Austria celebrate their third victory in the Eurovision Song Contest

Israel had been ahead on the public televote but Austria claimed Victory with JJ's 'Wasted Love' with a top score from the jury vote

Austria's JJ celebrates his win in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. Picture: Andres Poveda

Austria have won the Eurovision Song Contest, held on Saturday night in Basel, Switzerland, with the song Wasted Love, an operatic pop-ballad featuring a techno-pumped crescendo, performed by 24-year-old Vienna singer JJ.

The 69th edition of the contest will be remembered for delivering arguably the tensest voting sequence in its history after Israel, who won the public televote, led the overall scoring until Austria’s final tally was revealed.