During the pre-selection season of 2024, we had over 20 artists make a bid to return to the Eurovision Song Contest. We round up the names we very nearly saw compete again in Malmö.
Cultural critic Meelis Oidsalu considers culture minister Anneli Ott's performance during her resignation speech was unconvincing, with the speech scripted by the party, while the minister herself was incompetent, he says. He also proposes a replacement candidate who he says would get the job done much more effectively - namely himself, though qualifies this with a dose of reality to the extent that this is not likely.