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Norway: Alexander Rybak Releases Violin Cover of KEiiNO’s “Spirit in the Sky”

Alexander Rybak has released a violin cover of “Spirit in the Sky”, Norway’s 2019 Eurovision Song Contest entry.

Following their fifth place finish at the Eurovision Song Contest last weekend, former Eurovision winner Alexander Rybak has released a short violin cover of KEiiNO’s “Spirit in the Sky”. The trio brought the country their best result since 2013, and came first in the public vote in the Grand Final.

The singer returned to the contest last year for Norway, finishing 15th in the Grand Final with โ€œThatโ€™s How You Write a Songโ€. Alexander holds the record for most points earned under the old voting system for his 2009 entry Fairytale, which received 387 points in the Grand Final, and was Norwayโ€™s last victory to date.

Who are KEiiNO?

KEiiNO is a group made up of Sรกmi rapper and joiker Fred-Renรฉ Buljo, and Norwegian singers Tom Hugo Hermansen and Alexandra Rotan. The latter are no strangers to Melodi Grand Prix, as they both appeared in the 2018 edition of the contest, with Alexandra finishing in the superfinal alongside Stella Mwangi. The trio created KEiiNO towards the end of 2018, specifically for Melodi Grand Prix.

Source: Alexander Rybak

Norway debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960, and have won the contest three times โ€“ in 1985, 1995 and 2009. The country has the dubious record of finishing last the most times, eleven in total, and have received nul points four times. Norway last won the contest in 2009 when Alexander Rybak broke all records with his song โ€œFairytaleโ€. He scored 387 points in the final, receiving 16 sets of 12 points and scoring points from every country.

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