Austria’s entrant, JJ, took the prize after a tense count that was neck-and-neck until the last votes were revealed.

The Grand Final was overshadowed by a failed stage invasion during a performance by Israeli singer and entrant Yuval Raphael.

Classically trained Austrian singer JJ won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland on Saturday with “Wasted Love,” a song that combines operatic, multi-octave vocals with a techno twist. Israeli singer Yuval Raphael came second at an exuberant celebration of music and unity that was shadowed by the Gaza war and rattled by discord over Israel’s participation.