Wasted Love

General Information

Performed by

JJ

Composer(s)

Johannes Pietsch, Teodora Špirić, Thomas Thurner

Lyricist(s)

Johannes Pietsch, Teodora Špirić, Thomas Thurner

Language(s)

English

Eurovision

Year

2025

Country

Austria

Semi-Final Position

5th

Semi-Final Points

104

Final Position

1st

Final Points

436

Preceding and Following Songs

Preceding	Following
We Will Rave	TBA

Wasted Love was the Austrian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel performed by JJ.

It qualified from the second semifinal in 5th place. In the final, it was performed 9th following the United Kingdom and preceding Iceland. At the close of voting, it was declared the winner with 436 points, giving Austria its 3rd win overall and first since 2014.

Lyrics[]

I'm an ocean of love
And you're scared of water
You don't want to go under
So you let me go under
I reach out my hand
But you watch me grow distant
Drift out to the sea
And far away in an instant
You left me in the deep end
I'm drowning in my feelings
How do you not see that?

Now that you're gone
All I have is wasted love
This wasted love
Now that you're gone
Can't fill my heart with wasted love
This wasted love

When you let me go
I barely stayed afloat
I'm floating all alone
Still I'm holding on to hope

Now that you're gone
All I have is wasted lovе
This wasted love
Now that you're gonе
Can't fill my heart with wasted love
This wasted love
Wasted love
This wasted love
Wasted, wasted, wasted, wasted
Wasted, wasted, wasted, wasted, love
Wаѕted love

Eurovision Song Contest
Editions
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Countries
Albania • Andorra • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czechia • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Georgia • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Latvia • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Malta • Moldova • Monaco • Montenegro • Morocco • The Netherlands • North Macedonia • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • San Marino • Serbia • Serbia and Montenegro • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • United Kingdom • Ukraine • Yugoslavia
Winning Songs
Refrain • Net Als Toen • Dors, mon amour • Een beetje • Tom Pillibi • Nous les amoureux • Un premier amour • Dansevise • Non ho l'età • Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son • Merci, Chérie • Puppet on a String • La, La, La • Boom Bang-a-Bang • Vivo Cantando • Un jour, un enfant • De Troubadour • All Kinds of Everything • Un banc, un arbre, une rue • Après Toi • Tu Te Reconnaîtras • Waterloo • Ding-a-Dong • Save Your Kisses For Me • L'Oiseau et l'enfant • A-Ba-Ni-Bi • Hallelujah • What's Another Year • Making Your Mind Up • Ein bißchen Frieden • Si la vie est cadeau • Diggiloo Diggiley • La Det Swinge • J'aime La Vie • Hold Me Now • Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi • Rock Me • Insieme: 1992 • Fångad av en stormvind • Why Me? • In Your Eyes • Rock 'n' Roll Kids • Nocturne • The Voice • Love Shine a Light • Diva • Take Me To Your Heaven • Fly on the Wings of Love • Everybody • I Wanna • Everyway That I Can • Wild Dances • My Number One • Hard Rock Hallelujah • Molitva • Believe • Fairytale • Satellite • Running Scared • Euphoria • Only Teardrops • Rise Like a Phoenix • Heroes • 1944 • Amar pelos dois • Toy • Arcade • Zitti e buoni • Stefania • Tattoo • The Code • Wasted Love
Specials
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest • Eurovision's Greatest Hits • Europe Shine a Light
Aspects of Eurovision
Commentator • EuroClub • Eurovision Village • Executive Supervisor • Flag Parade • Grand Prix • Green Room • Head of Delegation • Interval Act • National Final • National Jury • Official Rules • Opening Ceremony • Pre-Parties • Pre-Song Postcards • Reference Group • Rest of the World Vote • Running Order Draw • Semi-Finals • Scoreboard • Spokesperson • Televoting • Voting Systems
Miscellaneous
Big Five • Curse of 43 • Curse of Number Two • Curse of Green • Douze Points! • ESCRadio Awards • ESC Top 250 • Eurovision Again • Eurovision National Broadcasters • Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga • Founding Seven • LGBT visibility • Lynda Woodruff • Marcel Bezençon Awards • Nul Points • OGAE • Records • Stand-ins • The Reorder Board • Tie Situation • Top Scoring Songs • Voting Diaspora • Winner's Curse • Withdrawn Songs • You're a Vision Award

Eurovision Song Contest 2025
Participants
Semi Final 1
Væb • Justyna Steczkowska • Klemen • Tommy Cash • Ziferblat • KAJ • Napa • Kyle Alessandro • Red Sebastian • Mamagama • Gabry Ponte • Shkodra Elektronike • Claude • Marko Bošnjak • Theo Evan
Semi Final 2
Go-Jo • Nina Žižić • Emmy • Tautumeitas • Parg • JJ • Klavdia • Katarsis • Miriana Conte • Mariam Shengelia • Sissal • ADONXS • Laura Thorn • Yuval Raphael • Princ • Erika Vikman
Final
Louane • Abor & Tynna • Lucio Corsi • Melody • Zoë Më • Remember Monday
Songs
Semi Final 1
Róa • Gaja • How Much Time Do We Have Left • Espresso Macchiato • Bird of Pray • Bara bada bastu • Deslocado • Lighter • Strobe Lights • Run With U • Tutta l'Italia • Zjerm • C'est La Vie • Poison Cake • Shh
Semi Final 2
Milkshake Man • Dobrodošli • Laika Party • Bur man laimi • Survivor • Wasted Love • Asteromata • Tavo akys • Serving • Freedom • Hallucination • Kiss Kiss Goodbye • La poupée monte le son • New Day Will Rise • Mila • Ich Komme
Final
Maman • Baller • Volevo essere un duro • Esa diva • Voyage • What The Hell Just Happened?

Trivia[]

It is the lowest-scoring winning song in this incarnation of the split-vote scoring system.
It is also the lowest-scoring winner in a semifinal, qualifying from 5th place.
The song did not receive a single 12-point score from the grand final televote, the second time in 3 years that this has occurred.

Wasted Love

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