Austria wins 3rd Eurovision crown with JJ's song Wasted Love
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JJ of Austria, a classically trained countertenor, is the winner of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest with his pop-opera song "Wasted Love."
Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Swiss host city Basel on Saturday, in the country's first victory since bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst won in 2014. Operatic singer JJ won ahead of Israel in the world's biggest music competition,
JJ - seems comfortable carrying the hopes of a nation on his shoulders. The 24 year old Austrian-Filippino is one of the big favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest and believes his roots as a counter-tenor can help him conquer Europe.