Austria's JJ wins 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel
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Austria welcomes JJ back home with cheers, hugs and roses after winning Eurovision Song ContestAustrian fans enthusiastically welcomed classically trained singer JJ back home at Vienna airport on Sunday after he won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest with “Wasted Love.” As JJ walked through the gate,
Austria’s JJ has won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel with the song Wasted Love, securing Austria’s first Eurovision Song Contest win since 2014.
The final leaderboard for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Grand Final has been confirmed following the Grand Final on Saturday night – including last place. This year’s competition took place in Basel, Switzerland after Nemo’s win with The Code in 2024.
Austria and Switzerland take an early lead as jury results are announced at the Eurovision 2025 final in Basel - in the UK, you can watch live above. Results are a combination of
“Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi” remains the last entry performed in French to win Eurovision; France has not won since 1977. Switzerland waited until 2024 to prevail again, that time with Nemo’s “The Code,” which is written in English — not one of Switzerland’s four official languages.
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