SCANDINAVIAN SUPERSTARS ROBYN & SIVERT HÖYEM JOIN LINEUP OF 17th ANNUAL NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CONCERT DECEMBER 11th IN OSLO, NORWAY

Star-Studded Concert Hosted by Denzel Washington to Also Feature

Florence + the Machine, Herbie Hancock, Elvis Costello, Colbie Caillat & More

Honoring Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo; Event Broadcast to Worldwide Audience

OSLO, NORWAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010 – Nobel Peace Prize Concert organizers announced today

that Robyn and Sivert Höyem have been added to the musical lineup. Academy Award-winning

actor Denzel Washington will host the 17th annual event on Saturday, December 11th in Oslo,

Norway at the Oslo Spektrum arena. The show will feature performances by an eclectic mix of

world-renowned artists including Florence + the Machine, Herbie Hancock, Elvis Costello and

Colbie Caillat, with additional acts to be announced in coming weeks.

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize Concert will honor laureate Liu Xiaobo, for what the committee calls

“his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China.” The award is given

annually to an individual or organization whose work exemplifies a spirit of vision and leadership

that will help promote peace in the world. The Concert is presented by the Nobel Peace Prize

Concert AS and broadcast to a worldwide audience.

The Nobel Peace Prize is the most prestigious award in the world, honoring icons such as Mother

Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Barack Obama, Kofi

Annan, Al Gore and other remarkable individuals and organizations. For the past sixteen years,

the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony has been followed the next day by the Nobel Peace Prize Concert,

a musical celebration honoring the laureate.

Cisco is a proud global sponsor of the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. The Concert is presented by the

Nobel Peace Prize Concert AS and produced by IMG with Eyeworks Dinamo and NRK.

"Cisco is very proud to be the global sponsor of the Nobel Peace Prize Concert again this year," said

Amanda Jobbins, Vice President of Marketing, European Markets for Cisco. "Our continued

involvement in this event reflects Cisco's aim to help individuals, companies and countries use the

internet to collaborate, educate, empower and further the ideals and innovations inspired by Alfred

Nobel and his legacy."

source : http://nobelpeaceprize.org/concert