“Fairytale”
E814835
“Fairytale” is a folk-inspired pop song by Alexander Rybak that became widely known across Europe after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 for Norway.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fairytale | 1 |
| “Fairytale” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9706708 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Fairytale” Context triple: [Eurovision Song Contest 2009, winningEntry, “Fairytale”]
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A.
"Stardust"
"Stardust" is a catchy, piano-driven pop song by Mika known for its romantic lyrics and melodic, upbeat style.
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B.
Once Upon a Dream
"Once Upon a Dream" is a romantic waltz-style song from Disney's animated film "Sleeping Beauty," adapted from Tchaikovsky's ballet music and now considered one of the studio's classic princess ballads.
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C.
"Fancy"
"Fancy" is a popular country song, originally recorded by Bobbie Gentry and later famously covered by Reba McEntire, that tells the rags-to-riches story of a young woman overcoming poverty through controversial means.
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D.
song "A Sorta Fairytale"
"A Sorta Fairytale" is a 2002 piano-driven alternative rock song by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, known for its introspective lyrics and prominent music video featuring actor Adrien Brody.
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E.
“True Love”
“True Love” is a Grammy-winning album by Toots and the Maytals featuring re-recorded versions of their classic reggae songs in collaboration with various guest artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Fairytale” Target entity description: “Fairytale” is a folk-inspired pop song by Alexander Rybak that became widely known across Europe after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 for Norway.
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A.
"Stardust"
"Stardust" is a catchy, piano-driven pop song by Mika known for its romantic lyrics and melodic, upbeat style.
-
B.
Once Upon a Dream
"Once Upon a Dream" is a romantic waltz-style song from Disney's animated film "Sleeping Beauty," adapted from Tchaikovsky's ballet music and now considered one of the studio's classic princess ballads.
-
C.
"Fancy"
"Fancy" is a popular country song, originally recorded by Bobbie Gentry and later famously covered by Reba McEntire, that tells the rags-to-riches story of a young woman overcoming poverty through controversial means.
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D.
song "A Sorta Fairytale"
"A Sorta Fairytale" is a 2002 piano-driven alternative rock song by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, known for its introspective lyrics and prominent music video featuring actor Adrien Brody.
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E.
“True Love”
“True Love” is a Grammy-winning album by Toots and the Maytals featuring re-recorded versions of their classic reggae songs in collaboration with various guest artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Fairytales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Alexander Rybak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bpm | 132 ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
number one in Belgium (Flanders)
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number one in Denmark ⓘ number one in Finland ⓘ number one in Iceland ⓘ number one in Norway ⓘ number one in Russia ⓘ number one in Sweden ⓘ top ten in Germany ⓘ top ten in Ireland ⓘ top ten in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| competition | Eurovision Song Contest 2009 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Alexander Rybak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestResult | winner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| eurovisionFinalPlacement | 1st place ⓘ |
| eurovisionFinalPoints | 387 ⓘ |
| eurovisionRunningOrderFinal | 20th ⓘ |
| eurovisionRunningOrderSemiFinal | 6th ⓘ |
| eurovisionSemiFinal | first semi-final ⓘ |
| eurovisionSemiFinalPlacement | 1st place ⓘ |
| eurovisionSemiFinalPoints | 201 ⓘ |
| eventLocation | Moscow, Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
CD single
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digital download ⓘ |
| genre |
folk-pop
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pop ⓘ |
| inspiration | Norwegian folk music ⓘ |
| instrumentationFeature | violin ⓘ |
| key | G minor ⓘ |
| label |
Grappa Musikkforlag
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Universal Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:03 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Alexander Rybak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Alexander Rybak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalSelection | Melodi Grand Prix 2009 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalSelectionResult | winner ⓘ |
| notablePerformance | Eurovision Song Contest 2009 grand final in Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Alexander Rybak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Kim Bergseth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2009-01-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| salesCertification |
gold in Finland
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platinum in Norway ⓘ platinum in Sweden ⓘ |
| writer | Alexander Rybak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “Fairytale” Description of subject: “Fairytale” is a folk-inspired pop song by Alexander Rybak that became widely known across Europe after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 for Norway.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fairytale