European Singer SongWriter

**TheAbe** · May 17th, 2009, 01:43 PM

Norway won the Eurovision Song Contest with a Belarusian/Norwegian fellow's song entitled Fairytale. In the long history of the Eurovision Song Contest, this is the highest scoring song and winner of all time.

The song was written and performed by Alexsander Rybak, who sings, writes, and plays violin on the song. That's right, violin. If you want to see him performing this song at the Eurovision Song Contest, speak no further:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8JRtGMBUz0"]YouTube - Norway - Points: 387 - Place: 1st[/ame]

**anonymos** · May 17th, 2009, 02:14 PM

I approve...even if it sounds like a country song at the beginning.

**TheAbe** · May 17th, 2009, 02:51 PM

A quick note on how the score works. 25 countries make it to the finals, and each of those can vote. They vote 1 through 12 for their favorite song. Their #1 vote gest 12 points, their #2 vote 11 points, etc. You may not vote for yourself. That's how votes are tabulated.

The previous high, in over FIFTY previous contests of Eurovision was Lordi, the Finnish Heavy Metal band with 292. Alexander obliterated that with 387 points.

**TheAbe** · May 18th, 2009, 06:23 PM

I liked about half of the ones I listened to on the Eurovision, website, so I ordered the CD. 42 MP3s of the songs from various Euopean countries for 10.50 Euro, which is about $14 America. I'll tell you what I think laters.

**TheAbe** · May 18th, 2009, 09:41 PM

The promo video of Belgium's entry. I think you'll like it:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOn0QwBFOGI"]YouTube - Eurovision 2009 - Belgium - Patrick Ouchène - Copycat[/ame]