Cheers and jokes: JJ wins the song contest - cost explosion for ORF!

Cheers and jokes: JJ wins the song contest - cost explosion for ORF!

Wien, Österreich - On May 19, 2025, Austria cheered: JJ wins the Eurovision Song Contest and thus causes enthusiasm across the country. This new achievement is a reason to celebrate for Austrian fans, but the associated financial aspects also throw a shadow on the cheers. The Austrian radio (ORF) has planned a budget of 30 million euros for the competition, which leads to humorous comments in the daily press.

Even before the final, there were many jokes about the finance minister Martin Marterbauer (SPÖ) and his supposed calls to Sweden to make the victory. After the triumph of JJ, Marterbauer countered with the words: "Probably not enough". As a result, the daily press proposed to collect the missing ORF millions through the donation gala "light into the dark", while alternatively the idea came up with the idea of ​​handing over a 30 million euro with the subject "Song Contest. href = "https://www.oe24.at/kultur/song-contest/selbst-schuld-hul-30-30-million-fuer-jj/633878688"> reported OE24 .

Austria's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest

Austria has been participating in the Eurovision Song Contest since 1957 and has been in this international competition for 57 times. Historically, the first appearance in Frankfurt am Main, where Austria took the last place. Austria found the most successful years with victories in 1966 by Udo Jürgens, 2014 with Conchita Wurst and now in 2025 with JJ. In these appearances, the highest score in the history of the Austrian contribution was 436 points that were achieved in 2025 Notes the wikipedia .

The competitive statistics show that Austria landed in a total of 21 out of 56 contributions in the upper half of the table and secured 4th place in the list of the most common last places with 8 last places. In addition, there were four times zero points in the history of the competition and seven times a non -qualification for the final. Udo Jürgens is considered the most commercially successful participant, while Conchita Wurst and Cesár Sampson also achieved high chart places in Austria.

the look into the future

The Austrian delegation and fans hope that the new victory forms the basis for a positive turn in the next competition. The past placements were sometimes disappointing, but with JJ at the top, a strong signal was sent to the musical world. With a clear focus on musical quality and creativity, the future of the Austrian contribution seems to be promising. The path from 1966 to 2025 shows that Austria has an eventful history in competition, but can achieve regular successes.

Overall, it can be said that JJ's victory is a new highlight in the long tradition of Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest and the debate about the financing is humorously accompanied. It can be excited to see how the success will have an impact and what other brilliant appearances the future has for Austria.