TROLOLOLOLOLO-man is dead.
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About
Trololo is a video of the nationally-honored Russian singer Eduard Khil (AKA Edward Khill, Edward Hill) performing the Soviet-era pop song “I am Glad, ‘cause I’m Finally Returning Back Home” (Russian: Я очень рад, ведь я, наконец, возвращаюсь домой). The video is often used as a bait-and-switch prank, in similar vein to the practice of Rickrolling.
Origin
YouTuber RealPapaPit uploaded a video clip titled “I am very glad, because I’m finally back home” on November 26th, 2009. The performer singing in the video was identified as Eduard Anatolyevich Khil, a Soviet-era vocalist once celebrated as the “Honored Artist of the USSR” in 1968 and “People’s Artist of the USSR” in 1974. As of May 29th, 2012, the video was renamed “Mr. Trololo original upload” and has received over 12 million views.
Khil’s Illness and Death
On May 28th, 2012, the world news site Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty[5] reported that Eduard Khil had been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. The following day, the Russian entertainment news site RT[11] published an article titled “Trololo man in critical health condition”, stating that Khil had suffered irreversible brain damage and was in a coma. The article went on to report that Khil may survive if he underwent immediate surgery, but doctors could not guarantee recovery. On June 4th, Khil died at a hospital in St. Petersburg, Russia, one week after suffering from the stroke. The death was subsequently covered by various news sites including The Washington Post[13], Ria Novosti[14] and The Huffington Post.[15] The same day, a Reddit[16] post titled “Eduard Khil (‘Trololo Guy’) dies in St. Petersburg, aged 77” reached the front page, accumulating over 18,000 up votes in 11 hours.
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http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trololo-russian-rickroll
About
Trololo is a video of the nationally-honored Russian singer Eduard Khil (AKA Edward Khill, Edward Hill) performing the Soviet-era pop song “I am Glad, ‘cause I’m Finally Returning Back Home” (Russian: Я очень рад, ведь я, наконец, возвращаюсь домой). The video is often used as a bait-and-switch prank, in similar vein to the practice of Rickrolling.
Origin
YouTuber RealPapaPit uploaded a video clip titled “I am very glad, because I’m finally back home” on November 26th, 2009. The performer singing in the video was identified as Eduard Anatolyevich Khil, a Soviet-era vocalist once celebrated as the “Honored Artist of the USSR” in 1968 and “People’s Artist of the USSR” in 1974. As of May 29th, 2012, the video was renamed “Mr. Trololo original upload” and has received over 12 million views.
Khil’s Illness and Death
On May 28th, 2012, the world news site Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty[5] reported that Eduard Khil had been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. The following day, the Russian entertainment news site RT[11] published an article titled “Trololo man in critical health condition”, stating that Khil had suffered irreversible brain damage and was in a coma. The article went on to report that Khil may survive if he underwent immediate surgery, but doctors could not guarantee recovery. On June 4th, Khil died at a hospital in St. Petersburg, Russia, one week after suffering from the stroke. The death was subsequently covered by various news sites including The Washington Post[13], Ria Novosti[14] and The Huffington Post.[15] The same day, a Reddit[16] post titled “Eduard Khil (‘Trololo Guy’) dies in St. Petersburg, aged 77” reached the front page, accumulating over 18,000 up votes in 11 hours.
