Eduard "Trololo" Khil dead at 77

Eduard Khil, the Russian entertainer who enjoyed a recent resurgence of fame as the "Trololo" singer, died this weekend in St. Peterburg.

Khil's newly famous I Am So Happy To Finally Be Back Home was originally recorded more than 40 years ago. But its nonsensical lyrics -- put in to replace western-themed ones that displeased Soviet censors -- made it perfect material for the 21st-century web. Khil was born Sept. 4, 1934, in Smolensk and suffered a stroke earlier this year. Here's an extensive interview from 2010, at the height of his new fame.

Update: Here's a tribute from Moscow RT.

Previously: Mr. Trololo is fighting for his life after stroke
Trololo guy watches fans imitate him on YouTube

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http://www.facebook.com/green.winnebago Josh Gardner

No no no no no no no no no no no no no
no no no no no….
Seriously, too bad.
http://www.aarongilliland.com/ Aaron Gilliland

If there is any class and decency in this world, his pallbearers will be singing that song and happily bouncing his coffin all the way to the cemetery.
- http://www.aarongilliland.com/ Aaron Gilliland
  
  Like what they did with Stalin.
snagglepuss

TrololoNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS !
sarahnocal

No one has posted this yet? !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqafYTKBpss
Robert

:,(
Mark_Frauenfelder

Whenever I watch this, I think about how much my Russian grandmother would have loved it.
Brian

VIDEO: North Korea grieves over the death of Eduard “Trolololololo” Khil (YouTube)
http://youtu.be/z5WJAPLpsT4
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_MWKM7JUYSMVGDUHBXXCBFRZVEA Mia

I really loove how he is singing, but his mouth doesn’t move that much. It totally entrances meee