Alexander Igoryevich Rybak , or in Belarusian Alyaxandr Iharavich Rybak ( born 13 May 1986 ) , is a Belarusian-Norwegian singer-composer , violinist , pianist and actor . Representing Norway in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow , Russia , Rybak won the contest with 387 points — the highest tally any country has achieved in the history of Eurovision under the old voting system — with " Fairytale " , a song he wrote and composed . His debut album , '' Fairytales '' , charted in the top 20 in nine European countries , including a No. 1 position in Norway and Russia . Rybak made a return to Eurovision in 2012 and 2016 , playing the violin during both interval acts . He represented Norway again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon , Portugal , with the song " That 's How You Write a Song "
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Alexander Rybak