Classically trained Austrian singer JJ won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland on Saturday with “Wasted Love,” a song that combines operatic, multi-octave vocals with a techno twist. JJ, whose full name is Johannes Pietsch, was Austria’s third Eurovision winner, and the first since bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst in 2014. At a post-victory news conference, JJ said that he was honored to be the first Eurovision champion with Filipino heritage, as well as a proudly queer winner.
Austria’s JJ wins Eurovision Song Contest with pop-opera song ‘Wasted Love’
Classically trained Austrian singer JJ won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland on Saturday with “Wasted Love,” a song that combines operatic, multi-octave vocals with a techno twist. JJ, whose full name is Johannes Pietsch, was Austria’s third Eurovision winner, and the first since bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst in 2014. At a post-victory news conference, JJ said that he was honored to be the first Eurovision champion with Filipino heritage, as well as a proudly queer winner.