“Mr. Trololo” - under this name is known in recent years, Edward Gil, a biography of which will be given below. In 1974, he was awarded the title of People's Artist of the then RSFSR. And although today this talented and sunny person is no longer with us, his songs continue to warm the hearts of people.
Biography of Edward Gil. Childhood
As the artist himself said, the year he was born was 1933 (the city of Smolensk), however, during the Second World War, his documents were lost, and a mistake was made in the new ones, indicating 1934 year of birth. Edward's father, Anatoly, worked as a mechanic, and his mother Elena as an accountant. However, even before the war, they divorced. Soon another person appeared in the family - Edward's stepfather.
Gil's childhood fell on difficult war years. The boy was then evacuated, after which he ended up in an orphanage located in the Ufa settlement Raevky. There Edward had a hard time. Several times he tried to escape to the front, but he was constantly returned, since he was then only 9 years old.
Fortunately, the mother and stepfather survived, and after the liberation of Smolensk, the family reunited. True, Edward Gil began to suffer from dystrophy due to malnutrition. But pretty soon he got better.
Biography of Edward Gil. Youth
In 1949, Gil decided to enter the printing college and went to Leningrad for this. He successfully passed the exams and became a 1st year student. Even then, the young man was very interested in art in many of its manifestations, and at the same time studying at a technical school he attended classes at an opera studio, went to evening music school, studied painting, and also worked at an offset printing factory.
Among other things, Eduard Gil graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory in 1960, immediately after which he became a soloist of the Lenconcert. Along with singing, he was interested in acting.
Biography of Edward Gil. Career heyday
Edward Gil even had a successful start to his career. He managed to subdue everyone with his voice and talent, performing parts in the works of Shostakovich, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Mozart, Ober and many others. In the early 60s, the aspiring singer became a laureate of the White Nights festival.
Gilya’s talent was noticed and appreciated by Leonid Utesov, who introduced the young man on the Moscow stage of the Central House of Arts in 1962. Three years later, the singer became a member of the Soviet Song Festival.
By the end of the 60s, Eduard Gil participated in all the Blue Lights. In addition, he recorded a disc on which he performed children's fairy tales. In the 70s, several giant discs were released, which collected the best songs performed by Eduard Gil. Since then, he has been one of the most coveted guests at various concerts.
Biography of Edward Gil. Later years
In 2010, a video appeared on the Internet, on which Gil sings a fun song. This video has collected millions of views, so the artist has become popular again, not only in our country, but also abroad, especially in Britain. From 2010 to 2012 he gave numerous concerts, including in clubs where young people came.
However, in 2012 it became known that Eduard Gil, whose years of life passed so brightly, died as a result of a stroke.