JJ, winner of the 2025 Eurovision Tune Contest, holds up the trophy he received for Austria with the music “Wasted Love” through the Grand Closing of the 69th Eurovision Tune Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, Might 17, 2025.
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Austria has received the 69th Eurovision Tune Contest. “Wasted Love,” carried out by the classically skilled JJ, beat out 25 different songs for the highest prize on the finals held in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday.
“Wasted Love” is in some methods much like final yr’s winner — Nemo’s “The Code” — in that it consists of hovering, operatic vocals. However whereas the 2024 victor was extra membership anthem than aria, “Wasted Love” is the other. Banging beats solely seem within the remaining a part of the music. Nemo was 24 once they received Eurovision final yr. This yr’s winner shares the identical age.
JJ co-wrote the profitable music with Teodora Spiric and Thomas Turner.
This the third time Austria has received the worldwide singing competitors. Udo Jürgens claimed the highest prize in 1965 and Conchita Wurst in 2014.
Israel took second place and Estonia got here in third.
JJ known as for “extra love” in his message whereas accepting the trophy.
As is customary, the seventieth Eurovision Tune Contest will probably be held in Austria.
