Text to featured picture: POSITIVE: Despite the fact that the year has been marked by many challenges and trials, Alexander Rybak feels that he has become himself again. Now he has entered the master’s program at Colombia College and will focus exclusively on this. Photo: Berit Roald/NTB scanpix
It has been a busy year for Alexander Rybak (34), with studies, detox and the corona pandemic. Now the musician wants to focus solely on his master studies.
Alexander Rybak teaming up with Dag Otto in “Huskestue” on TV2.
Kristian Ødegård and his partner Dag Otto Lauritzen are back with the 5. season of “Huskestue” with new medium-difficult questions, quirky punishment methods and a lot of fun.
March 31, Alexander Rybak teams up with Dag Otto and get tested his knowledge when it comes to answering the host Kristian Ødegård’s questions about the Nordic countries and music. And do they manage to beat the other team, which consists of Elisabeth Andreassen and Robert Gustavsson? The program was recorded on January 22, 2019.
Broadcast on TV2 (pay-TV) on 31 March at 20:00 to 21:00 CET.
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”.
Alexander was also interviewed by the co-host Leonard. The video has subtitles in several languages:
Alexander Rybak and the other artists in “Stille Natt Hellige Natt” guest in God Morning Norway on TV2.
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!
Alexander was a guest in the very last season of the Norwegian talk-show “Senkveld”.
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.
The video is recorded and uploaded by May Elisabet Nipen. The video has English, French, Croatian and German sub.
Alexander Rybak and Johnny Logan together at “Allsang på grensen” 2017
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
YOU RAISE ME UP
( 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.
Alexander about his tribute to the Eurovision winner 2017
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 and Angelina Jordan performed “White Christmas” together in the Norwegian Christmas show “Lille Julaften” on TV2 23rd of December. It was a lovely performance, and luckily we all now can enjoy watching it on Alexander’s YT-channel.Continue reading Alexander and Angelina Jordan with “White Christmas”→
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:
Alexander Rybak’s chicken stew
With help from UNCLE BEN’S: Alexander Rybak made chicken stew for the main course. Photo: TV 2
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, Rune Larsen, Marian Aas Hansen and Tore Endresen were guests in the Norwegian morning show “God morgen Norge” on TV2. Maria Haukaas Mittet, the fifth artist in the Christmas Concert, was recovering from illness and not present.
Below you’ll find their performance of “Silver Bells”and some pictures. Videos with interview and the performance of Marian and Tor will follow.
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 🙂
The text message:
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?
Alexander’s reply:
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?
“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 in an interview on TV2 (Norwegian TV) about his upcoming Norwegian audiobook “Trolle og den magiske fela” and the feeling about being left out in his childhood.
Uploaded to YouTube, translationa nd subs by TessaLA, Revision by Katie Anderson
Alexander Rybak tells about his new song and music video “Into a Fantasy”, one of the soundtracks in DreamWorks Animation movie “How to Train Your Dragon 2”, on the Norwegian summer talk show on TV2, broadcasted from Aker Brygge in Oslo. At the end of the video he plays with the duo Elsa & Emilie. You can read more about them and watch one of their videos here
Believe in your talent, and let it grow. If your dreams are to come true, you must first dare to dream.
– Alexander Rybak
Alexander Rybak’s new song “Into a Fantasy” will be one of the soundtracks in DreamWorks animation movie “How to Train Your Dragon 2”. The song will be played during the end credits in several of the European versions of the movie.
You can pre-order the music now!
You can already pre-order the CD with the soundtracks of the movie, and “Into a Fantasy ” is included in the versions you can order from Platekompaniet and the following Amazon Internet stores:
Simone Eriksrud was one of the artists in the Norwegian TV-show “Hver gang vi møtes” 2014 with Alexander Rybak
In addition to his special talent and his musicality, I like that Alexander is so sincere and passionate. And that he doesn’t try to be better or different. He is also quite good at recognizing others.
-Simone Eriksrud
NAME: Simone Eriksrud BIRTHDAY: 21st of August HOME COUNTRY: Norway
Found by Venche M. Eanglish translation by Laila S.H. English revising by Anni Jowett.
Alexander Rybak is tonight’s host of "Hver Gang Vi Møtes". Photo: TV2
“You could have got me to the altar now”
– I am not easily touched,- Alexander Rybak said in “Hver Gang Vi Møtes”. But the best interpretation of the night touched everyone.
– This song was written during a time when I still trusted blindly in people,- Alexander Rybak said in tonight’s “Hver Gang Vi Møtes”. And it was Sigvart Dagsland who touched and surprised the most when he in tonight’s program had rewritten the ballad “13 Horses” in Norwegian.
Elg: “He made a strong, beautiful and melodic interpretation”
“I think Alexander Rybak will surprise us in a positive way. He has an understanding for music that goes beyond the intuition that characterises the other more traditional pop artists.” Ref: Stein Østby, VG, before the broadcasting.
Alexander is invited to a very popular Norwegian talk-show “Senkveld” with Thomas & Harald”, which is broadcasted live, every evening from the Olympic Games in Sochi on Norwegian channel TV2. He will be a guest on several shows during this week. There will be lots of humour and live violin playing from him. He invites all his Russian fans, who are in Sochi this week, to join the audience of the live show. Here is his original message to his fans:
Dorogie Rysskie dryzja! Preglashau v Sochi!
This week I will be joining the coolest talkshow ever, “Senkveld” with Thomas & Harald, live from Sochi! So if you are planning to visit Sochi this week, you can be in the audience. Just send an email to sotsji@monstermail.no Have a nice evening, boys and girls. Alex
Teary eyed gang. Here’s this year`s participants in “Hver gang vi møtes”.
I start cryin just by talking about it
Article published at tv2.no on 31.08.2013 Author: Astrid Dyson. Photographer: Tore Waskaas. Found and translated by Jorunn E. English revision by Anni Jowett.
The artists from “Hver gang vi møtes” can`t hold back their tears this time either.The recording of the third season of “Hver gang vi møtes” is underway at Vestre Kjærnes farm outside Moss. On Saturday the press got to meet the artists Alexander Rybak (27), Simone Eriksrud (43), Sigvart Dagsland (49), Anneli Drecker (44), Lars Lillo-Stenberg (51), Samsaya (33) and Øyvind Elgenes (55).
Alexander Rybak: – I don’t want to be a trendsetter.
Text to header photo: STRICT ORDERS: Alexander Rybak was a guest in Thursday’s episode of “Happy Day” and was very clear about the fact that Jan Thomas was not allowed to touch his eyebrows.
Preferably, he will sit on a deserted island in the rain with Katrine Moholt and talk about life’s sorrows and joys.
Source: TV2, publish 6.7.2011 – Author: Victoria Østengen – Translated by Tessa La
– What is your best summer memory?
– My best summer memory is when I went to Tusenfryd (amusment park) with the first girl I was in love with. We went to Tusenfryd, because I knew she was going to sit close to me when we would take the Timber chute.
– What kind of relationship do you have to the summer?
– I like summer when it rains. I am a Belarus, you know, so I’m a sucker for melancholy and nostalgia. Also, I like to see the sunset in the summer.
Alexander dancing with Kathrine Moholt in a break of the recording of the TV-show “Allsang på Grensen” on TV2, June 2011, when Alexander was a co-host.
Found by Vero Nica and Mary Ann Hansson. Recording by Sonya Luzina.