OSLO, Norway, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Mexican actress Salma Hayek has been named host of the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway, it was announced Wednesday.
"She is truly enthusiastic about this assignment. I have the impression that Salma is part of Hollywood's intellectual elite, who feel that leading the Nobel concert is a great honor," concert producer Odd Arvid Stromstad told the newspaper, VG.
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The Dec. 10 event will feature Westlife, Damien Rice, Duran Duran and the Sugababes, Aftenposten reported Wednesday.