Origins & Early Life

Eduard Anatolyevich Khil (Russian: Эдуард Анатольевич Хиль, Russian pronunciation: [ɨdʊˈart ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈxʲilʲ]; 4 September 1934 – 4 June 2012), often anglicized as Edward Hill, was a Russian baritone singer. Khil became known to international audiences in 2010, when a 1976 clip of him singing a non-lexical vocable version of the song "I Am Very Glad, As I Am Finally Returning Back Home" (Russian: "Я очень рад, ведь я, наконец, возвращаюсь домой", romanized: "Ya ochen' rad, ved' ya, nakonets, vozvrashchayus' domoy") became an Internet meme, often referred to as "Trololol" or "Trololo", or as the "Russian Rickroll", and the song became associated with Internet trolling. The song's newfound prominence in Internet culture led him to adopt Mr. Trololo as a stage name.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Eduard Anatolyevich Khil was born on 4 September 1934, in Smolensk, to Anatoly Vasilyevich Khil and Yelena Pavlovna Kalugina. With his family breaking up, he was raised by his mother. During World War II, his kindergarten was bombed and he was separated from his mother and evacuated to Bekovo, Penza Oblast, where he ended up in a children's home, which lacked basic facilities and needs,...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

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