BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Classically trained Austrian singer JJ won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest Saturday with “Wasted Love,” a song that combines operatic, multi-octave vocals with a ...

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.” ...

Lately, I can’t stop listening to JJ’s “Wasted Love,” the emotive, operatic anthem that won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The first time I heard it, something in me cracked, and ...

Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Grand Final voting saw Austrian act JJ walk away with the top prize for their song "Wasted Love." Published Sat, 17 May 2025 18:44:07 -0500 ...

JJ from Austria, who performed the song “Wasted Love,” reacts to voting during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland Sunday, May 18.

JJ from Austria who performed the song “Wasted Love” reacts to voting during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, early Sunday, May 18, 2025.

JJ from Austria who performed the song "Wasted Love" reacts to voting during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, early Sunday, May 18, 2025.

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 ...

JJ, who sings as a countertenor with the Vienna State Opera, has called Wurst a mentor. It was Austria's third victory overall in Eurovision. “This is beyond my wildest dreams.

Classically trained countertenor JJ of Austria wins 69th Eurovision Song Contest with his pop-opera song “Wasted Love.” Israel’s Yuval Raphael came second at a competition overshadowed by ...