Eduard Khil was a popular Soviet-era singer of the '60s and decades later . Rickroll found renewed fame decades later online as `` Mr. Trololo '' His words-free performance came after Russian censors banned a song 's lyrics . The original video was viewed more than 12 million times , with alternate versions and parodies racking up millions more . The Engadget video became a new version of the Eduard Khil meme .
Eduard Khil was a popular Soviet-era singer of the '60s and decades later . Rickroll found renewed fame decades later online as `` Mr. Trololo '' His words-free performance came after Russian censors banned a song 's lyrics . The Engadget video became a new version of the Eduard Khil meme .