Austria's secret weapon for the ESC: JJ and Hit Wasted Love!

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JJ, the Austrian countertenor, competes with "Wasted Love" at the ESC 2025 in Basel. A mix of pop, opera and techno!

Austria's secret weapon for the ESC: JJ and Hit Wasted Love!

Austria relies on the map of the young countertenor JJ, who wants to cause a sensation with his song "Wasted Love" at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) on May 15th in Basel. The artist, with a bourgeois name Johannes Pietsch, combines in his unique piece of urgent opera elements with gripping techno beats, which leads to a dramatic listening experience. As 5min.at , "Wasted Love" is about the painful experience of unrequited love. "I am an ocean of love and you are afraid of water," sings JJ, clarifying the intensity of his emotional message.

The song was developed in Berlin in cooperation with the Klagenfurt producer Thomas Turner and the singer Teya, known by "Who The Hell Is Edgar?". JJ describes that his musical role models can be found in both pop and Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande, as well as in the opera, such as Maria Callas and Anna Netrebko. But the techno part? "There was no inspiration," he says confidently, such as "https://wiwibloggs.com/2025/06/jj-reeveals-wasted-austrias-eurovision-2025-Ang-unreuted-love/283920/"> wiwibloggs.com reports. The music video, which was filmed by Marek Vesely, shows the artistic depth of the song and stages the emotional abysses of unrealed love in five acts, including impressive scenes in a jaw forest and underwater shots.

musical fusion and emotions

"Wasted Love" combines various musical styles, from airy opera to pulsating techno rhythms, and thus creates an impressive sound landscape. JJ explains that the song is about how painful it can be to give a lot of love without being replied. "It feels like having a fragile paper boat on the open sea, looking for hope," says JJ in a press release. With this deep emotional connection and the artistic representation in his music video, Austria's contribution to ESC 2025 may captivate the audience and possibly ensure an unexpected success.

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