Scarlett Johansson, Feist Among Nobel Lineup
Scarlett Johansson is set to host the upcoming Nobel Peace Prize Concert, which will include performances by Feist and Diana Ross.
Also slated to play the Dec. 11 event in Oslo is an array of international talent, including Dierks Bentley, Julieta Venegas, Seun Kuti, Marit Larsen, Nick Davies and The Norwegian Radio Orchestra.
Additional acts will be announced in the coming few weeks.
The 15th annual show will take place the day after former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his diplomatic and peacemaking work over more than three decades.
Johansson release a statement saying she was “truly honoured” to be hosting the tribute to Ahtisaari.
“His tireless efforts to promote peace on a global scale are an inspiration to us all,” she said.
The actress herself received high praises from Geir Lundestad, secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, who called her “politically engaged and conscious” in an interview with the VG newspaper.
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