AP PHOTOS: Austria welcomes JJ back home after winning Eurovision Song Contest
AP PHOTOS: Austria welcomes JJ back home after winning Eurovision Song Contest
JJ, center, from Austria arrives at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
Fans waiting for the arrival of JJ from Austria, at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after JJ wins the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ, right, from Austria arrives at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ, center, from Austria arrives at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ from Austria performs the song “Wasted Love” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
JJ, right, from Austria arrives at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ from Austria shows the trophy to the media at a press conference after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, early Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest JJ from Austria holds up the trophy, he won with the song “Wasted Love” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, early Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
JJ from Austria reacts as he arrives on stage for the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
JJ from Austria talks to the media at a press conference in Vienna, Austria, on Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ, center, from Austria arrives at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ, center, from Austria arrives at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ, center, from Austria arrives at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
Fans waiting for the arrival of JJ from Austria, at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after JJ wins the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
Fans waiting for the arrival of JJ from Austria, at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after JJ wins the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ, right, from Austria arrives at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ, right, from Austria arrives at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ, center, from Austria arrives at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ, center, from Austria arrives at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ from Austria performs the song “Wasted Love” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
JJ from Austria performs the song “Wasted Love” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
JJ, right, from Austria arrives at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ, right, from Austria arrives at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ from Austria shows the trophy to the media at a press conference after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, early Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
JJ from Austria shows the trophy to the media at a press conference after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, early Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest JJ from Austria holds up the trophy, he won with the song “Wasted Love” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, early Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest JJ from Austria holds up the trophy, he won with the song “Wasted Love” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, early Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
JJ from Austria reacts as he arrives on stage for the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
JJ from Austria reacts as he arrives on stage for the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
JJ from Austria talks to the media at a press conference in Vienna, Austria, on Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ from Austria talks to the media at a press conference in Vienna, Austria, on Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ, center, from Austria arrives at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
JJ, center, from Austria arrives at the airport in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 18, 2025, after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel yesterday. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian fans have enthusiastically welcomed classically trained singer JJ back home at Vienna airport after he won the Eurovision Song Contest with “Wasted Love.”
As JJ walked through the gate, hundreds of fans on Sunday cheered, some played his song, and others surrounded the new star, hugging him and asking for autographs. The 24-year-old countertenor’s winning song combines operatic, multi-octave vocals with a techno twist.
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