Odds strengthened steadily in Elina’s favour over the past few days, after solid performances of “La forza” in rehearsals. By this evening, Estonia was on odds as short as 4/1 with some bookies, snapping at the heels of Norway, still unshiftable on silver. France, in the meantime, drifts slightly into fourth, with best odds of up to 12/1 (Betway) at the time of writing.

There is some drift at the very top of the table, too. Best odds on Israel winning are as high as 2/1 currently, up from much shorter fractional odds at the beginning of the week. This brings the gap separating Israel and Norway ever closer, particularly with some bookies; William Hill, with Israel on 7/4 and Norway on 5/1, is a good example of the closing gap.

Beyond the top four, there is otherwise only some minor shuffling today. Cyprus made it briefly into fifth favourite position over the course of the day, before settling back in seventh behind the Czech Republic and Bulgaria. Sweden, Australia and Italy complete the top ten favourites in the win markets, with Jessica Mauboy gaining a little ground on Italy to recapture ninth position.