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 in Dubai — and performs professionally under the name of JJ — sang the operatic ballad “Wasted Love” in a ramshackle dingy amid strobe lighting on stage, and earned 436 points. He beat Israeli entrant Raphael as she finished second with 357 points, while also winning the public vote section of the competition.
The top five in a competition voted on via a combination of national music industry juries and the global public included Estonia coming third with 356 points, Sweden with 321 points and Italy with 256 points.
The Grand Final included Raphael singing her power ballad, “New Day Will Rise.” During her performance, a man and a woman attempted to rush the stage. A spokesman for...
Pietsch, an Austrian-Filipino opera singer who was raised in Dubai — and performs professionally under the name of JJ — sang the operatic ballad “Wasted Love” in a ramshackle dingy amid strobe lighting on stage, and earned 436 points. He beat Israeli entrant Raphael as she finished second with 357 points, while also winning the public vote section of the competition.
The top five in a competition voted on via a combination of national music industry juries and the global public included Estonia coming third with 356 points, Sweden with 321 points and Italy with 256 points.
The Grand Final included Raphael singing her power ballad, “New Day Will Rise.” During her performance, a man and a woman attempted to rush the stage. A spokesman for...
- 5/17/2025
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Do you know that the Eurovision Song Contest was born in Switzerland? If you tuned in for yesterday's first Semi-Final for the 2025 event, you already know that it, and many other things, were made in Switzerland. After the competing countries performed, hosts Sandra Studer and Hazel Brugger took the stage at St. Jakobshalle for a highly entertaining nod to this year's presenting country, "Made in Switzerland". Watch as musical theatre gets a moment in the catchy tribute to Swiss inventions, a mini-saga about William Tell (featuring Petra Mede), and even a quick nod to Wicked. Sadly, the song is not officially a part of the contest. The song was written by Lukas Hobi and Christian Knecht, arranged by Pele Loriano, Benji Alasu, and Wojciech Kostrzewa, and produced by Jon...
- 5/14/2025
- BroadwayWorld.com
The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is happening so soon, and we can finally hear all of the entries!
The 69th edition of the annual song contest will be held in Basel, Switzerland, following the country’s win at the Eurovision 2024 contest with the song “The Code” by Nemo.
This year’s contest is taking place at St. Jakobshalle, and consisting of two semi-finals on May 13 and May 15, with the final on May 17, 2025.
The three live shows are being presented by Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer, with Michelle Hunziker also appearing for the final.
37 countries will participate in the contest. Montenegro will be returning to the competition after a two-year absence from the competition. Moldova withdrew from the contest due to economic reasons.
With just a few more weeks to go, all of the countries have already declared their entrants.
Click through to hear all of the finalist songs from the participating countries…...
The 69th edition of the annual song contest will be held in Basel, Switzerland, following the country’s win at the Eurovision 2024 contest with the song “The Code” by Nemo.
This year’s contest is taking place at St. Jakobshalle, and consisting of two semi-finals on May 13 and May 15, with the final on May 17, 2025.
The three live shows are being presented by Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer, with Michelle Hunziker also appearing for the final.
37 countries will participate in the contest. Montenegro will be returning to the competition after a two-year absence from the competition. Moldova withdrew from the contest due to economic reasons.
With just a few more weeks to go, all of the countries have already declared their entrants.
Click through to hear all of the finalist songs from the participating countries…...
- 3/16/2025
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is coming soon!
The 69th edition of the annual song contest is taking place in Basel, Switzerland, following the country’s win at the Eurovision 2024 contest with the song “The Code” by Nemo.
This year’s contest will be held at the venue St. Jakobshalle, and will consist of two semi-finals on May 13 and May 15, with the final on May 17, 2025.
The three live shows will be presented by Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer, with Michelle Hunziker also appearing for the final.
37 countries will participate in the contest. Montenegro will return after a two-year absence from the competition. Moldova withdrew due to economic reasons.
With two months to go, several of the countries have already declared their entrants.
Click through to hear the songs confirmed by participating countries so far…...
The 69th edition of the annual song contest is taking place in Basel, Switzerland, following the country’s win at the Eurovision 2024 contest with the song “The Code” by Nemo.
This year’s contest will be held at the venue St. Jakobshalle, and will consist of two semi-finals on May 13 and May 15, with the final on May 17, 2025.
The three live shows will be presented by Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer, with Michelle Hunziker also appearing for the final.
37 countries will participate in the contest. Montenegro will return after a two-year absence from the competition. Moldova withdrew due to economic reasons.
With two months to go, several of the countries have already declared their entrants.
Click through to hear the songs confirmed by participating countries so far…...
- 2/25/2025
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is coming!
The 69th edition of the annual song contest is set to take place in Basel, Switzerland, following the country’s win at the 2024 contest with the song “The Code” by Nemo.
The contest will be held at the venue St. Jakobshalle, and will consist of two semi-finals on May 13 and May 15, and the final on May 17, 2025.
The three live shows will be presented by Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer, with Michelle Hunziker also appearing for the final.
37 countries will participate in the contest. Montenegro will return after a two-year absence from the competition. Moldova withdrew due to economic reasons.
While many countries have not yet publicly announced their representatives, some of the countries have already declared their entrants early.
Click through to hear the songs confirmed by participating countries so far…...
The 69th edition of the annual song contest is set to take place in Basel, Switzerland, following the country’s win at the 2024 contest with the song “The Code” by Nemo.
The contest will be held at the venue St. Jakobshalle, and will consist of two semi-finals on May 13 and May 15, and the final on May 17, 2025.
The three live shows will be presented by Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer, with Michelle Hunziker also appearing for the final.
37 countries will participate in the contest. Montenegro will return after a two-year absence from the competition. Moldova withdrew due to economic reasons.
While many countries have not yet publicly announced their representatives, some of the countries have already declared their entrants early.
Click through to hear the songs confirmed by participating countries so far…...
- 1/26/2025
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
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