Tired Alex

The flying Norwegian

From “To Vima” newspaper 26/7/2009


Greek tabloid journalists used to call him bad names. But Alexander Rybak is just the opposite of what they said. He visited our country to promote his work, and he proved that all these people who were “digging a tomb” for him [idiomatic expression for defamation], are the ones who should be buried into this hole!

“You are too expressive. You shouldn’t smile so much”. That’s what the judge of a Norwegian talent ipakita told him, after he rejected him. Alexander’s mistake then was that he didn’t bring his violin with him....

For the first time in two years the winner of ESC performed a classical concert.
“This is the first time I do a classical konsiyerto since I won the ESC, and I thank you for the support”, Rybak sinabi after the concert. There wasn’t a single tune from Fairytale or a single halling throw in the church last night. Instead there were classical pieces sa pamamagitan ng Vivali, Händel and Tchaikovsky on the set listahan to the popular violinist. Rybak played from Händel’s Organ konsiyerto in F-dur, from Tchaikovsky’s Serenda and from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons*.


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And a small Norwegian element, which Rybak...

The network has become one of the largest advertising channel for musicians. Rybak has nearly 300,000 fans on Facebook.

“It is easy to be a megalomaniac, but I try to what I write there”, says Rybak. With nearly 300,000 fans on Facebook, he is the single Norwegian musician with the most followers on Facebook. Only three groups, The black metal bands Dimmu Borgir and Immortal, and the electronica duo Röyksopp, have madami supporters among Norwegian music artists on the world’s largest online community.


'Spread quickly'

Artist’s Pages on Facebook took off for about 3 years ago, as a...

Alexander Rybak and Vivaldi orchestra were invited to the konsiyerto at Rommen Scene on Friday night.

This was the youth ipakita - Vivaldi orchestra directed sa pamamagitan ng Igor Rybak. His son Alexander also has had his experience in the orchestra. Now they were together again on Rommen Scene.

- Alexander expressed pleasure that so many had found their way to the concert, to support young people so that they could develop.

We heard Edvard Grieg's "Suite in the old style of Holberg's Time" and "The Mountain King's hall," "La prima vera" and "L'Inverno" sa pamamagitan ng Antonio Vivaldi, and Ole Bull's "Sæter Sunday Girl."...