Malta's Ira Losco will be the last to perform in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest on May 10.

Losco's Walk of Water is up against contest favourites like Russia and Croatia.

The running order of the semi finals of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest was unveiled by Host Broadcaster SVT this morning.

"Wherever the artist is singing they have a chance to be noticed," said Christer Björkman, contest producer for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest.

In January the semi-final allocation draw took place, determining the countries that will participate in each of the two semi-finals. The draw also decided which of the six pre-qualified countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and host country Sweden) will broadcast and vote in which semi-final.

The second semi final will take place on May 12 with the final taking place two days later.

Ira Losco's song, controversially changed after winning the Malta festival last January, lies in sixth place on Eurovisionworld.com, a website which compiles the odds among the top betting companies, like Betfair and William Hill.

Running order of semi final 1

1. Finland

2. Greece

3. Moldova

4. Hungary

5. Croatia

6. The Netherlands

7. Armenia

8. San Marino

9. Russia

10. Czech Republic

11. Cyprus

12. Austria

13. Estonia

14. Azerbaijan

15. Montenegro

16. Iceland

17. Bosnia & Herzegovina

18. Malta

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