Classically trained countertenor JJ of Austria wins 69th Eurovision Song Contest with his pop-opera song “Wasted Love.”.

By John Revill 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 ...

Austria’s entrant, JJ, took the prize after a tense count that was neck-and-neck until the last votes were revealed.

Austrians were getting ready Sunday to welcome back home and celebrate classically trained singer JJ, who won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest for their country with “Wasted Love,” a song that ...

Austrian singer JJ has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, after a nail-biting finish that saw him topple ...

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. JJ, center, from Austria arrives at the airport in ...

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 ...

JJ, whose full name is Johannes Pietsch, was Austria’s third Eurovision winner, and the first since bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst in 2014. The 24-year-old countertenor, who sings at the ...

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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 ...