Fairytale
| Fairytale | |
|---|---|
| Alexander Rybak | |
| publication | January 12, 2009 |
| length | 3:03 |
| Genre (s) | Folk - Pop |
| Author (s) | Alexander Rybak |
| album | Fairytales |
Fairytale is an English-language folk - pop song by the Norwegian singer and violinist Alexander Rybak , who won first place with the piece at the Eurovision Song Contests 2009 in Moscow .
Eurovision Song Contest
Fairytale was selected in the course of the Norwegian ESC preliminary decision Melodi Grand Prix on February 21, 2009 and received a record number of points. In the course of the ESC 2009 Rybak qualified first for the final with the piece about the second semifinals. He was then able to win this with 387 points. Both the number of points and the lead over the runner-up was a record in the history of the competition.
| number | Points | country |
|---|---|---|
| 16 × | 12 | Denmark , Estonia , Germany , Hungary , Iceland , Israel , Latvia , Lithuania , Netherlands , Poland , Russia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , Belarus |
| 9 × | 10 | Andorra , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Greece , Montenegro , Serbia , Slovakia , United Kingdom , Cyprus |
| 10 × | 8th | Armenia , Azerbaijan , Finland , France , Ireland , Croatia , Malta , Macedonia , Moldova , Switzerland |
| 1 × | 7th | Albania |
| 0 × | 6th | |
| 2 × | 5 | Portugal , Romania |
| 0 × | 4th | |
| 2 × | 3 | Czech Republic , Turkey |
| 1 × | 2 | Bulgaria |
| 0 × | 1 | |
| 0 × | 0 |
Source: Points received and distributed from Norway.
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
4th (20 weeks) | 20th |
 Norway (Nielsen)
|
1 (22 weeks) | 22nd |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
10 (14 weeks) | 14th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
3 (7 weeks) | 7th |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
10 (3 weeks) | 3 |
Cover versions
- 2017: Franziska Wiese & Alexander Rybak: The two recorded a German-English cover version of the title. The piece was released as a single on October 20, 2017 and was part of Wiese's second studio album Alles weiss .
- 2017: Franziska Wiese: The German singer recorded a German version of Fairytale called Märchen . The piece was part of Wieses second studio album Alles weiss .
Web links
- Official website of Alexander Rybak
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arve Henrikson: NRK: - Vi har ikke sett maken. (No longer available online.) In: Aftenposten . February 21, 2009, archived from the original on February 24, 2009 ; Retrieved May 22, 2011 (Norwegian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Allemagne ... douze points! Norddeutscher Rundfunk, accessed on June 1, 2013 .
- ↑ Alexander Rybak - Fairytale. officialcharts.de, accessed on August 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Alexander Rybak - Fairytale (song). norwegiancharts.com, accessed August 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Alexander Rybak - Fairytale. austriancharts.at, accessed on August 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Alexander Rybak - Fairytale. hitparade.ch, accessed on August 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Alexander Rybak. officialcharts.com, accessed August 12, 2018 .
- ^ Franziska Wiese & Alexander Rybak - Fairytale. hitparade.ch, accessed on August 12, 2018 .
- ^ Franziska Wiese - fairy tales. hitparade.ch, accessed on August 12, 2018 .
| predecessor | chronology | successor |
|---|---|---|
|
Believe ( Dima Bilan ) |
Winner song of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 |
Satellite ( Lena Meyer-Landrut ) |
|
Hold On Be Strong ( Maria Haukaas Storeng ) |
 Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 |
My Heart Is Yours ( Didrik Solli-Tangen ) |