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Wasted Love (JJ song)

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"Wasted Love"
Single by JJ
Released6 March 2025
Genre
Length2:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Pele Loriano
  • Thomas Thurner
  • Wojciech Kostrzewa
Music video
"Wasted Love" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2025 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Johannes Pietsch
  • Teodora Špirić
  • Thomas Turner
Finals performance
Semi-final result
5th
Semi-final points
104
Final result
1st
Final points
436
Entry chronology
◄ "We Will Rave" (2024)

"Wasted Love" is the debut single by Austrian singer JJ. The song was released on 6 March 2025 and was written by JJ himself alongside Teodora Špirić and Thomas Thurner.[3] It won the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 for Austria.

Background and composition

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Wasted Love was written by Johannes Pietsch, Teodora "Teya" Špirić and Thomas Thurner, the latter also responsible for the production, alongside Pele Loriano and Wojciech Kostrzewa.[4] Blending pop and lyrical contents in a crescendo that culminates with techno elements,[5] the song explores the torment of unrequited love. The protagonist, surrounded by an "ocean of love", watches the person he loves move on due to fear of being "drowned" in it. Despite his attempt to hold on to something the past, he remained adrift in an emotional sea, as he could not fill the void left by the breakup.[6] The lyrics are entirely in English. According to JJ, the song was inspired by his own experience of wasted love: "I poured out too much love and nothing came back."[7]

Music video and promotion

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The music video for "Wasted Love", directed by Vesely Marek, was released to coincide with the release of the single's through the Eurovision Song Contest channel on YouTube.[8][9] To further promote the song, JJ participated in various Eurovision pre-parties before the contest such as Eurovision in Concert on 5 April,[10] the London Eurovision Party on 13 April,[11] and Pre-Party ES on 19 April.[12]

Critical reception

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"Wasted Love" received positive reviews. In a Wiwibloggs review containing several reviews from several critics, the song was rated 7.87 out of 10 points,[13] earning 4th out of the 37 songs competing in that year's Eurovision in the site's annual ranking that year.[14] David Mouriquand (Euronews) called it a "textbook example of what Eurovision songs should sound like." It proved that being in the emotional abyss and partying are not mutually exclusive.[15] Melanie Falkensteiner, for Melomaniacs, emphasized the storytelling—the first line is a simple, yet poetic and poignant description of heartbreak. She attests to the song's high replay value.[16]

Eurovision Song Contest 2025

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Main article: Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Internal selection

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On 7 September 2024, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF), the Austrian broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest, officially confirmed their intentions to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, deciding their representative through an internal selection.[17] The following month, Austrian media reported that eight entries from seven artists, including Pietsch, had been shortlisted following a live casting round at the ORF studios.[18][19] On 30 January 2025, the ORF announced that "Wasted Love" performed by Pietsch, under the professional name JJ, was selected as the Austrian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest during the radio show Ö3-Wecker, which aired on Ö3.[20] "Wasted Love" was selected as one the eight shortlisted entries by a panel of 30 local and international music industry and Eurovision experts as well as nearly 30 international OGAE fan club representatives from five different countries and the ORF Eurovision Song Contest Team.[4] The presentation of the song took place on 6 March 2025 during Ö3-Wecker.[21][22]

At Eurovision

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The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took place at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 13 and 15 May and the final on 17 May 2025.[23] During the allocation draw held on 28 January 2025, Austria was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, performing in the first half of the show.[24] Austria qualified for the final.[25]

JJ performed a repeat of his performance in the grand final on 17 May. The song performed 9th, after the United Kingdom's Remember Monday and before Iceland's Væb.[26] The song then went on to win, after receiving a total of 436 points including 178 from the audience and 258 (most overall) from the jury.[27]

The song's staging was designed by Sergio Jaén, and was inspired by the film The Lighthouse.

Credits and personnel

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Musicians

  • Johannes Pietsch – lead vocals
  • Teodora Špirić – background vocals
  • Thomas Turner – synthesizer, drums, piano
  • Paul Sams – programming
  • Wojciech Kostrzewa – programming
  • Budapest Scoring Orchestra – orchestra
  • Zoltán Pad – orchestra conductor

Technical

Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations for "Wasted Love"
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2025 OUTmusic Award Eurovision Song of the Year Runner-up [28]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Wasted Love"
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[29] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[30] 28
Croatia International Airplay (Top lista)[31] 53
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[32] 10
Germany (GfK)[33] 13
Global 200 (Billboard)[34] 167
Greece International (IFPI)[35] 1
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[36] 10
Ireland (IRMA)[37] 53
Latvia (LaIPA)[38] 6
Lithuania (AGATA)[39] 5
Luxembourg (Billboard)[40] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[41] 36
Norway (VG-lista)[42] 27
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[43] 34
Portugal (AFP)[44] 77
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[45] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[46] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[47] 53

References

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  1. ^ Steen Danielsson, Maja (9 March 2025). "Riddare och opera utmanar Kaj i Eurovision". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). TT News Agency. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  2. ^ "JJ of Austria Wins Eurovision 2025 with 'Wasted Love'". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2025: Unser Song für Basel - JJ singt "Wasted Love"". tv.ORF.at (in Austrian German). ORF. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Meet Austria's artist for Basel - JJ". eurovision.tv. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  5. ^ "JJ tritt mit 'Wasted Love' beim Song Contest an". Der Standard (in Austrian German). 6 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  6. ^ Tal Dahan (6 March 2025). "Austria: JJ to Perform 'Wasted Love' in Eurovision - Eurovision". Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  7. ^ Marlene Sofie Weissböck (13 May 2025). "JJ über Tränen und "Wasted Love": Der ESC-Kandidat aus Österreich im exklusiven Interview" (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  8. ^ Rafaell Andersson (9 February 2025). "Austria: JJ Films Music Video for 'Wasted Love'". Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  9. ^ William Lee Adams (6 March 2025). "JJ reveals 'Wasted Love' — Austria's Eurovision 2025 song about unrequited love". Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  10. ^ Granger, Anthony (5 April 2025). "Tonight: 🇳🇱 Eurovision In Concert 2025". Eurovoix. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  11. ^ Granger, Anthony (13 April 2025). "Today: 🇬🇧 London Eurovision Party 2025 & Your Voix 2025 Semi-Final One Finalists Announced". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  12. ^ Farren, Neil (8 April 2025). "🇪🇸 PrePartyES 2025 Presenters Revealed". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Wiwi Jury: Austria's JJ with "Wasted Love"". Wiwibloggs. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  14. ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (13 April 2025). "Eurovision 2025: Reviews and rankings by the Wiwi Jury". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Who will win Eurovision 2025? Euronews Culture's final predictions". 16 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  16. ^ Melanie Falkensteiner. "Song Review: 'Wasted Love' by JJ". melomaniacsmag.com. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  17. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (Sergio) (7 September 2024). "Austria confirms participation at Eurovision 2025". ESCToday. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  18. ^ Ude, Christian (4 November 2024). "ESC in Basel: Österreichs Hoffnungen für den Song Contest 2025" [Austria's hopes for the Song Contest 2025]. Kleine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  19. ^ Farren, Neil (4 November 2024). "Austria: Seven Songs Left in Eurovision 2025 Selection". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  20. ^ "Österreich präsentiert seinen Act für den Eurovision Song Contest 2025 am 30. Januar". ESC kompakt (in German). 23 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  21. ^ Ude, Christian (30 January 2025). "Johannes Pietsch alias JJ: Junger Countertenor singt für Österreich beim ESC" [Young countertenor sings for Austria at the ESC]. Kleine Zeitung (in Austrian German). Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  22. ^ "Datum steht: Österreichs ESC-Beitrag „Wasted Love" von JJ kommt am 6. März" [Date is set: Austria’s ESC entry “Wasted Love” by JJ will be released on March 6th]. ESC kompakt (in German). 24 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  23. ^ "Basel will host Eurovision Song Contest 2025". Eurovision.TV. European Broadcasting Union. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
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  35. ^ "Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 21/2025" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  36. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög: Streymi, spilun og sala viku 21. Birt 24. maí 2025 – Næst uppfært 31. maí 2025" (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  37. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 21, 2025)". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  38. ^ "Latvijas populārākās mūzikas topos jaušamas Eirovīzijas atskaņas" [Echoes of Eurovision in Latvia's most popular music charts] (in Latvian). TV Net [lv]. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  39. ^ "2025 21-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  40. ^ "Luxembourg Songs: Week of May 31, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  41. ^ "JJ %5BAT%5D – Wasted Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
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  43. ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 16.05.2025–22.05.2025.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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