Alexander Rybak
The Norwegian violinist-singer whose "Fairytale" won in 2009.
Alexander Rybak (born 1986) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and actor based in Oslo who performs in English, Russian and Norwegian. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow for Norway with "Fairytale", scoring 387 points, a record tally at the time. His debut album Fairytales reached the top 20 in nine European countries. After a second pop album, No Boundaries (2010), he turned to children's and classical music, often performing with youth orchestras.
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Alexander Igorevich Rybak
- Born
- 13 May 1986
- Birthplace
- Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus)
- Origin
- Oslo, Norway
- Genre
- Pop
- folk
- soft rock
- classical crossover
- Occupation
- Singer
- songwriter
- actor
- Instrument
- Vocals
- violin
- piano
- Hardanger fiddle
- Years active
- 2004–present
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