Fairytale - Musica

Alexander Igoroyevich Rybak Or Alyaksandr Igaravich Rybak Belarusian Аляксандр Ігаравіч Рыбак Russian Александр Игоревич Рыбак Born 13 May 1986 In Belarus Is A Norwegian Singer-Composer Violinist Pianist Writer And Actor Of Belarusian Parentage. 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. His Debut Album Fairytales Charted In The Top 20 In Nine European Countries Including A #1 Position In Norway And Russia. Personal Life Rybak Was Born In Minsk Belarus - Which At That Time Was The Belarusian SSR In The Soviet Union. When He Was 4 Years Old He And His Family Moved To Norway. At The Age Of Five Rybak Began To Play The Piano And The Violin. His Parents Are Natalia Valentinovna Rybak A Classical Pianist And Igor Alexandrovich Rybak A Well-Known Classical Violinist Who Performs Alongside Pinchas Zukerman. Rybak Was Baptized And Raised In The Orthodox Religion. He Stated "I Always Liked To Entertain And Somehow That Is My Vocation". Rybak Bought A New Apartment And Lives Now At Aker Brygge Oslo Norway . Anger Issue In 2010 Several Incidents Of Uncontrolled Anger Caused Commentators To Question Whether Rybak Has A Temper Control Problem. During The Trials For The ESC 2010 Finals In Oslo Rybak Became So Infuriated When A Sound Technician Wasn't Doing What He Wanted That He Smashed His Hand Breaking His Fingers. Also During Trials For Swedish Television In June He Smashed His Violin On The Floor. His Appearance Was Then Canceled. According To His Manager Kjell Arild Tiltnes Rybak Does Not Have An Issue With Aggression. He Just Really Missed Anna Gavel. Tiltnes Stated That "as Long As He Abreacts On Objects And On Himself I See No Reason For This To Be Something That He Needs Help Dealing With." Rybak Said "I Never Raised My Voice Before And That's Why I Did What I Did. I'm Just A Human Being - And Perhaps Not The Glossy Image Many Believe. So It Was Good To Get Out Frustrations So I Could Go On. It's Only Me That Goes Beyond The Same." Career Rybak Has Been A Student At The Barratt Due Institute Of Music In Oslo Since The Age Of 10. Due To His Success In The Eurovision Song Contest He Is Currently Taking A Break From His Bachelor's Degree Studies At The Institute. In 2004 Rybak Was Awarded The Anders Jahre Culture Prize. In 2005 He Entered The Norwegian Version Of Idol Reaching The Semifinal. In 2006 Rybak Won Kjempesjansen The Great Opportunity A Talent Competition Hosted By The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK With His Own Song "Foolin'". Alexander Rybak Has Collaborated With Artists Such As A-Ha's Lead Singer Morten Harket And Arve Tellefsen. As Of 2007 Rybak Has Played The Fiddler In Oslo Nye Teater's Production Of Fiddler On The Roof And Won The Hedda Award For This Role. Eurovision 2009 Rybak Won The 54th Eurovision Song Contest In Moscow Russia With A Record 387 Points Singing "Fairytale" A Song Inspired By Norwegian Folk Music. The Song Was Composed And Written By Rybak And Was Performed Together With The Modern Folk Dance Company Frikar. The Song Received Good Reviews With A Score Of 6 Out Of 6 In The Norwegian Newspaper Dagbladet And In An ESCtoday Poll He Scored 71.3% Making Him The Favourite To Get Into The Final.
In The Norwegian National Heats Rybak Achieved A Clean Sweep Gaining The Top Score From All Nine Voting Districts And Ending With A Combined Televote And Jury Score Of 747 888 While The Runner Up Tone Damli Aaberge Received A Combined Score Of 121 856.
The Song Competed In The Second Semi-Final And Won A Place In The Eurovision Final.
Rybak Later Won The Eurovision Final With A Landslide Victory Receiving Votes From All The Participating Countries Except Norway Which Was Not Allowed To Vote For Itself . Rybak Finished With A Total Of 387 Points Breaking The Previous Record Of 292 Points Scored By Lordi In 2006 And Scoring 169 Points More Than The Runner-Up Iceland. He Is Also The Fourth Most Successful Artist Of Eurovision With 387 Points Behind Dima Bilan Carola And Chiara. After Eurovision Film And The First Album Rybak's First Album Fairytales Was Released After His Eurovision Win. Rybak Also Co-Stars As Levi In The Film Yohan Directed By Grete Salomonsen Which Is To Be Released In 2010. Rybak Also Went On A Tour In Norway With Former Norwegian Eurovision Winner Elisabeth Andreassen Something That Had Been Decided Before His Eurovision Win And Participation. He And Frikar Has Also Toured Norway And Europe In 2009. On December 2009 Performance Of His Hit Fairytale At The Nobel Peace Prize Concert Held At The Oslo Spektrum. Rybak Shared The Stage With Other Nine Acts. Too EMI Norway Has Just Released A Film Entitled Fairytale The Movie Directed By Acclaimed Norwegian Director Rune Langlo Documenting The Journey Of Alexander Rybak Since Claiming The Top Prize For Norway In Moscow.
In 2009 He Recorded The Theme Song Called "I Don't Believe In Miracles / Superhero"for The Russian Action Movie Black Lightning Produced By Timur Bekmambetov. 2nd Album 2010–present On The 30th January 2010 Performed One Of His New Singles "Europe Skies" In National Final Euroviisut 2010 To Select The 2010 Finnish Entry At The Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Same Song That Performed With Fairytale In Final National Tour Through To Slovenia Russia United Kingdom Sweden And Bosnia & Herzegovina. On The 12th March 2010 Alexander Rybak Performed His Eurovision 2009 Winning Song "Fairytale" On UK TV Show Eurovision Your Country Needs You. On April 2010 Release A New Song Featuring Opptur Called "Fela Igjen". Alexander Released His Second Album On The 14th June 2010 No Boundaries. It Was Not As Successuful As His Last Album So Far It Has Peaked To Number 7 In Norway Number 8 In Sweden And 32 In Finland. read less