With his countertenor voice (the highest range among men), the young singer, whose real name is Johannes Pietsch, took home the glass microphone trophy for Austria.

JJ of Austria has been crowned the winner of the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held in Basel, Switzerland's St. Jakobshalle arena.

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