The votes had been counted and verified, and fans in St Jakobshalle in Basel and around the world held their collective breath as hosts Hazel Brugger, Michelle Hunziker and Sandra Studer presented to us the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

In the end, it was Austria’s JJ who triumphed with his operatic ballad Wasted Love. The artist won the contest with a points tally of 436. fter an incredible evening in Basel, Switzerland, last year’s Eurovision winner, Nemo, handed the trophy to JJ after they won the Contest with their song Wasted Love and, along with it, the responsibility of hosting the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Austria next year!