Social media in shock over how Alexander Rybak looks 17 years after winning 'Eurovision'
"He was clearly frozen right after the victory."
Screenshots from Eurovision performances
At the Eurovision final, which took place on May 16, the winners of previous shows performed in one of the non-competition numbers. One of them was Alexander Rybak — a singer of Belarusian origin who won Eurovision in 2009, representing Norway.
Many were surprised that Rybak had barely changed in 17 years. Social media is admiring and joking.
«I thought this was a video from 2009. Zero changes in the person, he's frozen.»
«Somewhere in the attic, his portrait is getting old.»
«The ecology in Norway is good.»
«Please tell me the brand of formalin Rybak is marinated in.»
«He was clearly frozen right after the victory.»
«He and Jared Leto take the same vitamins.»
The singer is now 40 years old; he was 23 then.
Rybak's performance at Eurovision in 2009
Performance with Eurovision stars in 2026
The singer previously admitted that he suffered from an addiction to sleeping pills and antidepressants, which he started taking to combat stress and insomnia. In recent years, he was also stalked by a female stalker. Last year, she was detained.
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