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 Vienna State Opera, has called Wurst a mentor.

Austria have now won the Eurovision Song Contest three times after victory in 1966 and 2014. Vienna hosted the event ...

The Vienna State Opera also expressed joy over the win. “From the Magic Flute to winning the Song Contest is somehow a story that can only take place in Austria,” opera director Bogdan Roscic ...

Austrian fans enthusiastically welcomed classically trained singer JJ back home at Vienna airport on Sunday after he won the ...

JJ, whose full name is Johannes Pietsch, was Austria’s first winner since bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst in 2014. JJ, who sings as a countertenor with the Vienna State Opera, has called Wurst ...

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 ...

At Eurovision, the trio perform their song, Bara Bada Bastu — which roughly translates to "Just Take a Sauna" — on a set styled like a rustic cabin in the woods, backed by dancers dressed as ...