Alexander Rybak was a guest in the Norwegian morning TV-show “God morgen Norge” (Good morning Norway) on TV2. There he talked about his long addiction to sleeping pills and the tough rehab, his new song “Magic” and about moving to the USA for a master’s studies in music.
English subtitles will be added 🙂
Due to the Corona situation concerts and mass events have been cancelled in most countries, and since they no longer can invite guests to the studio, the two hosts in the Belarusian evening TV-show “Makajonka,9” decided to call up the guests they wished for on Skype. And luckily for us Alexander Rybak was one of them 🙂
Just to clarify some facts about the Corona restrictions in Norway since Alexander mentioned the quarantine. In Norway you’ll get 2 weeks quarantine if you have been in contact with someone who is infected or you have been abroad. You’ll have to stay home and are only allowed to go out to do necessary stuff, like buying food. If you are not in quarantine you are still encouraged to stay home, but can actually go wherever you want, whenever you want, as long as you keep 2 meters distance from others.
The interview is translated to English by Anastasia Silakova, who also made the subs, and revised by Anni Jowett.
The original video you’ll find here
Alexander was a guest in the Norwegian breakfast TV-show “God morgen Norge” (Good morning Norway) where he talked about his most cherished project, the musical “Trolle”.
The video, recorded and uploaded by May. E. Nipen, has English subs. Translation by TesssaLa, revision by Anni Jowett. Link to the original episode on TV2 SUMO
Continue reading Alexander Rybak on his musical “Trolle” in GMN 25.10.2019In the Norwegian TV-show “Allsang på grensen Alexander Rybak performed his legendary “Fairytale”, and “Stjernen vår”, from his upcoming musical “Trolle”, in a duet with Ingeborg Walther. Ingeborg will play the role of “Alva” in the musical.
Featured picture: photo by Allsang på grensen/Viken Foto og Video
Alexander and Ingeborg also gave an interview to the Norwegian magazine “Se and Hør”. Scroll down to read it 🙂
Continue reading Alexander Rybak and Ingeborg Walther in “Allsang på grensen” 2019 and interview in “Se and Hør”The show presented Russia’s candidate in Eurovision 2019, Sergey Lazarev, who also represented Russia in 2016 with the song “You are The Only One”. Several former Russian ESC-artists were present.
In addition to take part in the discuss about Eurovision Alexander also performed his legendary “Fairytale”. This time with a little new twist 🙂 Continue reading Alexander Rybak in the Russian TV-show Hello Andrei 9.2.19
“Håp i ei gryte” (hope in a pot), is a Norwegian Christmas TV-show in collaboration with the Salvation Army.
Alexander and the other artists from “Stille Natt Hellige Natt” performed the songs “Jingle Bells”, Feliz Navidad” and “The Night When Christ Was Born”. In addition Alexander performed “Romjulsdrøm” and featured Lisa Børud and Mugisho in their performance of “Here Comes Santa Claus”.
In Norway the current series of “Muitte Mu” continues and the fourth episode had a great surprise for Alexander Rybak’s fans. In this episode it was the turn of Christian Ingebrigtsen He invited Alexander to play violin on his studio performance of the joik written to honour his father Stein Ingebrigtsen.
Christian has a special message for Alexanders fans and has told Alexander Rybak News ” It’s always a pleasure hearing Alexander play, and such an honour having him perform on my joik. He plays the melody beautifully.”
Christians whole Joik can be seen here, and his whole episode here.
Continue reading Alexander Rybak is featured in Christian Ingebrigsten’s joik on “Muitte Mu”
In September 2017 Alexander spent 3 days in Kirkenes in Northern Norway together with his mentor Frode Fjellheim to learn the Sami joik. After that he went home to compose his first joik “Let The Music Guide You”. The joik was performed for the first time in front of an invited audience in Karasjok in Northern Norway in February this year.
The 3 days in Kirkenes and the performance in Karasjok were broadcast on NRK 10th of November 2018. “Let The Music Guide You” is a mix of English lyrics and joik, and less than a week after the release it was a hit on YouTube. You can read more about that and Alexander’s reaction to this below the video.
Continue reading Alexander Rybak in the TV-show “Muitte Mu”Only a few days left till the “Stille Natt Hellige Natt” Christmas tour starts. For the first time they will visit Northern Norway and the first concert is in Tromsø, Thursday 22nd November. Today the artists in SNHN visited the Norwegian breakfast TV-show on TV2, “God morgen Norge” and made some good Christmas mood.
If you haven’t bought tickets yet, it is about time, because several of the concerts are already sold out. Ticket can be booked at Ticketmaster.no
Here is today’s interview where the SNHN bunch also entertained with “Jingle Bells” and “Feliz Navidad”. The video has English subtitles. Merry Christmas!
The show was broadcast 4th of May on Norwegian TV2 when Alexander already had arrived in Lisbon, so the interview is pre-recorded. Since it was the final season, Alexander brought gifts, a monkey pet, for each of the hosts. These monkeys are a symbol for the Cystic Fibrosis organisation. The girl he mentioned is Niels Peeters. Alexander played at her anniversary concert in 2016 in Boxmeer.
“Victoriadagen” (The Victoria Day) is a tribute to Crown Princess Victoria’s birthday. The celebrations usually take place on the island of Öland, where the Swedish Royal family spends their summer holiday. This year Alexander was one of the artists who performed at the concert for the Crown Princess.
Here is a playlist of Alexander’s performances, “Fattig Bonddräng” together with Kalle Moreaus, “Jealous” and “Song From a Secret Garden”.
How does it feel to perform in Sweden again and this time even for the Swedish Royal Family?
-What I like the most in life is to travel and play together with other people. And finally get to play at Øland (Sweden) for the Crown Princess together with great Swedish artists, is in fact a dream that came true.
-Some Swedes may remember me from the TV-show “Let’s Dance”, but most of my career has not been about dance but about violin play. I am still practising 3-4 hours per day to develop my talent.
What other career plans do you have in addition to perform at the “Victoriadagen”?
-In Norway it is soon the premier of my own musical, which is based on my children’s book “Trolle”. I like to work with children and have had the pleasure to take part in several music seminars in Sweden, where I have tried to inspire children and show them new ways of playing and experience music genres.
Tell us about your new song.
-My latest song I have called “Mamma” (Mom), because it is written for my Mom, but I’m not sure if that is the right song for the Crown Princess’s birthday. I will perform something special for both the Crown Princess and the audience in Borgholm.
Alexander was a guest in the Norwegian talk-show Lindmo on NRK1, Saturday 20. January 2018. The show was pre-recorded 16. January. It’s the first time Alexander visited this popular talk-show, and the occasion was Alexander’s participation in Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian selection for Eurovision Song Contest. You can read more about his participation in MGP 2018 HERE
May Elisabeth Nipen has recorded the interview and TessaLa and Anni Jowett have seen to that the video now has English subs 🙂
What did “Hver gang vi møtes” mean for the artists who took part in the earlier seasons, personally and due to their career? Former participants give us the answers, and we got throwbacks through six seasons in «Hver gang vi møtes – Special» Alexander took part in 2014, and here is his answers and throwbacks in this special edition 
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If you want to see more of Alexander in “Hver gang vi møtes 2014”, you’ll find it all here:
Information about the TV-show is found on the Facebook page of “Hver gang vi møtes”.
The show is broadcast on NTV.ru Saturday 2. December, starting at 21.00 Moscow time, and last to 23.40. CET time 19.00 to 21.40. The show is pre-recorded.
Link to watch online on : NTV.ru and HERE
The show will also be available on the TV-channel’s YouTube channel
The show is about children who are left without parental care and who are fond of dancing. Several well-known artists supports the participants in the different epiosdes, and in this episode Alexander supports the 16-year old Alina Grevtseva, by playing when she dances to “Fairytale”.
This year the artists are Alexander Rybak, Rune Larsen, Maria Haukaas Mittet and Maria’s husband Hans Marius Hoff Mittet who also is new in the bunch.
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Alexander Rybak played the violin when Johnny Logan performed the song “You Raise Me Up”, and they also did a duet with the legendary songs “Fairytale” and “Hold me now” at “Allsang på grensen”.
“You Raise Me Up” is composed by Rolf Løvland (Secret Garden). Alexander Rybak and Johnny Logan performed this song at the seasonal final of the Norwegian TV-show at “Allsang på grensen” 09.08.2017
( Music: Rolf Løvland. Lyrics: Brendan Graham)
Lyrics as they are sung by Johnny Logan in this performance
When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up’ To more than I can be.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up’ To more than I can be.
There is no life ‘ no life without the hunger;
Each beaten heart beats so imperfectly;
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
Sometimes, it feels I glimpse eternity.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up’ To more than I can be.
You raise me up’ To more than I can be.
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.
Alexander Rybak performed “Fairytale” and “I Came to Love You” in the Norwegian sing along TV-show “Allsang på grensen” on TV2. The show was recorded Wednesday July 3, and broadcast Thursday July 4.
The TV-show was broadcast 27.5.2016 on channel DunaTV, Budapest. Alexander performed the classical piece “Summer” by Vivaldi and “Hungarian Suite”. He also did a short interview.
HERE is a short video made when arriving for the recording 🙂
Thanks to Mónika Menyhért for the translation and info about the musicians , and Bożena Lebioda for the screenshots you find below the videos and also in the header picture. Continue reading Alexander Rybak in the Hungarian talent show Virtuozok 27.05.2016
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.
Have you ever wonder about what a musical ear really is and how a tone is perceived by a person with perfect pitch? Read this article and you’ll get some answers. 🙂
Source: TV2.no , published 14.04.2016. Text: Åshild Amland. Translated by TessaLa, revision by Anni Jowett
If you think you don’t have a musical ear, you are probably wrong. Most people have a musical ear, it’s more a discussion about which level. Continue reading Alexander about a musical ear in “Your Body” 14.04.2016
Alexander performed “Fairytale” in the national ESC-selection of Hungary “A Dal”, on 27th February 2016, on channel Duna-TV.
The performance was pre-recorded the previous day, because on the day of the ESC-finale he gave a concert together with the finalists of the “Virtuózok” classical talent show in Budapest.
He was also interviewed, below you find the video-interview as well.
Continue reading Alexander Rybak at the Hungarian national final for ESC 2016
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 🙂
The show was pre-recorded in November and broadcast on TV2 Sunday 13.12.15. The Stille Natt Hellige Natt artists performed two lovely Christmas songs, and below you’ll find them both. Enjoy 🙂
Thanks to May Elisabeth Nipen for recording and uploading the videos to YouTube.
Alexander and Pernille Hogstad were guests in the Norwegian morning show “God morgen Norge” (Good Morning Norway), where they talked about “Trollebook” and performed 2 songs from the book – “Du Bare Du” (You Only You) and “Venner” (Friends). Continue reading Alexander Rybak and Pernille Hogstad in the Norwegian morning show “God Morgen Norge” 5.11.2015
Alexander was one of the many celebrities who were pranked in the Norwegian talk show “Tusvik & Tønne” on TV2 tonight.
“Tussvik & Tønne” is a talk show with two crazy ladies who demand the guest be the host while they come up with some crazy ideas. Jan Thomas, the Norwegian stylist who did a makeover on Alexander in 2011, was the guest tonight. And those crazy ladies took his phone and sent a text to all the people in his contact list. Alexander was one of them, and he was the second one to reply 🙂
Hi dear friend! You know, I can’t keep quiet any longer! what on earth are you wearing these days? Hope you see that yourself. You need a makeover, I’ll book you for a consultation next week, what time is best for you?
He,he, brave:) I like my style, but notice I have worn the same for quite some time now. I am mostly behind the camera now, so there is no hurry. How much do you charge for your time?
Alexander was a guest in the Norwegian talk show “Senkveld” which was broadcast Friday 18th of September. The show was recorded Thursday the 17th.
In addition to Alexander, Shawn Mendes, Aune Sand and Selda Ekiz took also part in the show. An exciting and colorful bunch of people 🙂 Continue reading Alexander Rybak in the Norwegian talk show “Senkveld” 18.09.2015
Alexander Rybak was a jury member in the talented children competition “New Wave Junior Artek2015” in Crimea the 11-13th if August 2015. In addition to be a jury member, he also performed Europe’s Skies in a duet with Nika Smolyanova.
Photos by Kidsmusic.info:
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Alexander and MILKI were guests in the talk show “Good evening Vitebsk” 20. 07.15. The show was recorded when Alexander was in Vitebsk earlier this month to perform at the annual Slavic bazaar.
In the beginning of the video there are some glimpse of Alexander’s visits in Vitebsk, among others the beautiful performance of Kupalinka in 2009. His first performance in Belarus 🙂
Video recorded by TessaLa
“We know him as a fiddling great charmer with a musicality out of the ordinary and charisma that belongs to Wonderland.”
Alexander was a guest in the summer show “Have a nice summer Norway” on TV2 on 17 July 2015, in which he talked about his book “Trolle and the magic fiddle,” which will be launched in late September this year.
Alexander was a guest in the Norwegian summer TV-show “Sommer i Dyreparken” (Summer in the Zoo) on TV2, where he performed his new song “Blant Fjell” about the troll “Trolle” from his upcoming children’s book and album “Trolle og den magiske fela”. The book and the album will be released in September this year. Continue reading Alexander Rybak in “Sommer i Dyreparken” TV2 20.06.15
Alexander promoted his new music video “Kotik” on the Russian morning show “Life News” today 5.6.2015, and he also played a short acoustic version of “Stary Klion”.
Recording by Tessa La. English translation by Natalya P. & Sonya L. Revision by Katie A. Subs by Sonya L.
Today it was the big final, and Alexander impersonated Michael Bublé and performed the jazzy song “Feeling Good”, which he did very well. That guy can sing jazz!
The winner of the show was decided by televoting, and the people voted Alexander to a second place. So well deserved after all his fantastic impersonations. You can watch them all here
Watch his great performance of “Feeling Good” here.
Continue reading Alexander as Michael Bublé in “One to One” show — Final
“Rise Like a Phoenix”
Continue reading Alexander as Conchita Wurst. “One to One” show — semi-final
Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow , the year ESC become big and Alexander set the Eurovision record with 387 points. Six years have gone and Alexander is still one of the most popular artist in the Eurovision community.
In Eurovision Song Contest’s Milestones video 2009 we get some flash backs to the big night where the most common words were:
(A song from the Soviet comedy film “Heavenly Slug”)
Continue reading Alexander as Nikolai Kryuchkov. “One to One” show, Victory Day episode
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