Alexander Rybak performing "Fairytale", at MPG 2010, in Norway!

Alexander Rybak is back where it all started - Oslo Spektrum!

A year ago, Alexander Rybak stood on stage in Oslo Spektrum and was declared the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Now he is back where it all started.

"- Well, it started really in Ålesund, when I went from door to door and playing for people, Rybak dishes. Or in Skien, when I went on the dolphin alone."
The boy who won the most superior victory in the Eurovision Song Contest last year with over 600,000 votes more than the tone Damli Åberg second place, admits that it's good to be back.

My little secret

After the victory in Moscow, where he also set several new records, he has the past year, traveled the world,playing and singing. In the morning he opens the final broadcast of MGP in Oslo Spektrum. Alexander believes it's impossible to describe the past year.
"- I remember from the past how older artists have posted about how great their career has been, and how they exaggerate so that you know that it's not true. I will not be like this and exaggerate, telling such stories. The past year has simply been too good, that I can't explain it. So it's better to be my little secret."says Rybak.
What awaits the winner MGP-finals in the morning is hard to predict, but Rybak believes it's important to preserve itself in the middle of the chaos.
"- It's going to be much. All river in you want a bit, and it's important to stand on it they want to."

Anyone can win

Rybak eye level in the final of the year is high, and it's therefore difficult to nominate a winner in advance.
"- I think they all have a chance! One must choose to have the sweet, cool, beautiful or bold." he says.

When it comes to personal favorites:
"- Well, it's hard for me to ask a judge, partly because I have a buddy which is a fantastic singer. But he has, I known about for years, so the surprise at the voice of his is gone for me.
"- I was very surprised by Keep Of Kalessin. They are the best band ever! I hope people vote for them and they go to the gold final. That I think is important. If people want the MGP should be cool then you have to not scare away the good artists. Therefore, I hope that people vote for Keep Of Kalessin," continues Alexander.

Tonight, Alexander will open the show in the spectrum, with the boys from Frikar.
"- It will be fun, I think, but it's a little different this time. The last time, I stood on stage in the spectrum, singing a love story to the audience. Now all know the story, so now don't be so much hurt feelings, now I hope also it will be singing songs and fun." smiles Alexander.


Source: nrk.no

04.02.2010: Alexander Rybak performing in Sørumsand, Norway.

Alexander Rybak performing last night in Baku, Azerbaijan!

Source: trend.az

Alex with his fans in Tampere!

Thanks to Petra Ahonen for the pictures.

30.01.2010 : Finland

You can watch here the whole performance from Tampere, Finland. Where Alex recived The Gold Disc for sales.

Congratulations Alexander!!!

Alexander Rybak - Europe Skies [ NEW SONG ] + lyrics

Some screencaps with Alex performing at ESC in Finland !!

Alexander Rybak arrived last night in Tampere, Finland.

He arrived a little over 9:00 PM. And you have here a picture made by Sharareh Irani.



This evening, he'll be present at Eurovision Song Contest Final, with his new team: Kathrine, Moa and Maria. By the way, he has a new song: Europe Skies. Looking forward to hear it.

If you want to watch the final, click here.

VOTE!!!

There's a contest on Twitter, where you can vote for the "BEST MUSICIAN ON TWITTER". Alex, right now, is on 29th place. We want him to win, right? All you have to do is to click here, login with Twitter if you want and vote for Alex!

Let's put Alexander Rybak on the first place!

This Sunday, 31.01.2010, Alex will perform in Oslo

The concert will take place in Oslo Concert Hall (Oslo konserthus), at 20:00.

Author and artist Ross Kolby has taken the initiative to hold this support classical concert to raise funds for victims in Haiti. The event "Classic for Haiti" is proud of the big names on the poster, and driven forward by a large goodwill among all parties involved.

All ticket revenue will go to the Red Cross and Norwegian Church Aid's work in Haiti under the umbrella of the Foundation Dugnad for Haiti.

At this concert, the following artists will participate:

Arve Tellefsen
Alexander Rybak
Iver Kleive
Musicians from the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Aage Kvalbein
Havard Gimse
Tine Thing Helseth
Hans-Erik Dyvik Husby
Pitsj
Susanna Wallenrød and Ensemble Neon
Terje Stensvold
Director: Erik Ulfsby

Alexander Rybak's success in 2009: from Eurovision to acting (Romanian article)

PORTRAIT. The new record of 387 points at Eurovision was set last year by the young Alexander Rybak, the representative of Norway, who won the Eurovision Song with the song "Fairytale".

Rybak, aged 23, was born in Minsk, in Belarus, where he lived until 4 years, when he moved with his parents in the Norwegian city - Nesodden. Coming from a family of musicians - violinist father and pianist mother - the young man started playing the piano and violin since he was five years.
It was supported by his parents and managed to become a student at the Barratt Due Music Institute in Oslo at the age of 10 years. In adolescence, Rybak sang in "Vivaldi" orechestra from the institute, which was led by his father. He said "I always liked to entertain people and this is somehow my vocation".

In February 2009, with the song "Fairytale" won the singer of Melody Grand Prix, which brought him and appointing a representative of Norway for Eurovision. In addition, Alexander won "Anders Jahres Kultur Preis" in 2004, Award Kjempesjansen "'s NRK radio offered in 2006 and Award Heddaprisen" for the interpretation of Part Anatevka.


Rybak won the 54th Eurovision contest in Moscow singing a song inspired by Norwegian folk music. The song was written and performed with the team of dancers Frikar.

After the victory at Eurovision, the success of Alexander Rybak was inflamed. Young has released his first album under the title of "fairytales" and played Levi in the film Yohan, directed by Grete Salomonsen.
Rybak won the 54 th Eurovision contest in Moscow, Russia Fairytale singing a song inspired by Norwegian folk music. The song was written and performed with the team of dancers Rybak Frikar.

Documentary film about Alexander Rybak

In the fall of 2009, there was the movie "Alexander Rybak, Fairytale" adventure story that followed victory in Moscow. The documentary includes images of Alexander in preparation for his great tour through the world, declarations of love from the young performer and a bear for his fans.

Rybak started a world tour with former Eurovision winning Norwegian Elisabeth Andreassen, a decision was taken before the young to participate and win. In May 2009, Rybak was accused of plagiarizing the song "Bit Pazar" a Turkish singer and composer Yalın.

Soon after this accusation, Rybak was incriminated to have plagiarized a well-known Russian composer Kirill Molchanov song for his song "Abandoned", but the charge was withdrawn when Rybak has shown that he's given credit for the song used Molchanov his album.

Other singles released by Rybak are "Funny Little World", "Roll With the Wind" and "Supergeroj", soundtrack from "Black Lightning".

Source: "Adevarul"

Alexander Rybak has a role in the upcoming film"Dragon coach"

When the animation film "Dragon coach (How to Train Your Dragon)" enters the canvas in March, it's big-MGP completely cast.

The action film set in the Viking society Borkøy. Hiccup, which Alexander gives voice to, stars as the son of society Viking chieftain. Hiccups is far from a bully. Other hand, described him as a rather ping looking boy.

"When hiccups are a friend of the dangerous dragon teeth, which he injuries during an attack, start an exciting and complicated double life," reads the press release from the film company UIP.

Also in Russian

"- For a musician, this is a very exciting mission." said Alexander about give voice to a cartoon.

But Alexander is content not only to give voice in Norwegian, he has also agreed to dub the Russian version.

"- I am a little afraid of the Russian. I speak Russian well as an age of ten." says Alexander.

Sings in another movie

Animation film is not the only film where you can hear Alexander sing in Russian. Recently, he recorded the soundtrack for "Ya ne veryu v chudesa (I do not believe in miracles)" to the upcoming movie "Chernaya Molniya" ("Black Lightning")

Alexander Rybak talks about his new job - the lead role in the animation film "Dragon coach"

JJ: "Listen to me!" JJ is aimed at Alexander - How is it natural for you to say this?
AR. I would say it like this ---- Listen to me!

JJ: That's nice. I think it'll be fine. Let's try it.
AR. I'm not quite sure of the start.

JJ: Try to pull it out. It does not matter whether there will be some small errors. I love it when there are small nuances. We'll try again. There you go!
AR: Listen to me, give me a chance to explain. I stop talking. Just let me show you, please.

JJ: Now we're on the right track. Actually you do not have speak so loud, put the level down a bit, as we did last time.

The interview begins:
R:What were you thinking when you got the offer to be the Norwegian voice?
AR:It was very fun, and it is a very cool job for a musician. First and foremost, because I know that there are different techniques for people who dubbs, and there are many who go by the text, but I like to follow the screen, and see and hear the synchronization, and then I just repeat the same in Norwegian. It is a musical task, you hear the way they say it like da da da dada da da and da dada, "apple pie sweet". It's the same technique we used when I was 7 years old, so it is a repetition of that.

And it's a little bit funny that I look like Hiccups,just look at this (and pointing at the poster). I look little bit like him. He has the same cow-eyes and a little long fussy hair.

R: Does he look like you in other ways too?
AR:I do not know. But I think that when you add a voice to a person, then you adds a part of yourselves to that person too. So now that he have my voice, he resembles a bit of me in a way too. But it certainly was the intention, as I was asked for the job.

I am very grateful. It feels like a right thing to do now, so I can only hope I get more such offers.
R: So far, the fiddle of Alexander Rybak has been best known. But now it
might be the voice.

Probably, for Rybak is ready for his first film role as the voice of Hiccups in the movie How to train a Dragon, and it is no less than the prestigious DreamWorks in Hollywood, which has given him the assignment.

JJ: There you go!
AR: Listen to me, and give me a chance to explain. I stop talking. Just let me
show you, please!

R.: Alexander Rybak is a dragontrainer, at least in the film. He has been cast as the slightly anxious Viking boy Hiccup. Actually, Hiccups also should kill dragons that threaten the village, but he ends up taming them instead.
AR: See, I look a little bit like him.

R: whether it was the appearance or 1st place in the ESC that secured him the role is uncertain, but he thinks it is exciting to be an actor.
AR: It is very nice, because I do not have to act too much. It is very ok.
Now I just hope I met the expectations.

R: But he has no reason to worry. DreamWorks is so pleased that they have
given him the job to dub the movie also in Russian.
AR: dragon is draqua in Russian, and trainer is? Now you see how "good" my
russian is.
R: And how he manages himself as a dragontrainer, you can see at the cinema, 26th of March.

Source: NRK and Translation made by Tessa La.