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- Thomas Neuwirth (born 6 November 1988) is an Austrian singer and drag queen who is known for his stage persona Conchita Wurst (or simply Conchita). He came to international attention after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 as Austria's entrant with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix".
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Thomas Neuwirth (born 6 November 1988) is an Austrian singer and drag queen who is known for his stage persona Conchita Wurst (or simply Conchita). He came to international attention after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 as Austria's entrant with the song " Rise Like a Phoenix ".
May 6, 2024 · Reporting from Vienna. Published May 6, 2024 Updated May 11, 2024. Follow live updates on the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest final. Looking back at the last decade, Tom Neuwirth is amazed by how...
- Valeriya Safronova
Austrian singer Tom Neuwirth appears on stage and in public as Conchita Wurst. He is an artist and singer who works in the fields of music, fashion and human rights, especially for queer people. He is a television host and performer, and delivers on-stage live music either with classical orchestras or together with his live DJ and musicians.
BIOGRAPHY. The Austrian singer Thomas Neuwirth created the stage character Conchita Wurst in 2011. The bearded diva won the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen for Austria and became a global figurehead of the LGBTI community overnight with her victory slogan “We are unstoppable!”.
Apr 30, 2024 · “Every hairbrush was a microphone… Every group of people was an audience, whether they wanted it or not. And I always had this imagination of me being in a slow-mo movie and finding my light, and then it came true all of a sudden," said Conchita, who is the drag alter ego of Tom Neuwirth.
May 9, 2018 · Born Thomas Neuwirth and raised in the conservative Austrian village of Bad Mitterndorf, Wurst has had to stare down prejudice since she first turned up to kindergarten wearing a skirt. "It's...
May 11, 2014 · Austria's 'Bearded Lady' Conchita Wurst Wins Eurovision Contest. "For me, my dream came true," Wurst, 25, whose birth name is Tom Neuwirth, told a news conference after the win. Conchita Wurst ...
