JJ (singer)

Johannes Pietsch (born 29 April 2001), also known by his stage name JJ, is an Austrian singer-songwriter. He is set to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Wasted Love".

Johannes Pietsch
Also known as	JJ
Born	(2001-04-29) 29 April 2001 (age 23) Vienna, Austria
Genres	Pop opera
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2020–present

Biography

Pietsch was born in Vienna to an Austrian IT specialist and a Filipino cook and grew up in Dubai. In 2016, the family returned to Austria.^[1] In 2020, he took part in the ninth series of The Voice UK after missing the deadline for The Voice of Germany.^[1][2] The following year, he took part in the fifth season of Starmania, where he made it to the first final show.^[3] He also attends the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna after visiting the opera school of the Vienna State Opera.^[4]

On 30 January 2025, "Wasted Love" performed by Pietsch, under the stage name JJ, was announced by ORF as the Austrian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 during the radio show Ö3-Wecker, aired on Ö3. "Wasted Love" was co-written by JJ and Austrian 2023 representative Teodora Špirić, and is due to be released in March 2025.^[5][6]

Musical style

Pietsch's musical style combines elements of opera and pop. As a "soprano" type of countertenor with a range reaching into high soprano heights, he explores both genres through an intense and expressive vocal and interpretative approach.^[7]

Personal life

In addition to his native German, Pietsch also speaks English, French and Tagalog.^[4]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Album or EP
"Wasted Love"	2025	Non-album single

References

1. Christian Ude (30 January 2025). "Johannes Pietsch alias JJ: Junger Countertenor singt für Österreich beim ESC" (in German). Kleine Zeitung. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
2. West, Amy (21 March 2020). "The Voice UK's last Knockout confirms who Will, Meghan, Tom and Olly picked for the live semi-final". www.digitalspy.com. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
3. "Countertenor: JJ bringt Pop und Oper zum Song Contest" (in German). ORF. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
4. "Countertenor JJ vertritt Österreich beim Eurovision Song Contest". www.derstandard.at (in Austrian German). Retrieved 30 January 2025.
5. "JJ – Von der Staatsoper in den ESC-Zirkus" [JJ - From the State Opera to the ESC-Circus] (in Austrian German). Hitradio Ö3. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
6. Ude, Christian (30 January 2025). "Johannes Pietsch alias JJ: Junger Countertenor singt für Österreich beim ESC" [Young countertenor sings for Austria at the ESC]. Kleine Zeitung (in Austrian German). Retrieved 30 January 2025.
7. "Meet Austria's artist for Basel - JJ". eurovision.tv. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Kaleen with "We Will Rave"	Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025	Succeeded by TBD