[CODE]Today, St. Petersburg will bid farewell to the Russian star vocalist, Eduard Khil, better known as Mr. Trololo.
He passed away on June 4 at the age of 77.
Khil’s civil funeral will be held in the Raikin Estrada Theatre at 11 a.m. local time, followed by a requiem service in the Our Lady of Smolensk Church at 3 p.m.
The beloved Russian pop singer will be buried in the Smolensk cemetery.
Famous Russian crooner Eduard Khil dies in St. Pete
Eduard Khil, one of the most popular Soviet singers best known as Mr. Trololo, passed away on June 4 in St. Petersburg. He was 77.
Eduard Khil lived a life full of enormous success, oblivion and tremendous world-wide fame in his declining years. One can only be amazed by such a plentiful life and the astounding success he enjoyed in 2010, when one of Khil’s Soviet-era video clips suddenly became an unexpected sensation on the web. In the video, he performed a rollicking song without a single word, entitled "I Am So Happy to Finally Be Back Home."
The video garnered millions of views in the American and European Internet communities, undercutting even Obama’s speeches. Slews of button badges, mugs and T-shirts portraying Khil sold like hot cakes in British Internet shops. Loads of fan art, including parodies and featured videos, was dedicated to Eduard Khil. His most avid admirers even went as far as creating a community, estimated at over 14,000 members. That’s when Mr. Trololo first made his appearance.
It may come as a surprise but Eduard Khil was one of the last to learn about his world-wide recognition – and only thanks to his grandson. He was astonished at the popularity of the forty-year-old song, which he referred to as his “visit card” in 1960s. “Just think of it, I was performing not a march or a lullaby, but a two-and-a-half-minute song without any lyrics whatsoever. I haven’t sung it for some five years. I think the destiny itself wanted me to take it up again.”
The vocalization called “I Am So Happy to Finally Be Back Home” by Arkady Ostrovsky suited Eduard Khil, a positive and energetic singer, like no one else. In fact, his whole Soviet repertory was just as “sunny.” He left the stage for good in the twilight of the Soviet era. Or so it seemed at that time.
The former pop idol left Russia to look for new audiences abroad, where he could finally return to his conservatory roots. He switched from pop songs to Russian romance ones. For over three years he performed at the Paris cabaret “Rasputin,” before he became homesick. Khil returned home knowing he had no chance of getting through there. He couldn’t even hope to become an “Internet hit” and revive his career of a singer.
Mr. Trololo’s fans dreamt that one day their beloved idol would finally embark on a world tour. Eduard Khil enjoyed good health and was in a perfect physical form despite his old age. But fate willed it otherwise.[/CODE]
Source: [url]http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_06_07/77334920/[/url]
He'll be trolololing in heaven
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Crap... didn't see that article...
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