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Alexander Rybak - A musical missionary
Alexander Rybaks phenomenal journey began at the tender age of five. His little
family of three had moved from Belarus and settled at Nesodden, a short ferry
trip from Norway's capital Oslo. Natasja and Igor, his parents were both
professional trained musicians, and giving their son lessons on violin and
playing the piano was the most natural thing to do. Alexander practiced like a top athlete, his endurance being quite
rare in a society preoccupied with other leisure activities and sports. Soon it
became imminent that he had to choose between his two instruments and he
decided to stick with the violin (he still plays the piano, but just as a
hobby). Alexander continued to
practice as well as playing concerts with his family and other musical friends.
At a very young age he debuted in front of crowds and many noticed Alexanders talent. He enrolled at The Barrat Due Academy when he was 10
and all of a sudden he met youngsters with the same passion for music and he
soon realized he was not the odd one out.
From the very beginning Alexander studied the
great masters, but was also preoccupied with thinking «outside the box». Early
on he started playing jazz and popular standards as well as pop hits. He had
composed music since he was a kid because his father Igor thought him that one
could earn money from it. His violin also took him to places like Russia, The
United States and China, being a member of different orchestras. Being
born competitive, Alexander soon
joined Pop Idol Norway, but it
proved not to be the place to showcase his unique talent. A year later he
joined another talent competition «Kjempesjansen»
with a broader approach to music and use of instruments. With his own
composition “Foolin'”Alexander won the hearts of the spectators
in Norway. Before the victory, a director at one of Oslo's biggest stages cast Alexander in “Fiddler on The Roof” he got rave reviews and even won the highest
acclamation a stage actor can get in Norway, the Hedda Award. In between all his engagements Alexander also found time to travel like the fiddlers did back in
the day, and played for food and lodging in some of the valleys and islands of
Norway. On one of this trips he came up with an idea to a song called “Fairytale” and when the Norwegian
Broadcasting Corporation rang him up one day late 2008, he had a plan. This was
just the beginning...
Alexander Rybak went on to win the 54th Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow,
Russia in may 2009 with a landslide victory. He finished with a grand total of 387 points, breaking the previous record of 292
points scored by Lordi in 2006 and scoring 169 points more than runner up
Iceland. Alexander sang "Fairytale", the song he wrote walking in the mountains on the Norwegian west
coast, a song inspired by Norwegian folk music. He performed together with the modern
folk dance company Frikar Dance Company.
“Fairytale”, became a major hit in Europe and was 1 on
most European iTunes charts the following week. It also reached top 3 on the European chart, 1 in
Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Russia and 2 in Ireland,
Finland and the Netherlands and Alexander's
performance from the Eurovision Song Contest had more than 10mill hits on
YouTube within a few weeks.
Alexander Rybak released his debut album “Fairytales” shortly after, and by
August 2009 the album has been released in more than 25 European countries
including Scandinavia, Russia/CIS, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux,
France and Greece. “Fairytales” has
sold approximately 120.000 copies in Norway, reaching 300.000 of total sales in Europe. The album has been top 3
since it was released in Norway, peaking at 1 for a number of weeks, reaching triple platinum within two months. It has also sold to
Gold in Sweden and Double Platinum in Russia, where Alexander in mid-August 2009 was 1 on the Russian Billboard charts.
The second single from “Fairytales”, “Funny Little World”, entered the Norwegian charts at
2 only beaten by Fairytale at 1. This is the first time in history that a
Norwegian artist has had the two top chart positions in Norway.
This summer Alexander
has toured Norway, playing more than 40 shows for more than 200.000 people, He
has also done major TVshows in Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Belgium, Russia,
Ukraine, Belarus, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway being exposed for
millions of European viewers.
From October to
December 2009 Alexander Rybak will
tour Europe playing venues at 1000-4000 capacity.
Thank you so much for the very good consert in Tampere. I wish you all the very best in my heart. I hope that will you come soon back to Finland and i see you again. :)
Спасибо тебе за концерт в Санкт-Петербурге))) Это было потрясающе)))) Я не зря ехала из Нижнего Новгорода) Приезжай к нам))) буду очень рада увидить тебя снова))))
Thanks for the friendship, Alexander ! You great, i really like your music, i hope to hear more from you in the future ! Best wishes for you, Claudia :O)
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Дорогие фанаты Александра!Нужна ваша помощь!поддержите любимого кумира в голосование за звание Певца года.Переходите по ссылке http://www.kp.ru/daily/24405.4/580227/ и голосуйте!каждый голос важен!мы должны доказать,что Александр Рыбак ЛУЧШИЙ!
Hello Alex. How are You? I would like to thank you very for the wonderful concert in Vilnius, Lithuania in October. Sure we never forget. And remember, that you, Alexander, you are always welcome in Lithuania.
Hey Alex! Hvordan gar det?)) You was in Moscow, how it was?) Hjerlig welkommen again)) Hope to hear u soon in our places) Удачи, Алекс) Береги себя))))))
Thx for finding a small place in your heart for us... send you a starflake across the universe.... may the light will always be with you****big love** Sabina and Kim-Lynn (daughter...)
Hi Alexander, thanks for your friendship! Just saw you on RTL playing your number one hit "fairytale". I like it very much since I listened to it the first time on the Eurovision Contest - sentimental but also full of fire...
Привет Саша.Ты очень хороший))). Чесно говоря после Евровидения я не понимала почему ты так понравился многим моим знакомым. =)) но потом мне просто понравилась твоя музыка и голос))) мне очень хочется с тобой пообщаться (я не фанатка и т.д.) не прошу тебя встретиться, просто пообщаться. если появится желание-пиши) я всегда отвечу. Кстати, мы с тобой немного соседи)) ты родился в Белоруссии, а я в Литве) и тоже потом переехала. Удачи тебе =)))