Austria AUSTRIA 2025 - JJ - Wasted Love

[ESC United Mod Team]

 

[Datura]

My only wish is: go full opera. Not a fusion, not a mix of genres, not an experiment - just good old true opera.

i'm sorry but that [full opera] is not what it is, at least not the full song

 

[aef]

My only wish is: go full opera. Not a fusion, not a mix of genres, not an experiment - just good old true opera.

No.

 

[Sammy]

P.s ORF can we not steal British talent show acts please, think of the poor BBC pre-2020

We could offer you some austrian talent show acts in return, if you want…

 

[HarryUK]

We could offer you some austrian talent show acts in return, if you want…

Let’s not give the BBC any ideas!

 

[Mainshow]

I don't know what to think of this choice, tbh.

I really think that the two letters stage name is highly off-putting but I'm quite interested in hearing "Wasted Love". Pop opera could be really amazing, e.g. qualifying and ending up in my Top 10 ("La Forza" 2018 ) or even winning the televoting ( 2015)... it could also become the most utterly horrendous piece of cheesy trash like 2009, though. - I'm really curious to find out how the song will sound like... but "La Forza/Shum" comparisions made me feel very excited, even though I didn't really like his audition video that much.

Do we already know the writers? - Hopefully, Austrian writers/producers will be involved - I don't wannt to see Joker, G:son or Kempe at all!

 

[bazinga]

Meh

 

[Mainshow]

For all German speakers:

- he and his family have been watching ESC since Conchita's victory (with some sort of buffet)
- he wants to make Austrians and Filipinos proud.
- he's 23 years old
- took part in Starmania (ORF, talent show), finalists
- born in Vienna, was raised in Dubai (where he fell in love music; his dad made him listen to classical music whilst they have been throwing karaoke parties)

About "Wasted Love":

- it will be realeased in the FIRST WEEK of MARCH
- pop opera
- a lot of strings
- "ordinary" pop elements, e.g. beats
- a "special element" at the end
- he says it's something "completely fresh/new"

 

[aef]

Is it true that Teya was involved in writing the song?

 

[Judas]

Is it true that Teya was involved in writing the song?

Yes

JJ – Von der Staatsoper in den ESC-Zirkus - oe3.ORF.at

Ein 23jähriger Opernsänger aus Wien gibt im Mai ein ganz besonderes Gastspiel in der Schweiz: JJ vertritt Österreich beim Eurovision Song Contest in Basel. Ein Countertenor, dessen Gesang in höchsten Tönen gelobt wird.

oe3.orf.at

Geschrieben hat den Song Teya, vom Duo Teya & Salena, das Österreich 2023 beim ESC in Liverpool vertreten hat, und mit „Who the Hell is Edgar?“ den respektablen 15. Platz erreicht hat.

 

[mauve]

Do we already know the writers? - Hopefully, Austrian writers/producers will be involved - I don't wannt to see Joker, G:son or Kempe at all!

I thought Teya was involved?

 

[han-g]

We could offer you some austrian talent show acts in return, if you want…

They'd probably be better live than Mae or Olly so I say pick one and send them over.

 

[Datura]

I thought Teya was involved?

Yes she is one of the writers (i think she wrote it with Johannes and a Producer from austria, none swedish Team )
And Its not cheese opera like Malena Ernman, no worries

 

[Mainshow]

Yes she is one of the writers (i think she wrote it with Johannes and a Producer from austria, none swedish Team )
And Its not cheese opera like Malena Ernman, no worries

Ok, now I'm hyped! - Teya's recent output is really great!

 

[marty]

I think thats the best choice ORF took for a long time.

 

[ESC94]

I´m sceptial, just not a fan of opera in general and these crossover stories are often even worse for me.

 

[MooseShoes]

Pop opera could be really amazing, e.g. qualifying and ending up in my Top 10 ("La Forza" 2018 ) or even winning the televoting ( 2015)... it could also become the most utterly horrendous piece of cheesy trash like 2009, though.

I don't care what anyone says, for me "the most utterly horrendous piece of cheesy trash" applies to 2015 as well.

As for this year's Austrian entry, who knows? Halo and WWR were well-loved by the fandom, though not my cup of tea. Edgar was out-of-this-world as a studio track! Basically, no one can accuse of phoning it in lately, so I'm certainly curious, to say the least.

 

[Ewigkeit]

OMG Dimash Jr., let's go

 

[Mainshow]

I don't care what anyone says, for me "the most utterly horrendous piece of cheesy trash" applies to 2015 as well.

As for this year's Austrian entry, who knows? Halo and WWR were well-loved by the fandom, though not my cup of tea. Edgar was out-of-this-world as a studio track! Basically, no one can accuse of phoning it in lately, so I'm certainly curious, to say the least.

Italy 2015 was cheese as well but I think it wasn't trashy at all and something more authentic - that "La Voix" song still haunts me in my dreams

 

[ESC94]

Italy 2015 was cheese as well but I think it wasn't trashy at all and something more authentic - that "La Voix" song still haunts me in my dreams

Both s**k big balls, the first even more.

 

[rasmuslights]

Not a huge fan of pop-opera but as someone already said, it can't be worse than last year!