A day after winning Melodi Grand Prix for the second time in a decade, Norway’s Alexander Rybak released a special video as a thank you for his fans.

In the video, the 31-year-old Norwegian sings Michael BublĂ©‘s The way you look tonight and is seen dressing up in different outfits, dancing around his living room and playing with a toy monkey – as well as, of course, playing his trademark violin.

Alexander Rybak will represent Norway at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with his self-penned song That’s how you write a song. He won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 for Norway, and remains one of the most popular winners in recent years.

Norway is set to compete in the Second Semi-final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest on 10 May in Lisbon, Portugal.


Eleanor (or Ellie), is 26 years old, is from Exeter in the UK. She combines motherhood with studying linguistics. Ellie was first allowed to stay up and watch the Eurovision Song Contest aged 5 in 1999, but really fell in love with it after the Athens 2006 contest. Big key changes and dramatic stage shows are an absolute must! Ellie has also written an A* academic dissertation on the cultural history of Eurovision.