Alexander Rybak's first rehearsal (impression) at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest

[fhilleos]

half bad sound if you ask me :/ but still his awesome and the song is awesome :D

[Mrs99sweet]

Norway sould be proud of him.

[TheBojanasporer]

Alexandere,to nij moguće,htjela sam ti čestitam.Bravo,sve je u redu.

[phoenixgirl127]

my lil sis though his voice was electronic so showed her this and she didnt reply

[mynameiskarolina00]

awesome...

[blackitty101]

@BoraSed1907 just because he has anger issues (and its wikkipedia. I wouldn't put too much faith in it) doesn't mean that he's not an amazing entertainer. it may not make him a very nice person, but he knows how to hide that and preform, so that the majority of girls start drooling

[06Lorii]

Omg x_X He`s so good :]

[UsagiShika]

v_v Im american.... I wish i was european.....

[LadyHannahx]

he looks the spitting image of one of my friends and i was like, woah! thats so awesome, theyre both adorable, youd seriously think they were related <3

[ositalinda991]

me encanta

la cancion

[ositalinda991]

me encanta



[MrDjpaja]

pisnička která obletěla svět je moc dobrej

[Balletgirl7100]

i'm from the US so i never heard about this contest but i wish i had so i could have watched him live he is amazing

[Quantonsennuie]

he's just plain gorgeous

[mapresyrup]

Whenever I see him sing, I can't help but smile and giggle.

[weirdo033]

gotta love the traditional norwegian dances at the back!

[MartyElnura]

463 people without music sense

[wolf6192]

I miss his performance in ESC 2009. He's one of the best winners of ESC .

[Aaytiii]

miss him in ESC( u r th best!!

[koolmine333]

Very meaningful song i like it

[xucxacchl]

perfect

[sakurabeauty16]

I LOVE YOU Alexander 

[Dimos1997]

is the violin a playback??

[bmzbg]

@Dimos1997 The violin is playback, Alexander said he didn't want it, but it's Eurovision regulations, so they didn't let him have his violin plugged up..

[Dimos1997]

@bmzbg thank ya for the answer

[ninjagirl134]

ooh lala!

[MultiAlien75]

Alexander give your love to some one who deserves it when you meet the right person you will know :-) Any ways young man keep up the good work nice songs so far :-)

[spottydotty9]

HE WILL COME HERE *get sack* o.o u say tht?

[spottydotty9]

screw justine bieber

[7466309change]

he a great thinker.He thinks before he does it.Plans fully.Yes he is very hansome too.Counts as much as his voice or instrumint.

[GeneralPikapi]

ОХ МЫ ГОД, И ЛОВЕ АЛЕХАНДР РЫБАК!!!!! ХЕ ИС СО КУТЕ АНД СУЧ А ВОНДЕРФУЛ СИНГЕР!!!! И ВИШ И КУЛД ГО СЕЕ ХИМ ИН КОНЦЕРТ!!!!!!! АЛЕХАНДР РЫБАК 4 ЭВЕР!!!!!! <333333

[twilightgekforever]

you are the best singer of the world!!!!:D

[wclmyy]

His voice is better here in the rehearsal. At the real presentation, he's too nervous that his voice shaking.....

[DianaM2631]

YAYS! *claps* GO ALEX! *crowds screaming* WE LOVE YOU!!! <3

[anikalovexx]

dislike bar is justine bieber penis ;)

[VicoRway]

I love the part when he puts a smile on his face at 0:28 . So professional

[mikfo12]

lolz the music at the end is funny

[Musicfan2456]

what the fuck are those 3 guys doing there at 1:23...O_o

[Just04u01]

I really like the accapella singing in the begining of the video

[constellacion]

What a cute lyrics!

[acailka]

FIRST IMPRESSION FIRST GREAT WIN AND HE'S JUST FIRST IN EVERYTHING I LOVE SONG FAIRYTALE AND I MEAN THAT IS THE BEST SONG EVER

[marinaldo1982]

demais sensacional

[Hegemor1973]

The best winner-song ever!!!

[klaudiakm]

okei

[eierlikoer1337]

so much power in his voice... incredible!

[friesiVF13]

@3ig3n3w3lt he does have you ever seen him play something else live? without playbayk and stuff? I do.

[thinlittlebaby]

I THOUHT THAT THE APPLAUSE AT THE END WASN'T LOUD ENOUGH.. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A BIGGER APPLAUSE FOR SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SONG AND VOICE!

[Kingfordian22]

@thinlittlebaby

It's a rehearsal. There aren't any fans in the arena. Just the NRK delegation and the technical staff from EBU. Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin, visited some rehearsals but other than that no one else was in the arena.

That's why there isn't a big applause.

[thinlittlebaby]

@Kingfordian22 I guess you're right, I just didn't realised that when I was watching it at first, haha.

[KebabFTW]

@3ig3n3w3lt what the hell do you know

[giam2311]

Tjs le sourire c'est beau il est très bien .... no critique... bravoooo

[Maddalp]

He is the most talented artist I could ever think of!

[pirakla]

bfgi

[Tealojo]

Dayummmm he looks sexy when hes mad :D

[LanHikari90]

Alexander Rybak is the best!

[cumintzyka]

loveeeeee youuuuuuuuu....super melodie m`am indragostit de ea shi de el :*:*:*:*:*

[fetsen1]

he got a good future as an artist

Go alexander!

[muzikluvr4lyfe]

wth..does it matter where hes from... and which country he represents? We're all from Europe...that ties us together in more ways than one...all that matters is hes got a amazing voice

[eaglesgogirl]

@muzikluvr4lyfe or we're not from Europe and evny the ones that live there and love Alex still:D

[Sumieika]

@muzikluvr4lyfe

He's from Norway, like me x-]

[FadySoleil88]

just click on: FADY MAALOUF "Into the Light" - chills! just amazing :)))

[ikkuh911]

Wow, in the beginning he looks mad!:O

[ME93N]

sexy eyes

[alexanderrybak4ever]

yeah, i remember that

[069FAM]

ok well when he was born it was Belorus but now today in the modern world its part of RUSSIA.... (technically everyone right)

n he was born there... then moved to Norway... he can still have Russia/Belorus in his heart... he incorporated their dancing...

it doesnt matter cause he represented Norway so they won ... all that matters is that he a talented 23 year old who deserve to win....

[polonezu]

you're right...

I'm from Romania, and we are afraid of Dracula, evil

and russians...

[seasonedchoirboy]

dude, what do you expect, it's eurovision

[mrdarknight15]

norway<3

[sinsoo]

Nyeh. Makes me wish the New World had something like this.

Great song, it never gets old. <3

Greeting from the USA~

[DiivaLah]

he should compete for their own country, Belarus, for he is a Russian

[KGBMO]

he's half russian but he's a norwegian citizen and lived in norway for most of his life... russians only think that cus their jealous...

[HappyLilBunny18]

Oh my god I wish people would get this through their fucking head...BELORUS and the UKRAINE are NOT RUSSIA!!!!!! HE is from Belorus....not russia

[Thehellbreaker92]

actually douchebag hes from Norway ¬_¬ get it through your fucking head

[HappyLilBunny18]

umm no...hes from belarus...but moved to norway when young...that is why he competed for norway..Both his parents are belorussian as well!

[Thehellbreaker92]

Ok, you seem to know way too much about Alexander Rybak have you been searching him on gay porn sites that much seriously??

[rina5054]

@HappyLilBunny18

They would never understand. They still think they are Russian doesn't matter from what part of post-soviet republics they came. Everyone, who speaks Russian is Russian for them and the whole territory of USSR is Russia for them. They can't see difference and never would.

[lolamendez100]

one of the performance in all eurovision performance.and he is so cute. greetings from turkey

[Arinkou1]

very good!!!)))

[annacarroll2008]

god i instantly loved this song! this was soo long ago omg! to think this was just the beginning!

[mOiiX37]

zn viool is niet echt versterkt xd dus zo luid kan zn viool nooit zijnxd alsof heelde zaal dan dat kan horen

[Eugenekelder]

nee, is ook pre-recorded. Wel live opgenomen maar is een band. Ik wist dit ook niet, kwam er toevallig achter. Dit gebeurt ook met optredens van artiesten in een tv studio. Playbacken een live ingezongen song. Is het net alsof ze echt live zingen. Bij het songfestival zijn teveel variabelen om zowel stem als instrument live te doen. De keus wordt dan gemaakt om live te laten zingen.

[RainbowTapir]

I think he IS playing his violin, but only the background notes, not the tune...

Still, he is awesome and I love him :)

[Lusitaniac]

first time when i heard this song, i told it is going to win...and i was right !!! go aleksander !!!

[byTiikY]

lol..

[rusbp]

LOL!

GO RUSSIANS!!!!!

[iloveatef123]

1.11 in the laptop iss soooooooo dreeemmyy

[violets11xyh]

I was inlove when i saw him!!His smile and his eyes Oh my...I'm defincly in love :*

Love you Alexander

[Mnyak16]

Good

[DaniHollywood199]

When I first saw the video my first thought was

"Man they so put the three guys in the back to stop people from drooling after Alexander"

And he is a fantastic entertainer because 1 he's always smiling, he knows how to woo the crowd 2 he's talented, very very talented might I add and 3 he's just so darn adorable you can't help but love him and his music

[AngstFisch]

@DaniHollywood199 He's also a coco nut. He's coco in his nut.

[giljiana]

@DaniHollywood199 I am fully with your comment! You are right! He is absolutely adorable and talented!

[josielpontocom]

@DaniHollywood199 ... and they put the two girl for Alexander look, compare and say "OmG, why my body is not like that?"

[amid1898]

if u dont know the truth juswt shut the f up

[Tiikeliify]

Yeah he really plays his violin, but he didn't play at Eurovision. That was playback-music. Just think, what would happen if he would have played something, there's always a chance of messing everything up.

[Cavalodawg]

Well when he has played atleast 15 years there's only a 1% chance that he messes up, specially when he himself wrote that song and has probably been practising for months

[XxAnielxX]

it must have been a playback-music, cause in the Eurovision his broke one of his violin's strings... sooo... mabe he was too nervous to show the talent he may have.

[braincoooler]

Actually he wasn't allowed to play live in Eurovision because of some stupid rules. It wasn't his choice to use playback.

[ralebp54]

what?? this isnt live? are all the presentations recorded??

[GuidoMV1980]

@ralebp54 It is Live, but when its live you've got to rehearse a lot, not only for the artist but for the production, cameras, lighting, etc.

[musicloveroninternet]

Are there still some people that does not think he is able to play his violin??? You must be joking! Look at all the clips at youtube and other places. He is a highly trained classical violinist, and has been playing since he was five.

[MeTheCake]

wahnsinn... einfach nur bewundeernswert.... singen und spielen.... und dazu noch gut aussehn....

[MrBlackeBoy]

It is true what the people says: all geniuses are simply! Rybak is the best, he enchant all spectators since first minute his appearance!!! Bilan is buffoon by comparison with Alexander !!!

[Whatevamajorlosersuc]

'i fell in love with him but its just all a fairy tale :'(' he is sooooooooooo cute i could even kiss him freetings from Lithuania

[mOiiX37]

i see it :P  he can play it, why did'nt he :(:P

[denodnor]

Because only the singing is live. That's counts for all. It's not that easy to put a mike on a moving violin either.

[Malkus1]

@mOiiX37 

[KadirD18]

prof

[anachavana]

Adoro o violino,quero aprender a toca-lo com um violino igual ao do Alex...

XD...

[moonfilledtears]

I'd rather listen to him 24/7 than what's on the radio over here *shudders* miley cyrus and the jonas brats

[Tealojo]

@moonfilledtears so trrue so true. i wish i could move back to europe. but at least we can hook up our ipods to our cars and enjoy ;)

[fetsen1]

They did the fireworks wrong but hey it is awsome

[ndrone]

russian beautiful singer with german subtitles:

watch?v=RUp6y10tM48 also watch ;)

[Peaches6345]

i luv it when they show the rehersal

shows us musical people that the stars need practice too!!!! lol

[ndrakey]

watch?v=V_Ks6hu6ggE <--- why was there a war between russia and georgia?

[superA006]

I LOVE ALEXANDER RIBAK

HE IS THE BEST

[tussisussi]

Well try listend to this song 24/7 u don`t love him so much then

He is on the radio all the time here !

[Tiriltoget]

You don't need to have the radio turned on 24/7

[tussisussi]

Well im a driver  so gets pretty boring without it

[Tiriltoget]

Put on something else. A cd for exsample

[veronica96ify]

i love him i hope he'll come to romania we're waiting him:x:xsweet guy

[boris417]

He was born in Belarus...Kids bullied him o.O

btw while he performs, a string on his violin breaks... But he still won. I love dis song. Norway=1st Azerbaijan=2

Iceland = up my ass

[josephmoores]

strings came loose on his bow in all his live performances

[DEREVNYA1]

Russia and Belarus were part of the Soviet Union.

[madalinaluvtomth]

he is so cute :x:x.....very sweet ......:*:*:*:*

[85ines]

omg he is so sweed

[Bwgsoccer16]

He is very charming.

[frdfocszx3]

I went to his concert this past weekend here in Sandnes, Norway. Great show.

[JoBrosMileyLove]

Me too! it was awesome :D

[VWBoraV5Freak]

first seconds are great !

[android56712389]

He was born in Russia!!!!!!

[loverman1488]

He was born in Belarus.

[DEREVNYA1]

He was born in the Soviet Union!

[ReisendeEuropa]

Born in Russia.. moved to Norway.. won the Eurovision contest for Norway in Russia.. too bad for Russia that they didn't keep him :)

[JMR199]

Needs more Desu.

[burobhang]

He is seriusly good

[1858394]

Im from Mexico i love a song!! es la onda esta padrisima la Cancion!! esta chida!!

Desde mexico saludos!!

[musicloveroninternet]

Remember this is a rehearsal :) Watch his other videos which are much better!

[darkpassionplay2007]

e de cacat cantecul ala

[alinachka90]

Didnt anyone else notice that at 3:15 seconds, he is not playing the instrument but the music is still playing and then they add the clip as if he finished it.

[IceColdFairytale]

OMG ! There's music behind his playing ;D

and in the 'backround music' is violin sound already added :D ANd he is just playing this violin for .... fun :D

Hope you get me:D

THis is for alinachka90 ..

[Kilevold]

So why is lil Sasha ripping up the past by hailing the same dictator who "ousted " his father Igor, by tributing him on Belarusian TV, singing old Commi songs with Lukasjenko himself applauding in the audience. It's so grose - even Amnesty International was disgusted.

[sotoncp]

Fantastic ... a real star.

[liesonly]

i love the first 8 sec when they sing a cappella!! :) <3

where can i listen to the rest of the song in a cappella?

[missclearskin09]

hes so cute

[ifni84]

I don´t get tired of seeing this video. I like very much this song and overcoat I like the singer :-D

[xxgirlsxx01]

i love him!!!!!

[Erifiaatje]

It's wonderfull!! Int nederlands is da Super!!!

[kevster3000]

hah goeie

[unicorn4sure]

cuuuuuuuuute lol :)

[MrsRybakX]

Wonderful,brilliant!AMAZING!LO­VE YOU ALEXANDER <3

[madro73]

aby sa z neho všetci nezesrali...

[bgeorgia00]

its just about the people's delighting. nobody can not judge the people about that. by the way I think this song better then dum tek tek. it sounds good to me. i like this more. but also i love dum tek tek. u see. im turkish but i can like the other country's songs...

[TheDiamanter]

H-O-T ... !<3

[Boratful]

You're right

Borat says : Very Gay Man.

Very small talent.

Zero points from the Kazakhs!

[frisovn]

you're fucking gay with comments!!!

[LISBON2009]

Amazing performance indeed!

Alexander performed at tuesday at "Allsång på Skansen" where He got a quite warm welcome when He performed "Fairytale" and some other songs.He also at last performed a fantastic duet with the famous Swedish/Norwegian singer Elisabeth Andreassen.

I think the performance could be seen in SVT Play ;)

[delicadii24]

hadise with düm tek tek is much better then alexander rybak I think.....

[frisovn]

turkish people only voter on their own country because they are stupid... the don't listen to the song!!

[bgeorgia00]

u dont have any reason to say that the turkish people are stupid. some people of them may be nationalist and behave like u said. but it doesnt make them stupid. its because of their life style and the place where they live. u cant generalize that people's behaving. so turkish people are NOT stupid.

[gbakuzum]

we all saw hadise's performance.. she sucked.. it was a real let-down (disappoinment) .. she was horrible, in live performance.. i saw her better performance in İzmir, with düm tek.. but she sucked at the contest..

yeah, i dont like this one either.. i thnik azerbaijan should have been the top.. it was a really nice performance, and was sufficient for expectations of the contest...

[bgeorgia00]

also im turkish. if it was better than norway's song it would be choosen first. when you say say u r stupid because of my delights . then you are stupid now!!!

[rokkeveenertje]

yeah, it is always that way... :S

[bgeorgia00]

insanlar neden duzgun konusamiyo gercekten anlamiyorum. sonra turkler aptal diyolar iste. dogru durust dusuncesini soyleseler kimsenin laf ettigi yok.

[PEHUKCA]

omg he's such a dumbo. poor song, primitive words

[TheYouLove]

Bravo mult!Alexander meritai esti super

[68DilAy]

lannnn sennin nereni beyendigseler hadise eniyside ve azerbajan

[maestiprost]

the song isn't so good his voice isn't very good but the way he sings and how cute and karistmatyc he is .made him a winner.

[OLASVAERD]

Rybaks father is a hidden Commi who only skipped Belarus for $ in Norway. After reuniting with their old "enemy", Lukasjenko, the Rybak family is now going for a bigger fish ; Robert Mugawe.

So much for power hungry Fagots from the ESC circuit

[dkoy123]

WTF does it have to do with the song? this is a song contest, not a political debate.

[GreatSurrender23]

A secret from the Inside:

Per Sundnes, NRK's Homsero Compadre have told me that Rybak is Gay. He also said that he can't wait to Prepare a Backdoor Attack.

May it would get Rybak out of the Closet.

[LISBON2009]

False accusements, of course.Alexander Rybak is'nt gay, it would just take time for You to confess that You have no chance on Him.