ST. PETERSBURG, RussiaST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Eduard Khil was a beloved Soviet crooner who won sudden international stardom two years ago when a 1976 video of him singing “trololo” instead of the ...

ST. PETERSBURG — Eduard Khil was a beloved Soviet crooner who won sudden international stardom two years ago when a 1976 video of him singing ‘‘trololo’’ instead of the song’s censored words became a ...

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 ...

FILE - In this April 24, 2010 file photo, Russian singer Eduard Khil, known as "Mr. Trololo", performs during his concert in Moscow. Soviet crooner Khil , who gained international stardom in 2010 when ...

Eduard Khil, a Soviet-era singing star who found renewed popularity as the viral Web’s “Mr. Trololo,” died Monday, Russian media reported. Khil had been in a St. Petersburg, Russia, hospital since ...

And now, Google’s new Doodle pays tribute to both the man and the meme. It was four decades ago that the Russian singer Eduard Khil stepped onto a mustard-and-ochre stage, in matching shiny attire, ...

Eduard Khil was a beloved Soviet crooner who won sudden international stardom two years ago when a 1976 video of him singing "trololo" instead of the song's censored words became a global Internet hit ...