内容摘要：As singular as his achievements in Paris were — not just the 14 trophies, first at age 18 in 2005 and

As singular as his achievements in Paris were — not just the 14 trophies, first at age 18 in 2005 and

He said his message was “acceptance and equality for everyone.”Political leaders in Austria, which will host the contest next year, congratulated JJ on his win.

“What a great success - my warmest congratulations on winning #ESC2025! JJ is writing Austrian music history today!” Chancellor Christian Stocker posted on X.The world’s largest live music event, which has been uniting and dividing Europeans since 1956, reached its glitter-drenched conclusion with a grand final inthat offered pounding electropop, quirky rock and outrageous divas.

Acts from 26 countries — trimmed from 37 entrants throughfor the continent’s pop crown. No smoke machine, jet of flame or dizzying light display was spared by musicians who had 3 minutes to win over millions of viewers who, along with national juries of music professionals, picked the winner.

came third with his jokey mock-Italian dance song “Espresso Macchiato.”

, who had been favorite to win with jaunty sauna ode “Bara Bada Bastu,” came fourth.“The bigger story is the students around the country that aren’t a Harvard student, the students that scraped by to get into a state university and are thinking: ‘Are we next?’” he said. “The Harvard kids are going to be OK. It’s more about the damage to the American education brand. The view of the U.S. being a less welcoming place for international students.”

Binkley reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Annie Ma and Fu Ting in Washington, Jocelyn Gecker in San Francisco and Bianca Vázquez Toness in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and researcher Shihuan Chen in Beijing, also contributed to this report.The Associated Press’ education coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP’s

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