JJ, winner of the 2025 Eurovision Music Contest, holds up the trophy he received for Austria with the music “Wasted Love” throughout the Grand Closing of the 69th Eurovision Music Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, Might 17, 2025.
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Austria has received the 69th Eurovision Music 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 just 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 ultimate 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 Music Contest will likely be held in Austria.