Austria's Eurovision winner JJ says it's "disappointing" that Israel continues to participate in the song contest. "I would like Eurovision to be held in Vienna next year and without Israel. But the ball is in the EBU's court.

Austrian fans have enthusiastically welcomed classically trained singer JJ back home at Vienna airport after he won the Eurovision Song Contest with “Wasted Love.”

Austria’s Eurovision winner Johannes Pietsch, known as JJ, has called for Israel to be banned from next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. In an interview with Spanish newspaper El País, as cited by Der Standard, the 24-year-old artist expressed disappointment that Israel was allowed to participate in this year’s contest.