On May 28th, 2012, the world news site Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty reported that Eduard Khil had been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. The following day, the Russian entertainment news site RT published an article titled “Trololo man in critical health condition”, stating that Khil had suffered irreversible brain damage and was in a coma. The article went on to report that Khil may survive if he underwent immediate surgery, but doctors could not guarantee recovery. On June 4th, Khil died at a hospital in St. Petersburg, Russia, one week after suffering from the stroke. The death was subsequently covered by various news sites including The Washington Post, Ria Novosti and The Huffington Post. The same day, a Reddit post titled “Eduard Khil (‘Trololo Guy’) dies in St. Petersburg, aged 77” reached the front page, accumulating over 18,000 up votes in 11 hours.
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