Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song)
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"Fairytale" is a 2009 song by Norwegian singer Alexander Rybak, which is also composed and written by him. This song is the winner of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, Russia.[1][2] The song was elected through the Norwegian festival Melodi Grand Prix 2009 on 21 February, winning in the biggest landslide of the contest's history,[3] and competed against eighteen other Eurovision entries in the second semi-final on 14 May 2009, where it qualified for the final. The final takes place on May 16, which is the day before Norway's Constitution Day, May 17, which is celebrated all over Norway.
The backing dancers for the Eurovision performance, Sigbjørn Rua, Torkjell Lunde Børsheim and Hallgrim Hansegård, are from the Norwegian dance company Frikar,[4] performing the folk dance halling. The backing singers are Jorunn Hauge[5] and Karianne Kjærnes.[6]
On May 11, American talk-show host Oprah Winfrey showed a clip of Rybaks performance of Fairytale, in a Eurovision segment on her tv-show. The segment however focused on the German song for Eurovision, where the lead singer, Oscar Loya, is American. Other guests on the show were Simon Cowell and Susan Boyle.[7]
Charts
The song debuted on the Norwegian Singles Chart on the week of 11 February, 2009 at number 3,[8] before rising to number one on the following week, the week of the Melodi Grand Prix final.[9] This was the first time that the Melodi Grand Prix winner reached number 1 before winning the contest. The song remained at number 1 for 8 consecutive weeks.[10] The song has since entered the Swedish Sverigetopplistan, debuting at number 47, before rising to number 7 in its third week, the week of Eurovision.[11]
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Greek Billboard Singles Chart[12] | 1 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[13] | 1 |
| Russian Airplay Chart[14] | 333 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[15] | 4 |
| Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | winning the competition with the highest recorded score of 367 points |
References
- ^ "Norway: Alexander Rybak to Eurovision date=2009-02-21". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Missing pipe in:|title=(help) - ^ Fisher, Luke (2009-02-21). "Norway: Alexander Rybak wins Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix!". Oikotimes. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Henrikson, Arve (2009-02-21). "NRK: - Vi har ikke sett maken" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Frikar til Moskva! (Norwegian), Folkemusikk.no, 22 February 2009
- ^ Til MGP-finale for 4. gang (Norwegian), Agderposten, 22 February 2009
- ^ - Det gikk som forventet (Norwegian), Moss Avis, 22 February 2009
- ^ http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/13995
- ^ Staff (2009-02-13). "Topp 20 Single uke 7, 2009" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Staff (2009-02-20). "Topp 20 Single uke 8, 2009" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Staff. "Alexander Rybak: Fairytale" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "ALEXANDER RYBAK — FAIRYTALE". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Greek Billboard Digital Chart
- ^ Alexander Rybak - Fairytale, norwegiancharts.com
- ^ Russian Airplay Chart Retrieved on 2009-05-15
- ^ Alexander Rybak - Fairytale, swedishcharts.com
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