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Austria Wins 2025 Eurovision Song Contest; Singer JJ’s Emotional ‘Wasted Love’ Brought Victory Over Israel and Estonia


Austria came out on top at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, thanks to JJ's song "Wasted Love."

Austria won the 2025 contest by narrowly tipping over Israel, which finished in second place with 357 points and was represented by Yuval Raphael and her ballad “New Day Will Rise”. Estonian entry Tommy Cash came in third with 356 points, followed by Swedish KAJ, he first Finnish act to represent Sweden at the Eurovision, with 321, and Italy’s Lucio Corsi with 256 The show was hosted by German-Swiss comedian Hazel Brugger, Swiss presenter and Switzerland’s 1991 Eurovision participant Sandra Studer and Swiss-Italian TV personality Michelle Hunziker.

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