JJ of Austria, a classically trained countertenor, is the winner of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest with his pop-opera song "Wasted Love." ...

With 178 points in the public vote, Austrian singer JJ wins Eurovision 2025! His total is 436 points, pushing Israel into ...

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 ...

It is the third time Austria has won the contest ... who had been rumoured to appear at the contest. The singer won Eurovision for Switzerland in 1988, and had appeared in a video wishing the ...

Austria has won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest. "Wasted Love," performed by the classically trained JJ, beat out 25 other songs for the top prize at the finals held in Basel, Switzerland ...

By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Austrian performer Johannes Pietsch won the 69 th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night while Israel’s Yuval Raphael came second after a tense showdown ...

By Alex Marshall Reporting from the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel, Switzerland Austria narrowly edged out Israel to win the Eurovision Song Contest after a tense vote count on Saturday night in ...

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 ...

It is the third time Austria has won the contest, with previous victories going to Udo Jürgens' Merci, Cherie in 1966; and Conchita Wurst with Rise Like a Phoenix in 2014. JJ was inspired to take part ...

BASEL, Switzerland — 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 ...

BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) -Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Swiss host city Basel on Saturday, in the country's first victory since bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst won in 2014.