Alexander Rybak

Alexander Rybak (born 13 May 1986) is a Belarusian-born Norwegian singer, composer and violinist. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Fairytale". He was born in Minsk, Belarusian SSR. His family moved to Norway when he was four. 

Eurovision Song Contest
In 2009, Rybak won Melodi Grand Prix, allowing him to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Fairytale". He won the contest. Rybak won the Melodi Grand Prix again in 2018 with the song "That’s How You Write a Song", sending him to the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. He placed 15th in the final. He had a cameo appearance in the Eurovision movie.

Discography
Studio albums
 Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications NOR AUT BEL DEN FIN FRA GER NL SWE SWI  Released: 29 May 2009
 Format: Digital download, CD
 Labels: EMI, Universal 1  46  13  15  4  21  16  29  2  65 
 SWE: Gold  Released: 14 June 2010
 Format: Digital download, CD
 Label: Universal 7  —  —  —  32  —  —  —  8  —   Released: 15 June 2011
 Format: Digital download, CD
 Label: Alexander Rybak AS 7  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  40  —   Released: 23 November 2012
 Format: Digital download, CD
 Label: Grappa Musikkforlag AS 34  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —   Released: 2 December 2015
 Format: Digital download, CD
 Label: Self-released —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Fairytales Too Released: 19 January 2026
 Format: Digital download, CD
 Label: Self-released —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles
As lead artist
 Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album NOR AUT BEL DEN FIN GER NL SWE SWI UK "" 2009 1  10  1  1  1  4  2  1  3  10 SWE: Platinum
 FIN: Gold
 UK: Silver Fairytales "" 1  —  —  —  —  —  —  4  —  — "" 10  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "" 2010 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — No Boundaries "" 2011 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Visa vid vindens ängar "" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — ""(with ) 2012 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — rowspan="2"  "" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "" 2014 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — How to Train Your Dragon 2 Soundtrack "I Came to Love You" 2016 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — rowspan="18"  "" 2018 28  —  —  —  —  —  —  58  —  — NOR: Platinum "Mom" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Let the Music Guide You" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "I'm Still Here" 2019 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "My Whole World" 2020 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Give Me Rain" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Magic" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Wonderland"(with ) —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Mitt Andre Hjem" 2021 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Stay"(with ) —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Hold Me" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Memories"  2022 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "No More Me and You"(with Annsofi)2023 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "1000 Views"(featuring Grace Kelly) —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Kid" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Maybe" 2024 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Fairytale" 2025 49  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Rise" 2026 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Fairytales Too "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist
 Title Year Peak chart positions Album NOR ""( featuring Alexander Rybak) 2015 12 rowspan="5"  "Devil in Red"(Marian Aas Hansen featuring Alexander Rybak) 2016 — "Mu bákti - Min Klippe"( featuring Alexander Rybak) 2018 — "Зафиналили"(XTV featuring Alexander Rybak) 2021 — "Svenskejævel"(Ylvis featuring Tix, ,  and Alexander Rybak) 2025 4 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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References

Category:1986 births
Category:Living people
Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants
Category:Norwegian composers
Category:Norwegian singers
Category:Violinists
Category:Eurovision Song Contest winners