Austria’s entrant, JJ, took the prize after a tense count that was neck-and-neck until the last votes were revealed.

With his countertenor voice (the highest range among men), the young singer, whose real name is Johannes Pietsch, took home the glass microphone trophy for Austria.

Meanwhile, the public vote is strictly for viewers in each country, who also vote for their favourites. The votes go into a pool for each country, which is tallied separately to give another set of 1 to 8, 10, and 12 points.