Austria has won the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The country’s 24-year-old entrant — Johannes Pietsch, known as JJ — won the total cumulative votes from the public and judges ...

Pietsch follows in the footsteps of Austria’s second Eurovision winner, drag icon Conchita Wurst, who took home the microphone trophy in 2014 with their single “Rise Like A Phoenix”.

JJ, whose full name is Johannes Pietsch, was Austria’s third Eurovision winner, after bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst in 2014 and Udo Jürgens in 1966. “This is beyond my wildest dreams.

Austrian performer Johannes Pietsch won the 69 th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night while Israel’s Yuval Raphael came second after a tense showdown at the Grand Final in Basel, Switzerland.

Filipino-Austrian singer Johannes Pietsch, known by his stage name JJ, clinched victory at the 69th edition of the international singing competition, Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Twenty-six countries ...

Austrian singer-songwriter JJ, whose real name is Johannes Pietsch, won this year’s Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest that took place in Basel on May 17.

The singer, real name Johannes Pietsch, opted for a black and white staging in Basel, Switzerland, which looked like a disastrous boat trip as he sang about someone he cared about being overwhelmed.

Apart from jubilation at the resounding victory overnight of "Wasted Love" by 24-year-old operatic singer Johannes Pietsch, known as JJ, much of the public discussion in Austria has been about the ...

Austria’s 2025 Eurovision entry is one of the favourites to win this year’s contest. The 23-year-old Austrian-Filipino artist who goes by JJ, full name Johannes Pietsch, may be familiar to UK ...

Austria: JJ - Wasted Love A groundswell of support for Pop-Opera soprano Johannes 'JJ' Pietsch has seen Austria come in from 3/1, and Sweden drift to 10/11.