Øvre Eiker: – ” Hi, my name is Alexander Rybak. What are your names? I will count to three and then you say your names. One, two, three…”
330 pupils from Vestfossen Children-school shout their names as loud as they can from the tribune-seats at Vestfossen Flerbrukshall.
” Very good! Now we know eachother!” – says Rybak.
It is Tuesday morning and expectant school-children, who have all brougt a pen and paper, hoping for an autograph, will get a small taste of wednesdays concert with Eiker Stringorchestra and Vestfossen girls- and boy-chorps. And of course the main character – Alexander Rybak.
'Spooky'
“I have wished to get the chance to play with him some day” – says Vanessa Cameren(9)” And now I get it”, smiles the young violinist, who is one of 60 young musicians and majorettes who will give concert this evening in the sportshall.
Hedda Berglien (7) has seen Rybak on TV, and finds it very cool to get to play with him. She has played some concerts before, but thinks it is a little spooky to perform for such a large audience. Cameren thinks the same: “I am really scared” – she says.
Tobias Andre Nilsen (7) thinks that right now, it is all a bit exhausting. Together with the other musicians, he has been at the hall since half past ten and it is soon afternoon now. They have already managed to rehearse for some hours but they are not done yet. The seven-year-old admits, that it is a bit difficult to play violin, but he hopes to become as good as Rybak some day. ” But I dont want to be a celebrity”, he says.
'Rockstar'
The main-character himself has got well accustomed with life as celebrity and used to having to reject flocks of young autograph-hunters. Upfront on stage, he demonstrates for the young string-players, how they can make their movements bigger.
“Think about, that you should be a little bit like rockstars” he says to the children.
To us, he says that the most important thing is the joy.
Rybak has several times arranged his songs for string-orchestras at youth-schools and higher levels. He has not done it often at children-school level but he does it with joy. “Here, it is really about having a good time”, he says.
'Fairytale'
The concert of Tuesday could be seen as a small general rehearsal, cause it is wednesday evening, that really matters. They will hear “Fairytale” among other songs, with Rybaks band in co-play with the young musician-sprouts.
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330 pupils from Vestfossen Children-school shout their names as loud as they can from the tribune-seats at Vestfossen Flerbrukshall.
” Very good! Now we know eachother!” – says Rybak.
It is Tuesday morning and expectant school-children, who have all brougt a pen and paper, hoping for an autograph, will get a small taste of wednesdays concert with Eiker Stringorchestra and Vestfossen girls- and boy-chorps. And of course the main character – Alexander Rybak.
'Spooky'
“I have wished to get the chance to play with him some day” – says Vanessa Cameren(9)” And now I get it”, smiles the young violinist, who is one of 60 young musicians and majorettes who will give concert this evening in the sportshall.
Hedda Berglien (7) has seen Rybak on TV, and finds it very cool to get to play with him. She has played some concerts before, but thinks it is a little spooky to perform for such a large audience. Cameren thinks the same: “I am really scared” – she says.
Tobias Andre Nilsen (7) thinks that right now, it is all a bit exhausting. Together with the other musicians, he has been at the hall since half past ten and it is soon afternoon now. They have already managed to rehearse for some hours but they are not done yet. The seven-year-old admits, that it is a bit difficult to play violin, but he hopes to become as good as Rybak some day. ” But I dont want to be a celebrity”, he says.
'Rockstar'
The main-character himself has got well accustomed with life as celebrity and used to having to reject flocks of young autograph-hunters. Upfront on stage, he demonstrates for the young string-players, how they can make their movements bigger.
“Think about, that you should be a little bit like rockstars” he says to the children.
To us, he says that the most important thing is the joy.
Rybak has several times arranged his songs for string-orchestras at youth-schools and higher levels. He has not done it often at children-school level but he does it with joy. “Here, it is really about having a good time”, he says.
'Fairytale'
The concert of Tuesday could be seen as a small general rehearsal, cause it is wednesday evening, that really matters. They will hear “Fairytale” among other songs, with Rybaks band in co-play with the young musician-sprouts.
Article is found here: link
-Alexander is a greek name,and has the same name with our Alexander The Great!!!....
-Alex when he was in greece said!:"it's soooo hot,here in greece,'cause greek people are soooo warm!!"
-Alex said:"i sing about love,but i have flert right and left,like James Bont!!!...'"
-He loves the music of Mikis Theodorakis(greek musician)and his parents too!he has use the synthesis of Mikis in many songs!...And almost in every concert he plays the song called "misirlou",which is greek and the music of it wrote by Theodorakis...
-He didn't wrote the song FAIRYTALE 'cause he wanted his first love back....He wrote it for all the heart broken guys!!He isn't back in love with her,because she has change a lot.....
-In Greece And in RUSSIA feels like his home!!
-After all his Concerts gives autograph to all his fans and give hugs to everyone!!!
THAT'S WHY WE LOOOOOVE U ALEX!.........!!!
ESC Radio awards.
ESC-radio just presented the results of their annual elections. Listeners to the online ESC station get to select the best artists and songs that are to be awarded the ESC Radio Awards. Alexander Rybak, the winner of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, won two awards.
Rybak was granted the award for best song and the award for best male singer. According to the listeners to ESC Radio Yohanna from Iceland is the best female singer and Aysel & Arash the best group.
In the election Fairytale as the best song was followed by Is It True, Et S'il Fallait Le Faire and Rändajad. In the category best female singer Yohanna was followed by Patricia Kaas, Jade Ewen, Soraya and Malena Ernman.
Alexander Rybak from Norway was the best male singer followed by Sakis Rouvas, Brinck, Sasha Son and Zoli Ádok. And finally the best group, Aysel & Arash, were followed by Urban Symphony, Flor-de-Lis, Regina and Lovebugs.
ESC-radio just presented the results of their annual elections. Listeners to the online ESC station get to select the best artists and songs that are to be awarded the ESC Radio Awards. Alexander Rybak, the winner of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, won two awards.
Rybak was granted the award for best song and the award for best male singer. According to the listeners to ESC Radio Yohanna from Iceland is the best female singer and Aysel & Arash the best group.
In the election Fairytale as the best song was followed by Is It True, Et S'il Fallait Le Faire and Rändajad. In the category best female singer Yohanna was followed by Patricia Kaas, Jade Ewen, Soraya and Malena Ernman.
Alexander Rybak from Norway was the best male singer followed by Sakis Rouvas, Brinck, Sasha Son and Zoli Ádok. And finally the best group, Aysel & Arash, were followed by Urban Symphony, Flor-de-Lis, Regina and Lovebugs.