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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...