Austrians were getting ready Sunday to welcome back home and celebrate classically trained singer JJ, who won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest for their country with “Wasted Love,” a song that combines operatic,

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 of Austria, a classically trained countertenor, is the winner of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest with his pop-opera song "Wasted Love."