ORF has confirmed that the Austrian entry for Eurovision 2025 “Wasted Love” will be released on March 6.
“Wasted Love” by JJ will be released on March 6, the song is expected to be released on the radio show Ö3-Wecker. On the night before the song reveal a press event is set to be held at the Vienna State Opera to introduce JJ to the assembled press.
It was previously reported that seven songs were in the running to represent including two songs from Philip Piller and Dominic “Dodo” Muhrer who previously represented Austria on home soil for 2015 as part of The Makemakes.
The song was selected from the first songwriting camp held in Austria with the intention of creating songs for the Eurovision Song Contest. Three juries selected the Austrian representative, a 30 member national and international jury of music experts, a 30 member jury of Eurovision fans from 5 OGAE clubs, and the ORF Eurovision editorial team.
This will be Austria’s 58th appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest. Kaleen represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with “We Will Rave”. She finished in 24th place, gaining 24 points.
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