I was truly shocked and sorry to hear (belatedly - I can't keep up with all these things!) of the death of Mr. Trololo, that internet sensation whose song - well, what WAS it called anyway? Trololo? - made him an internet sensation 30 years after the fact.
I saw some video of him taken a couple of years ago, and he seemed like his usual jaunty self. Hadn't really aged that much. He must have avoided the vodka-and-cigarettes diet so common in Vladivostok.
I will miss him. I truly feel sad about this. Do you know why I liked him so much? He was fun. His jollity was refreshing. His voice was really pretty good, too, compared to the atrocious swill I've been posting in the past couple of days. I found the playlist of an album he cut long ago, and I'll try to dredge it up because it's pretty entertaining, too.
May you find happiness in heaven, Mr. Trololo.
(From Wikipedia - I'm paraphrasing for emphasis):
He was the first artist to sing such songs as:
Woodcutters (Лесорубы in Russian)
Moon Stone (Лунный камень) by Arkady Ostrovsky
Song about Friend (Песня о друге)
Blue Cities (Голубые города)
And People Go To the Sea (А люди уходят в море) by Andrey Petrov
Other popular songs performed by Khil included:
From What the Homeland Begins? (С чего начинается Родина?)
How the Steamers Are Seen Off (Как провожают пароходы)
Winter (Зима)
Birch Sap (Берёзовый сок)
Alder Catkin (Серёжка ольховая)
We Need Only the Victory (Нам нужна одна победа)
and many others.
Khil's manner of execution of songs is unique and easily recognizable in
Russia, characterized by charm, always having a great sounding bright,
sonorous voice and the flight of lyrical baritone, with the powerful charge of
optimism and humour.
