Austrian performer Johannes Pietsch won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night while Israel’s Yuval Raphael came second after a tense showdown at the Grand Final in Basel, Switzerland. Pietsch, an Austrian-Filipino opera singer who was raised …
Israel received the most points in the public vote, which accounts for half of the overall tally. Last year, the competition was overshadowed by protests over Israel's involvement because of the country's military campaign in the Gaza Strip.
JJ is the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 20251 Musician made his TV debut on ‘The Voice UK’ back in 2020 Roisin O'Connor18 May 2025 00:03 Three countries to go, with Israel in the lead Austria needs 99 points to win... Roisin O'Connor17 May …
Austria has won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest with a total of 436 points with Johannes Pietsch, alias JJ, who stole the audience's hearts with his falsetto voice and angelic smile singing “Wasted Love”. Malta’s Miriana Conte finished in 17th place …
Despite not earning any points from the jury, Iceland earns 33 points from the audience, earning the second-last spot on the table, just in front of poor San Marino. Albania earned a huge 173 audience points, taking them to a total of 218. Israel was …
By RUTH STAINER and POPPY ATKINSON GIBSON Published: 13:03 EDT, 17 May 2025 | Updated: 19:34 EDT, 17 May 2025 Eurovision returned to the nation's screens tonight as 26 countries battled for the cherished glass microphone in Switzerland. Millions of …
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