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Udo Jürgens, Conchita Wurst and now also JJ: For the third time, Austria won the Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday night. In 2026 the event will take place in this country. This goes hand in hand with high costs, but also a massive advertising value and income for the local economy. “The work for this starts now, the joy of this event as well,” said ORF general director Roland Weißmann in a first reaction. And also Minister of Culture and Vice Chancellor Andreas Babler (SPÖ) is happy “Huge about the victory and that the song contest comes back to Austria after twelve years”. You have already “organized and financed in good conversations with ORF how the event can be organized and financed,” Babler told the Standard.
