AP PHOTOS: Moments from the Eurovision Finals

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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)

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Laura Thorn from Luxembourg performs the song “La Poupee Monte Le Son” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Claude from the Netherlands performs the song “C’est La Vie” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Shkodra Elektronike from Albania performs the song “Zjerm” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Melody from Spain performs the song “ESA DIVA” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Lucio Corsi from Italy performs the song “Volevo Essere Un Duro” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Tautumeitas from Latvia performs the song “Bur Man Laimi” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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PARG from Armenia performs the song “SURVIVOR” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Kyle Alessandro from Norway, center, performs the song “Lighter” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Tautumeitas from Latvia performs the song “Bur Man Laimi” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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VAEB from Iceland performs the song “ROA” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Remember Monday from the United Kingdom perform the song “What The Hell Just Happened” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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VAEB from Iceland performs the song “ROA” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Melody from Spain reacts as she arrives for the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Ziferblat from Ukraine performs the song “Bird of Pray” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Yuval Raphael from Israel performs the song “New Day Will Rise” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Louane from France performs the song “maman” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Sissal from Denmark performs the song “Hallucination” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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KAJ from Sweden performs the song “Bara Bada Bastu” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Tommy Cash from Estonia, center, performs the song “Espresso Macchiato” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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JJ from Austria performs the song “Wasted Love” during the dress rehearsal for the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Friday, May 16 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Klavdia from Greece performs the song “Asteromata” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Zoe Me from Switzerland performs the song “Voyage” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Miriana Conte from Malta performs the song “SERVING” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Katarsis from Lithuania performs the song “Tavo Akys” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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KAJ from Sweden performs the song “Bara Bada Bastu” during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

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Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest JJ from Austria holds up the trophy onstage he won with 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)

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — The world’s largest live music event reached its conclusion with the grand final on Saturday of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Acts from more than two dozen countries took the stage in Basel, Switzerland, to compete in the competition’s conclusion.

Classically trained countertenor JJ of Austria won the 69th contest with the operatic song “Wasted Love.”

Israel’s Yuval Raphael came second at a competition overshadowed by the Gaza war.

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