Alexander Lerman — Russian singer, wonderful musician and composer, who worked in the ensemble “Buffoons”, “Wind of change” and rock group “Araks” and “Jolly fellows”, where he sang with then with aspiring singer Alla Pugacheva. 10.10.2011, shortly before his 60th birthday, Lerman died. It happened at night, in his house, in Newark. The cause of death of Alexander Lerman in the media is not discussed, however, how died a scientist, singer and composer, who stood at the origins of Soviet rock, evidence of its disease.

In the photo: Alexander Lerman

The pages of the biography of Alexander Lerman

The whole life of Alexander Lerman (1952-2011) is divided into two parts: American and Soviet. In Russia Lerman — a student at Vilnius University, a musician, who stood at the origins of the Soviet rock. In the USA it is known as a linguist, specializing in Indo-European Philology.

Alexander Lerman young

Despite the fact that his musical career in the States Alexander to build didn’t in 1994, and in 1998 he, together with “Araks” has released two new album, the songs for which were written back in the seventies. Then Lerman participated in the creation of the rock Opera “the Fly-Tsokotukha”, which was traditionally Russian folk music.

In the photo: Alexander Lerman on the stage

Music and Philology has always been present in the life of Alexander. Friends remember him not only as a composer and singer with great vocal abilities, but also as an intellectual with a deep sense of self-esteem with knowledge of forty languages.

In 1977 in the United States ended the career of the Soviet musician Alexander Lerman

He enrolled in graduate school in 1985, and after defending his thesis (1989) took part in the establishment of the Russian-speaking Department at the University of Delaware. There he studied Indo-European Philology. In Newark the Professor lived with his wife Susan (1952), who worked with him, philologist, and two sons Ilya (1984) and Nicholas (1993).