The Norwegian broadcaster NRK is making it even easier for Eurovision fans across the continent to listen to the participating songs before the actual night when the national final will take place, since most Europeans don't have access to the televised broadcasts. On the other hand, radio streams are usually available on the net, that's the case here as well!
All the twelve participants in the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix 2003 will visit the studio of the radio programme Nitimen, which is aired every morning between 9:05 and 10:00 CET on the most popular radio channel in Norway; NRK P1. One competitor a day, they will be interviewed by the radio host as well as get their final entries played for the audience. The exact days have not directly been revealed, but you can judge for yourself based on the following statement made by the broadcaster: “Every day untill the grand final, the twelve Melodi Grand Prix candidates will visit Nitimen to present their entry in the big schlager competition.”
One of the participants who will star the show and whom song (One) you'll be able to hear, will be Alfie (pictured), who became famous through the Norwegian version of Popstars and the product of it, the group Cape.
In case you are not able to listen to NRK P1 through the link provided down under, you'll have a second option which works in every case – simply follow these instructions: By clicking here, you should be taken straight to NRK's Net Radio service. There you will have eleven channels to choose between. First you'll have to inform whether you're using a modem or ISDN internet connection. Then you look at the bottom of the page where it says “1 VELG KANAL (CHOOSE CHANNEL)”. On the moving graphics beneath, you'll have to click on P1. When you finally click on the box with the text “2 START (BEGIN)”, a new window will pop up where the live stream will appear. So if you are curious of nature, remember to tune in to NRK P1 every morning during the twelve last days of February – enjoy!
Today, the first entry was played in Nitimen, Ingvild Pedersen's 'Anyway you want it'. This happened between 9:20 and 9:25 – so maybe it would be a good idea to be even more attent those minutes every morning.
