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After battling it out against 36 other countries, Austria has officially won Eurovision 2025.
Austria’s entrant, JJ, wowed crowds with their song Wasted Love, a ballad turned club anthem with operatic vocals.
It is the third time Austria has won Eurovision, with Udo Jürgens taking home the top spot in 1965 and Conchita Wurst in 2014.
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest JJ from Austria holds up the trophy onstage he won with the song Wasted Love. Source: AP / Martin Meissner
Austria earned 178 points from the audience and 257 from the jury, taking them to 435 points in total.
Israel came in second place with 357 points. They also topped the Australian public vote.
After a surge in audience votes, Estonia came in third with 356 points for their coffee bop, Espresso Macchiato.
Switzerland, France and Italy dominated jury votes but fell short in praise from the audience.
The favourites coming into the competition were Sweden’s KAJ, with their catchy tune about heading to the sauna, Bara Bada Bastu.
JJ, whose real name is Johannes Pietsch, was born in Vienna in 2001.
Described by Eurovision as “A countertenor with a distinctive voice that can reach soprano heights”, the Austrian-Filipino artist’s music is classical meets club.
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