Alexander Rybak - Eurovision Winner 2009

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European Sensation - Alexander Rybak

Alexander Rybak (born May 13, 1986) is the 23-year-old violinist and singer who has taken Europe by storm, following his victory for Norway at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.

His song "Fairytale" ran away with the competition, gaining the most votes in any Eurovision Song Contest, by scoring 387 points from the 42 participating countries.

In the meantime, as you explore this page, I hope you will find out more about Alexander Rybak. You can watch his videos, download his Eurovision winning song, order Norway Eurovision goodies, vote in the poll, find links to Alexander on the web, and tell the world what you think of Alexander by signing the guestbook below!

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Alexander Rybak Sings "Fairytale" 

Rybak won the 54th Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, Russia singing the song "Fairytale", a composition inspired by Norwegian folk music. The song was composed and written by Rybak, and was performed with the modern folk dance company, Frikar.

Rybak's 2009 Eurovision win broke the previous record of 292 points scored by Lordi in 2006, finishing with a grand total of 387 points, 95 points more than the previous record holders, and 169 more than 2009 runner up Iceland.

It has since gone on to hit the Top 10 charts across Europe, including the coveted #1 position in several territories.

Please enjoy the video of the song below, which is now available as an MP3 download.

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Alexander Rybak's winning 2009 Eurovision song "Fairytale" is available for download from Amazon, or can be downloaded from iTunes by clicking this logo:

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Rybak was awarded the Anders Jahre Culture Prize in 2004.

He entered Norway's version of Idol reaching the semi final.

He won the talent competition Kjempesjansen in 2006, hosted by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation with his own song Foolin'.

Rybak played the fiddler in Oslo Nye Teater's production of "Fiddler on the Roof". He won the Hedda Award for this role.

Rybak has collaborated with artists such as A-Ha's lead singer Morten Harket.

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Eurovision Song Contest 2009 - Moscow

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Eurovision Song Contest 2009 (3 DVD Set) (PAL/Region 0)

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Rybak At a Glance

Alexander Rybak (Alyaksandr Rybak, , born 13 May 1986 in Minsk, Soviet Union) is a Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pianist, writer, and actor of Belarusian descent. Representing Norway in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, Russia, Rybak won the contest with 387 points — the highest tally any country has achieved in the history of Eurovision — with "Fairytale", a song he wrote and composed.

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'Fairytales' is the debut studio album by Alexander Rybak. It was released in Norway and most of Europe on May 29, 2009. Most of the songs on the album are written and/or composed by Rybak himself.

The first single from this album is Rybak's "Fairytale", the winning song from the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. His entry broke the previous record of 292 in the festival and achieved a total of 387 points. All the participating countries (excluding Norway of course) voted for the song...

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ChineseKitesforKids wrote...

I love reality talent shows. Here in the US we have American Idol. Great job on this lens! I'm always a fan of your lenses Bonnie! Found this on FB.

ReplyPosted July 22, 2009

spirituality wrote...

I think he won through the 'cute young violinist' factor. His singing really isn't that great.

But Great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)

ReplyPosted July 14, 2009

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Elena Sch. Far East Russia wrote

I love his songs and I inspire from his personallity...I hope ye will be for a long time such nice and friendiness....

Reply Posted July 05, 2009

WindyWinters wrote...

Great Tribute to Alexander Rybak! What a talented young man! I really enjoyed the video of him singing "Fairytale"! :)

ReplyPosted July 03, 2009

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lilly ^^ wrote

You are really cute guy.... i really liked your song fairy-tale , i like your photo gallery.. i love your voice , i love your eyes , i love your smile .. i love your everything .. you are my Fairy-tale <3 !! x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x

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tdove wrote...

Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!

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Intuitive wrote...

Wow! I knew nothing about any of this. Gotta love Norway and norwegian folk music, especially if you can manage to turn it into pop music. He's quite the showman. 5*

ReplyPosted May 29, 2009

roysumit wrote...

Excellent page on Alexander Rybak. I wish him all the best in his coming years.

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jaye3000 wrote...

Awesome lens, great work!

ReplyPosted May 28, 2009

debnet wrote...

Super lens Bon! His performance was a bit of a Fairytale on Eurovision :)

ReplyPosted May 27, 2009

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