Austria Wins Eurovision 2025 With Dubai-Raised Singer JJ
Raised in Dubai, JJ brings Austria its third Eurovision win with a genre-blending performance.
May 19, 2025
Did you know that the latest Eurovision winner grew up in Dubai? Austrian-Filipino singer JJ, born Johannes Pietsch and partly raised in the UAE, secured Austria's third Eurovision Song Contest victory with his operatic pop ballad 'Wasted Love'.
The 24-year-old countertenor earned a total of 436 points—258 from professional juries and 178 from the public vote—narrowly beating out Israel's Yuval Raphael, who placed second, and Estonia's Tommy Cash, who placed third.
JJ's performance stood out for its fusion of classical vocals with modern electronic elements, a style he honed during his formative years in Dubai, where he often participated in weekend karaoke sessions.
As Austria prepares to host the next Eurovision Song Contest, discussions are underway regarding the selection of a suitable venue and the allocation of funding, with Vienna emerging as a potential host city.
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