They may not have made the final, but the Belgians created a storm in the press centre yesterday when they showed up and performed a couple of a capella numbers. Vebooboo and Wiwi caught their duet with Alexander Rybak on video. Yes, that’s right, the 2009 winner is still around soaking in the press attention, [...]
After topping the charts in Belgium, Denmark, Finland and five other European countries, Fairytale singer Alexander Rybak is set to release a documentary about his Eurovision adventures. Alex allowed cameramen to follow him behind the scenes at Eurovision and then on the road as he promoted his album. A Norwegian tabloid released the following footage [...]
Fiddle-fingering Eurovision winner Alexander Rybak is set to make his U.S. debut this November. Rather than traveling to the Ukraine to support future Eurovision stars at the JESC, he’ll be headlining New York’s Millenium Theatre on November 21. It doesn’t look like Alex will have time for much sightseeing, as he’s set to perform in [...]
2009 Eurovision winner Alexander Rybak has released the official video for his new single “Funny Little World.” He might as well be singing about himself: “Suddenly I’m famous, and people know my name. . .” He’s not joking about the “thousands of pretty girls” waiting on him either. Check out the reception when he returned [...]
Eurovision winner Alexander Rybak has released his album in France, and it includes a French-language verson of his hit Fairytale. Entendez-vous maintenant! Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
Alexander Rybak traded in his Eurovision fiddle for a ukulele during a recent performance of his single Funny Little World. Alexander wasn’t laughing when he nearly fell off the stage while walking down a tiny staircase. Check it out at the 1:40 mark. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the [...]
By now, Alexander Rybak must realize that there are drawbacks to having your winning Eurovision song played on the radio constantly. Namely that people get totes sick of hearing it. Despite its dominance at this year’s song contest, Rybak’s Fairtytale is only ranked sixth in Wiwi’s ongoing poll to determine which Eurovision song people are still [...]
Here’s an interview with Alex before the Norwegian Grand Prix—the contest that decides who will represent Norway at Eurovision. Dude is goofy. He describes his first kiss (and stresses that it was with a girl), says that he wants to be an astronaut and reveals that he would love to be stuck on an island [...]
Wiwi doesn’t speak Norwegian, but he can deduce a few things from this clip of Alexander Rybak on Norwegian Idol in 2005. First, Alexander has always, and will always, look like he is 15 years old. Second, Alex loves showing off his arms (unfortunately, cut-offs are so 1988). And third, the obnoxious, wide-eyed, frog-like grin [...]
Farojournalen.no, an online Norwegian music publication, is reporting that the Russian division of Universal Records wants 23-year old Alexander Rybak to release an album in Russian. “We believe in this artist” Dmitry Konnov, the president of Universal Russia, told the site. “Right now, he is the biggest media personality here.” Recommend on Facebook Share with [...]
Alexander Rybak continued his European charm offensive last weekend, appearing on two programs in the Netherlands with camp talk show host Paul de Leeuw. Below, Alexander gives a brief interview before playing the violin accompaniment to Liza Minelli’s Losing My Mind. Diehard Eurovision fans will see the crossover between Liza’s Losing My Mind and Alexander’s [...]
On May 17 Eurovision winner Alexander Rybak arrived at Oslo’s Gardermoen International Airport, where a mob of screaming girls was waiting. After carefully reviewing Alex’s reaction to said mob, Wiwi Bloggs is happy to report that Alex is still, like, totally nice. “It’s just unbelievable,” he told Norwegian news reporters. “I don’t understand. I hoped [...]
Europeans returned to work today and rushed to download their favorite Eurovision singles. Alexander Rybak’s Fairytale has now topped the iTunes charts in 12 European countries and broken the Top 10 in three others. Here’s a break down of all the Eurovision songs cracking the iTunes Top 10 in various European countries. See the complete [...]
Before y’all get excited about the new jury system, be sure to check out the semi-final results. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend
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On May 10, Wiwi started his search for Eurovision’s Next Top Male Model. After consulting with Europe’s top modeling agencies, he narrowed the field down to nine man-tastic finalists (in alphabetical order): Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway and Switzerland. After counting 6,935 votes, Wiwi can now reveal that Eurovision’s Next Top Male [...]
Several of you have messaged Wiwi to point out that Alexander Ryback‘s song Fairytale sounds kind of similar to Detstwo, a song performed by Russian talent show contestant Jura Shatunov in 2008. Perhaps this rhythm/melody are very common in folk music? Compare for yourself: Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to [...]
Norway’s fiddle-playing boy wonder turns 23 years old today. Alexander looks all of 15, and Wiwi strongly suspects that he should be competing in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. This all has shades of the Chinese women’s gymnastics team from Beijing, non? Just kidding. Happy Birthday Alex! Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about [...]
Alexander Rybak, Norway’s hippest folk artist, can finger that fiddle as well as anyone. But can he handle pop? Watch Alex take on Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours” on Norwegian TV, and then compare with the real thing. Wiwi prefers Alex’s interpretation to Jason’s. What do you think? Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about [...]
Shortly after winning Norway’s Melody Grand Prix contest, violinist Alexander Rybak vomited. He reveals this and other juicy tidbits in the video below (don’t worry, the interview has English subtitles). He says that he no longer has contact with the woman he sings about in Fairytale, and he reports feeling sad that he doesn’t have [...]