“For a long time I have wanted to do something modern, something fun and fresh. @philipcecilmusic gave me that chance” – Alexander
Continue reading Alexander and Philip Cecil — Looking My Way
Alexander Rybak and Philip presented their new song “Looking My Way” in the Norwegian radio show “Kveldsåpent” (Evening Open) on NRK P1. And Julie, Alexander’s girlfriend, was with them too.
A nice interview where Alexander and Philip Cecil talks about their collaboration with the song “Looking My Way” and future plans 🙂
Source: NRK P1, broadcast 30.5.2017
The music producer Philip Cecil and Alexander Rybak released the single “Looking My Way” on streaming services Sunday May 28th, and the song is “The single of the week” on NPS Music. Continue reading Philip Cecil and Alexander Rybak — “Looking My Way” single of the week on NPS Music
During his stay in Russia due to his concert on the festival “Norway’s Day” in Moscow, Alexander gave an interview to the Russian TV-channel “Friday”. The interview was broadcast in their “Friday News” Tuesday 23.05.2017
Source: Magasinet, Dagbladet. Published 13.05.2017. Text: Silje Kathrine Sviggum. Photo: Agnete Brun. Found by Mónika Menyhért. Translated by TessaLa, revision by Anni Jowett.
Alexander Rybak (31) is still influenced by the time that he lost the 17th of May. The year was 2009 and «Fairytale» had brought home victory in the Eurovision Song Contest. When the confetti hit the floor in Moscow and Rybak was thrown into a congratulation swirl, he realised that he would miss the celebration of the 17th of May. Continue reading Alexander about Norway, Norwegian values and 17th of May in Magasinet 13.05.2017
Found and recorded by May Elisabeth Nipen
Alexander and Hanne Krogh (from Bobbysocks) were guests in the morning show “God morgen Norge” on TV2 16.5.2017. Alexander told about his love for the song and why he made the music video as a tribute.
Click on the flags to get the translation in Hungarian and Spanish
FEVEROriginal music and lyrics : Eddie Cooley & Otis Blackwell
Performed by Alexander Rybak ft. D’Dorian
Production: Knut Bjørnar Asphol
Arrangement: Alexander Rybak
Never know how much I love you
Never know how much I care
But when you put your arms around me
I get a feeling that is hard to bear Continue reading Fever — Lyrics — Alexander Rybak
A long awaited recording and music video of Alexander’s brilliant version of the classic jazzy song “Fever”.
D’Dorian, who features Alexander in this song is Knut Bjørnar Asphol, who has produced several of Alexander’s earlier released songs.
“Fever” was one of the songs Alexander performed in “Kjempesjansen”, and it was also on his playlist on his Christmas tour “Swinging home for Christmas” in 2010.
“Fever” was recorded first time in 1956, and has since then been covered by numerous artists from various musical genres. You can read more about the song on Wikipedia.
In addition to the duet, there were also an interview and at the end Alexander performed his legendary “Fairytale”. Below you find videos of the duet, the whole part with Alexander – interview, duet and “Fairytale”, and a video of only “Fairytale”. Continue reading Alexander at the national ESC final on Iceland 11.03.2017
In the TV-show “En kveld med Kloppen” (An evening at Kloppen’s place), Solveig Kloppen invites three famous people she is curious about and fascinated by to her own home for a pleasant evening. Solveig is a dab hand at parties and good mood, but she is hopeless when it comes to cooking. She therefore offers the house and wine, while her guests contributes with a simple dish each.
Alexander was the one who made the main course, and here is the recipe:
You need:
Rice (boil-in-bag)
Chicken filet (rather too much then too little)
Tikka Masala sauce from Uncle Ben’s
Cherry tomatoes
Procedure:
Boil the rice according to the instruction on the package.
Chop the chicken in suitable pieces and fry them in a pan. Pour the sauce over the chicken and let it cook a little until the sauce thickens.
Cut the cherry tomatoes in two and spread them over the dish.
Serve preferably with ginger ale, water or Cola Zero.
Alexander Rybak took part in the interval act in the Eurovision finale 2016. Watch the video below. The number is called “Love Love Peace Peace”, and according to Edward af Sillen the audience during the show 60 years has never seen a parody of the Eurovision in Eurovision. The bombastic tribute is about the trick to win Eurovision, which is analyzed at an institute in Switzerland and emerges the best of the winning songs:
– Everything crazy you have seen, from old ladies who bake bread to men in hamster wheels, and it’s apparently okay in Eurovision.
The number where the hosts Mans Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede – appearing in Charlotte Perrellis pink winning costume from 1999 – singing and dancing, shows a mix of everything. In addition to the old bread baking grannies and men in a hamster wheel, Alexander Rybak playing the violin on stage, while bare-chested men playing drums and then, among other things, Lordi pops up.
30 years have passed since you were born. 30 years filled with experiences far beyond normal. People from all over the world have been fascinated by your versatile musical footsteps, and you have all the reasons to be proud of yourself and what you have achieved so far.
To celebrate, we’ve created this quiz made by Bita J, in which we explore Alexander’s past decade as an artist. Enjoy!”
Source: ESCbrazil.com, published 05.05.2016. Text and photos by Ricardo Olissil. Translated by Lulu Barcelo, revision Anni Jowett Continue reading The Swedes finally found a way to break my high score
Thanks to his fantastic Latin-American fans, we can all enjoy this great moment. A big thank you to all of you who have uploaded videos 🙂
The featured picture is a collection of pictures found on Instagram.
The play list was long (this is not in the correct order though): Europe Skies, Dovregubbens Hall, Fairytale, Abrazame, Funny Little World, Oah, Kotik, Into A Fantasy, Leave Me Alone, Secret Garden, Hungarian Suit, Tango by Astor Piazzolla, Roll with the Wind, Do Ya Think I’m Sexy and Fairytale once more. Continue reading Videos from the concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 29.4.2016
Source: Gaula Avis, published 27.04.2016 Text: Vigdis A. Myrdal
Photo: Unni Ulltveit
There was no one, at any time, who had the slightest doubt that Rybak knew how to play the violin when the Eurovision star was on stage and downright showed off his skills with the bow and his fiddle. In addition Byneset Spellmannslag was impressively good. Continue reading Alexander Rybak and Byneset Spellmannslag in concert 24.04.2016
One of the many highlights of the amazing concert was the duet between Alexander and the conductor Bo-Göte Nygren playing
“Czardas” of Vittorio Monti and “Viva la Vida“. Thanks to Anastasia Silakova for these great videos 🙂
Anna Katus and Ania Bednarek have been so kind and shared with us their happy meeting with Alexander. Enjoy their reports and the nice video made by Ania Bednarek. Continue reading Fan reports from meeting Alexander in Warsaw, Poland, 14.04.2016
Interview by Maciej Mazański from “Dobry wieczór Europo!” (Good Evening Europe!) made in Warsaw when Alexander visited the city to record his performance for the TV-show “Jaka to Melodia”.
The interview is in English, but Alexander talks a little bit in Polish in the beginning. You’ll find the translation below the video 🙂
R: Hello, this is the Maciej Mazański portal Eurovizja.org. And my guest today is Alexander Rybak, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009.
R: Hi, Alexander!
A: Hi.
R: How many times have you been in Poland?
A: Five…five. Five. How do you pronounce it?
When I was little I was in Warsaw, Gdansk, Gdynia….
Text to picture: ORGANISING: Alexander Rybak organising the youths at the seminar. To the right Sarpsborg Youth Orchestra’s conductor Maria Dahl. (Photo: Johnny Helgesen)
Source: Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad 19.03.16. Text and photo: Johnny Helgesen. Translation : TessaLa, revision by Anni Jowett
70 children and youths are playing this weekend together with their idol, Alexander Rybak, at Sarpsborg Scene. Continue reading From Alexander’s orchestra seminar in Sarpsborg, Norway 18. — 20. of March 2016
Alexander was in Moscow for some days to perform at Woman’s Day and promote his new song “I Love You Like Before” in several radio and TV-shows. Below you’ll find videos and pictures we have from his interviews and performances. The videos will be translated soon. Continue reading Alexander in Moscow promoting his new song “I love You Like Before” 8 — 9 March 2016
Alexander’s new Russian song “Lyublyu tebya kak ran’she” ( I Love You as Before) now available for download.
The song’s lyrics translated to several Languages you’ll find HERE
The weekend 12-14th of February Alexander had an orchestra seminar with more than 90 young musicians, mainly violinists, from the municipalities of Herøy, Ulsteinvik, Hareid, Sande, Ørsta, Volda, Stryn, Ålesund, Tresfjord og Valldal in addition to culture students from the Herøy Culture School. The orchestra seminar and concert at Fosnavåg Concert House was organised by the local orchestra Havella.
It was a great experience for the young students and thanks to Robert Skeide and Kristian Ødegaard Skeide we can provide you pictures and videos from the seminar and the concert. The intro on the videos has English subtitles 🙂
Published on Eurostory.nl February 10, 2016
Interviewer: Edward Van de Vendel, a Dutch author of children’s books, three of them published in Norway by Cappelen Damm. Continue reading Children’s book author — Interview on Eurostory.nl 10.02.2016
The fiddler Alexander Rybak has good memories from the “Hver Gang Vi Møtes” period and says to Her og Nå that he grew from the experience.
Continue reading I have grown a lot — Interview in Her og Nå 09.02.2016
150 young strings from all over Vestfold got a solid dose of extra playing pleasure and enthusiasm, after a hectic but oh so fun weekend together with Alexander Rybak in Sandefjord. Continue reading Orchestra seminar in Sandefjord, Norway 15. — 17. of January 2016
Text to photo: Alexander Rybak didn’t only play in the kindergarten in Belarus, he also learnt to read and write.- I have always worked hard to learn things. That’s why I have succeeded, he says. Continue reading Alexander — My kindergarten memory — Utdanningsnytt 4/2015
Alexander was invited to the first Eurosong 2016 show in Belgium to be an adviser to the 5 candidates that take part in Belgium’s national selection.
In addition he performed his famous Eurovision Medley, and Twitter was overloaded by positive responses about him both as an adviser and performer 🙂
Stemninger (Moods) It’s Christmas Eve and time for presents, and what could be better then music by Alexander. It’s therefore a pleasure for us to present you music from his very first released album “Stemninger” (Moods) from 2005. Alexander mentioned by the way this album in one of his answers on the Fansites Q & A last year.
Merry Christmas and click on the 24th calendar window below to open your present. 🙂
Es ist Heiligabend und Zeit für Geschenke und was wäre besser als Musik von Alexander. Es ist uns daher ein Vergnügen Musik aus seinem ersten veröffentlichten Album “Stemninger” (Stimmungen) von 2005 zu präsentieren. Alexander erwähnte das Album übrigens in einer seiner Antworten auf der Fanseite “Q & A” letztes Jahr.
Frohe Weihnachten! Klicke unten auf das 24. Kalenderfenster, um dein Geschenk zu öffnen. 🙂
Сегодня Сочельник, время подарков, и что может быть лучше музыки Александра. Поэтому мы с удовольствием представляем вам музыку с его самого первого изданного альбома “Stemninger”(“Настроения”) 2005 года. Кстати, Александр упоминал этот альбом, когда отвечал на один из вопросов в Вопросах и Ответах на фансайте в прошлом году.
Весёлого Рождества и кликните на 24ое окошко календаря, чтобы открыть свой подарок. 🙂
Es nochebuena y tiempo para los regalos, qué podría ser mejor que la música de Alexander. Por eso, es un placer para nosotros presentarles su música del primer disco que grabó “Stemninger” (Estado de ánimo) de 2005. Alexander por cierto, mencionó este disco en una de las respuestas que hizo a la ronda de preguntas de nuestro sitio el año pasado.
Feliz Navidad, da click en el día 24 del calendario para que puedas disfrutar de tu regalo 🙂
It’s December 23rd and Christmas is right around the corner. As an early Christmas present from us to all of you, we’ve created this “Christmas Quiz – Rybak Style!”. Enjoy completing these questions to test your knowledge about any Alexander Rybak related Christmas facts, and perhaps discover some new interesting things on the way.
PS: We love hearing your feedback, so leave us a comment about what you thought about this quiz, and share your results. 🙂
German and Russian text below the Quiz.
Christmas Quiz – Have fun!
Es ist der 23. Dezember und Weihnachten steht vor der Tür. Als ein vorgezogenes Weihnachtsgeschenk von uns an euch alle haben wir dieses “Weihnachts-Quiz – Rybak Style!” erstellt. Genieße es diese Fragen zu beantworten, teste dein Wissen über einige Tatsachen Alexander Rybak und Weihnachten betreffend und entdecke vielleicht einige neue interessante Dinge auf dem Weg. Viel Spass!
PS: Gerne hören wir dein Feedback, also lass uns einen Kommentar da, was du über dieses Quiz denkst und teile dein Ergebnis. 🙂
Сегодня 23е декабря, и Рождество уже на носу. В качестве предварительного рождественского подарка от нас всем вам мы сделали эту “Рождественскую викторину – Стиль Рыбака!”. Надеемся, вам понравится отвечать на вопросы о разнообразных рождественских фактах, имеющих отношение к Александр Рыбаку, и может быть в процессе вы узнаете что-то новое и интересное. Развлекайтесь!
P.S: нам очень нравятся ваши отзывы, так что оставляйте ваши комментарии по поводу викторины и делитесь результатами в социальных сетях. 🙂
Es diciembre 23 y la Navidad está por llegar. Como un regalo adelantado para todos ustedes hemos creado esta trivia de navidad – ¡Estilo Rybak!. Disfruta completando estas preguntas para que pruebes tu conocimiento sobre todo lo relacionado con Rybak, Tal vez te enteres de más cosas ¡Disfrútalo!
PS: Nos gustaría que nos dieras retroalimentación, deja un comentario sobre qué te pareció esta trivia y comparte tus resultados
Silver Bells Christmas Eve is getting closer, so it’s time to collect Alexander’s Christmas songs. And today’s video is “Silver Bells”, which is one of the songs he performs in this year’s Christmas concert.
Приближается Сочельник, поэтому настало время собрать вместе рождественские песни Александра. И сегодня мы выбрали видео “Silver Bells”, одной из песен, с которыми Александр выступает на рождественских концертах в этом году.
Heiligabend kommt näher, so dass es Zeit wird Alexanders Weihnachtslieder zu sammeln. Das heutige Video ist “Silver Bells” ein Lied das er dieses Jahr im Weihnachtskonzert spielt.
La navidad se acerca, es tiempo de recolectar las canciones navideñas de Alexander. El video de hoy es “Silver Bells”, canción interpretada en el tour navideño de esta año.
Continue reading 20. December — Christmas songs — Silver Bells
In 2009 Alexander won the “Årets Spellemann” Award (artist of the year) in Norway. Together with other Norwegian violinists he performed the in the opening ceremoney. Enjoy his marvelous contribution to this “Violin Medley”. Continue reading 19. December — Letter V — Violin Medley
Surprise! Some performances just happen spontaneously, like this one at the meet and greet in Dusseldorf, where Alexander Rybak entertained his fans with an impromptu version of “Satellite “, and we ‘larve’ it. What surprises do you recall Alexander springing on us?
Некоторые выступления происходят, когда их совсем не ожидаешь, например, вот это на встрече с фанатами в Дюссельдорфе, когда Александр Рыбак развлекал свой фанклуб импровизированной версией песни “Satellite“, и нам очень понравилась его интерпретация (Larve oh larve). Какие ещё сюрпризы со стороны Адександра вы помните?
Algunas presentaciones suceden de manera espontánea, como en esta convivencia en Dusseldorf, donde Alexander Rybak entretuvo a sus fans con una improvisada versión de “Satellite “, y nos encantó. ¿Qué otras sorpresas que Alexander nos ha dado, recuerdas?
Manche Auftritte passieren einfach spontan, wie der beim Meet & Greet in Düsseldorf, wo Alexander Rybak seine Fans mit einer Stegreifversion von “Satelite” unterhalten hat. Und wir lieben es ( we “Larve” it). An welche weiteren Überraschungen, die Alexander uns bereitet hat, erinnerst du dich?
Header photo: Dorly Jackson Wolff. Text and translations: Anni Jowett, Anastasia Silakova, Lulu Barcelo
Que Sera Sera – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer The letter Q is a toughie…..but thankfully this summer Alexander shared and delighted us with his road trip sing along to “Que Sera Sera” accompanied by his good friend Tor Arne. Continue reading 15. December — Letter Q and R — Que Sera Sera and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
9 to 5 There is no doubt that Alexander Rybak is a playful guy. In this performance of Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” together with Elisabeth Andreassen, he shows his funny entertainment skills for sure 🙂
Нет сомнений в том, что Александр Рыбак – весёлый парень. В ходе этого выступления песни Долли Патрон “С 9ти до 5ти” вместе с Элизабет Андреассен он в полной мере продемонстрировал свою способность развеселить публику.
Es besteht kein Zweifel daran, dass Alexander Rybak auch ein spaßiger Typ ist. Bei dieser Darbietung von Dolly Partons “9 to 5“, zusammen mit Elisabeth Andreassen, zeigt er deutlich seine Entertainment – Qualitäten.
No cabe duda, Alexander Rybak es un chico juguetón. En esta canción de Dolly Parton, “9 to 5“, junto con Elisabeth Andreassen, seguro que nos muestra algunas divertidas habilidades.
Header photo: TessaLa. Text: TessaLa, Anni Jowett, Lulu Barcelo, Susanne Berlin and Anastasia Silakova. Continue reading 12. December — Numbers — “9 to 5”
