Eduard Khil, aka The Trololo Guy has died

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Eduard Khil, known to most Western audiences as Internet star “Mr. Trololo,” died early Monday in St. Petersburg after suffering a stroke in April. He was 77.

Khil, a baritone who was popular in the 1960s and '70s in what was then the Soviet Union, received a number of awards during his career, including the People’s Artist of Russia honor, but it wasn’t until a 1976 TV performance surfaced online in late 2009 and hit big in early 2010 that he enjoyed international fame.

"From his grandson he learned that T-shirts and mugs with his image had become available in the West, and he joked that he never earned a kopeck from them," Mikhail Sadchikov told the Associated Press on Monday. "He was also very optimistic, positive and ironic at the same time."

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Farewell, Eduard Khil. You changed the internet, and brought laughter to millions of people. RIP

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May he forever trololo the Great Workers' Paradise in the Sky.

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Originally Posted by Sabretooth

May he forever trololo the Great Worker's Paradise in the Sky.

Amen.

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R.I.P. Eduard Khil, a.k.a. Mr. Trololo guy.