The winning artist was a singer named JJ, real name Johannes Pietsch, who sung a song called Wasted Love.Among the performers at the St Jakobshalle arena were the UK’s entry Remember Monday, who performed What The Hell Just Happened?
The home nation, Switzerland, got zero points from the public.
Denmark’s Claude Kiambe sang C’est La Vie, a song inspired by his mother’s advice that there are good and bad moments in life, and at the end of the performance he broke down in tears and thanked the audience.
Remember Monday from the United Kingdom perform the song ‘What The Hell Just Happened’ (Photo: PA)
Before the contest, pro-Palestine protests took place in Basel to oppose Israel being allowed to compete in this year’s event due to its bombardment of Gaza.
Israeli singer Yuval Raphael, an October 7 survivor, sang the heartfelt New Day Will Rise, and her performance was met with a mix of cheers and boos by the audience.
“They were stopped,” a spokesman said. “One of the two agitators threw paint and a crew member was hit.
People in Switzerland protest against Israel’s participation in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. (Photo: Muhammet Ikbal Arslan/Anadolu via Getty Images)A spokesman for Basel police said: “The organiser handed the two people over to the police. The police checked the two people and then released them. It is now up to the organiser to decide whether to press charges.”
Alessandro has an exam on Monday morning and is taking part on the date of his country’s National Constitution Day.
Israeli singer Yuval Raphael sang New Day Will Rise (Photo: AFP or licensors)The winner was determined by viewer votes in the participating 26 countries, and juries made up of the music industry.
The UK’s national jury votes, led by 12 points for Latvian group Tautumeitas, were announced by singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
Basel’s government said more than half a million people have visited the city so far this week after the competition returned to Switzerland, which first hosted it in 1956 in Lugano.
Additional reporting by Press Association
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