On May 17 Eurovision winner Alexander Rybak arrived at Oslo’s Gardermoen International Airport, where a mob of screaming girls was waiting. After carefully reviewing Alex’s reaction to said mob, Wiwi Bloggs is happy to report that Alex is still, like, totally nice. “It’s just unbelievable,” he told Norwegian news reporters. “I don’t understand. I hoped [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Norway’
Thousands of Teen Girls Greet Alexander Rybak in Oslo
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Norway on May 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Happy Birthday Alexander Rybak!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alexander Rybak, Norway on May 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Norway’s fiddle-playing boy wonder turns 23 years old today. Alexander looks all of 15, and Wiwi strongly suspects that he should be competing in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. This all has shades of the Chinese women’s gymnastics team from Beijing, non? Just kidding. Happy Birthday Alex!
Alexander Rybak vs. Jason Mraz
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Norway on May 8, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Alexander Rybak, Norway’s hippest folk artist, can finger that fiddle as well as anyone. But can he handle pop? Watch Alex take on Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours” on Norwegian TV, and then compare with the real thing. Wiwi prefers Alex’s interpretation to Jason’s. What do you think? Jason’s turn: Alexander Rybak Is [...]
Alexander Rybak Is Sad He Can’t Respond To Your Texts
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alexander Rybak, Norway on May 5, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Shortly after winning Norway’s Melody Grand Prix contest, violinist Alexander Rybak vomited. He reveals this and other juicy tidbits in the video below (don’t worry, the interview has English subtitles). He says that he no longer has contact with the woman he sings about in Fairytale, and he reports feeling sad that he doesn’t have [...]
Malta: Chiara Still A Secretary
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chiara Siracusa, Malta, Norway on May 1, 2009 | 15 Comments »
Chiara has revealed to Eurovision TV that she isn’t rehearsing, that she still works a day job and that she thinks Norway’s much-ballyhooed Alexander Rybak resembles Harry Potter. Here are the highlights of the interview: (1) Chiara wants to be well-rested ahead of her trip to Moscow. She took a week off, but now it’s [...]
Alexander Rybak: Norway’s Star Not Actually Cute!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alexander Rybak, Norway on April 29, 2009 | 19 Comments »
Photoshop and camera tricks do not a true beauty make. Alexander Rybak has been heralded as Norway’s answer to Zac Efron, but Wiwi Bloggs can now reveal that Rybak is totally DCI—he deteriorates on closer inspection. Here’s the image Rybak’s management wants you to salivate over: But here’s what he actually looks like: Wait, it [...]
Norway: Alexander Rybak
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alexander Rybak, Chiara Siracusa, Greece, Malta, Norway, Sakis Rouvas on April 28, 2009 | 27 Comments »
From the folk dancers who appear to be doing Russian aerobics, to the blond backup singers dressed as Greek goddesses, Norway’s entry is full of what-the-f*ck moments. At the center of it all is Alexander Rybak, a Russian-born violinist who, by all accounts, is incredibly sweet and lovable. He celebrates his 23rd birthday on May 13—smack [...]
