The music and art of private university of the city of Vienna (MUK), a company of the Vienna Holding, warmly congratulates its student Johannes “JJ” Pietsch on victory at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Johannes Pietsch represented Austria this year at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel. Under his artist name JJ, he competed with the song “Wasted Love” and won the ESC trophy for Austria with an overwhelming performance.
Muk-Rector Andreas Mailath-Pokorny has already personally sent his congratulations and is enthusiastic: “With his success, Johannes Pietsch has impressively demonstrated that excellent classical training and pop have not formed opposites, but a powerful unity.
The MUK is happy to continue to accompany JJ on his artistic path and congratulate this great triumph on Europe’s largest music stage.
About JJ
Johannes Pietsch was born in Vienna in 2001 and grew up in Dubai, in 2016 he moved back to Vienna. The counter tenor with Austrian-Philippine roots has been studying at the music and art of private university of the city of Vienna in the Solo singing bachelor’s degree in chamber singer Linda Watson since 2023.
About the MUK
The music and art of private university of the city of Vienna (MUK) as the only university of the city of Vienna is a public institution that offers students an affordable, excellent artistic, scientific and art education vocational training at the faculties. With around 900 students and more than 280 well -known teachers, the MUK combines internationally outstanding artists of music, dance, drama, singing and artistic research. The MUK is deeply involved in the urban and cultural life of Vienna and plays an important role in the city. As a subsidiary of Vienna Holding, the MUK is entirely owned by the state of Vienna and is closely networked with the other cultural businesses through this sponsorship.
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