Norway celebrates Eurovision victory

Alexander Rybak, a young singer of Belarusian origin, has become a hero of this small Scandinavian country. He gained 387 points. During celebrations in the streets of Oslo, the Prime Minister of Norway Jens Stoltenberg, who is currently on a visit in Spain, addressed the nation. He congratulated Alexander on his victory. ?It?s a great holiday and I should say that it will be particularly pleasant for me now to visit Moscow next Tuesday,? the prime minister said. Alexander turned 23 on May 13. He has won the Anders Jahres Prize in the field of culture and is a concertmaster in the biggest Norwegian symphony youth orchestra, Ung Symfoni, in Bergen. He also played a violinist in the Fiddler on the Roof play in the Oslo Nye theatre in 2007. In August 2009, Alexander will shoot in a film titled ?Yohan-Child Wanderer?. Alexander?s music idols are Stings, the Beatles and Mozart; Kazinform cites Itar-Tass. See www.itar-tass.com for full version.