Ira Losco has had her first rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Stockholm next week.

She was one of 10 singers at Stockholm's Globe Arena.

"Hopefully all will go as planned," she told reporters. "When you're using cutting edge technology you're also dependent on the people making that work."

Ms Losco will be accompanied on stage by the dancer Skorpion as well as four backing vocalists - Pamela Bezzina, Anna Azzopardi, Lars Safsund and Molly Petterson-Hammar. 

The Eurovision semi-finals will be held on 10 and 12 May, with the final taking place on 14 May.