Austria's JJ wins the Eurovision 2025 with Wasted Love

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Österreich hat seinen dritten Eurovision Song Contest gewonnen, nachdem das große Finale im benachbarten Schweiz stattfand. Der Sänger JJ überzeugte mit der opernhaften Pop-Hymne „Wasted Love“ und erhielt die Stimmen des Kontinents. Einzigartige Inszenierung begeistert das Publikum Der Song, der die bemerkenswerten Gesangsfähigkeiten des klassisch ausgebildeten österreichisch-philippinischen Künstlers zur Geltung bringt, wurde in einem dramatischen …
Austria won its third Eurovision Song Contest after the grand finale took place in neighboring Switzerland. The singer JJ convinced with the opera-like pop anthem "Wasted Love" and received the voices of the continent. Unique staging inspires the audience of the song, which brings out the remarkable vocal skills of the classically trained Austrian-Philippine artist, was in a dramatic ... (Symbolbild/DNAT)

Austria has its third Eurovision Song Contest took place. The singer JJ convinced with the opera-like pop anthem "Wasted Love" and received the voices of the continent.

unique staging inspires the audience

The song, which brings the remarkable singing skills of the classically trained Austrian-Philippine artist, was presented in a dramatic style that was reminiscent of a ship accident. The spectators in Basel were enthusiastic and Austria won first place since Conchita Wurst's victory in 2014.

The placements of the other countries

Israel took second place, with Yuval Raphael-a survivor of the Hamas attacks on October 7-received support with her performance by "New Day Will Rise". Estonia landed in third place while San Marino took the last place.

emotions of the winner

Before the final, JJ told CNN: "I feel very humble and honored that the art I present is so well received. That is the kind of music that I want to continue." He added: "I had a fairly difficult year and wanted to write about my personal experiences with wasted, not responded love. If I win the final, I will probably break out in tears and then call my family."

an important event for the LGBTQ+ Community

The Eurovision final is an important event in the calendar of the LGBTQ+ community and attracts interest throughout Europe by presenting some of the most talented, eccentric and most diverse artists.

creative performances on stage

In this edition, an ethnopop band from Latvia occurred, whose enchanting title folk singing connected with fairytale pictures; a Ukrainian glam rock group; An artistic act from Estonia that cariconed the Italian coffee culture; as well as an Albanian duo, whose urgent song "Zjerm" was applauded by the fans.

speculation about Celine Dion

A performance by Celine Dion, who won the Eurovision contest for Switzerland in 1988 and, together with ABBA, was one of the most famous alumni of the competition.

political tensions in the background

Although the organizers emphasize that the Eurovision Song Contest should be an apolitical event, the competition was involved in the tensions on the continent for a long time. Russia and Belarus were excluded after the invasion of the Ukraine, and the participation of the audience was due to the continued war in Gaza denounced.

incident during the performance

The Israeli candidate Raphael, who was present at the Nova Music Festival when Hamas started her attacks in October 2023, appeared in an arena in which Palestinian flags were swiveling, which was followed by a change of rule of the European Radio Union (EBU). At the end of her performance, a man and a woman tried to storm the stage. According to the EBU, the two stimulously threw color, with a crew member being hit. "The crew member is okay and nobody was injured," said the EBU CNN in a statement.