The true story behind the song "13 Horses" by Alexander Rybak

 

Alexander himself calls his self-composed song 13 Horses (released on his album "Fairytales" in 2009) one of his best: 

AR|IG|13.9.2020

There was no video to it yet, but an animated video has been now made and uploaded to his YouTube channel - watch the video below. 

Alexander performed the song in many concerts at that time all over Europe, but also in ➔New York, like here:

"Pop music connects people" - interview with Alexander Rybak in Estonian paper, 13.9.2020

ALEXANDER RYBAK: "Pop music connects people from different countries as if they were one soul"

"People think that happiness is when you shine on the stage, when you have many supporters and a lot of friends," says Norwegian Eurovision-singer Alexander Rybak. 

"Yes, it can be so, but you always have to ask at what price it all comes. It only comes with great effort. And you have to like all this effort, only then good music can be born." | Photo: Jörg Kollan

Author: Ivo Karlep | Published on pealinn.ee | 13.9.2020 | Translated by Angelina R.

Alexander Rybak talks openly about the pill abuse - article on tv2.no, 6.9.2020

Rybak talks about the drug problems: 

- I was looking forward to the drug every night 

Alexander Rybak talks openly about the abuse of sleeping pills and antidepressants.

Author: Knut Torgersruud Jr. | Published on tv2.no | 6.9.2020 | Translated by Mónika Menyhért

This summer, Alexander Rybak surprised whole Norway with a very personal post on Instagram and Facebook.

He said he has been living with a secret: He has been addicted to pills, in the form of sleeping pills and antidepressants, for eleven years.

Rybak has no doubt that it was right to be open about his problems.

HU | Alexander Rybak filmzeneszerzést tanul az Egyesült Államokban - cikk a VG-ben, 20.8.8.24

Rybak az Egyesült Államokba költözik - amint a koronavírus-helyzet megengedi

Alexander Rybak az Egyesült Államokba költözik, ahol két évig zenés médiaprodukciók gyártását tanulja majd és szerez diplomát a Chicagó-i Columbia College-ben. Most csak arra vár, hogy újra biztonságos legyen az utazás.
Read the article in ➔ENGLISH              

Rybak to study composition of film music in the United States - article in VG, 24.8.2020

Rybak moves to the United States - as soon as the corona situation allows

Alexander Rybak moves to the United States to study. He will take a master in composition of film music in Chicago and will be gone for two years. Now he's just waiting when it's safe to travel.

Alexander Rybak celebrated 10-year-anniversary as an artist, July 2016

Alexander Rybak celebrated 10-year-anniversary as an artist with the "Entertainer" summer show, July 2016

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It was in 2006 when Alexander won the musical talent show “Kjempesjansen” ("The Big Opportunity", actually Norway's Got Talent) on the channel NRK (Norwegian national broadcaster) with his own jazzy composition “Foolin'”. That was when his extraordinary career began. 
So in 2016, he celebrated his 10-year-anniversary as an artist, with his "Entertainer" summer show with his dancer and singer colleagues Heidi Ruud Ellingsen and Sofie Bjerketvedt, in 5 shows, on the 6th, 13th,15th and 20th-22th July 2016 in Bølgen Kulturhus, Larvik, Norway.

FAN REPORT from the Viru Folk Festival, Käsmu, Estonia - 9.8.2020

A DREAM HAS COME TRUE - FAN MEETING WITH ALEXANDER RYBAK

Due to the COVID-19-pandemic outbreak, it was uncertain for long, if this year's Viru Folk Festival in Estonia could be held, and if so, the travel restrictions allow Alexander Rybak to travel to the event. In the end, the festival was supposed to be organized as planned and all artists could attend.

But it was clear that in this circumstances, there was hardly any chance for a meeting that many fans of Alexander long for all over the world. 

Just like the 15 year old girl, Angelina from Estonia.

Alexander Rybak at the Viru Folk Festival, Käsmu, Estonia, 9.8.2020

Alexander Rybak at the Viru Folk Festival, Käsmu, Estonia, 9.8.2020

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EN-HU || Alexander Rybak in "Allsang på Grensen" 2009-2021

Alexander Rybak in the Norwegian sing-along show "Allsang på Grensen" 

Alexander Rybak a norvég "Allsang på Grensen" szabadtéri TV-showban

Alexander in Allsang in 2009
Foto: Halden Arbeiderblad

Photo: Dagsavisen, 1.7.2009

Allsang_på_Grensen is the recording of an outdoor TV-show of TV2 Norge hold in front of a live audience and organized from 2007 on in the town Halden at the Swedish-Norwegian border, at a beautiful venue at the Fredriksten Festning in Halden that is also the title 
from: "Sing along on the border". It is a series of shows every summer where they deals with all-time favorites and they invite well-known Norwegian and Swedish musicians. 

The shows are aired o TV2 a few days after the recording on the venue.

Rybak-success in Valdres - articles on oa.no, 23.6.2009

Alexander Rybak as a guest at Valdres Sommersimfoni 

"Alexander Rybak held a sparkling concert
at Saint John's Eve in Valdreshallen in Fagernes."
- a video of Valdresportalen 
(a short interview included)

Two articles (excerpts) and a photo gallery were published in the local paper Oppland Arbeiderblad.