Austria’s JJ wins Eurovision
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Austria’s entrant, JJ, took the prize after a tense count that was neck-and-neck until the last votes were revealed.
Israel’s Yuval Raphael defied expectations to come in second in the annual Eurovision song contest on Saturday, narrowly losing out to Austria after being buoyed by the popular vote but also drawing points from the juries in 14 countries. “Thank you, Europe! Am Yisrael chai!” Raphael shouted from the stage after her performance.