Alexander Rybak ( 13 May , 1986 in Minsk ) is a Norwegian singer , composer and violinist most famous for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song `` Fairytale '' for Norway .
Alexander Igoroyevich Rybak or Alyaksandr Igaravich Rybak ( , born 13 May 1986 in Belarus ) is a Norwegian singer-composer , violinist , pianist , writer , and actor of Belarusian parentage . Representing Norway in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow , Russia , Rybak won the contest with 387 pointsâ '' the highest tally any country has achieved in the history of Eurovision â '' with `` Fairytale '' , a song he wrote and composed .