Eurovision Song Contest 2025 result: Austria’s JJ wins competition with song Wasted Love after shock defeat

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The 69th Eurovision Song Content Grand Final has crowned a winner with the hot favourite losing out to a shock quirky performance.

Beaming across the world from Basel, Switzerland, the night was filled with dramatic twists and turns.

One of the most controversial songs in ESC history scoring massive cheers, which was not reflected in the voting.

All 26 qualifying countries have performed at the grand final in Basel, and as votes were handed out, a tense stand-off took place between two countries.

Who won the Eurovision Song Content for 2025?

Yuval Raphael from Israel was in the lead at 357 points until the final votes were handed out.

She had performed New Day Will Rise.

Austria was the final country to receive points from the public.

Securing a total of 436 votes from the public and the jury, singer JJ was crowned the winner as Austria won the 2025 Eurovision Song contest.

JJ, a soprano singer, competed with his entry Wasted Love.

The professional opera performers unique mix of classical tones and hard techno proved too popular with both the jury and the public, sweeping the competition.

Austria last won the Eurovision Song Content in 2014 with when bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst performed Rise Like A Phoenix.

The hot favourite going into the Saturday night’s grand final wasSweden with the song Bara bada bastu performed by KAJ, a quirky track about taking a sauna. However, the lads came in at 4th place.

The performance included three men in suits singing in a sauna set around Christmas trees. Classic Eurovision.

Malta’s 2025 entrant had sparked major controversy.

In Maltese, the word “kant” translates to singing.

Malta’s entrant, Miriana Conte has planned to sing her song Serving Kant - a mix of English and Maltese meaning “serving singing” - however, was forced to change her song to just Serving due to the similarity of the Maltese word’s translation to an English swear word.

It was the only Maltese word used in the track.

Although fans wanted Eurovision to give Conte the opportunity to sing her song as planned, those in the stadium erupted with cheers as Conte danced around on a giant set of lips and bounced on a Swiss ball while singing Serving.

Online, Eurovision fans had gone wild for Spain’s entry, Esa Diva, performed by Melody.

With 75cm hair extensions, a silver sequin body leotard, power vocals and heart stopping flip right at the end of her performance, Melody had proven herself as a crowd favourite. However, the love was not reflected in the voting.

Eurovision, which has returned to Switzerland for 2025 after Swiss singer Nemo won with their song The Code in 2024.

It’s a stunning return for the competition as Eurovision was born in Switzerland back in 1956.

One notable winner for Switzerland over the years is global music sensation Celine Dion with her 1988 entry Ne Partez Pan Sans Moi.

Speculation of a possible Dion performance was at fever pitch after the My Heart Will Go On singer’s jet was seen in Basel, Switzerland on Friday according the the BBC.

Sadly, the singer did not make an appearance.

Two Eurovision favourites returned to the stage in Basel, Finish rapper Käärijä and Croatian singer Baby Lasagna to perform during the half time break.

The two took part in a high octane “cha cha” challenge on stage.

“Best halftime show ever!” one person commented on Instagram.

Australia competed in semi final two, however, WA-born Go-Jo’s track Milkshake Man failed to secure enough votes to make it through to the grand final.

The Eurovision Song Contest will now head to Austria for 2026.