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In one year, he has enjoying the status as the reigning Grand Prix winner, but tomorrow is the end for Alexander Rybak.
He celebrates by releasing a new album. Welcome, Alexander Rybak.
- Thank you. - How is it? There is only one day left now.
Yes, it is, but ending and ending. I would not say that it is the end of me now.
It is rather the beginning of a quieter life, I might say.
Yes, will it be more quiet?
I hope so. Now I have complete control, not complete control, but I have control of all my concerts.
Now I'm prepared 100% to everything I do, for now it's not like four things every day, like it was last year.
Just this week there are 40 things each day, but this is an exception.
Now I'll do my last contribute to help with this Eurovision party.
Yes, you will be at the Grand Prix final tomorrow, of course.
- Yes, are you crazy? - And you will play?
I'll play. Yes, it is a bit exciting if it will be ok then. But I think it will be...
It would have been much worse if it had been the other hand I had...
Yes, I see that you have a bandage on your hand. What happened?
It was... I fought with a Russian alligator. They had a lot of them with them over here...
There have been many such stories, Alexander, but there was a wall. Wasn't it?
- That's better than a human. - Yes, absolutely. But you can play?
Yes, yes, yes. I'm pleased. The only thing is that I feel that it is changing me as a person.
- Have you seen Spiderman? - Yes.
Have you seen number 3, where he gets more and more of that black stuff on his hands, and then he is...
...more and more evil.
In a way. And I have a premiere of today - the music video Oah!, you can see me as 100% pure kind.
That's the thing with it.
The video, it was finished at 2:50 tonight. We've got the video, and we will play Oah! At the end of "Fredag".
I look forward to seeing it.
Me too. It was a very fun process because - I might have to quit making music videos
that are so true to reality, but when the relationships does not work, we thought -
Yes, yes, we need to do something out of it. We make a music video.
- So it appears many pretty girls in it too? - There is one.
A disc. You come with a new record in June too. How is this music on this CD versus music on the previous one?
It is much more varied, while the melodies are very simple, so the critics will be very, very confused.
While my audience will dig it. I have realized that I have a responsibility.
People keep on saying the whole time that I am like a role model for young people.
And when I think about that, okay, if it is like that I am a role model, it will be in my way.
What I want to convey is that you listen to lots of different music, so this album is just an experiment.
Of course, I'm pleasing the people, which is the purpose of an album, but in my way.
So, now there's a song that is hard rock, even a musical, a song that is country and Blue Grass, and a lot of pop.
And everything is "up tempo". So it will be fun for kids too. But it is in a way... I want to convey that -
Okey, if you will listen to Alexander Rybak, you have to learn to listen to a variety of genres.
And, of course, the fiddle is on every song.
Sweden. Our neighbors were votes out of the Grand Prix yesterday. What did you think about that?
It is the year of ballades, and when there are so many ballads to choose from, it can be randomly who you vote for.
Until Didrik comes, then they will understand that he is a head above most of them.
Yes, you believe in Didrik, we are talking about top three?
Yes, I think that most hope... the best is the 2 place for us now.
I really hope for a second, especially because it is one that deserves 1 place, and that is Miss Germany.
Yes, you are excited for her...
Yes, had it not been for her, I had been sick of heartache now.
She lifts me up, she raises us all up, you know. She is so genuine.
It's good to see that the sort of schlager Grand Prix will survive.
You've said you are a short-lived as an artist once.
I live in a short-lived genre.
So, it is better to face it, not to be able to come... so, that when I am 40 years old,
still does not come with an album and set up in boxers and think that I am a teen idol.
A couple of years now with a little experimentation, then I am a composer.
I'm still a little young. And on stage I am very young. You have to come and see.
We are very pleased about that, Alexander. Good luck tomorrow, and good luck, and cheers Norway and Germany.
Cheers Norway.