He’s a better singer now, he wasn’t actually a singer, just a violinist 😊 And btw English is his third language

@LJBSullivan

4 ай бұрын

It might be his 4th or 5th language actually.

@riptobias

4 ай бұрын

He did enter Norwegian Idol a few years before this, so he was a singer, or tried to be. But he's definitely a better violinist

@NoksReaction

2 ай бұрын

He was born in Russia, Moscow.

@NoksReaction

2 ай бұрын

He was born in Russia, Moscow.

@MrsThrillington

14 күн бұрын

@@NoksReaction No, he was born in Minsk, Belarus.

Alexander Rybak is every ESC-fans darling. 😂 He's still one of the most loved winners. ❤

@beimkohlehydrat2455

8 ай бұрын

not surprisingly. it is still one of the most contagiously energizing numbers with a very, very charsimatic performer (who isn't even sweating and can still sing straight at the end of all this).

@johnloony68

8 ай бұрын

It’s mainly because he’s cute

@rowaystarco

7 ай бұрын

Not only that really. His performance had many things going for him. A good mix of traditional music, hardanger fiddle, some eastern European to it. Cool dancers (dancing traditional Norwegian Laus dance from Hallingdal). It was also quite beneficial that he's of belarussian origin, so he got 12 points from countries like russia, belarus, Ukraine, Baltics as well as Nordic countries and some Western European countries. It's an achievement to win votes of both the west and east. Btw. he was awful in his comeback years later. Boring song with no charm, and ironically it was called "That's how you write a song". @@johnloony68

Alexander still looks about the same today. The man never age.

Not the Lindsey Sterling credit lmaoo we're gonna come for you Sam 😂 How dare!

@SamJohnsonVoice

8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

🇳🇴❤️ Just a quick note: he did not actually play the violin while singing as that is one of the rules of ESC. All instrumental tracks have to be pre-recorded. An article interviewing Rybak said in 2022: «At first, Rybak was worried when he learned that he would not be able to play his violin live at the Eurovision competitions, that the instrumental musical track would have to be pre-recorded. But in the end, it was the requirement to pre-record his violin performance that allowed the young energetic artist to defy gravity and bedazzle his audience, as he played his fiddle in positions otherwise unimaginable. The vocals were still live, infusing even more energy, and then there were special visual effects-pure magic.»

I have really fond memories of watching that edition of ESC and seeing Alexander winning, i was like 13 years old. After some years I rewatched the performance and I somehow could feel the nervousness of Alexander in his voice but I found it fitting with the song and the vibe it was going for. I loved your analysis Sam! Thanks for watching it!

Lindsey Stirling? this was in 2009, I think that was before her popularity :P And while I don't know that much about the instrument, I think the sound of Norwegian traditional fiddle playing is due to a slightly different style of fiddle, I can't remember what they're called. And if we are drawing comparisons to someone doing remixes while playing a violin, the OG is Vanessa Mae, she was doing it in the 90s :P Also, Lefser are delicious, and so typical of Norwegian grandmothers to make, you might wonder if it's a law demanding all grandmothers make them, maybe a old weird law like the one that says all farmers need to make beer and have it available for guests, which was an actual law Norway had in the past.

Who is Linsey Sterling? The violion sound is traditional norwegian, a Harding fele sound. Google it.. and I'll google Linsey Sterling. And the dancers are not doing push ups, they are doing traditional norwegian folk dance, one for the men where they show off their physical prowess, if you pay attention there is a moment at the end where one kicks a hat off a pole. It is called Halling. Also, Norwegians aren't that fussed about lefse. I haven't eaten one since I was 5.

@senilsen68

8 ай бұрын

Great info, spot on.. It's so strange listening to this reactor because he so out of context. That is Rybak and his fiddle, ESC the dancers, the culture, etc.. When knowing this one see that he reacts to and comment the wrong things. However, he's positive and entertaining, so I had a good time listening to him 😊

He was not foremost a singer, but a fiddle or violin player, but but he s an artist.

I love this performance to this day, I think it’s the time when I fell in love with Eurovision ❤

Love this! I so hope you do some more Eurovision stuff, because there are some frankly fascinating songs. For good and bad reasons 😂

It was fun, seeing you react to Alexander. One of the most memorable performances in my childhood(from Eurovision), though our country's 'Ott Lepland's, Kuula' must be my favourite, if I were a patriot :) I would like to see you react to a crossover group, Forestella. The 1st choice for most would be their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody, I do agree that it's an amazing performance and their international fame pretty much has come from this, but I would like to suggest a few I like more :D 'Utopia, Champions, Je Suis Malade, Time in a bottle, Despasito', of course they have a lot more, but I always liked your reactions, so I hope you make them justice and make me happy by considering reacting to them. This is not something you would expect from K-pop, but from around 2014-2015 South Korea started with a show called Phantom singer, and this group was formed in the second season, as the final winners, 1 bass, 2 tenors and 1 contratenor/rock singer. The latter had almost no training in music before the show and he is my fav in this group. Waiting for your reaction sincerely!

Sam! What a nice early morning surprise. As always, it’s so good to see you.

I'm Norwegian and I was happily surprised to hear you have Norwegian lineage, I didn't know that! I love your approach. You are honest and rightfully critical, but always understanding and nuanced. Lefse FTW!

It's always great to hear you analyze performers. Now that you've reached the tip of the iceberg you should try to do more ESC performances! My suggestion would be going either with the very good ones, like the winners (I would love to see you analyze Loreen's Tattoo, this year's winner) or the performances that could have gone better (I'm thinking maybe Do It For Your Lover, which was the 2017 Spanish entry). The former is just a must, but I think the latter would help us understand where sometimes performers go wrong and how to avoid that.

You should react to Christine Guldbrandsen who sang for Norway in 2006! Arguably one of the best singers to ever grace the Eurovision stage ! I love your style of reacting and giving feedback!

You neeeed to react to ESC-winner Conchita Wurst - Rise Like a Phoenix. Iconic performance

I think maybe part of why he’s struggling a bit with his vowels may come from his accent. Wondering whether or not he might be intentionally keeping it there so as to sound as Norwegian as possible. Especially seeing as this whole song is kind of an “ode to ye olde days” of Norway when we would play fele all day in our bunad while eating grøt for breakfast lunch and dinner (I’m exaggerating a bit, ofc). While I’ve never been that big a fan of svele myself, I can’t recommend vaffel med syltetøy og brunost enough! My grandma has this recipe that’s without eggs (because my baby brother’s allergic) and it beats the store bought batter by far, but I’m sure just about any recipe would tbf 😆 Greetings from your ancestral home country :)

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! I was Alexander Rybak in high school (i just started high school when this came out)

thank you so so so much, this saturday i have a concert and i'm gonna sing this song, this video help me so much 😋😋

Been waiting to see if you'd do Sam Ryder's ESC ... his range etc is awesome, amazing he came from Tiktoks at home to ESC!

I can make a mean naan. To go with dhal. Unfortunately my son finds cardamon pods taste like washing powder. I don't want to know why he knows what washing powder tastes like.

I would love for you to react to Electric Callboy "We got the moves". It's a bit tricky since they have 2 lead singers. But it would be such a fun and interesting analysis. 🙂

greetings from norway! as someone else commented, but i would love to see your reaction to kurt nilsen in world idol! (honestly an iconic moment in music history when kelly clarkson lost to a random norwegian guy)

PLEEEEEASE react to the video of Mitch grassi’s full vocal range!!! I just watched your reaction video to pentatonix as a group and Mitch’s voice has always blown me completely out of the water. You explain things so well, I would just love to hear your thoughts about seeing as high as he can truly go!!! Please 🤪

Alexander Rybak is Belarusian-Norwegian

Jeg visste ikke at du hadde norsk bestemor! :) Kult!

Interesting analysis

What an experience

You should react to "Home Free" , a country acapella group. "Man of constant sorrow" is a good place to start. You won't regret it😊

He wasn't born Norwegian. His parents moved there from Belarus when he was 6 years old.

I knew he would win, he is a ray of sunshine!! NEXT: Voiceplay - 'Hellfire' or Geoff Castellucci- 'Jack's Lament' !!! Amazing❤👌👌👌👌❤️‍🔥

The arrangement of the song has been slightly changed here. There is a show on Russian TV “One to One”, where singers are copied. This show does EVERYTHING just like the original! Right down to the behavior on stage! Even the appearance is made the same as the original! This is at Eurovision: kzread.info/dash/bejne/o3uF08xvh7yaeag.htmlsi=aXNnQxcWbMTY7s1Z And this is the show “One to One” (Alexander Rybak is their guest looking at his double): kzread.info/dash/bejne/oqWHuailhc-uqbw.htmlsi=m5xCfd-bKrvqwySO

Fun fact ; he is not a singer but a violinist who sing 😂 and think he is a good singer

He's actually Belarusian, immigrant to Norway.

Can't beat a good fiddle.

Great to see you react to ESC :) I recommend Conchita Wurst - Rise like a phoenix. Or Elnur & Samir - Day after day ;)

I’m subscribed for years yet didn’t see this video. It would be interesting if you reacted to other Eurovision winners like Loreen or Niamh Kavanagh

I'm pretty sure he didn't play the violine live. It is actually not allowed in the Eurovision Song Contest to play instruments live on stage. Correct me if I'm wrong.

@msCytrynka

8 ай бұрын

"it was the requirement to pre-record his violin performance".... I had no idea 🙈😅

@josefinelagerstrom2643

8 ай бұрын

He plays live but you can't hear it because the pre-recorded violine is louder.

Thank you for the reaction, he's ESC sweetheart. :3 Can you also react to Kristian Kostov - Beautiful Mess from ESC.

W video W youtuber

Hey Sam, thank you for your work! Please react to Asaf Avidan - love it or leave it, live at the acropolis! Thank you!

Any chance to see your react to "Fake Monk" by Chenyu Hua? :) There are other reactions, but I like your explanations way more than most I saw!

I don't remember Ordering a Yappuchino 💀💀

Please react to saad lamjarred - guli mata, he is an arabic singer singing with an Indian artist, both languages!

Please react to European Skies with Alexander Rybak :)

Would love a reaction to Paolo Nutini, Everywhere is a good one!!

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Should react to Tommy Körberg From Sweden 🙏🏻

The next one should be Deadhead by Devin Townsend. It's one Video,that you'll never forget...😅😊

please if you could react to v’s tiny desk performance ❣️❣️ i’d love to see you breakdown that video

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If you're gonna react to a norwegian artist for the love of god do sissel kyrkjebø and some classics like Pie jesu or o mio babbino caro or her younger self singing solveigs sang

Can you please consider reacting to kim petras's albums. She's got the perfect halloween album "Turn off the light" (vol.2) and 2 other amazing albums full of bops "Feed the beast" , "Problematique". You're really gonna enjoy them,they're so catchy and vibey.

Please react to Diana Ankudinova, any video but especially the "Can't help falling in love with you"

Alexander Rybak is actually Belarussian.

Isn't he belorussian originally?

Reaciona a la obras de arte de DIMASH, The Story Of One Sky en su concierto en vivo el Almaty es espectacular y también a STRANGER

Lefser is the best!

React to Sertab Erener ❤

Can you plase react to Loreen- My heart is refusing me Live acoustic version pleaseeeee😊

It didn't sound overly critical at all! Just a very interesting analysis.

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Please react Sertab Erener - Everyway That I Can. She's Turkey's Eurovision winner 🎉 Love ya Sam ❤

Can you react to exo killing voice please

React to this years Norwegian contestant, Alessandra please!!!

он Беларус)

I like lavash aka armenian flatbread I don't know the recipe though :c

@SamJohnsonVoice

8 ай бұрын

i need more!! haven't had had nearly enough armenian food.

Teacher, why dont you analyze the Dimash Kudaibergen vocal pleaseeeeeee!!!!!

@Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea

7 ай бұрын

he already did

You should react Dimash world greatest vocalist ❤

I'm everybody told you already... But still, he's Russian, not Norwegian. And its not [raibak]...

More eurovision please!! Loreen Euphoria and Tattoo

Lindsey Stirling influence unmatched love it! (I'm Norwegian i know she where not a thing then, but she is awesome! so its ok] but check out Keiino...if you havent allready. sorry for my bad english i'm dyslectic.

Listening to you.... all I hear is.... blabla blabla bla... you are ruining the performance...

I don't like flatbread, sorry. 😐

@SamJohnsonVoice

8 ай бұрын

Nooooooo now i am doubting switching careers to go into lefse sales

@jankates1274

8 ай бұрын

Really informative. Thanks for the reaction.

Hey man you talk alot

would be cool if you could react to dima bilan - believe as well

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