Eduard Khil
Russian singer (1934–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eduard Anatolyevich Khil (Russian: Эдуа́рд Анато́льевич Хиль, IPA: [ɨdʊˈart ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈxʲilʲ]; 4 September 1934 – 4 June 2012), often anglicized as Edward Hill, was a Soviet-Russian baritone singer.
Eduard Khil | |
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Эдуард Анатольевич Хиль | |
Born | Eduard Anatolyevich Khil (1934-09-04)4 September 1934 |
Died | 4 June 2012(2012-06-04) (aged 77) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Resting place | Smolensky Cemetery, Saint Petersburg |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1955–2012 |
Spouse |
Zoya Pravdina (m. 1958) |
Children | 1 |
Awards |
Khil became known to international audiences in 2010, when a 1976 clip of him singing a non-lexical vocable version of the song "I Am Very Glad, As I Am Finally Returning Back Home" (Russian: "Я о́чень рад, ведь я, наконе́ц, возвраща́юсь домо́й", tr. "Ya ochen rad, ved ya, nakonets, vozvrashchayus' domoy") became an Internet meme, often referred to as "Trololol" or "Trololo",[1] or as the "Russian Rickroll", and the song became associated with Internet trolling. The song's newfound prominence in Internet culture led him to adopt Mr. Trololo as a stage name.[2]