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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jill Lawless and Kirsten Grieshaber

Austria is awaiting JJ's homecoming after he wins Eurovision Song Contest with 'Wasted Love'

CORRECTION Switzerland Eurovision Song Contest - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

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, multi-octave vocals with a techno twist.

The 24-year-old countertenor, who sings at the Vienna State Opera, was expected to land at Vienna's airport in the afternoon and hold a press conference in the evening.

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