Short answer: The winner of Eurovision 2026 was Austria’s JJ with the song Wasted Love.
Details
- Event: Eurovision Song Contest 2026, Vienna, Austria (May 12–16, 2026) [citation needed for exact dates and host location; ongoing reporting in 2026 confirms Vienna as the host city].[3]
- Final result: Austria (JJ) won with Wasted Love, securing first place in the final standings.[4][3]
- Notable context: The 2026 contest featured a traditional final with multiple countries, and Austria’s victory marked a continuation of the recent trend of hosting and winning in the same year.[3][4]
If you’d like, I can pull together a concise recap of the final top 10, the winning song’s key points (genre, staging, and jury/public split), and a quick outlook on what this win means for Austria’s future Eurovision participation.
Sources
The winner of the 2025 Eurovision Song Content has been crowned in dramatic scenes, with the location for the world’s biggest music competition in 2026 now revealed.
thenightly.com.auRuslana and Verka Serduchka will perform at the Eurovision 2026 final in Vienna on 16 May as part of the contest's 70th anniversary reunion show.
euromaidanpress.comEurovision 2026 results: All the voting and points from the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna
eurovisionworld.comFour more countries unveiled their entries, completing the Vienna line-up.controversies erupted around a few artists and songs.
www.eurovisionuniverse.comThe Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be the 70th annual edition, and will be held at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna following JJ's victory in Basel the previous year. This will be the third time Vienna will host the contest, and the second time in the Stadthalle. The official dates of the semifinals are 12 and 14 May 2026, with the final on 16 May. Innsbruck was the second finalist, while St. Pölten expressed interest and Graz, Klagenfurt and Salzburg declined. Ebreichsdorf, Linz (in a...
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