| Alexander Rybak | |
| |
| Background Information | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Birthdate | 13 May 1986 |
| Age | 32 |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | |
| Country |  Norway
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| Song | "Fairytale" |
| Position | 1st (Semi-final) 1st (Final) |
| Points | 201 (Semi-final) 387 (Final) |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | |
| Country | Norway
|
| Song | "That's How You Write a Song" |
| Position | 1st (Semi-final) 15th (Final) |
| Points | 266 (Semi-final) 144 (Final) |
Alexander Rybak is a Belarusian-born Norwegian singer who came to fame in 2005 as a participant on the Norwegian syndication of the Idol franchise, making it all the way to the semi-finals. To date, he has released five studio albums.
He won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Fairytale", scoring the highest amount of points in the contest until 2016 when a new scoring system was introduced.
He returned to represent his country for the second time at the 2018 Contest in Lisbon with the song "That's How You Write a Song", which won the second semi final but finished in 15th place with 144 points in the final.
