Alexander Rybak Musical artist

Alexander Igoryevich Rybak (Russian: Алекса́ндр И́горевич Рыба́к, tr. Aleksandr Igorevich Rybak) or in Belarusian Alyaxandr Igaravich Rybak (Belarusian: Алякса́ндр І́гаравіч Рыба́к, tr. Alyaksandr Iharavich Rybak; born 13 May 1986 in Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Belarusian-Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pianist, writer, actor and presenter/host. Representing Norway in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, Russia, Rybak won the contest with 387 points—the highest tally any country has achieved in the history of Eurovision—with "Fairytale", a song he wrote and composed. His debut album, Fairytales, charted in the top 20 in nine European countries, including a No. 1 position in Norway and Russia.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Аляксандр Ігаравіч Рыбак (Belarus); Александр Игоревич (Russian)
Birth date	May 13, 1986
Birth place	Soviet Union , Minsk , Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

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Musical artist

Career started	2006
associated musical artist	Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Frikar Dance Company
Background	Solo singer
genre	Folk music Crossover (music) Soft rock Baroque pop Indie pop Adult contemporary music