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Conchita Wurst

Austrian singer and drag queen

Conchita Wurst

Conchita in 2017

Birth nameThomas Neuwirth
Also known as
  • Conchita
  • Tom Neuwirth
  • WURST
Born (1988-11-06) 6 November 1988 (age 36)
Gmunden, Austria
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • drag queen
  • model
  • television presenter
  • cinematographer
Years active2006–present
LabelsSony Music Austria
Websiteconchitawurst.com

Musical artist

Thomas Neuwirth (born 6 November 1988) is an Austrian singer, actor,[1] fashion designer,[2] human rights activist[3] 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". Neuwirth has stated that he is not a trans woman.[4][5] He is gay, and has also described himself as a drag queen.[6][7][8]

Born in Gmunden, Neuwirth moved to Graz to do his matura exam with a focu

Thomas "Tom" Neuwirth (born 6 November 1988), better known by his drag stage persona Conchita Wurst, is an Austrian recording artist and drag queen. Wurst came to international attention for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 as Austria's entrant with the song "Rise Like A Phoenix". Openly gay, Neuwirth uses masculine pronouns when referring to himself but feminine pronouns to describe Wurst.

At the International Music Festival[]

Wurst has competed in the International Music Festival six times: In the thirteenth edition with "Unbreakable", in edition fifteen with "Rise Like A Phoenix", in edition twenty with "Heroes", five editions later with "You Are Unstoppable" and the edition after with "Somebody To Love". She returned again one edition later for the twenty seventh edition as part of The Esc Vienna All Stars with the song "Building Bridges". While "Unbreakable" placed low, both "Rise Like A Phoenix" and "Heroes" won the competition. Wurst also won the semi-finals in those editions.

Discography[]

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Conchita Wurst

Birth nameThomas Neuwirth
Also known as
  • Conchita
  • Tom Neuwirth
  • WURST
Born(1988-11-06) 6 November 1988 (age 36)
Gmunden, Austria
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • drag queen
  • model
  • television presenter
  • cinematographer
Years active2006–present
LabelsSony Music Austria
Associated actsJetzt Anders!

Thomas Neuwirth (born 6 November 1988) is an Austrian singer, actor, fashion designer, human rights activist 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". Neuwirth has stated that he is not a trans woman. He is gay, and has also described himself as a drag queen.

Born in Gmunden, Neuwirth moved to Graz to do his matura exam with a focus on fashion, before embarking on a singing career through the 2007 casting show Starmania. He subsequently became a founding member of Jetz

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