Inlägg 574Viola Aleksandra skrev:den 16 september 2009 kl. 10:02
http://www.mtv3.fi/uutiset/45min/jaksot.shtml?954155. Page contains also the link to the video where Alexander is in that junior high school mentioned below

(Freely translated as Google doesn't work well for Finnish to English translations.)

ESC winner cares of his fans

The overwhelming winner, of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Norwegian Alexander Rybak is much more than a cute, smiling, singing violin player.

Young, talented Rybak is with his selfmade songs won in addition to the Eurovision Song Contest with record points, also Norway's Talent Program. He also plays his own music in Norway in a film Yohan, which came just in cinemas. Three-year-old Alexander has composed also pop and folk music in addition to the classic - now he dreams of making a musical.

Time for fans

After the Eurovision Song Contest Alexander has been able to keep only one day off. However, he enjoys the situation and wants in the middle of hurry organize a lot of time to meet his fans. After the show Alexander could spend a couple of hours signing autographs and talking with fans.

After Elämä lapselle concert in Helsinki last week Alexander cleared space in his schedule for a visit to the unique Kruununhaka junior high school. Rybak's winning song had a completely new interpretation which made the winner sigh for satisfaction!

Hard-working trainee

Winning the ESC was a small reward to Alexander for the hard training and studying music. Alexander was born in Belarus and his mother is a pianist and his father a violinist. They made Alexander to practice every day. At the age of five Alexander and his family emigrated to Norway. It took Alexander for a long time to realize that in Norway children are not training as much as he does.

"I was nine or ten years old when I realized that it was not a normal practice to play two to three hours a day. Then my parents started to bribe me with candy and gifts, and it helped very much", Alexander remembers laughing.

Since age of ten Alexander studied at the Barrat Due Academy of music. He is the concert master of the largest youth symphony orchestra, Ung Symfonia. He was also awarded the prestigious Hedda prize by his appearance in musical Fiddler on the Roof.