But at the last minute, it was Austria’s operatic JJ who instead took the win with his soaring, emotional song Wasted Love. It’s a popular result – and it might just have saved Eurovision.

Austria won its third Eurovision Song Contest after a glittering grand final in neighboring Switzerland, with singer JJ earning the continent’s votes for the operatic pop anthem “Wasted Love.” ...

Next year's Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Vienna. Austria’s public broadcaster ORF announced the location ...

JJ from Austria who performed the song “Wasted Love” reacts to voting during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. AP ...

London (CNN) — Austria won its third Eurovision Song Contest after a glittering grand final in neighboring Switzerland, with singer JJ earning the continent’s votes for the operatic<a class ...

BASEL, Switzerland − Austria won Eurovision Song Contest 2025 on May 17, the country's first victory since bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst won in 2014. Operatic singer JJ won ahead of Israel's ...

JJ from Austria with the title "Wasted Love" will be onstage at the opening of the final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest at St. Jakobshalle on Saturday. Jens Büttner / Getty Images ...

Classically trained countertenor JJ of Austria won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest Saturday with the operatic song “Wasted Love.” Israel’s Yuval Raphael came second at a competition ...

Pietsch follows in the footsteps of Austria’s second Eurovision winner, drag icon Conchita Wurst, who took home the microphone trophy in 2014 with their single “Rise Like A Phoenix”.

Austria's JJ won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday, with his operatic song "Wasted Love" triumphing at the world's biggest live music television event.

After Filipino-Austrian singer Johannes "JJ" Pietsch’s win at the Eurovision Song Contest in May, next year’s competition ...

Classically trained countertenor JJ of Austria won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest Saturday with the operatic song “Wasted Love.” Israel’s Yuval Raphael came second at a competition ...