Airdate: Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2009

Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 2009, Barack Obama wasn’t there but there were plenty of others, at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2009 and you can catch them this Saturday night on ABC2.

Co-hosted by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, the 16th annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert held in Oslo, Norway, features performances by world-renowned artists Westlife, Wyclef Jean, Toby Keith, Donna Summer, and more.

It airs at 11pm Saturday on ABC2 following ABC2 Live Presents Jai Ho!

According to Wikipedia here’s what was performed (not all may make the final cut):

* Wyclef Jean – “Diallo” , “Gunpowder” and “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”
* Lang Lang (pianist) – “Rhapsody In Blue”
* Natasha Bedingfield – “Pocketful of Sunshine”, “Soulmate”
* Westlife – “You Raise Me Up”, “What About Now”
* The 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”. Wyclef Jean forgot the lyrics.