Alexander Rybak

Alexander Rybak is the kind of performer who makes versatility look effortless. Born in Minsk and raised in Norway, he stormed Eurovision in 2009 with a fiddle in hand and a grin that won the room before the song even finished. What interests me is how he balances genuine musicianship with pure entertainment instinct, composing, acting, and writing children's music without ever taking himself too seriously. I tend to value artists who wear their talent lightly, and Rybak does exactly that. He is proof that charm and craft are not opposites but partners.

Name (English)

Alexander Rybak

Name (Japanese)

アリャクサンドル・ルィバーク

Reading

ありゃくさんどる・るぃばーく

Born

May 13, 1986 (age 40)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Tiger

Origin

Minsk, Belarus

Occupation

actor / musician / singer / composer / fiddler

University

Columbia College Chicago

Awards & achievements

• 2009 Spellemann Award of the year
• 2009 First prize of the Eurovision Song Contest

• Official sitehttps://alexanderrybak.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rybakofficial/
• Xhttps://x.com/AlexanderRybak
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20Rybak
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A3%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131259

Tags

• actor
• musician
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-18

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