Alexander Rybak was born in Minsk (Belarus) May 13th 1986. He grew up at Nesodden just
outside the Norwegian capital Oslo. Alexander has played violin and
piano since he was five years old, he's also composing his own music and sings.
Alexander has performed with artists like Arve Tellefsen, Morten
Harket, Hanne Krogh and Knutsen & Ludvigsen. In 2006 he
won the Norwegian talentshow ”Kjempesjansen” with his own song Foolin’.
Alexander has performed with one of the worlds most celebrated
violinists, Pinchas Zukerman, he has won Anders Jahres Culture Price and
he’s concertmaster in Norway’s largest symphony orchestra for youths, Ung
Symfoni, in Bergen. He also played the role of the fiddler in Fiddler On
The Roof at Oslo Nye Theatre (2007) and has a role in the forthcoming movie
Yohan-Child Wanderer (August 2009). Alexander Rybakwon the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow
with his song “Fairytale”.Rybak beat out contestants from
42 countries and won with 387 points, the most in the contest’s 53 year
history. The contest was broadcasted throughout Europe
with an estimated audience of more than 100 million viewers.
Contact details for other territorries:
SWEDEN
Record Label Sweden:
Lionheart International
www.lionheart-int.com
Press contact:
Frida Rydman
e-mail: frida@lionheart-int.com
Mobile: +46 (0) 8-714 95 14
