- Nobel Peace Prize Concert
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The Nobel Peace Prize Concert has been held annually since 1994 on 11 December, one day after the date of Alfred Nobel's death, to honour the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The award ceremony on 10 December takes place in the Oslo City Hall, while the concert is in the Oslo Spektrum Arena, with the attendance of the laureate and other prominent guests. The arena receives approximately 6,500–7,000 guests and the concert is broadcast to over 100 countries.
The concert features singers with a wide range of music genres, the exception being the year of 1995, when a classical concert was held instead. Several editions of the concert are recorded, with different lengths and content, for airing in several countries.
The hosts give descriptions of the winner's work, an interview of the winner is shown and the winner gives a speech during the concert.
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Laureates, hosts and artists by year
Since planning starts in January, the artists invited to the concert aren't typically connected to the winner, who is announced in October. There are however usually made a few late additions, to reflect the winner. The Norwegian Radio Orchestra is the main orchestra every year.
1994
Laureates: Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin
- Host: Erik Bye
Artists:
- Ofra Haza
- Mari Boine
- Ole Edvard Antonsen
- Sigvard Dagsland
- Sinéad O'Connor
- Sondre Bratland
1995
Laureates: Joseph Rotblat and the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
This year a concert featuring only classical works was held.
1996
Laureates: Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and José Ramos-Horta
- Host: Lise Fjeldstad
Artists:
- Angélique Kidjo
- Annbjørg Lien
- Jan Garbarek / Angelite
- Joan Osborne
- Morten Harket performed the song "East Timor"
- Solveig Kringlebotn
- Sondre Bratland
- Sølvguttene
- Tata-Mai-Lau
1997
Laureates: International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and Jody Williams
- Host: Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Artists:
- Anne Grete Preus
- Boyz II Men
- Emmylou Harris – (special wish from the Peace Prize winner)
- Harry Connick, Jr.
- Jewel
- Mariah Carey – "My All", "Butterfly"; "One Sweet Day" with Boyz II Men
- Nils Petter Molvær
- Sinéad O'Connor
- Sølvguttene
- Youssou N'Dour
Harry Connick Jr brought 35 musicians with him on stage, when performing at the concert in 1997.
1998
Laureates: John Hume and David Trimble
- Host: Åse Kleveland
Artists:
- a-ha – "Summer Moved On", "The Sun Always Shines On TV";
- Alanis Morissette
- The Cranberries – "Dreams", "Promises"
- Elton John (Videoscreen) – "Your Song", "Something About The Way You Look Tonight"
- Enrique Iglesias
- Espen Lind – "Pop From Hell"
- Hariprasad Chaurasia
- James Galway with Phil Coulter
- Oumou Sangaré
- Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
- Phil Collins – "Both Sides Of The Story", "Antother Day In Paradise"
- Shania Twain – "You're Still the One", "Black Eyes, Blue Tears"
- Sølvguttene
- Willard White (replacement for Andrea Bocelli)
At the concert in 1998, American TV network Fox, did not include A-ha's performance, which was edited out. Another performance edited out by Fox in 1998, was Norwegian artist Espen Lind's "Pop From Hell". The word "hell" was not the problem, but the following sentence: "You make me so hard/because you're a star". A Fox-producer stated it would be too much to take for the American family audience. Espen Lind was told his performance would not be edited out if he did not include the word "hard" in the song, but he would not change the lyrics. He said he did not want to let himself be controlled by a double-moralistic American family channel, and that such compromises were not acceptable for him to make.
1999
Laureate: Médecins Sans Frontières
- Host: Claus Wiese
Voice-over: David Fishel
Artists:
- a1
- Bryan Ferry
- The Corrs
- Denyce Graves
- Ismaël Lô
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Ole Edvard Antonsen with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra
- Secret Garden
- Sting
- Tina Turner "When the heartache is over", "Whatever you need"
2000
Laureate: Kim Dae-jung
- Host: Jane Seymour (short notice cancellation by Meryl Streep)
Artists:
- Bon Jovi
- Bryn Terfel
- Eros Ramazzotti
- Femi Kuti
- Lee Ann Womack
- Moby
- Natalie Cole
- Sissel Kyrkjebø
- Sumi Jo
- Westlife
2001
Laureates: The United Nations and Kofi Annan
- Hosts: Liam Neeson and Meryl Streep
Artists:
- a-ha – "Differences", "Hunting High and Low "
- Anastacia
- Barbara Hendricks
- Daniela Mercury
- Destiny's Child
- International Children's Choir
- Jan Garbarek
- Kodo
- Natalie Imbruglia
- Paul McCartney
- Russell Watson
- Wyclef Jean – "Redemption Song"
- Youssou N'Dour – "My Hope Is In You"
- Norwegian Radio Orchestra conducted by Paul Bateman
The 2001 concert's closing song was "Let It Be", performed by Paul McCartney and the other artists.
2002
Laureate: Jimmy Carter
- Hosts: Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange
Artists:
- Angélique Kidjo
- Hall & Oates
- Jennifer Lopez – "Jenny From The Block"
- Jessye Norman
- Joaquín Cortés
- Josh Groban – "To Where You Are", "The Prayer" with Sissel Kyrkjebø
- Laura Pausini
- Mari Boine
- Michelle Branch
- Santana – "Oye Como Va"
- Sissel Kyrkjebø – "The Prayer" with Josh Groban
- Suede
- Willie Nelson – "Always On My Mind", "The Great Divide", "Georgia on My Mind" (special wish from the Peace Prize winner)
- Norwegian Radio Orchestra conducted by Paul Bateman
The Grand Finale in 2002, sung by all the artists, was "Imagine". Opera singer Jessye Norman forgot the lyrics.
2003
Laureate: Shirin Ebadi
- Hosts: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas
Artists:
- Aretha Franklin – "Make Them Hear You", "Wonderful"
- Angela Gheorghiu – "Muzica"
- Orchestra Baobab
- The Cardigans – "For What It's Worth", "Communication"
- The Chieftains – "40 Shades of Green" with Rosanne Cash
- Craig David – "World Filled With Love", "Hidden Agenda"
- Jan Werner Danielsen – "Air"
- The Kamkars
- Lene Marlin – "Hope you're happy"
- Roberto Alagna – "'O Sole Mio"; "Come Prima" with Angela Gheorghiu
- Robert Plant – "Morning Dew" with Strange Sensation
- Tim McGraw – "Please remember me", "God's child"
- Norwegian Radio Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates
The Grand Finale in 2003, sung by all the artists, was "Imagine". Robert Plant sang and changed the word "religion" with "division" in the sentence "Nothing to kill or die for/ And no division too".
2004
Laureate: Wangari Maathai
- Hosts: Oprah Winfrey and Tom Cruise
Artists:
- Andrea Bocelli – "Dell'amore non si sa", "In-canto"
- Baaba Maal
- Chris Botti – "Someone To Watch Over Me"
- Cyndi Lauper – "Time After Time"
- Diana Krall
- Joss Stone
- Patti LaBelle
- The Polyphonic Spree
- Sondre Lerche
- Suzanna Owíyo
- Tony Bennett
- Norwegian Radio Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates
The use of Tom Cruise as a host created some controversy both from people fearing it could be used to promote Scientology[1] and from people who were unhappy with his supportive statements on the Iraq War[2]. There was however no mention of Scientology during the concert and Cruise has stated his remarks on the war were misquoted. The Grand Finale was by Patti LaBelle where she had the audience dancing to the music. She also pulled members of the audience onto the stage having them dancing around.
2005
Laureates: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Mohamed ElBaradei
- Hosts: Julianne Moore and Salma Hayek
Artists:
- Damien Rice – "Unplayed piano", "Cold Water"
- Duran Duran – "Ordinary world", "(Reach up for the) Sunrise", "Nice"
- Gladys Knight – "Party train / Friendship Train medley", "The best thing that ever happened to me", "I've got to use my imagination", "I heard it through the grapevine", "Midnight train to Georgia"; "I heard it through the grapevine" with Bubba Knight
- Juanes – "La Camisa Negra", "Sueños"
- Katherine Jenkins – "L'amore sei tu" ("I Will Always Love You"), "One fine day"
- Katie Melua – "The closest thing to crazy", "I cried for you", "Nine million bicycles"
- Madrugada – "The Kids are on high street"; "Lift me" with Ane Brun
- Ska Cubano – "Chicago", "Ay Caramba"
- Sugababes – "Hole in the head", "Ugly"
- Westlife – "World of our own"; "You raise me up" with Rolf Løvland and Fionnuala Sherry
- Yo-Yo Ma – "Haydn: Cello Concerto in C, third movement"
- Norwegian Radio Orchestra conducted by Martin Yates
The Grand Finale in 2005, sung by all the artists, was "Give Peace a Chance".
2006
Laureates: Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank
- Hosts: Sharon Stone and Anjelica Huston
Artists:
- Hakim – "Eda Ba", "Ya Albi"
- John Legend – "Save Room", "Used to Love U"
- Lionel Richie – "Dancing on the Ceiling", "I Call It Love", "Hello", "All Night Long"
- Monica Yunus (peace prize winner's daughter) – "O mio babbino caro"
- Morten Abel – "Big Brother", "Hard to Stay Awake"
- Nrityanchal, a group from Bangladesh (personal favorite of the Peace Prize winner) – Peacock dance
- Paulina Rubio – "Ni Una Sola Palabra", "Beautiful Lie" ("Miénteme Una Vez Más")
- Renée Fleming – "Vissi d'arte", "You'll Never Walk Alone"
- Rihanna – "SOS", "Unfaithful"
- Simply Red – "Something Got Me Started", "So Not Over You", "Stars"
- Wynonna – "At Last", "Ave Maria"
- Yusuf (Cat Stevens) – "Midday (Avoid Life After Dark)", "Peace Train", "Heaven/Where True Love Goes"
- Norwegian Radio Orchestra conducted by Nick Ingman
The artists joined Lionel Richie on stage at the end of the show when/after he was singing "All Night Long".
2007
Laureates: Al Gore and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- Hosts: Kevin Spacey (short notice cancellation by Tommy Lee Jones) and Uma Thurman[3]
Artists:
- Earth, Wind & Fire – "Fantasy", "September"
- Melissa Etheridge – "I Need to Wake Up", "What Happens Tomorrow"
- Morten Harket – "Letters from Egypt" (with Sølvguttene) & " Movies "
- Juanes – "Minas Piedras"
- Junoon – "Bulleya"
- Alicia Keys – "No One", "Fallin'", "Human Nature"
- Annie Lennox – "Dark Road", "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
- KT Tunstall – "Hold On", "Suddenly I See"
- Kylie Minogue – "Can't Get You Out of My Head", "2 Hearts"
- Tine Thing Helseth – trumpet opening number
- Norwegian Radio Orchestra conducted by Nick Davies
2008
Laureate: Martti Ahtisaari
- Hosts: Scarlett Johansson[4] & Michael Caine[5]
Artists:
- Iver Kleive – Overture
- Robyn – "With Every Heartbeat", "Be Mine!"
- Jason Mraz featuring Magne Furuholmen – "I'm Yours", "A Beautiful Mess"
- The Script – "The Man Who Can't Be Moved", "We Cry"
- Marit Larsen – "I've Heard Your Love Songs", "If a Song Could Get Me You"
- Il Divo – "The Winner Takes It All", "Adagio", "Somewhere"
- Dierks Bentley – "Free and Easy", "Feel That Fire", "Beautiful World"[6] with Marit Larsen
- Julieta Venegas – "El presente", "Algún día"
- Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
- Elina Vähälä – "Fantasy"
- Diana Ross – "I'm Coming Out", "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Stop! In the Name of Love", "If We Hold On Together" (with Sølvguttene), "Do You Know Where You're Going To", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "I Will Survive"
- Norwegian Radio Orchestra conducted by Nick Davies
The artists joined Diana Ross on stage at the end of the show when/after she was singing Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand).
2009
Laureate: Barack Obama (did not attend the concert)
- Hosts: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith with additional appearance by their children Jaden Smith and Willow Smith[7]
Artists:
- Wyclef Jean – "Diallo", "Gunpowder" and "The Sweetest Girl"
- Toby Keith – "God Love Her", "Cryin' For Me" and "American Ride"
- Donna Summer – "MacArthur Park", "She Works Hard For The Money", "Smile", "No More Tears", "Bad Girls" and "Last Dance"
- Luis Fonsi – "No me doy por vencido" and "Yo Te Propongo"
- Amadou & Mariam – "Welcome to Mali" and "Beaux Dimanches"
- Alexander Rybak – "Fairytale"
- Esperanza Spalding – "Precious" and "I Know You Know" (special wish from the Peace Prize winner)
- Lang Lang – Rhapsody in Blue
- Natasha Bedingfield – "Pocketful of Sunshine", "Soulmate"
- Westlife – "You Raise Me Up", "What About Now"
- Norwegian Radio Orchestra conducted by Nick Davies and Jens Wendelboe (Donna Summer set)
The Grand Finale in 2009, sung by all the artists, was Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror".
2010
Laureate: Liu Xiaobo (absent)
- Hosts: Denzel Washington and Anne Hathaway[8][9]
Artists:
- A. R. Rahman featuring Gulrez khan – "Slumdog Millionaire Suite", "Jai Ho"
- Herbie Hancock featuring Kristina Train, India.Arie and Greg Phillinganes – "Imagine", "Don't Give Up"
- India.Arie featuring Idan Raichel – "Gift of acceptance"
- Colbie Caillat – "Bubbly", "Fallin' for You"
- Florence and the Machine featuring Ruth Potter on harp – "Dog Days Are Over", "Cosmic Love"
- Robyn – "Jeg vet en deilig rose", "Dancing on my own", "Indestructible"
- Sivert Høyem – "Prisoner of the Road", "Into the Sea"
- Barry Manilow – "Could It Be Magic", "Can't Smile Without You", "Mandy", "Copacabana", "One Voice"
- Jamiroquai – "Canned Heat", "Lifeline", "Virtual Insanity"
- Norwegian Radio Orchestra conducted by Nick Davies (featured in all artists performances)
- Young Norwegian Strings – Rigaudon from the Holberg Suite
- Nobel House Band
- Hearts in Motion Gospel Choir (on Barry Manilow's "One Voice")
All artist performing Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" at finale.
2011
Laureates: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Roberta Gbowee and Tawakel Karman
- Host: Helen Mirren[10]
Artists:
- Janelle Monáe[11]
- Evanescence[12]
- Jarle Bernhoft[11]
- Sugarland[11]
- David Gray[11]
- Jill Scott[11]
- Ellie Goulding[11]
- Matthew Morrison[11]
- World Youth Choir[11]
- Angélique Kidjo (the Nobel laureates' personal selection)[12]
- Ahmed Fathi (the Nobel laureates' personal selection)[12]
- Miatta Fahnbulleh (the Nobel laureates' personal selection)[12]
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- ^ Article in Dagbladet on Cruise, Scientology and the Concert (Norwegian) Retrieved 12 December 2006
- ^ Article from BBC NEWS on Cruise and Spielberg backing the war in Iraq Retrieved 12 December 2006
- ^ Article in BT on the concert (Norwegian)
- ^ "Nobel Institute nabs high-profile concert host". Aftenposten. 21 October 2008. http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2725436.ece. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
- ^ "Michael Caine to co-host Nobel Concert". Associated Press (International Herald Tribune). 28 October 2008. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/28/europe/EU-Norway-Nobel-Peace-Concert.php. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
- ^ Dierks Bentley. "Sideways". AOL Music Sessions. AOL Inc. http://music.aol.com/sessions/dierks-bentley-sideways-sessions/. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ Will Smith skal lede Nobelkonserten. side2.no. 2009-09-30.
- ^ "Anne Hathaway is a special guest at Nobel Peace Prize celebrations (yes, really!)". Daily Mail. 11 December 2010. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1337777/Anne-Hathaway-special-guest-Nobel-Peace-Prize-celebrations-yes-really.html. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
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External links
- The Nobel Peace Prize Concert
- Nobel Peace Prize Concert (2005) at the Internet Movie Database
- Nobel Peace Prize Concert (2003) at the Internet Movie Database
- Nobel Peace Prize Concert (2002) at the Internet Movie Database
- Nobel Peace Prize Concert (2001) at the Internet Movie Database
- Nobel Peace Prize Concert (1997) at the Internet Movie Database
- Pictures from the concert (2005) at Dagbladet
- Pictures from the concert (2004) at Dagbladet
Coordinates: 59°54′46.68″N 10°45′16.74″E / 59.9129667°N 10.75465°E
Nobel Peace Prize Categories:- Nobel Peace Prize
- Concerts
- Recurring events established in 1994
- 1994 establishments in Norway
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