And it ended with a desperate plea: look into my case. Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez had been convicted of killing a retired New York City police officer, but he insisted he didn’t do it.

After more than two dozen acts presented a diverse and creatively impressive lineup of performances, the Austrian act JJ and their song "Wasted Love" would walk away with the top prize.

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Classically trained Austrian singer JJ won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland on Saturday with “Wasted Love,” a song that combines operatic ...

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 ...

Singing for Austria in this year's Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is rising singer-songwriter JJ. The 23-year-old, whose full name is Johannes Pietsch, will be representing his country in the final ...

BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Classically trained countertenor JJ of Austria wins 69th Eurovision Song Contest with his pop-opera song “Wasted Love.” ...

A big congratulations to JJ and Austria! Commiserations to the ... The room is emptying quickly as Euphoria by Loreen plays, so we're off in a race against the tram queues. Austria has won twice ...

Austria's JJ wins the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland "Love is the strongest force in the world, let's spread more love," the 24-year-old says as he collects the trophy for his ...