Sebastian Kurz, who became Austria’s youngest chancellor when he took office in December 2017 at 31, led two troubled governments. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Berlin Sebastian Kurz ...

He smiled, wiped away tears and told the crowd "that victory is for you." JJ, whose full name is Johannes Pietsch, was Austria's third Eurovision winner, after bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst in ...

BASEL, Switzerland − Austria won Eurovision Song Contest 2025 on May 17, the country's first victory since bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst won in 2014. Operatic singer JJ won ahead of Israel's ...

JJ, whose full name is Johannes Pietsch, was Austria’s third Eurovision winner, and the first since bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst in 2014. The 24-year-old countertenor, who sings at the ...

Apart from jubilation at the resounding victory overnight of "Wasted Love" by 24-year-old operatic singer Johannes Pietsch, known as JJ, much of the public discussion in Austria has been about the ...

The German filmmaker Christian Petzold has been named the new president of the Austrian film festival Viennale, effective immediately. He takes over the role after a vacancy due to the death of ...

Classically trained countertenor JJ of Austria won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest Saturday with the operatic song “Wasted Love.” Israel’s Yuval Raphael came second at a competition ...

JJ, whose full name is Johannes Pietsch, was Austria’s third Eurovision winner, after bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst in 2014 and Udo Jürgens in 1966. “This is beyond my wildest dreams.

May 18 (UPI) --Austria's Johannes Pietsch, a classically trained singer who performs under the name of JJ, has won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Wasted Love." The 24-year-old ...

BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) -Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Swiss host city Basel on Saturday, with the country's first victory since bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst won in 2014.