А Чернецкий и Чиж | en

Sergey 'Chizh' Chigrakov (band front-man and also an author of almost every song) was born on 2nd February, 1961 in Dzerzhinsk. Started to play in local bands with his elder brother at the age of 14, substituting some of their members. Then he graduates from music school and college. His work in group named "GPD" ("Gruppa Prodlennogo Dnya" - "Afterschool Group") became a real "amateur" experience. Musicians played hard-rock that was very popular at that time. Chigrakov moves from Dzerzhinsk to Harkov is summer, 1989 - he was invited to work as guest guitarist in the same-name band ("GPD"). Soon...

Chizh & Co is a russian rock band. It was named The Band of a Year by "Rock-Fuzz" magazine in 1997. Main genre is blues and rock n roll. .