Who is JJ? Meet Austria’s Eurovision 2025 champion
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JJ goes from The Voice UK to Eurovision win
- JJ (Johannes Pietsch), a 24-year-old Austrian-Filipino artist, has won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest representing Austria.
- He previously appeared on The Voice UK in 2020, where he was mentored by will.i.am.
- His winning song, "Wasted Love", is a pop-opera ballad about heartbreak.
- JJ, who was born in Vienna and grew up in Dubai, says he hopes to emulate the success of Conchita Wurst, who won Eurovision for Austria in 2014.
- He started singing at a young age and began performing at school and local events before writing his own songs. He says competing at Eurovision is “a huge responsibility, but also a dream come true”.