Posted on 06/11/2012 12:20:59 PM PDT by mware
Vocalist Eduard Khil, a beloved Russian musician who found worldwide fame through an unlikely internet musical clip, died this week after suffering a stroke. He was 77.
Most people outside of Russia had no idea who Khil was until 2010, when his "Trololo Song" surfaced on the web, capturing millions of fans, including Steven Colbert,. He "highlighted it as a tonic for disappointment", notes the Christian Science Monitor.
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Geeze, that video makes ya’ want to jump off a high bridge!
This is a sad, sad day. The master troll has gone on to his reward. :(
I actually LIKE Russian Music...
But that was awful.
Sorry he passed on...but I just don’t get it.
Put me down on the "Don't Get It" list
Yes,but so awful it was good.
wellll. I WAS comparing him to Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glinka, and Borodin.
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