This year, the 16th May it is 10 years ago since Alexander Rybak won the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, Russia, with his self-composed song “Fairytale”.
This is an overview of his footsteps through many events and media appearances in throughout these two busy and exciting weeks all the way to the big victory in the Grand Final and then to the celebrations both in Russia and Norway - with many video interviews in Norwegian, English or Russian, partially with translation in subtitles.
After three semi-finals winning in the biggest landslide in the history of the Norwegian national selection Melodi Grand Prix on 21 February 2009, Alexander's "Fairytale" won in the Grand Final of ESC in Moscow with the highest recorded score since the contest began, with 387 points (out of a maximum of 492), and with a margin of 169 points over the second place.
After three semi-finals winning in the biggest landslide in the history of the Norwegian national selection Melodi Grand Prix on 21 February 2009, Alexander's "Fairytale" won in the Grand Final of ESC in Moscow with the highest recorded score since the contest began, with 387 points (out of a maximum of 492), and with a margin of 169 points over the second place.
This is a documentary by NRK about the 14 days of Alexander and the team in Moscow before the big victory.
Reports about rehearsals, Alexander's dinner in Kirkorov's house, backstage interviews etc. And warm greetings and wishing good luck from all over Norway.
--- with English subs ---
Another report and interview with Alexander made by NRK about the preparations both in Norway and Moscow
--- with Hungarian subtitles ---
(Find the link to the video with English subs below the video on YT)
--- with Hungarian subtitles ---
(Find the link to the video with English subs below the video on YT)
An interview with Alexander, made by the Russian radio channel "Echo of Moscow" on the 9th May 2009, one day before ESC started.
READ in Russian or LISTEN to it HERE
Alexander Rybak's first rehearsal (impression)
A video compilation of Alexander's 2 weeks during Eurovision in Moscow until the Grand Final - rehearsals, interviews, parties...
--- The video has mixed language (English, Russian, Norwegian), and some parts have English and Hungarian translation (check out the parts in the info box on YT) ---
Reactions from Alexander Rybak
during the Eurovision Song Contest week
Greetings of Alexander Rybak and the Frikar dance group from Moscow in this video
2 parts:
1. in English
2. Norwegian with English, German and Hungarian subtitles
1. in English
2. Norwegian with English, German and Hungarian subtitles
The performance in the Grand Final
Norway's entry received sixteen scores of 12 points,
also a new record.
Watch the countries' voting in this video:
Watch the countries' voting in this video:
VIDEO from the winner announcement, taking the trophy from last year's winner Dima Bilan, greeting the first ever ESC-winner Lys Assia and Alexander's speech where he is inviting fans when arriving at Oslo's airport Gardermoen the following day:
“Thank you again, Russia. Thank you all of Europe! And if there is anyone in Norway who is alive at 11 o’clock in the night tomorrow, then you are welcome to meet me at Gardermoen at 11.00. That would be nice. Thank you again, you are the best audience in the world!”
Here you can see two interviews with Alexander right after the victory
--- The first part with English and Hungarian subtitles, the second one in Norwegian ---
Alexander and Frikar make their entrance
to winners' press conference a true party
Watch the video from that here:
to winners' press conference a true party
Watch the video from that here:
Press conference in Moscow after the victory in the Grand Final
--- in English ---
A video compilation of celebrating Alexander in the two days after the victory - at the Norwegian embassy in Moscow, at Oslo's airport Gardermoen and in Nesodden, Alexander's home town
The video has mixed language (English, Russian, Norwegian), and some parts have English and Hungarian translation
(check out the parts in the info box on YT)
(check out the parts in the info box on YT)
"From Moscow to chaos"
a REPORT of the welcoming and celebration at Oslo's airport Gardermoen HERE
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Press conference in Oslo on the 18th May
--- with English subtitles ---
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A nice Belarusian article about the victory HERE
-- по-русски --
And a long interview with Alexander and his mom in Russian, on the 29th May in Minsk
Длинное интервью с Александром и его мамой на русском языке, 29 мая в Минске
Alexander was also awarded the Marcel Bezençon Awards in the ESC2009,
for one of the best competing songs in the final.
He got one prize of the 3 categories, the Press Award - as to the best entry as voted on by the accredited media and press during the event
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