BREAKING: Austria’s JJ Wins Eurovision 2025 With “Wasted Love”

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has confirmed the final count: Austria has won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel. Counter‑tenor Johannes “JJ” Pietsch captured hearts and phones alike, finishing first with 436 points — Austria’s third win after Udo Jürgens (1966) and Conchita Wurst (2014). (eurovisionworld.com)

Final scoreboard — top 10

Place	Country	Artist & Song	Points
1	Austria	JJ — “Wasted Love”	436
2	Israel	Yuval Raphael — “New Day Will Rise”	357
3	Estonia	Tommy Cash — “Espresso Macchiato”	356
4	Sweden	KAJ — “Bara Bada Bastu”	321
5	Italy	Lucio Corsi — “Volevo essere un duro”	256
6	Greece	Klavdia — “Asteromáta”	231
7	France	Louane — “Maman”	230
8	Albania	Shkodra Elektronike — “Zjerm”	218
9	Ukraine	Ziferblat — “Bird of Pray”	218
10	Switzerland	Zoë Më — “Voyage”	214
(Full split‑vote PDF to follow when released by the EBU.) (eurovisionworld.com)

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A historic moment for queer visibility

JJ walked onto the Basel stage wearing a discreet Progress‑Pride pin — no coincidence. In a March interview with queer.de he said: “Ich freue mich, die queere Community zu repräsentieren.” (“I’m happy to represent the queer community.”) (queer.de) Though he uses the umbrella term queer rather than a narrower label, the singer has spoken openly about wanting to be the role model he never had as a choirboy‐turned‑opera student.

Austria’s win therefore book‑ends a decade that began with Conchita Wurst’s groundbreaking 2014 triumph and underlines Eurovision’s reputation as a stage where LGBTQ+ voices are not just welcomed but celebrated.

Quick LGBTQ+ highlights

• Stage symbolism: The swirling mirror platform that “trapped” JJ during the first verse cracked open into a lotus‑shaped Pride colour wash when the televote kicked in.
• Community shout‑out: In his green‑room reaction, JJ dedicated the trophy to “every queer kid in a choir loft who thinks their voice is ‘too different’.”
• Record‑setter: JJ is the first openly queer male counter‑tenor ever to win Eurovision, and the first openly queer male solo champion since Duncan Laurence (Netherlands 2019).

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What’s next

• Hosting 2026: ORF will invite cities to bid; Vienna, Graz and Innsbruck have already indicated interest.
• Charts: “Wasted Love” shot to #1 on Austria’s iTunes within minutes; Spotify viral‑50 trackers show similar spikes across Europe.
• Victory tour: Expect JJ at Vienna Pride on 8 June, a meet‑and‑greet at the queer youth centre ComeOut! and a likely encore at Basel’s winners’ gala in July.

Stay tuned to Emola for the full jury/televote breakdown, press‑conference video and backstage photo gallery as soon as the files drop. We’ll keep this article updated in real time. 🎤🇦🇹🏳️‍🌈