Johannes Pietsch, an Austrian singer with classical training, won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland on Saturday with the song “Wasted Love”.

Johannes Pietsch, an Austrian singer popularly known as JJ, has won the 69th edition of the Eurovision song contest in Switzerland with his song "Wasted Love." The song, which the artist co-wrote, featured operatic and multi-octave vocals with a touch of techno.

JJ – real name Johannes Pietsch – won the 69th Eurovision contest on Saturday night, performing his original song, Wasted Love. Representing Austria, the singer won with 436 points, with Israel's act Yuval Raphael coming in a close second with 357 points.