Fisherman Alexander Igorevich (Norwegian Alexander Rybak), singer, musician, composer, actor, was born on May 13, 1986 in Minsk in a musical family, his mother, Natalia Valentinovna, is a pianist, father, Igor Alexandrovich, a violinist. And my grandmother, Maria Borisovna, is a music school teacher. As it happens, the first teacher of Sasha becomes the father.
From the age of two, the grandmother learns the first tunes with her grandson. The father gives the first lessons of folk and classical
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Fisherman Alexander Igorevich (Norwegian Alexander Rybak), singer, musician, composer, actor, was born on May 13, 1986 in Minsk in a musical family, his mother, Natalia Valentinovna, is a pianist, father, Igor Alexandrovich, a violinist. And my grandmother, Maria Borisovna, is a music school teacher. As it happens, the first teacher of Sasha becomes the father.
From the age of two, the grandmother learns the first tunes with her grandson. The father gives the first lessons of folk and classical music, and thanks to such a rich musical experience surrounding the boy, Sasha Rybak already at the age of three begins to perform songs of his own composition, at the age of five - to play the violin, dance, compose songs.
In 1990, the family moved to Norway and settled in the suburbs of Oslo. It was there that Alexander graduated from the music school, and then the conservatory in Oslo, after which he collaborated as a musician in a Norwegian musical. With the musical collective Fisherman tours a lot in Europe, China, America.
In 2006, he won the Kjempesjansen Young Talent Competition, where he performed his song "Foolin'". He works as a concertmaster in the youth symphony orchestra.
In 2009, the musician took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, where he became the winner with the song "Fairytale". The words "Alexander Rybak - Fairytale" were written on huge screens scenes in the Olympic sports complex (Moscow), where the competition was held. They also participate in the competition.
Dima Bilan .
2009 was full of creative activities for Alexander: Fisherman participates in the contest “New Voices of Belarus” as a member of the jury, receives an invitation to the festival “Slavic Bazaar”, performs at a concert for the Day of Police with the song “Fairy Tale” in Russian. In November 2009 he gave concerts in major cities of Russia - Moscow, St. Petersburg, Samara, Rostov-on-Don, Yekaterinburg. He's in the video for
Black Lightning Director Timur Bekmambetov with the song "I do not believe in miracles".
In 2010, as the winner of Eurovision 2009, he took part as a guest in the qualifying rounds of the new Eurovision Song Contest, where he performed his song “Heaven of Europe”.
Discography:
2009 Fairytales
2010 No Boundaries