Eurovision 2025: Austria wins the competition with JJ's "Wasted Love," while France, represented by Louane, finishes seventh.

And it's another miss for France. Austria won the Eurovision final on Saturday, May 17, followed by Israel and Estonia. Once again, France entered the competition, which took place in Basel, Switzerland , as the outsider with Louane and her song Maman . The artist came in seventh in the ranking.

JJ, aka Johannes Pietsch, a 24-year-old Austrian-Filipino countertenor, collected 436 points with "Wasted Love" , whose lyrics describe the experience of unrequited love, ahead of Israel's Yuval Raphael (357 points) and Estonia's Tommy Cash (356 points).

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Hundreds protest in Basel against Israel's participation. Several hundred protesters gathered on the sidelines of the Eurovision final in Basel to denounce Israel's participation, amid the ongoing Israeli offensive on Gaza. According to AFP, brief clashes broke out between protesters and police shortly before the Israeli singer's performance.

A powerful song, an impressive staging. Louane made a strong case for winning over a European audience. Her song starts off piano before showcasing her vocal talents. A power ballad , as the experts say. The bold staging, with a swirl of sand to represent time, a strong theme of her song, evokes the disappearance of her mother and the birth of her daughter. The quintessence of what France has been offering for several years .