JJ, winner of the 2025 Eurovision Track Contest, holds up the trophy he received for Austria with the music “Wasted Love” throughout the Grand Remaining of the 69th Eurovision Track Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, Could 17, 2025.
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Austria has received the 69th Eurovision Track Contest. “Wasted Love,” carried out by the classically educated 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 contains hovering, operatic vocals. However whereas the 2024 victor was extra membership anthem than aria, “Wasted Love” is the alternative. Banging beats solely seem within the closing a part of the music. Nemo was 24 after 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 Track Contest will likely be held in Austria.
