Luxembourg ranked 22nd out of 26 in the Eurovision Song Contest final in Basel, Switzerland on Saturday.

Austria is the winner of the 69th edition of the contest. The spectacle was watched by 6,500 spectators in the St. Jakobshalle, with around 150 million viewers following the event on TV.

Presenters Michelle Hunziker, Sandra Studer and Hazel Brugger hosted the evening with elegance and humour. After an evening full of emotional ballads, classic Eurodance pop numbers and unusual productions, the winner was crowned: opera singer JJ, born Johannes Pietsch (24), from Austria won with 436 points with the song “Wasted Love”.

Laura Thorn took the 22nd place for Luxembourg. The charming singer’s chanson was only moderately well received by both the audience and the juries.

Laura Thorn competed for Luxembourg with “La Poupée monte le Son”. © Photo credit: AFP

Laura Thorn honoured France Gall’s “Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son” with her song “La Poupée monte le Son”.  © Photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU

Laura Thorn performed “La Poupée monte le Son” for Luxembourg. © Photo credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU

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Who voted for Luxembourg?

Luxembourg only received a total of 47 points, 23 from the jury and 24 from the public. There were no jury points from any of the neighbouring countries, but there were points from the Netherlands, Ukraine, Israel and Austria.

The clear jury winner was Austria, followed by Switzerland, France and Italy.

The winner of the audience was Israel, followed by Estonia and Sweden.

Adding up the votes, Austria secured its third ESC victory, after Udo Jürgens (1966) and Conchita Wurst (2014) won the contest. In the end, Luxembourg finished in 22nd place, neighbouring France in 7th place and Germany in 15th place.

Louane from France competed with “Maman”.  © Photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU

Austria favoured opera this year with JJ and “Wasted Love”.  © Photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU

Miriana Conte from Malta caused a furore in the run-up to the competition with her song “Serving”. © Photo credit: Alma Bengtsson/EBU

Zoë Më from Switzerland impressed with a very minimalist performance. Her song is called “Voyage”.  © Photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU

KAJ performed “Bara Bada Bastu” for Sweden. © Photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU

Finland’s Erika Vikman is at the start with “Ich komme”. © Photo credit: Alma Bengtson/EBU

Lucio Corsi from Italy competed with the ballad “Volevo essere un Duro”. © Photo credit: Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU

Abor & Tynna competed for Germany with “Baller”.  © Photo credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU

Yuval Raphael performed “New Day will Rise” for Israel.  © Photo credit: Alma Bengtsson/EBU

Shkodra Elektronike from Albania sang “Zjerm”.  © Photo credit: Alma Bengtsson/EBU

JJ representing Austria in the Official Portrait Studio at St. Jakobshalle © Photo credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU

The Top Ten

Austria: 436 points

Israel: 357 points

Estonia: 356 points

Sweden: 321 points

Italy: 256 points

Greece: 231 points

France: 230 points

Albania: 218 points

Ukraine: 218 points

Switzerland: 214 points

LW editor Sabrina Backes reports from Basel on the Eurovision Song Contest.

This article was first published on Wort.lu. Translation using AI, edited by Tracy Heindrichs.