JJ
JJ is Johannes Pietsch, the Austrian singer and songwriter bringing his operatic voice into pop, from Eurovision winner “Wasted Love” to his debut EP Into the Unknown.
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Known for
Eurovision
Music
Eurovision
YouTubeOverview
- Full name
- Johannes Pietsch
- Born
- 29 April 2001, Vienna, Austria
- Raised
- Dubai; returned to Vienna in 2016
- Work
- Singer and songwriter, combining opera and pop
- Breakout
- Eurovision Song Contest 2025 winner with “Wasted Love”
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Vienna to an Austrian father and a Filipino mother, Johannes grew up in Dubai before his family returned to Vienna in 2016. Family karaoke and his father’s love of opera helped bring both pop and classical music into his life.
Finding his voice.
He appeared on The Voice UK in 2020, then reached the first final show of Austria’s Starmania in 2021. His classical path took him through the Vienna State Opera’s opera school and studies at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna. In January 2025, he sang the First Boy in the State Opera’s new production of The Magic Flute.
From Vienna to Basel.
As JJ, he co-wrote “Wasted Love” with Teya and Thomas Thurner. Its mix of opera, pop and electronic production became Austria’s Eurovision entry and won the 2025 contest with 436 points.
What came next.
His first EP, Into the Unknown, arrived on 14 May 2026, bringing six songs about change, heartbreak and self-acceptance together. Later releases “Not Afraid” and “Sweetest Salvation” explored dance-pop, while his first European tour reached nine countries.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026Sweetest SalvationSinger and co-writer with Ido Nadjar and Kristine Bogan
- 2026Into the UnknownSinger · Debut EP
- 2026ShapeshifterSinger and co-writer
- 2025Rise Like a Phoenix × Wasted LovePerformer with Conchita Wurst
- 2025Wasted LoveSinger and co-writer with Teya and Thomas Thurner
Opera
- 2025The Magic Flute · Vienna State OperaFirst Boy
Awards
Quotes
This is beyond my wildest dreams. It’s crazy.JJ, Associated Press
His reaction after receiving the Eurovision trophy in Basel in May 2025.
Trivia
- His school friends gave him the nickname JJ, which became his stage name.
- Since Conchita Wurst’s 2014 victory, watching Eurovision with his family became a yearly occasion with food and a viewing party.
- The “Wasted Love” video was filmed in a pine forest in Wiener Neustadt, the theatre in Baden and a diving school in Vienna.
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