Эдуард Анатольевич Хиль (Eduard Anatolyevich Khil; born 4 September 1934 in Smolensk, U.S.S.R. - died 4 June 2012) was a Russian baritone singer. Khil was the original performer of many songs popular in the Soviet Union during the 1960s, such as "Лесорубы" ("Woodcutters") and "Песня о друге" ("Song About a Friend"). He also performed hits such as "Берёзовый сок" ("Birch Tree Juice"), "Солнечная баллада" ("Sun Ballad") Read more on Last.fm