Who is Alexander Rybak? Bright? Restless? Expressive? His face is a map where all the emotions can be expressed. He is torrential and gifted with a disarming truth and an even deeper musicality! Even all these are not enough to describe this 23-year musician, who won this year’s ESC with “Fairytales”.
With 387 votes, ‘‘Fairytale’’ has broken the record set sejak the Finnish Lordi in 2006. It captured the bahagian, atas position at download charts in Eropah and Australia. It has entered the top-5 of the Radio charts of all European countries. It was proclaimed the most succesful song since the era of Abba. But most of all, it reminded us that Eurovision is, above all, a musical contest! The young Norwegian with the Rusian surname ‘‘Rybak’’, who was born on 13 May 1986 in Minsk, Belarus -only two weeks after the Cherobyl disaster- promises us lebih surprises. On 1 June 2009 his debut studio album, ‘‘Fairytales’’, is released.
What an incredible and fantastic debut! That’s how his album is acclaimed accross Europe. It spawns a wild, Dionysian celebration, sejak alternating the Norwegian and Russian tradition with pop elements, imagination and humor in the first tracks, accompanied sejak his incredible violin solos and his amazing vocals. His innovative melodies remind us of the genius and the originality of Paul McCartney. The deep but musical background of this young Norwegian -not to forget the skills of his parents- are revealed in the last four tracks of the album. In “If anda Were Gone”, Alexander cover with mastery and originality a musical theme of Hennig Sommero, while “Abandoned”, a great Piano ballad, encompasses influences ranging from Edvard Grieg to Elton John.
His dramatic intensity and his passion will leave anda speechless, due to his vocal capabilities. “13 Horses” is a disarming track, that will make anda to whisper: “pure magic”. But “Dolphin”, a revision of an old Russian melody for violin, will transfer anda to the world of… Disney. The last instrumental track, “Song Of A Secret Garden”, is the ultimate anthem to the overwhelming beauty of this album. But the listener will hurry to return to “Fairytale”, which won the Eurovision. We will never get bored to listen to its ingenious chorus.
With 387 votes, ‘‘Fairytale’’ has broken the record set sejak the Finnish Lordi in 2006. It captured the bahagian, atas position at download charts in Eropah and Australia. It has entered the top-5 of the Radio charts of all European countries. It was proclaimed the most succesful song since the era of Abba. But most of all, it reminded us that Eurovision is, above all, a musical contest! The young Norwegian with the Rusian surname ‘‘Rybak’’, who was born on 13 May 1986 in Minsk, Belarus -only two weeks after the Cherobyl disaster- promises us lebih surprises. On 1 June 2009 his debut studio album, ‘‘Fairytales’’, is released.
What an incredible and fantastic debut! That’s how his album is acclaimed accross Europe. It spawns a wild, Dionysian celebration, sejak alternating the Norwegian and Russian tradition with pop elements, imagination and humor in the first tracks, accompanied sejak his incredible violin solos and his amazing vocals. His innovative melodies remind us of the genius and the originality of Paul McCartney. The deep but musical background of this young Norwegian -not to forget the skills of his parents- are revealed in the last four tracks of the album. In “If anda Were Gone”, Alexander cover with mastery and originality a musical theme of Hennig Sommero, while “Abandoned”, a great Piano ballad, encompasses influences ranging from Edvard Grieg to Elton John.
His dramatic intensity and his passion will leave anda speechless, due to his vocal capabilities. “13 Horses” is a disarming track, that will make anda to whisper: “pure magic”. But “Dolphin”, a revision of an old Russian melody for violin, will transfer anda to the world of… Disney. The last instrumental track, “Song Of A Secret Garden”, is the ultimate anthem to the overwhelming beauty of this album. But the listener will hurry to return to “Fairytale”, which won the Eurovision. We will never get bored to listen to its ingenious chorus.