Who is JJ, the singer representing Austria at Eurovision Song Contest 2025? Here are the interesting facts you must know!

JJ with his family at the presentation of his song
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  • Artist: JJ
  • Full name: Johannes Pietsch
  • Birth year: 2001
  • Country: Austria (grew up in Dubai, returned to Austria in 2016)
  • Genre: opera, operatic pop
  • Education: the Music and Arts University of Vienna, the opera school at the Vienna State Opera
  • First big performances: The Voice UK, TV show Starmania (Austria)
  • Debut single: ‘Wasted Love’ (2025)
  • Awards: finalist on ORF’s TV show Starmania
  • Inspirations: ‘Wasted Love’ was inspired by Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko
  • Family: JJ was born in Vienna, but also has Austrian and Filipino roots. One of his parents is Austrian (an IT specialist) and the other is Philippino (a chef).
  • Eurovision song: ‘Wasted Love’
  • Composers: JJ, Teodora Špirić and Thomas Thurner
  • Song facts: Nemo, last year’s Eurovision winner has contributed to JJ’s staging project in Basel
  • Running order: Second Semi-Final , first half (#6)
  • Austria’s previous Eurovision result: qualified, 24th in the Grand Final (24 points)

‘Wasted Love’:

‘The Sound Of Music’ | Blind Auditions | The Voice UK 2020:

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