Alexander Rybak's 'Europe Skies' the video- & Germany skies for 2011?

-we just luv this Vid- I know its not a recent release. In fact was it released?

I only remember Alexander previewing this song in Finland earlier this year. It would have been a

ideal song to have heard him sing at 'Eurovision 2010' in Oslo- however- he did a new version of 'Fairytale' his new Album 'No boundries' is full of gems like this song- so do check it out.

There is a rumour -he may submit a song for Germany's Selection for Eurovision 2011.

sung by Lena as she will be the artist to sing for her homeland next year.

so that Rybak Factor lives on ..in 2011.

Didrik Solli-Tangen and Alexander Rybak perform at City Hall For Norwegian National Day

What's in a beanie? Norway's face of Eurovision 2009 & 2010!

Alexander Rybak's latest Single 'Europe Skies'

This is Didrik, who sings Opera and will take part in Norway MGP 2010

Yes, this is Didrik Solli-Tangen...it sort of has the same ring to it as Maria Haukaas

Storeng we think. He has a wicked smile, could he even have the Rybak factor to

represent Norway in 2010. He will compete in semi final 3 in Skien, Norway his song "My heart is yours" ( hmm..I am liking it already!) But wait there is even more Sir Fredik Kempe wrote

the entry with Hanne Sovaag ( she gave us Velvet Inc's 'Tricky' in MGP 2009 )

In the semi final he will be up against -Mira Craig ( she wrote 'Hold on be strong' winner in 2008 ) and boyband A1 with a self penned song 'Don't wanna lose you again'

Just check out his vocal talent on this NRK Tv clip. Playing violin for him is Alexander

the Rykak himself,

YES, Didrik could have what it takes to win MGP in 2010. Just on his hair style alone !!!

Alexander Rybak's his Fairytale lives on as reported in a NEW interview

Mr Rybak has become Eurovision's winner who has not only put Norway back

on the international map. He has brought new life to the song contest, as well as making 2009 his year..it began with a fairtale and before the end of this year he met President Obana

and performed at the Nobel Peace Prize concert.

This week a new interview with Norsk Dagbladet was put out. Alex himself has said this 'Wow! In 2 pages, Line Tiller in this interview manages to catch the essense of my whole life'

you can read some quotes of the interview here- we hope a full english translation sooon?

Meanwhile, while snows falls all over the UK- Alexander has joined forces

with swedish schlager star Lotta Engberg for the christmas classic

'Baby, its cold outside'

plus a Fantastic Visual photo gallery of Alex- in 09

Elisabeth Andreassen & Alexander Rybak Perform 'Klinga Mina Klockor' & 'Det Är Vi Ändå'

Two winners of Eurovision Alexander (2009) with Elisabeth (1985-part of Bobbysocks) these two Norwegian
Stars in fact toured together before this years Eurovision Contest in May. As part of Elisabeth Andreassen
tour for her new Album Spelemann, here they sing two folk classic songs wrote by Benny Andersson. What a great duo
they make...

even if 'La Det Swinge' (Bobbysocks 1985 song) was not on their playlist! perhapes in Oslo 2010.

Alexander Rybak recording A new song 'A Castle Made of Snow'

The Rybak, as well as doing Stockholm Pride, Alexander found time to record a
brand new song..check out the news report
A Full HD version of this New Song (below)- it is to appear on Polish
Fairytales CD as a Bonus track- We like it... and we want it?

Alexander Rybak LIVE at Stockholm Pride July 2009

The annual Schlager Pride, a Eurovision + Melodifestivalen music spectacle of the Stockholm Pride

held in Stockholm, saw a new concept with the show's host being non-other than Shirley Clamp. Shirley even performed in her original Blue 'Min Karlek' Frock! The full Artist Guest list of this event

are kept quiet until the Day of the event, also this year the Artists had a more extended set to perform.

Magnus Carlsson, Shirley Clamp, Sarah Dawn Finer, Anna Sahlene, Charlotte Perrelli, Alcazar,

Velvet and Lili & Susie Along with 3 international Artists Maria Haukaas Storeng,

Yohanna and off course Alexander Rybak all took to the Pride Park stage during

this fabulous Schalger Tastic Event for 2009.

Be sure to hear Alexander's change of Lyric in

Funny Little World'

Norway Winners Past+Present Alexander Rybak & Bobbysock's Elisabeth Andreassen sing 'Det är vi ändå at Skansen

As tribute to Benny Andersson Alexander & Elisabeth sung at Skansen this month.
Just before Alexander's Eurovision win he toured with Bobbysocks Star Elisabeth
Andreasson on her comeback tour in Norway.
Elisabeth's tour was called Spelemann (fiddler)
so Alex became Bettan's fiddler, read more on previous
post HERE

Alexander & Carola sing at Allsang på Grensen just FANTASTIC!

This was shown on swedish TV what a

great Schlager duo they make,

and its in someway fitting these two massive

European Stars pay a tribute to Michael.

Excellent - will they perform again in Melodifestivalen 10?

Alexander Rybak's 'FAIRYTALE' continues on svt - Yet another fantastic tribute from Norway to Sweden- with Love!

tack svt.se -

Here if you want an 'encore'... some great interviews- before & after with ESC 2009 winner

Alexander Rybak , Marlena Ernman, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber & Patrica Kaas

That winning Performance from Alexander Ryak- Where to now- What is next for Rybak?

After his Historial win what is next for Alexander Rybak? Already he has a new song available just in homeland Norway.
This is called " Funny Little World " he sung some of this new ditty during the Press Conference in Moscow. Its almost a Fairytale part 2 slower song- it has entered the Norwegian download charts already at No:2 - only 'Fairytale' is keeping it off the top slot.

Find out more about the new album

"Fairytales"

Alexander's album is ready to be released next month. All european release dates are on the Link & HEAR AN EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW of the Album - click on the new song TITLE above

Yes Thank You so much Moscow- What a night

New JURY Results Revealed from Eurovision Song Contest 2009

   As Europe returns to normal after the events in Moscow, it certainly was a memorable year in Eurovision for so many reasons mostly positive ones. Then also this is the 1 st year a jury of 

musical experts returned to the contest to add to the tele public vote, each 5 member jury 

was made up of Musical industry experts. Now those jury results have been separated to see what kind of impact they had on 2009 final count. So lets see how they voted...

1 Norway  - 312 points    

2 Iceland   - 260 points 

3 U K  - 223 points

4 France - 164 points

5 Estonia - 124 points

6 Denmark - 120 points

7 Turkey - 114 points

8 Azerbaijan - 112 points

9 Isreal - 107 points

10 Greece - 93 points

11 Moldova- 93 points

12 Bosnia & Herz - 90 points

13 Malta - 87 points

14 Germany- 73 points

15 Armenia - 71 points

16 Ukraine -68 points

17 Russia - 67 points

18 Portugal - 64 points

19 Croatia - 58 points

20-Lituania -31 points

21- Romania -31 points

22- Sweden - 27 points

23-Albania -26 points

24- Finland - 12 points

25- Spain - 9 points

So if we had gone back to a jury system voting that was last used in ESC 1996 exculsively this would have been perhapes the final results. Some big differences when you look outside the Top 2 winners. Here is another great clip from Alexander & his different reactions during the rehearsals and Eurovision week ; ) 

Thanks again to Eurovision.tv

Alexander Rybak- Is home for National Day 17th May 2009- "My God, What have I done!"

It was -chaos in Gardermoen Airport Oslo Norway. As Eurovision Song contest winner

Alexander Rybak just made it home for Norways National Day.

'Oh my god, what have a done' were Alexander's first words as approx 5,000 fans of the

new national Hero turned up to see him. 'This is amazing, I was expecting around 30-35 people' Above the noise of screaming fans, a local Brass Band played "Fairytale" which has overnight become a Norwegian

National Day standard.

courtesy of NRK Tv

One Man, One Song and One FAIRYTALE Landslide: Where is Rybak?

Here is a great review of Rybak at ESC 2009- Its in russian,

 but excellent  visuals well done- Channel One RU.

SCHLAGERTUNES JURY-Top 12 Eurovision Favourites for 2009

1 NORWAY -ALEXANDER RYBAK
FAIRYTALE

2 BOSNIA HERTZ- REGINA

BISTRA VODA

3 ESTONIA- URBAN SYMPHONY

RANDAJAD (TRAVELLERS)

= 4 U K - JADE EWEN

ITS MY TIME

= 4 SWEDEN- MALENA ERNMANN

LAVOIX

6 ALBANIA- KEJSI TOLA
CARRY ME IN YOUR DREAMS

7 DENMARK-BRINCK
BELIEVE AGAIN

8 RUSSIA - ANASTASIA

MAMO

9 HUNGARY- ADOKZOLI
DANCE WITH ME

10 GREECE - SAKIS ROUVAS

THIS IS OUR NIGHT

11 ANDORRA- SUSANNE GEORGI
LA TEVA DECISIO

=12 ICELAND -YOHANNA
IS IT TRUE?

=12 SPAIN -SORAYA

LA NOCHE ES PARA MI

I was thinking a Top 10 of the songs I have on repeat plays

from this years ESC would be easy- after I heard them all- Even having seen their rehearsal

performances on Eurovistion.tv Then the task became harder it was extended

to a Top 12! There are a fair few songs that make me even cringe

( sorry- Czech Rep, Moldova )

afterall it is still all about the songs, lets see how these excellent tunes shape up in

the final countdown I hope all these 12 will make the final. Then Olso for ESC 2010

would be mighty fine..

NORWAY's Alexander Rybak a New Interview from Moscow with Love- in english

Interview about Alexander Rybak's first Album release-Fairytales
Thanks to esctoday

Russian Tv- REVIEW ESC Rehearsals & they Luv' Alexander (speaks Russian), Intars Busulus (Latvia) Lidia (Poland) & Brinck

Channel 1- in Russia, are keeping a keen eye on ESC
rehearsals in Moscow. Its good to see them
giving air time to scandinavian stars as well. In fact before
the euro circus began. This russian TV station travelled to
Oslo to do a whole special program with just the fairytale
fiddler himself Alexander Rybak. They must like him- 12 points due

from Russia- perhapes? ( there is some english comments also)

Below is Brinck for Denmark- what a great guy & performer

Alexander Rybak- Here is the Official Video. Is it gonna be Oslo in 2010 !!!

Fairytale Official ESC 2009 Video