JJ from Austria wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2025
JJ from Austria has won the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Wasted Love." It marks the third time Austria has won Eurovision
The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took place on Saturday in Basel, Switzerland, where 26 countries competed for the trophy, and the honor of hosting next year's Eurovision Song Contest.
After four hours of music, performances, entertainment and excitement, JJ from Austria was crowned the winner of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Wasted Love."
The song was written by JJ himself, along with Teodora Špirić (Austria 2023) and Thomas Turner.
JJ received a total of 436 points (258 points from the national juries and 178 from the public viewers).
Eurovision 2025 Results
Check out the detailed results, voting, and points from the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
JJ
Johannes Pietsch (24), with the stage name JJ, is a countertenor who was born in Vienna and grew up in Dubai.
He came to fame in 2021 when he participated in the Austrian talent show Starmania, where he made it to the finals. The year before he participated on The Voice in the United Kingdom.
JJ is currently performing at the Vienna State Opera, and is also studying classical music at the Music and Art Private University (MUK) in Vienna.
In an interview with Eurovisionworld, JJ mentions Conchita Wurst as an inspiration, or in other words a "mother":
– It's been a dream of mine to sing in Eurovision since Conchita's victory. It was so impactful and made me watch Eurovision ever since, JJ explained.
– It was the very first time I properly watched Eurovison, and until this day I still have the images in my head of the two hosts saying "We've done the math. There's no way that anyone could win. It's Austria!" It melted my heart.
In our interview with JJ, we asked him about being one of the favorites to win Eurovision:
– It would be the biggest honor of my life to bring back home the trophy and Eurovision to Austria. If that happened again, I'd literally be sobbing on the floor, JJ said.
– I get goosebumps every time I think about it. I am so honored that people respect and love my art form and how I want to present it. It's heartwarming to see how lovely everybody's been. I am so happy that I get to experience this.
Voting
The voting procedure followed the last two year's formula. Viewers in some of the non-participating countries ("rest of the world") were able to vote online. These online votes had the same weight as one participating country in both of the Semi-Finals, as well as the Grand Final. Each country and "rest of the world" had one set of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 points to give.
- Each of the 37 countries participating in this year's Eurovision could vote.
- Each country had a national jury who gave one set of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 points.
- Each country had televoting which also resulted in a set of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 points.
- Additionally, "rest of the world"-countries gave one set of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 points.
- First, the juries points were presented individually by a spokesperson from each country.
- Secondly, the points from televoting/online were bundled, and given combined.
- The national juries voted the evening before the final (Friday 16 May) during the second dress-rehearsal.
- If two countries had the same points, a combined national televoting and jury result was calculated only for the purpose of solving a tie situation. The best of the two was the song which has obtained points from the highest number of countries from the combined national televoting and jury calculation.
Eurovision Song Contest 2025
The 69th Eurovision Song Contest took place on 13, 15 and 17 May 2025. The contest was held in Basel, Switzerland.
- Location: Basel, Switzerland
- Participants: 37
- Semi-final 1: 13 May 2025: 15 participants. The 10 best songs qualified for the Grand Final.
- Semi-final 2: 15 May 2025: 16 participants. The 10 best songs qualified for the Grand Final.
- Grand Final: 17 May 2025: 26 participants: Switzerland, Big-5 (Germany, Spain, France, Italy and the United Kingdom), 10 best from Semi-final 1, 10 best from Semi-final 2.
