FORMER Malmesbury schoolgirl Rosie Lucas was part of a 50-strong choir performing with Sir Paul McCartney in front of 6,000 people at a Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo.

The nine-year-old lives in Oslo, having moved from Lea, near Malmesbury, with her family in 1999.

Rosie, who used to attend St Joseph's School in Malmesbury, was part of the Centipede Children's Choir, made up of children from 22 countries, at the concert in Norway's Oslo Spektrum on December 11.

Kofi Annan, the UN secretary general, was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize, and pop stars Nathalie Imbruglia and Anastasia also performed.

The Centipede Children's Choir sang three songs, including the finale, Let It Be, with Sir Paul McCartney.

"Rosie wasn't nervous and all the children were full of it because they had all decided they were famous now," said Rosie's father, Paul, 41.

The previous night the choir had also performed in the Norwegian Parliament when Mr Annan, along with the United Nations, was officially presented with the award.

On December 11, the show was compered by movie stars Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson.

"They spoke to the children during rehearsal, which lasted two or three days, and told them all how well they were doing," said Mr Lucas.

Rosie was one of 12 children from the choir of the Oslo International School, which she attends, who were picked to join The Centipede Choir.

Mr Lucas and his wife, Mary, along with Rosie and her brother Edward, ten, and seven-year-old sister Lily, moved to Scandinavia because of his job as an IT director for the firm, Norsk Hydro.

The family still own a house in Lea, having moved to the area in 1993 from Aberdeen, and Mr Lucas said they intend to return for Christmas on Saturday, and in the longer term.

"We are really looking forward to coming home and going back to Malmesbury," said Mr Lucas.

"We know everyone from Lea, have a lot of friends in the area, and try to go back as often as we can."