 1974 they won the all-Union performing competition and began their journey into every home and every radio.

“Robin”, “Zavirukha”, “Carnival” - now these songs have become classics, an irreplaceable sign of the times, without which, as he said in his famous program, it is difficult to imagine us and even more difficult to understand; It’s not for nothing that these songs were later taken into soundtracks for films that described Soviet life far from the capitals.

And 30-35 years ago, their kind of leisurely internal rhythm, the soft sound of keyboards and the poetry of everyday life created a soundtrack to people’s private lives, allowing them to wrap themselves in this sound and hide in it both from ideological pumping and from everyday problems.

It was not for nothing that they were awarded titles in Belarus - it is worth noting that, along with “Pesnyary”, they were one of the few artists who represented their native Belarusian language on the all-Union stage. Tikhanovich, whose voice sounded in their songs both separately and in the overall small ensemble “chorus,” was responsible for one of the most important and most inconspicuous elements in this sound: the conservatory tuba player in the ensemble picked up the bass guitar.

In 1988, Tikhanovich left VIA. Together with another soloist of “Verasov”, Yadviga, she forms the duet (and then the ensemble) “Happy Occasion”.

The name of the group was given by a song based on poetry, with which the artists, who had already become husband and wife, won the “Song-88” competition. It is worth noting that here the situation was fundamentally different: a rock revolution was going on in the country, and even state concert organizations and record companies were taking a closer look at new music. However, in this intense interspecies competition, Tikhanovich and Poplavskaya, even after the collapse of the USSR, managed not to get lost among the wreckage of the once unified space of the Soviet stage.

They were with their people - if we call the Soviet people as such - where they were now: they successfully went on tour to Germany, Israel and places of post-Soviet emigration. They didn’t sit idly by in their homeland either: having organized their Song Theater in Minsk back in 1988, the couple in our modern era turned it into a production center. Among other Belarusian artists, his wards included, for example, artists whom you least expect to see in this row: for example, a rock musician and his group “Lyapis Trubetskoy”.

People's Artist of Belarus, famous singer Alexander Tikhanovich died in Minsk. The performer, who was loved by millions of fans throughout the former Soviet Union, died after a long illness, a few months short of his 65th birthday.

Alexander Tikhanovich’s daughter Anastasia reported the sad news on her microblog. “My dad passed away tonight... We thank everyone who was by his side throughout his amazing life. We thank everyone who prayed and supported him in his last and very difficult year. I know that he would ask to thank you all for your love, which was mutual. Man-love, my closest, best, most beloved. My dad. Pray for him so that his path to God, which he sought and found, will end in a joyful meeting. Dad, I love you always. The Kingdom of Heaven to you, May God receive you in her brightest villages, where there is no longer illness or sadness, but life and love are endless,” wrote Anastasia.

Fans of Alexander Tikhanovich mourn his untimely death. Under his daughter’s post, they left hundreds of comments with words of sympathy and support for the singer’s family.

“Peter is grieving. Blessed memory”, “Strength to you, dear ones, and courage”, “Our condolences. Moscow is with you,” “My condolences to you and your entire family. I can't even imagine the grief your mother is experiencing. “Your dad was such a wonderful person and artist,” “All of Belarus is mourning with you,” “A lump in my throat, as if our relative had left. Condolences from our family,” “Nastenka, I read the news and am crying. What a grief. Hang in there. It's impossible to imagine. The legacy of Belarus is fading. Great strength and support to mom and you!” - write fans of Alexander Tikhanovich’s talent.

Alexander Tikhanovich was born on July 13, 1952 in Minsk. In 1973, he began working in the Verasy ensemble, which was very popular in the Soviet Union for many years.

In the ensemble, Tikhanovich met Yadwiga Poplavskaya, who became his only wife. In 1986, the artists left VIA “Verasy” and created the duet “Happy Case”. The musician and his wife organized the Yadwiga Poplavskaya and Alexander Tikhanovich Song Theater, which was later transformed into a production center.

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The untimely death of Alexander Tikhanovich shocked Russian celebrities. Stars on their microblogs post photos together with the musician and mourn his death. “Where does everyone go? Where? Farewell, Alexander Tikhanovich,” wrote Alla Pugacheva. “Sad news reached me this morning. My great friend Alexander Tikhanovich, the legendary musician, lead singer of the most beloved Belarusian group in the USSR, “Verasy,” has passed away. Eh, Alexander Grigorievich, you left us early... Our long-term friendship, the crazy days in Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and our joint work with Dima Koldun, which is still an unsurpassed high result for Belarus at Eurovision. And it was all thanks to you and your crazy energy, love and faith in your Motherland! Your songs, our meetings, your humor, and, of course, your kind, wide, loving heart will forever remain in our memory and in the history of our music, despite borders and time! The kingdom of heaven to you, Friend! - Philip Kirkorov spoke out.

Singer Lolita Milyavskaya dedicated her post to Alexander Tikhanovich’s wife Yadviga Poplavskaya. “I can’t imagine how Yadya is now. All my life with Sasha. And hardly anyone can imagine them without each other! Poplavskaya and Tikhanovich! Today Sasha, an intelligent, cheerful and, most importantly, very talented musician, has passed away. Death inevitably comes, but it is so impossible to get used to it. Peace to his soul,” Lolita wrote.

“This is the last photo with Sasha Tikhanovich. He sent me SMS congratulations on every holiday. When I came to Minsk on tour or for filming, I always came backstage. And this smile of his, which is in the picture, never left his lips... Our man, musician, professional... My condolences to Jadwiga and everyone for whom Alexander was dear,” noted composer Igor Nikolaev.

“It’s impossible to get used to the fact that your friends are passing away. Sasha, you were always so cheerful and cheerful. So much energy and warmth came from you! And you will forever remain like this in my heart... Blessed memory,” singer Taisiya Povaliy mourns with her colleagues.

“God rest his soul. So another colleague is gone,” singer Stas Mikhailov wrote on the microblog.

“Today Alexander Tikhanovich passed away. A man of the kindest soul. I will forever remember the year 2008, my participation in Eurovision and the human attitude and support in Belarus. You have left a mark on people's hearts forever. My condolences to the family and loved ones. We mourn,” Ani Lorak responded to the tragic news.

In Belarus, on the night of January 28, 2017, Soviet pop singer, former member of the Verasy and Pesnyary ensembles Alexander Tikhanovich died.

Ex-soloist of the Verasy ensemble Alexander Tikhanovich has died

In Belarus, former bass guitarist and soloist of the famous ensemble "Verasy" Alexander Tikhanovich died at the age of 64. About the death of Alexander Tikhanovich reported on Instagram his daughter Anastasia. In the last year of his life, the artist was seriously ill.

“My dad passed away tonight... We thank everyone who was by his side throughout his amazing life. We thank everyone who prayed and supported him during the last and very difficult year,” she wrote.

Alexander Tikhanovich, creative biography

Alexander Tikhanovich was born in Minsk in 1952. He graduated from the Belarusian Conservatory and began his musical career in the orchestra at the Suvorov School.

Since 1973, he was a member of the popular Minsk VIA “Verasy” in the 1970s. The most famous songs of the group: “Robin”, “Zavirukha”, “Carnival”, “I live with my grandmother”.

In 1986, the artist left the group along with another member and his wife Yadwiga Poplavskaya. Together they created the duet "Happy Occasion".

He also performed in the group “Pesnyary”, and later created his own group, which he called “Minsk”.

In 1988, together with his wife, the artist organized the Yadviga Poplavskaya and Alexander Tikhanovich Song Theater, which was later transformed into the production center of Alexander Tikhanovich and Yadviga Poplavskaya, through whose studio many young Belarusian performers passed through - Alexander Solodukha, the Lyapis Trubetskoy group, Nikita Fominykh, etc. .

On January 28, Alexander Tikhanovich, a performer of the popular Soviet group “”, died in Minsk. Beloved by millions of Belarusians and Russians, the singer was only 64 years old.

The death of the People's Artist of Belarus became known from a message on the social network of his daughter Anastasia. On her VKontakte page, she expressed gratitude to everyone who accompanied her father through life, who was next to him during the last, very difficult year, and mentioned him in their prayers to God.

The singer left this world after a long and grueling battle with a serious illness.

The name of Alexander Tikhanovich is strongly associated with a wide audience with the group “Verasy”, formed in 1970 and initially consisting only of the fairer sex, among whom was the singer’s future wife, Yadviga Poplavskaya. However, two years later the team was replenished with men, including Alexander.

1974 became a very important year for the ensemble. The group "Verasy" became a participant in the All-Union Competition of Variety Artists and, thanks to their amazingly clear and original voices, immediately attracted the attention of both judges and the public, winning the title of laureate of the competition.

In 1983, the ensemble starred in the program “New Year's Attraction,” hosted by Alla Pugacheva and Igor Kio, and the following year the composition “Carnival” turned into a hit.

The fame of Jadwiga and Alexander at that time was simply amazing. The performances of a slender young lady wearing stylish glasses and a handsome man with a black mustache playing a guitar delighted the audience. Their lyrical and beautiful songs are still listened to with pleasure by people of all ages. After all, numerous hits of these artists, including “White Snow”, “Robin”, “I Live with My Grandmother”, touch the most hidden corners of the soul, and their simple performance evokes feelings of kindness and joy.

The couple remained part of the Veras ensemble until 1986, when they said goodbye to it and moved to the newly created orchestra led by Mikhail Finberg. After some time, they formed a duet called “Happy Occasion”. Interestingly, the composition written by Larisa Rubalskaya and having the same name as the duet helped the couple become laureates of the “Song of the Year” program.

This was followed by the Golden Lyre festival, performances in many countries, including France, Israel, Finland, Canada, and Germany.

Later, the couple created the Song Theater, which served as a good school for a large number of young talents, including the group “Lyapis Trubetskoy”, Alexander Solodukha, Nikita Fominykh.