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Alexander_Rybak.jpg‎ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nenadgt (talk • contribs) 11:15, 17 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The image was deleted by me on Commons. Please see our licensing policy, before uploading images of Alexander Rybak. This is a note to all users: when uploading pictures of Rybak, be sure that the image is under a free license! If not, it will certainly be deleted. Please ask if you have any further questions here, or on my talk page. Thank you for understanding. --Kanonkas : Talk 12:39, 17 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Citizenship

Would any one know which country he is a citizen of?Phanar (talk) 17:28, 17 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think he is a Norwegian citizen. --Kanonkas : Talk 17:33, 17 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Still, he will never be a true Norwegian. Always a Belorussan. Norum (talk) 06:01, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Since an IP changed his nationality to BEL just now, I have added a cite to confirm his Norwegian citizenship (which he got in 2000). Please do not change this without discussion here. decltype (talk) 02:36, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Links

www.alexandrRYBAK.com) - The web-site Alexander Rybak - The site —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.100.53.78 (talk) 17:14, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

alexandrrybak.com and alexander-rybak.com are not official sites. Bib (talk) 16:07, 22 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.alexanderrybak.com redirects to his MySpace page. Armabeedon (talk) 09:11, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Controversy

Who the hell put that piece of information about Alexander Rybak cannot play the violin? It looks convincing the way the article is presented and written but there are NO sources whatsoever. I even Googled it and I couldn't find a shred of evidence that he couldn't play the violin. Need more info and possible source. Armabeedon (talk) 10:06, 18 June 2009 (UTC):[reply]

I looked it up. It was someone from Amsterdam. IP address 90.195.2**.** Armabeedon (talk) 10:25, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Rybak&direction=next&oldid=297032935 I don't think it's true Armabeedon (talk) 10:29, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well if it comes back it will be removed immediately. Look more like a personal attack/critical statement rather than a convincing infomation. Raphie (talk) 15:24, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

And a political statement too. It's not uncommon to have a Eurovision Song Contest entrant awarded a 12 points by a country who has political ties with. Armabeedon (talk) 08:11, 28 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rybak's middle name

I could be wrong, but I think his middle name is derived from his father's first name. Since his father's name is Igor (or Ihar in BLR), his middle name becomes "Iharavich". Similarly, we can deduce that Alexander's grandfather was also named Alexander, because of his father's middle name "Aliaksandravich". decltype (talk) 13:53, 4 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Second album details, edit-protect?

Due to the ridiculously disproportionate levels of protection affecting this article, the '2.3 2nd album (2010–present)' section is out of date. The album was formally announced on the 31st May and named 'No Boundaries', and is due for release on June 21st. This section also fails to detail Rybak's further involvement in the 2010 Eurovision, the release of the single 'Oah' on June 1st, or any other notable activity since the protect was added. I understand the need to curb vandalism, but the article has become factually incorrect and out of date due to the over-eager protection, which seems to have been applied in this particular case but not to other equivalent musicians, whom face the same levels of vandalism... --~ Analysethis ~ Anonymous Deity ~ Just a n00b ~ (talk) 14:43, 15 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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 I could be wrong, but I think his middle name is derived from his father's first name. Since his father's name is Igor (or Ihar in BLR), his middle name becomes "Iharavich". Similarly, we can deduce that Alexander's grandfather was also named Alexander, because of his father's middle name "Aliaksandravich". <tt>[[User:Decltype|decltype]]</tt> ([[User talk:Decltype|talk]]) 13:53, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
+== Second album details, edit-protect? ==
+Due to the ridiculously disproportionate levels of protection affecting this article, the '2.3 2nd album (2010–present)' section is out of date. The album was formally announced on the 31st May and named 'No Boundaries', and is due for release on June 21st. This section also fails to detail Rybak's further involvement in the 2010 Eurovision, the release of the single 'Oah' on June 1st, or any other notable activity since the protect was added. I understand the need to curb vandalism, but the article has become factually incorrect and out of date due to the over-eager protection, which seems to have been applied in this particular case but not to other equivalent musicians, whom face the same levels of vandalism... --[[User:Analysethis|~ Analysethis ~ Anonymous Deity ~ Just a n00b ~]] ([[User talk:Analysethis|talk]]) 14:43, 15 June 2010 (UTC)