Austria’s entrant, JJ, took the prize after a tense count that was neck-and-neck until the last votes were revealed.

Eurovision winner JJ has called for Israel to be excluded from next year's contest in Vienna, adding his voice to growing criticism of the country's participation amid the ongoing Gaza conflict. The Austrian singer,

A call made by this year's Eurovision Song Contest winner JJ for Israel to be excluded next year is his own opinion, a spokesman for Austria's ORF public broadcaster said in Vienna on Thursday. The music and its artistic presentation were the priority for Eurovision,