News | Entertainment
8 Jul 2025 21:05
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Austria's JJ has won the Eurovision Song Contest

    The 24-year-old singer's track 'Wasted Love' took victory in Basel, Switzerland on Saturday (17.05.25) night following a tense vote, which, although he had topped the jury vote with 258 points, went down to the wire as a huge surge from the public scoring had seen Israel's Yuval Raphael flying up the standings, leaving JJ to need 100 from the public to win


    He bagged 178 more points in the public vote, claiming victory with a total of 436.

    Taking to the stage, JJ tearfully said: "I want to thank my entire family, my entire team, thank you so much for making my dreams come true. And especially to you Europe, thank you for making my dreams come true.

    "Love is the strongest force in the world, let's spread more love.

    "Thank you so much."

    He then performed 'Wasted Love' again.

    After the jury vote, which saw Austria take a 44-point lead over second-placed Switzerland - who ultimately plummeted to 10th after receiving nothing from the public - JJ was visibly nervous.

    He held up his shaking hands and said: "This is insane, thank you so, so much to the entirety of Europe for letting us be the jury winners."

    The UK's entry from Remember Monday, 'What the Hell Just Happened?', scored 88 points from the juries, including a maximum 12 points from Italy, but for the second year in a row received zero from the public, leaving them in 19th place out of 26, one position below last year's entrant Olly Alexander.

    Iceland's Vaeb, whose song was called 'Roa', received zero points from the jury, but ended in 25th place after taking 33 points from the public votes.

    The lowest-placed entry was San Marino's Gabry Ponte, who performed 'Tutta l'Italia'.

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     08 Jul: Lainey Wilson believes it is essential to "dedicate" days to her fiance
     08 Jul: Henry Cavill refused to give David Corenswet any advice about playing Superman
     08 Jul: Kelly Osbourne has hailed her father Ozzy Osbourne's final Black Sabbath concert one of the "most magical experiences" of her life
     08 Jul: Brad Pitt's first attempt at method acting caused chaos thanks to his "diabolical" flatulence
     08 Jul: Michael Douglas has "no real intentions" of acting again
     08 Jul: Jennifer Aniston finds The Morning Show to be "a beast to film"
     08 Jul: Molly Shannon thinks Kenan Thompson could replace Lorne Michaels on Saturday Night Live
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    All Blacks assistant coach Scott Hansen has responded to TMO interference by laying a challenge at the foot of his team ahead of test two against France in Wellington on Saturday More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    A business spokesperson says artificial intelligence will inevitably destroy jobs More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Lainey Wilson believes it is essential to "dedicate" days to her fiance 20:36

    Entertainment:
    Henry Cavill refused to give David Corenswet any advice about playing Superman 20:06

    Entertainment:
    Kelly Osbourne has hailed her father Ozzy Osbourne's final Black Sabbath concert one of the "most magical experiences" of her life 19:36

    International:
    Trump announces goods from Japan and South Korea face 25 per cent tariffs from August 1 19:07

    Entertainment:
    Brad Pitt's first attempt at method acting caused chaos thanks to his "diabolical" flatulence 19:06

    Law and Order:
    Five military-style semi-automatic weapons have been found stored in children's bedrooms - in a Napier home 18:57

    Rugby League:
    Tanah Boyd will debut for the Warriors at halfback, replacing Luke Metcalf in the NRL lineup to face the Wests Tigers at Mt Smart on Sunday 18:37

    Entertainment:
    Michael Douglas has "no real intentions" of acting again 18:36

    Education:
    Readers share their experiences on managing leave and school holidays 18:07

    Law and Order:
    A spate of vandalism in Auckland's Parnell 18:07


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd