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 Alexander Igorevich Rybak Rybak is known for his extensive involvement in the Eurovision Song Contest. Representing Norway in the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia, he won the competition with 387 points—the highest tally any country has achieved in the history of Eurovision under the then-voting system—with "Fairytale", a song he wrote and composed. Winning at the age of 23, Rybak remains the youngest solo male winner of the contest and the only Belarusian-born winner to date. His win was celebrated throughout Europe for crushing stereotypes about the contest, such as needing an over-the-top performance or the influence of neighbour voting.[2][3] Since then, Rybak has been involved several times in the contest. He represented Norway again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "That's How You Write a Song", winning the second semi-final and finishing in 15th place in the final. He performed as an opening act for the 2010 final and as an interval act in 2012 and 2016. Rybak has frequently provided commentary on the contest, and also worked as a journalist in 2011, and as a judge on the Belgian national finals in 2016 and 2023.[4][5][6] |
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- ^ "Sprookje komt uit voor Noorse winnaar". Radio.nl. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Alexander Rybak: If I hadn't won Eurovision, I would still be happy I had courage to compete". YouTube. Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02.
- ^ "Hadise en Alexander Rybak adviseren Eurosongkandidaten". VRT. 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ Rybak, Alexander. "Login • Instagram". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
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