09 május 2022

14 december 2021

Christmassy song und music video by Alexander Rybak - "Hold me"

This year, Alexander has composed a melancholic christmassy song and made a music video - shooted on the streets of Chicago where he is currently living and studying.

Find the links to stream/buy digitally and the lyrics below

13 december 2021

Brilliant concert in Grorud church, Oslo - review on Groruddalen.no, 13.12.2021


Brilliant concert when the cathedral was filled to the brim for the last time in a while... - a review

THE WHOLE GANG: Conductor Tove Kragset (f. l.), Alexander Rybak, Ingrid Berg Melhus, Hans Marius Hoff Mittet, Maria Haukaas Mittet, Rune Larsen and guitarist Bernt Rune Stray

 Text and photos:  Rolf E. Wulff | Source: Groruddalen.no | Published: 13.12.2021

 "Stille Natt Hellige Natt" could finally take over Grorud church again. Once again, the ensemble "delivered the goods". Two concerts with full houses - only hours before it was no longer legal!

04 június 2021

Alexander Rybak „hijacked” a fan account on TikTok - article on vg.no, 4.5.2021

 Alexander Rybak „hijacked” a fan account on TikTok: - Just crazy

Author: Catherine Gonsholt Ighanian | Source: vg.no | 4.5.2021 | Translated by Mónika Menyhért

Alexander Rybak (35) lift the curtain on studies, on nerves that still cause palpitations - and the sudden success on TikTok.

For the past year, Rybak has studied for a master's degree in composition of film music at a college in Chicago – but via screen from his parents' home on Nesodden. The pandemic prevented moving.

BUSY: Alexander Rybak, pictured here during last year's "Allsang på grensen".| Photo: Thomas Andersen / TV 2

24 május 2021

Alexander Rybak and Hanne Krogh on tour in May-June 2021


Alexander and
Hanne Krogh, the two Norwegian Eurovision winners, went on tour for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions,
from 17th May to 6th June.
Tour list and dates HERE.
- Reviews, videos and photos below - 
The post will be updated.

17 május 2021

Alexander Rybak in the TV-programme MEGA Utro: "I feel I have a lot of support from Moldova"

Exclusive with Alexander Rybak: The Norwegian artist thanked to Moldovan fans

He can go to the Eurovision for the third time

Published in: Publika.md (Russian) | Romanian | 15.5.2021 | Translated by Mónika Menyhért

He will go to Eurovision if SunStroke Project goes too. This was stated by the Norwegian singer Alexander Rybak. He gave an exclusive interview to the journalist Aleksandr Vier at the STS MEGA channel. 

It will be broadcasted on Monday in the morning programme "MEGA Utro".

Watch the video here:

You find the text of the interview below, translated to English:

23 március 2021

Ksenia Simonova created a sand art video for Alexander Rybak, article in Telegid, 23.3.2021

An unexpected creative tandem of the Norwegian Alexander Rybak and the Ukrainian Ksenia Simonova presented a unique video work – a sand art video clip "Let The Music Guide You".

Published inTelegid | 23.3.2021 | Translated by Mónika Menyhért

The song was released on the music platforms in 2018, but only now has it been rendered. Rybak's song was animated by the winner of the Ukraine Got Talent show, the finalist of America's Got Talent: the Champions and Britain's Got Talent: the Champions, the Ukrainian sand artist Ksenia Simonova.

16 február 2021

New single: STAY by Alexander Rybak & Sirusho

 Alexander Rybak (Norway 2009) and Sirusho (Armenia 2008) have joined forces on the ballad “Stay”, in which they ask their lovers to remain with them.


The song and the official video was released on the 12th February 2021

05 február 2021

"Wonderland" - Alexander Rybak's "Fairytale" - covered in Afrikaans language




A video that was published recently by the Eurovision page jointly run by independent websites ESCKAZ.com, ESCCovers.com, messageboard Euroforum and fanclub Eurovision South Africa made me aware of a great cover of Alexander's "Fairytale" by Lee Scott - in an own interpretation - with new lyrics in Afrikaans written by Carl-Piet van Eden, and it is called "Wonderland".