Ira Losco performed in the first dress rehearsal at the Globe Arena in Stockholm ahead of tomorrow's Grand Final.

Losco gave a powerful and high-energy performance in the run-up to tonight's dress rehearsal for national juries. Juries will account for 50 per cent of her total score tomorrow, with televoting making up the rest.

Walk on Water, the Maltese entry, will be one of the last three songs to be performed in the Grand Final, which is typically considered a strong advantage. Expectations for Losco’s final result, however, have cooled somewhat in recent weeks.

The Maltese singer, who finished second with Seventh Wonder in 2002, is currently ranked around seventh with most bookmakers, and her odds of victory lengthened further once the full Grand Final line-up became known on Thursday.

Russia’s Sergey Lazarev is the overwhelming favourite to win the competition, while Armenia and Ukraine have surged in popularity and are now expected to compete with Russia for the title. Also in the mix are France and Australia, participating in the Eurovision for the second time this year.

Ira Losco during the first Eurovision Grand Final dress rehearsal at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. Photo: Mark Zammit Cordina.