SINGER
Eduard Khil
1934 - 2012
Eduard Khil
Eduard Anatolyevich Khil (Russian: Эдуа́рд Анато́льевич Хиль, IPA: [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 о́чень рад, ведь я, наконе́ц, возвраща́юсь домо́й", 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eduard Khil has received more than 1,916,096 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Eduard Khil is the 190th most popular singer (down from 163rd in 2019), the 375th most popular biography from Russia (down from 324th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Russian Singer.
Eduard Khil is most famous for his rendition of the song "I Am Glad, 'Cause I'm Finally Returning Back Home" in a video that went viral on YouTube.
Memorability Metrics
1.9M
Page Views (PV)
61.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
4.43
Effective Languages (L*)
3.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Eduard Khil ranks 190 out of 4,381. Before him are Zarah Leander, Franco Corelli, Tito Gobbi, Taylor Swift, Umberto Tozzi, and Ajda Pekkan. After him are Mario Lanza, Otis Redding, Bob Geldof, Courtney Love, Kyu Sakamoto, and Zucchero Fornaciari.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZarah Leander
1907 - 1981
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 184
Franco Corelli
1921 - 2003
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 185
Tito Gobbi
1913 - 1984
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 186
Taylor Swift
1989 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 187
Umberto Tozzi
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 188
Ajda Pekkan
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 189
Eduard Khil
1934 - 2012
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 190
Mario Lanza
1921 - 1959
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 191
Otis Redding
1941 - 1967
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 192
Bob Geldof
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 193
Courtney Love
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 194
Kyu Sakamoto
1941 - 1985
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 195
Zucchero Fornaciari
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 196
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Eduard Khil ranks 67. Before him are Carlo Rubbia, Heng Samrin, Stanislav Shushkevich, Marshall Rosenberg, Édith Cresson, and Lansana Conté. After him are Diana Wynne Jones, Abimael Guzmán, Fujiko Fujio, Udo Jürgens, Albert Speer, and Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. Among people deceased in 2012, Eduard Khil ranks 54. Before him are F. Sherwood Rowland, George Armitage Miller, Hebe Camargo, William Standish Knowles, Dave Brubeck, and Sergio Oliva. After him are Chadli Bendjedid, Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, Herbert Lom, Ben Gazzara, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., and Etta James.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsCarlo Rubbia
PHYSICIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 61
Heng Samrin
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 62
Stanislav Shushkevich
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 63
Marshall Rosenberg
WRITER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 64
Édith Cresson
DIPLOMAT
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 65
Lansana Conté
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2008
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 66
Eduard Khil
SINGER
1934 - 2012
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 67
Diana Wynne Jones
WRITER
1934 - 2011
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 68
Abimael Guzmán
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - 2021
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 69
Fujiko Fujio
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1996
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 70
Udo Jürgens
SINGER
1934 - 2014
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 71
Albert Speer
ARCHITECT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 72
Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsF. Sherwood Rowland
CHEMIST
1927 - 2012
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 48
George Armitage Miller
PSYCHOLOGIST
1920 - 2012
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 49
Hebe Camargo
PRESENTER
1929 - 2012
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 50
William Standish Knowles
CHEMIST
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 51
Dave Brubeck
MUSICIAN
1920 - 2012
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 52
Sergio Oliva
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2012
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 53
Eduard Khil
SINGER
1934 - 2012
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 54
Chadli Bendjedid
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2012
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 55
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2012
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 56
Herbert Lom
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 57
Ben Gazzara
ACTOR
1930 - 2012
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 58
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1934 - 2012
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 59
Etta James
SINGER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 60
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Eduard Khil ranks 375 out of 3,761. Before him are Rinat Dasayev (1957), Zinovy Rozhestvensky (1848), Pavel Nakhimov (1802), Viktor Kulikov (1921), Henri Troyat (1911), and Ferdinand von Wrangel (1797). After him are Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857), Chung Il-kwon (1917), Aleksandr Karelin (1967), Nikolai Leskov (1831), Basil Fool for Christ (1468), and Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1822).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsRinat Dasayev
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 369
Zinovy Rozhestvensky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1909
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 370
Pavel Nakhimov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1802 - 1855
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 371
Viktor Kulikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 372
Henri Troyat
WRITER
1911 - 2007
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 373
Ferdinand von Wrangel
EXPLORER
1797 - 1870
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 374
Eduard Khil
SINGER
1934 - 2012
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 375
Aleksandr Lyapunov
MATHEMATICIAN
1857 - 1918
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 376
Chung Il-kwon
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 377
Aleksandr Karelin
WRESTLER
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 378
Nikolai Leskov
WRITER
1831 - 1895
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 379
Basil Fool for Christ
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1468 - 1552
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 380
Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1892
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 381
Among SINGERS In Russia
Among singers born in Russia, Eduard Khil ranks 4. Before him are Alla Pugacheva (1949), Anna Netrebko (1971), and Feodor Chaliapin (1873). After him are Viktor Tsoi (1962), Valery Leontiev (1949), Galina Vishnevskaya (1926), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962), Lidia Ruslanova (1900), Georg Ots (1920), Martti Talvela (1935), and Elena Obraztsova (1939).
Alla Pugacheva
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1
Anna Netrebko
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 2
Feodor Chaliapin
1873 - 1938
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 3
Eduard Khil
1934 - 2012
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 4
Viktor Tsoi
1962 - 1990
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 5
Valery Leontiev
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 6
Galina Vishnevskaya
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 7
Dmitri Hvorostovsky
1962 - 2017
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 8
Lidia Ruslanova
1900 - 1973
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 9
Georg Ots
1920 - 1975
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 10
Martti Talvela
1935 - 1989
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 11
Elena Obraztsova
1939 - 2015
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 12