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What a great success — my warmest congratulations on winning #ESC2025! JJ is writing Austrian music history today!”
Chancellor Christian Stoecker wrote on X
This is beyond my wildest dreams! It's crazy
said JJ, who gripped viewers with his ethereal performance, filmed in black and white, in the 4:3 ratio of the monochrome television era
When JJ sings, it's as if time stops,
said Austria's 2014 Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst, describing the "impressive professional" as a worthy successorIt surprises people that a man can sing so high."
In April, he told AFPMy song is about my personal experience with wasted and unreciprocated love. I had too much love to put out there; not much came back,
he told AFP during Eurovision weekWe wanted to bring in something new, something unexpected,
he told AFP last month, ... adding thatMusic is a unified language that everyone speaks and understands,
he saidAt the end of the Israeli performance a man and a woman tried to get over a barrier on to the stage. They were stopped. One of the two agitators threw paint and a crew member was hit. The crew member is fine and nobody was injured. The man and the woman were taken out of the venue and handed over to the police.”
A spokesman for SRG SSR (Swiss Broadcasting Company) said
We have been in contact with her through various channels and regret that ultimately it was not possible to include her in the show. We send her all our best wishes and, above all, good health.”
Eurovision organizers said
Thank you to you, Europe, for making my dreams come true,
said the 24-year-old countertenor, whose real name is Johannes Pietsch, after his victory in Basel
Complete pride. No more words needed,
Bueno told The Manila Times on Instagram on Sunday
This is supposed to be about music, not about hate,
she said
In the past it was about having a catchy, innocuous pop song, usually in English,
he saidAll 37 delegations, in difficult times, have behaved impeccably,
he saidLove is the strongest force in the world, let's spread more love.”
He addedWe aren’t even doing it for the live show. We’re doing it for the fact that we can live in this band every single day up until that moment,
she said
When human rights are at stake, silence is not an option. Peace and Justice for Palestine".
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE also showed a message before the start of the Eurovision show saying
Everyone [is] united by music,
Basel's project leader Beat Lauchli said
I feel very, very humbled and honored that the artwork that I’m putting out there is being so well accepted. This is the kind of music that I want to continue making.”
Before the final, JJ told CNN
Wherever I am and wherever I look, the enthusiasm is huge,
he said