Absolute goose bumps! His voice is out of this world
Basel (Switzerland) - Johannes Pietsch celebrates his 24th birthday on April 29. But the singer with the incredible voice has already given himself the biggest present of all. At the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) , he will be performing in front of an audience of hundreds of millions and is even considered one of the favorites.
Following another internal selection of the Austrian artist and the single "Wasted Love", which was released on March 6, the video has gone through the roof.
The official music video has already reached 3.3 million views on YouTube . Only four of the 36 other clips have been more successful so far. Top favorite KAJ ("Bara Bada Bastu", Sweden, 8.3 million), Justyna Steczkowska ("GAJA", Poland, 4.4), Tommy Cash ("Espresso Macchiato", Estonia, 4.1) and the Dutchman Claude ("C'est La Vie", 3.9) collected more.
Our German entry "Baller" by Abor & Tynna landed a solid 1.9 million YouTube views.
And that is definitely down to Johannes' special vocal technique. The native Viennese with Filipino roots is a so-called countertenor who sings so high that he could easily be mistaken for a woman's voice.
Official music video with studio version: JJ - Wasted Love
Live performance by JJ on April 25 at "Dancing Stars" in Austria
ESC 2025: Club beats in very special ballad "Wasted Love"
Yes, it can sound really annoying at first. But the more you hear it, the more it becomes clear: the artist, who trained at the Vienna State Opera, has such a strong unique selling point with his song about a "wasted love" that he rightly has to be included in the favorites to win.
With the bookmakers, only the Swedish sauna song "Bara Bada Bastu" is given a - admittedly much - higher chance of winning the final.
"Wasted Love" starts with an almost childlike introduction and a few minimalist background tones, the dramatic part only kicks in in the second verse. A fast club beat follows in the final 45 seconds. For the crowning finale, JJ sings an elongated "Love" without background music.
With "Wasted Love", Pietsch must first prevail against several competitors in the second semi-final on May 15. However, it is almost certain that the song will qualify for the final two days later.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take place in Basel from May 13 to 17, 2025. Last year, Nemo won with "The Code" in Malmö, Sweden, bringing the ESC back to Switzerland for the first time since 1989.