Finally it was Austria who, in the early hours of the day this Sunday, May 18, Eurovision 2025 won in Basel, Switzerland. The singer JJ managed to win with the song Wasted lovefollowed by Israel and Estonia. A podium that challenges the prognosis for the traigators … and is found to France: Louane, which represented France with the song Mother And he was among the candidates for victory, the seventh ended.
JJ, contrary to 24 years with an impressive voice, collected 436 points with his title whose words describe the experience of an unrelated love. Thus signed Austria’s first triumph from Drag-Reina Conchita Wurst, 11 years ago.
“It goes beyond my wildest dreams,” said the winner, very moved, shortly after learning about his victory.
The Austro-Philippin singer, who was one of the favorites, assumes the first place that the traigators saw returning to the representatives of Sweden: the Kaj trio, given a great winner of this 69th edition, which defended the title. Bara Bastu Bara – A delusional ode to the Saunas. Finally they occupied the fourth place, with 126 points granted by international jurors and 195 by the public.
Second Israel, Estonia Third
The silver medal awarded to Israel is also a surprise. Yuval Raphael, representative of the Hebrew State with The new day will riseIt was given seventh by the traigators. International jurors had only granted their 60 points, relegating it to the 19th place. But the public vote changed the classification: the spectators granted 297 points, offering Israel to take the lead and second place in the final classification.
The participation of Israel has been, again this year, the issue of strong protests due to the murder response directed by the country in Gaza from the massacre perpetrated by Hamas on October 7, 2023, of which Yuval Raphael is a survivor. One of the singer’s trials in Basel, open to the public in the week before the final, had been disturbed by whistles. The Protalian manifestations also took place in the Swiss city outside the competition.
Estonia, another surprise
Estonian candidate, Tommy Cash, closes the podium with Espresso Macchiato. A title that earned him a small controversy when he was revealed last February. The singer plays a caricatural Italian there, in turn evokes mafia, coffee and spaghetti; A humorous text that had not only made followers in Italy, giving birth to discuss televisions … and even in the political sphere: Gian Marco Centinaio, Senator From the party by far the leagueHe had bothered for annoying the situation in an Instagram press release entitled “Anyone who insults Italy should remain far from the competition of the Eurovision song.”
Cold shower for France
The hopes of the French are very shower: after weeks of intense promotion and promising returns to the four corners of Europe, the move Mother Louane ends seventh. The traigators predicted him to close the podium, a fairly favorable forecast to allow the hope of a victory.
Once again, it was the Télévote what made everything change to everything: at the end of the distribution of the jury points, France stroked in third place with 180 points. But the public only granted him 50, without allowing him to catch up with other more acclaimed countries. Therefore, she failed to match the Slimane score, fourth last year with My love.
The final classification consists of many other surprises: such as the place of the Netherlands, represented by Claude and its title Such is lifeIt is expected to do a good score and that has achieved only the 12th place.
Source: BFM TV
