No Boundaries (Alexander Rybak album)
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No Boundaries is the second studio album
by the Belarus
ian-Norwegian
artist Alexander Rybak
, released on the 14th June 2010.
's song "Kak ty krasiva segodnya") and using it in his song "5000 Letters". Some other sources, as RIA Novosti says, have already revealed that the music was not written by Alexander Rybak
himself and there was no act of plagiarism.
on the 25th June 2010 at number 8, the next week to dropped to number 47. It also entered the Finnish Albums Chart at number 32, it dropped to 48 the next week.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian-Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
artist Alexander Rybak
Alexander Rybak
Alexander Igoryevich Rybak or in Belarusian Alyaksandr Igaravich Rybak , born 13 May 1986 in Byelorussian SSR is a Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pianist, writer, and actor...
, released on the 14th June 2010.
Background
It was recorded in Yla Studios in Malmö. The album include three songs dedicated to his workmates: Oah, Why Not Me and First Kiss. It also has a tribute to Finland, "Suomi". "5000 Letters" seemingly reflects the letters received from his fans. Another spoken track, "Kaja's Letter" is a letter he finds special from a small Norwegian girl named Kaja.Plagiarism
RIA Novosti accused Alexander of plagiarizing Konstantin Meladze's music (which has already been used in Valery MeladzeValery Meladze
Valeriy Shotayevich Meladze is a Russian singer of Georgian descent. He is the brother of composer and producer Konstantin Meladze, who writes songs for him.-Early life:...
's song "Kak ty krasiva segodnya") and using it in his song "5000 Letters". Some other sources, as RIA Novosti says, have already revealed that the music was not written by Alexander Rybak
Alexander Rybak
Alexander Igoryevich Rybak or in Belarusian Alyaksandr Igaravich Rybak , born 13 May 1986 in Byelorussian SSR is a Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pianist, writer, and actor...
himself and there was no act of plagiarism.
Tracklist
Charts
No Boundaries entered the Norwegian albums chart at number 18, it climbed to number 11 the next week. It entered the Swedish Albums ChartSverigetopplistan
Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....
on the 25th June 2010 at number 8, the next week to dropped to number 47. It also entered the Finnish Albums Chart at number 32, it dropped to 48 the next week.
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finnish Albums Chart | 32 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
7 |
| Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
8 |
| Polish Albums Chart Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
12 |