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Singer JJ represented Austria at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest. Source: AAP / Georgios Kefalas/EPA

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Austria's JJ wins 2025 Eurovision Song Contest - as it happened

Performers from 26 countries competed in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest grand final in Basel, Switzerland.

Austria's JJ singing on stage

Singer JJ represented Austria at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest. Source: AAP / Georgios Kefalas/EPA

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Austria wins Eurovision!
Austria has won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest!

It's the third time Austria has won the competition. The country's first win came in 1966, and the second came in 2014.

Singer JJ, who performed the song 'Wasted Love', received a total of 436 points.

Israel came in second place.

— Jessica Bahr
ICH KOMME!
I know I'm not the only person who still dreams Finland's infamous 'Cha Cha Cha' by Käärijä at the 2023 contest (robbed!).

Finland's Erika Vikman channels the Finnish Eurovision spirit — which I can only assume is absolutely whackadoo — with 'Ich komme'.

It gets so intense towards the end that I'm just left staring at the screen as my eyes are assaulted with blasts of light and 'ICH KOMME' in big letters, which translates to 'I'm coming'.

Our overlords, Courtney Act and Tony Armstrong, also drop that we may be getting a surprise performance from Käärijä tonight?! Yes, yes, a thousand times, yes.

— Alexandra Koster
Can Australians vote in Eurovision?
Yes, Australians can vote in the Eurovision grand final.

Votes can be cast via the official Eurovision Song Contest app. Download for Android here and iOS here.

You can also head to https://www.esc.vote/ to cast your vote. Each vote costs 70 cents and you can cast a maximum of 20 votes per transaction.

— Jessica Bahr
(N)Iceland
If I could have access to a time machine, I would use it to take me back approximately seven minutes so I could watch Iceland's performance again.

A dash of K-pop, a sliver of Irish dancing, mixed with an electronic sea shanty, Iceland's Væb is immediately making me want to invest in some silver get-up.
— Alexandra Koster
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— Alexandra Koster
All hail our new Powerpuff Girls
The girls are here.

Now we've got Remembering Monday with 'What the Hell Just Happened?'.

They literally look like a jazzier, more Sabrina Carpenter version of The Powerpuff Girls. In my view, that's always a sign of a winning performance.

They even cap off their performance with big smiles inside a love heart! This is canon now, as far as I'm concerned.
The Powerpuff Girls.
Remembering Mon- ... I mean, The Powerpuff Girls. Credit: Cartoon Network
— Alexandra Koster
Eurovision 2025 final in pictures
The Eurovision Song Contest is always a visual treat, with many performers going all out with not only their vocals, but also their outfits, visual effects, and stage design.

Here are some of the best images so far.
Three performers on stage with flames
Norway's Kyle Alessandro opened the Eurovision 2025 grand final with the song 'Lighter', complete with flames. Source: AAP / Georgios Kefalas/EPA
A woman and three male dancers on stage, all wearing shades of pink
Luxembourg's Laura Thorn performed 'La poupee monte le son'. Source: AAP / Georgios Kefalas/EPA
Four men dancing on stage. One has long hair and is wearing a suit
Tommy Cash from Estonia;s performance of Espresso Macchiato was a crowd-pleaser. Source: AAP / Martin Meissner/AP
A woman wearing black performing on stage
Yuval Raphael from Israel performed a ballad 'New Day Will Rise'. Source: AAP / Martin Meissner/AP
Three performers wearing grey performing on stage at Eurovision
Lithuania's Katarsis performed Tavo, and used a powerful wind machine for maximum effect. Source: AAP / Georgios Kefalas/EPA
Switzerland Eurovision Song Contest
JJ from Austria delivered a dramatic performance of 'Wasted Love'. Source: AAP / Martin Meissner/AP
— Jessica Bahr
No, your TV is fine
It's not Eurovision unless it literally looks like someone has placed a sheer stocking — or a schmear of Vaseline — over the camera lens.

The crowd is chuffed by Ukraine's entrant, Ziferblat with 'Bird of Pray'.

My favourite part was the screen blackouts that immediately made me believe I had a power outage, as I'm sure it did for many other watch parties out there.

— Alexandra Koster
Tavo!
The wind machine really is working overtime for Lithuania, with Katarsis' 'Tavo akys'.

It's kind of giving an even campier version of Evanescence, which I am absolutely an advocate for.
Switzerland Eurovision Song Contest
Katarsis from Lithuania performs the song "Tavo Akys" during the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland. Source: AP / Martin Meissner
The performance is capped with 44 'Tavo's'.

I'm not sure what Tavo means in Lithuanian, but according to Nameberry, a baby names meaning website, Tavo translates to "staff of the Goths", which is just really lovely.

— Alexandra Koster
Fifth performer: Israel
Next up is Israel's entrant Yuval Raphael with 'New Day Will Rise'.

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It's your fairly stock-standard Eurovision power ballad.

— Alexandra Koster
Urge to drink a macchiato rising
I fear this may be the best performance of the night so far, Estonia's entrant Tommy Cash with 'Espresso Macchiato' — which I will be singing for the next year.

I never knew I needed to see someone float above a background of coffee beans until now. Stunning. Gorgeous. No notes.
Tommy Cash from Estonia, center, performs on stage
Tommy Cash from Estonia performed Espresso Macchiato in the grand final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland. Source: AAP / Martin Meissner/AP

— Alexandra Koster
Second performer: Luxembourg
Okay, Alice in Wonderland!

Next up is Luxembourg's entrant, Laura Thorn with 'La poupée monte le son'.

There's also a costume change, so we've really just gotten the full Eurovision experience.

— Alexandra Koster
Norway kicks off performances
We start off the performances with a hot (get it?) performance from Norway's entrant, Kyle Alessandro with 'Lighter'.

Unsurprisingly, the stage is plastered with pyrotechnics. Flame on!

— Alexandra Koster
Who are this year's finalists?
As the finalists for this year's competition roll onto the stage, I can't help but think of a universe where our boy Go-Jo was up there, sprouting the multiple benefits of drinking his delicious milkshakes.

Go-Jo was eliminated in the second semi-final on Friday morning.
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Alas, 37 countries have competed in this year's Eurovision, and 26 have made it through to the final. Our finalists are:
  • Albania: Shkodra Elektronike — Zjerm
  • Armenia: PARG — SURVIVOR
  • Austria: JJ — Wasted Love
  • Denmark: Sissal — Hallucination
  • Estonia: Tommy Cash — Espresso Macchiato
  • Finland: Erika Vikman — ICH KOMME
  • France: Louane — Maman
  • Germany: Abor & Tynna — Baller
  • Greece: Klavdia — Asteromáta
  • Iceland: VÆB — RÓA
  • Israel: Yuval Raphael — New Day Will Rise
  • Italy: Lucio Corsi — Volevo essere un duro
  • Latvia: Tautumeitas — Bur Man Laimi
  • Lithuania: Katarsis — Tavo Akys
  • Luxembourg: Laura Thorn — La Poupée Monte Le Son
  • Malta: Miriana Conte — SERVING
  • Netherlands: Claude — C'est La Vie
  • Norway: Kyle Alessandro — Lighter
  • Poland: Justyna Steczkowska — GAJA
  • Portugal: NAPA — Deslocado
  • San Marino: Gabry Ponte — Tutta L'Italia
  • Spain: Melody — Esa diva
  • Sweden: KAJ — Bara Bada Bastu
  • Switzerland | Zoë Më – Voyage
  • Ukraine: Ziferblat — Bird of Pray
  • United Kingdom: Remember Monday — What The Hell Just Happened?
— Alexandra Koster
How to watch the Eurovision 2025 grand final
Itching to get in on the action? You can watch the Eurovision grand final by heading straight to SBS On Demand.

Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act are hosting and commentating Australia's coverage.

The stream has just kicked off — so quickly run to the kettle to top up your coffee.

— Alexandra Koster
Eurovision 2025 final kicks off
Welcome to our coverage of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest grand final.

Finalists from 26 countries are taking to the stage in Basel, Switzerland.

We will be recapping performance highlights, major moments, and results as they come in.

You can also watch live on SBS and SBS On Demand.

— Jessica Bahr
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