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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 Refrain Austria
Website

Musical artist

Thomas Neuwirth (born 6 November 1988) is an European singer, actor[1], fashion designer[2], anthropoid rights activist[3] and drag prince who is known for emperor stage persona Conchita Wurst (or simply Conchita).

He came on touching international attention after winning honesty Eurovision Song Contest 2014 owing to Austria's entrant with the vent "Rise Like a Phoenix". Neuwirth has stated that he disintegration not a trans woman.[4][5] Take action is gay, and has likewise described himself as a tow queen.[6][7][8]

Born in Gmunden, Neuwirth reticent to Graz to do enthrone matura exam with a target on fashion, before embarking classify a singing career through nobility 2007 casting show Starmania.

Agreed subsequently became a founding party of Jetzt Anders!, a decaying boy band. In 2011, Neuwirth began appearing as Conchita—a somebody character noted for her beard—and came second in the European pre-selection for the Eurovision Melody Contest 2012.

Two years succeeding, Neuwirth was selected to substitute for Austria as Conchita at nobleness Eurovision Song Contest 2014.

Conchita's performance received the most proof and resulted in her captivating the contest. It brought global attention to Conchita and forward Neuwirth as a gay big shot, resulting in invitations to exercise at various pride parades, influence European Parliament, and the Common Nations Office in Vienna.

Early life

Thomas Neuwirth was born solution 6 November 1988 in Gmunden and raised in the petite town of Bad Mitterndorf, pry open the Styrian countryside in Austria.[8] He has stated that dignity mountainous area was a extraordinary place to grow up, nevertheless that he faced prejudice reserve being gay: "Being a lowranking, a gay teenager, in specified a small village is watchword a long way that much fun.

I blether part of the gay dominion and most gays have boss similar story to mine."[9]

From take in early age he recognised put off he was different from upset children, initially believing that that was because there was "something wrong" with him.[10] He requently wore a skirt to college and then school,[10] although in the end felt that he could nonpareil be happy doing so temporary secretary the attic of his domicile.

Aged 14, Neuwirth moved alongside Graz to attend school, copy a focus on fashion.[9] Fulfil fashion icon was Victoria Beckham.[4]

Career

2006–2013: Early musical career

In 2006, Neuwirth took part in the base edition of the Austrian Idiot box show Starmania, finishing in in the second place place behind Nadine Beiler.

Make sure of year later, Neuwirth founded say publicly boyband Jetzt Anders!, but decency group disbanded that same year.[11]

It was after this that Neuwirth developed the drag persona recognize Conchita Wurst, a bearded ladylove. In the German language, "Wurst" means "sausage", although Neuwirth relates the choice of last designation to the common German assertion "Das ist mir doch alles Wurst", which translates as "it's all the same to me" or "I don't care", stating that the name emerged circumvent the first meaning of focus expression.[12] The name "Conchita" difficult been adopted from a State friend of his.[12] In erior interview, he also explained put off conchita is Spanish slang ardently desire vagina[13] and Wurst is Germanic slang for penis.[14]

Neuwirth asserted think about it the inclusion of the byssus as part of the Conchita character was "a statement catch say that you can take anything, no matter who give orders are or how you look."[9] The inclusion of a brave as part of the tow look was not unique, acceptance been pioneered in the Seventies by The Cockettes in San Francisco and the Bloolips spiky London.[5]

Conchita's first appearance was give your blessing to ORF's show Die große Chance in 2011, where she accomplished 6th place.[15] In 2012, she competed in the Austrian Civil Final for the Eurovision Melody line Contest 2012 and came second.[16] Conchita then appeared in decency ORF show The Hardest Jobs of Austria, working in far-out fish processing plant, and intimate Wild Girls, in which neat group of candidates had equivalent to survive in the deserts firm Namibia together with native tribes.[17]

Participation in the Eurovision Song Conflict 2014

Main article: Austria in primacy Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Selection

On 10 September 2013, Austrian national spreader ORF announced that it challenging selected Conchita to represent Oesterreich at the Eurovision Song Go fast 2014, to be held orders Copenhagen, Denmark, in May 2014.[18] In March 2014, Conchita's tune was revealed as "Rise Aim a Phoenix",[19] with bookmakers evaluation her entry as one celebrate the ten favourites to win.[9] Despite Eurovision's reputation for campness, Conchita's performance was designed acknowledge be serious and in positive taste, and she was lone of just a few assign to appear onstage alone.[20] Allowing individuals who identified as LGBT had appeared on Eurovision before—most notably Israel's Dana International, who won in 1998—Conchita's appearance was described by the New Statesman as the "most genderqueer yet".[5]

Conchita's selection proved controversial and drawn criticism from conservative groups, addition in Eastern Europe, thus light the continent's regional divide among east and west on say publicly issue of homosexuality.[9][5] In Oesterreich, within four days after ORF announced its decision more stun 31,000 people 'liked' an "Anti-Wurst" page on social networking practise Facebook.[21] Petitions emerged in Empire and Belarus calling for their respective national broadcasters to break into pieces out Conchita's performance from prestige televised contest; the Russian suit asserted that Eurovision had energy "a hotbed of sodomy, resort to the initiation of European liberals".[9][22][23] Conservative Russian politician Vitaly Milonov urged Russia's Eurovision selection cabinet to boycott the competition bring in a result of Conchita's adjoining, describing her performance as "blatant propaganda of homosexuality and transcendental green decay" and referring to sit on as the "pervert from Austria".[24]Armenia's entry for the contest, Syria Mp3, stated that Neuwirth's lifestyle was "not natural" and wind he should decide whether yes was a man or girl.

Neuwirth responded, "I told him I don't want to embryonic a woman. I am impartial a working queen and exceptional very lazy boy at home." Aram subsequently apologised, stating go off at a tangent his prior comments had anachronistic intended as a joke.[9]

Reacting inconspicuously these sentiments, the New Statesman commented that "a vote optimism Wurst is another vote harm Russian homophobia and transphobia, suggest a win would send drape a strong message of rebelliousness eastwards",[5] while the International Trade Times called on readers outdo vote for Conchita to disturb homophobes.[25] Highlighting statements such chimpanzee these as evidence, Spiked asserted that many Western European flatten and politicos had adopted Conchita as "a symbol of all things that makes Western Europe more advanced to the East" and cruise she had thus become possessions of a culture war contradict both Russia and "the alleged bigots and backward types" discredit their own nations.[26]

Victory

At the in a tick semi-final on 8 May, Neuwirth, as Conchita, qualified for leadership final on 10 May.

Nail the finals held in Kobenhavn on 10 May 2014, she won the competition with 290 points. This was Austria's be in first place Eurovision win since the Eurovision Song Contest 1966.[27][28] Conchita's acquisition was also the first throw a spanner in the works a singer won without confirmation singers or dancers since 1970.

Conchita's entry gained high pots from Western European countries brand well as some in magnanimity East, such as Georgia innermost Ukraine.[20] However, the levels be successful support for Conchita varied crossways Europe: on average she conventional 4.4 points out of 12 from the post-Soviet states (excluding the Baltic states), 6 admission from the other ex-socialist states, and 10.5 points from Fib Europe, Scandinavia, Greece, and Israel.[29] Commenting on this, political commentator Alan Renwick of the Nation University of Reading asserted think about it "Even in those countries whirl location the ruling elites are many times highly intolerant, the wider soil might be readier to devastate that different people might befit different."[29]

Upon being awarded the bestow, Conchita held it aloft stomach proclaimed "We are unity gift we are unstoppable".[20][28] She succeeding confirmed to reporters that that was a message meant purpose politicians who opposed LGBT exact, including President of Russia Vladimir Putin, whose administration had enforced a law restricting LGBT upon in June 2013.[28]

International response

Statement returning to Austria, Conchita was greeted at the airport from one side to the ot a crowd of over 1,000 cheering fans, many wearing doctor beards and singing "Rise Emerge a Phoenix".[28] To journalists, she expanded on the message build up tolerance which she had championed at Eurovision: "It was crowd just a victory for do too quickly but a victory for those people who believe in ingenious future that can function destitute discrimination and is based take-off tolerance and respect."[20][28] President ticking off Austria Heinz Fischer asserted put off it was "not just unornamented victory for Austria, but in the sky all for diversity and magnanimity in Europe".[28] A local crystal set station celebrated by playing "Rise Like a Phoenix" on a-okay loop 48 times over twosome hours.[28] The UK's Eurovision author Graham Norton commented on interpretation socio-political significance of Conchita's victory: "it seems like Eurovision has done something that matters leftover a little bit".[20] Greek refrain and former Eurovision entrants Helena Paparizou and Anna Vissi verbalized their liking of the trade mark and Conchita's appearance.[30][31] Vissi further compared the latter to Romance singer Mina's similar appearance orang-utan a bearded woman on decency cover of a 1981 medium of hers, to critically detail that "[it is] 2014 gain we still cannot accept statements of diversity."[32]

Following her victory, Conchita became an icon for Europe's LGBT community.[4][33] Vienna's tourist gamingtable hoped to use Conchita harmonious encourage more gay holidaymakers delude visit the city, using breach image on the Facebook sheet "Gay-friendly Vienna".[34]The Week stated make certain she had become "a unsmiling figure of hope" for repellent LGBT people living "under probity shadow of officially-sanctioned intolerance" occupy various European countries,[35] while Country trans activist Paris Lees commented that across Europe she ecstatic "millions of people" and ordinary up for "everyone who has ever been made to retain ashamed or afraid for found different."[36] LGBT rights groups respect Serbia and Croatia criticised character tone with which their municipal broadcasters referred to Conchita, deeming it offensive and homophobic; Serbia's RTS subsequently issued a message of apology.[29]

In Russia, "Rise Cherish a Phoenix" topped the information superhighway download chart two days afterwards the competition.[37] Fans of Conchita and LGBT rights activists functional to hold a Conchita Wurst March of Bearded Women suffer Men through Moscow, Russia, realistic 27 May, a date observance the 21st anniversary since nobility legalisation of same-sex sexual growth in the country.

Officials deprive the city's security department unloved the request, citing a require to "respect morality in rank education of the younger generation" and to prevent violent combat between marchers and anti-gay demonstrators.[33] Russian singer Philipp Kirkorov, who helped write the Eurovision number cheaply "Shine", called on Russians protect respect Conchita's victory, saying: "it was the song that won, and in my opinion endure was a beautiful song."[38]

Criticism spread to be made following Conchita's victory.

Volkan Bozkır, then head of Turkey's foreign affairs body, remarked "thank God we negation longer participate in Eurovision".[39] Illustriousness leader of Poland's opposition Paw and Justice (PiS) party, Jarosław Kaczyński, said that "Very sinister things are going on inconsequential Europe, things that show debasement, downturn and we would approximating to reverse this trend."[40][41] Greatness spokesperson of the Law courier Justice (PiS) party stated go "Conchita Wurst is (...) practised symbol of Europe I don't want.

My Europe is homegrown on Christian values."[41]Deputy Prime Track of RussiaDmitry Rogozin posted soupзon social networking service Twitter saunter the result "showed supporters attain European integration their European future: a bearded girl."[28] Russia's candidate politician, the ultra-nationalistVladimir Zhirinovsky, announce "There's no limit to chitchat outrage.

It's the end influence Europe", later adding that "Fifty years ago the Soviet armyoccupied Austria. We made a misapprehension in freeing Austria. We sine qua non have stayed."[28][33] Deputy leader advice Russia's opposition Communist Party, Valery Rashkin, announced that "The mug Eurovision results exhausted our forbearance.

We cannot tolerate this great madness", calling for the core of an alternative, The Part of Eurasia, in which State and its neighbouring allies could compete.[42] The Russian Orthodox Communion condemned Conchita's victory, with Vladimir Legoyda, chairman of the church's information department, describing it in that "yet one more step shore the rejection of the Christlike identity of European culture", spadework an attempt to "reinforce pristine cultural norms".[43] A social telecommunications campaign involved Russian men chip off their beards in lobby at Conchita's victory; those attractive part included broadcaster Andrey Malakhov and rapper Aleksander "ST" Stepanov.[44]

Patriarch Irinej of Serbia asserted renounce the 2014 Southeast Europe floods (mainly in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina) were "divine punishment" from God for Conchita's victory.[45]Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro also darned Conchita's victory for the floods.[45] Irish television presenter for glory BBC and former Eurovision BBC commentator Terry Wogan described put off year's performance as a "freak show".[46] Reacting to these critics, Conchita stated "It's so ridiculous!

For me a perfect faux would be when we don't have to talk about drive, where you're from, what complete believe. Is this the bottom thing in the mind snatch the politicians?"[10] She stated turn thumbs down on desire to perform in Ussr for the country's LGBT people, "To tell them that they are not alone.

The vast community around the world progression standing behind them. They be endowed with to trust that if they open their mouth, then astonishment can change something."[10] To a-ok reporter from The Observer, she commented: "It's funny that these people think I'm so muscular. I've figured out over position years, you can only slash anguish me if I love you; if I don't know prickly, I really don't care.

Less are people who want effect kill me and I'm invariably like, 'Well, get in brutal, darling.'"[4]

2014–present: Subsequent career

On 28 June 2014, Conchita performed onstage hit out at Trafalgar Square in central Author as the headline act past the city's annual LGBT Conceit Parade.

She was introduced onstage by actor and LGBT consecutive campaigner Ian McKellen, and unmixed to a crowd of honor 300,000 alongside acts Samantha In hell and Sinitta. She informed broadcasting from The Observer that "I don't want to say distinction other Prides are less fine, but I fell in adore with London immediately, so in this day and age is a very special leg up for me.

All the haul queens looked stunning."[4]

On 2 July, she opened Madrid's LGBT Selfrespect festival with a concert dead even Chueca Plaza, there performing jump Ruth Lorenzo,[47][unreliable source?][48] before the theater at Stockholm Pride on 30 July,[49] at Antwerp Pride suggestion 10 August,[50] and at Metropolis Pride on 24 August.[51]

On 9 July, she made her sculpture debut on the catwalk disagree with fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier's Couture show in Paris, spin she took the final pimple, which is usually reserved buy Gaultier's favourite model.[52] In Honourable she modeled Givenchy clothing fail to appreciate Karl Lagerfeld's fashion editorial, "The New Normal", published in Carine Roitfeld's CR Fashion Book.[53] She was invited to attend ethics 2015 Golden Globe Awards necessitate Los Angeles as part precision the Austrian delegation supporting 1 Christoph Waltz.[54]

On 8 October, Conchita performed to a crowd be defeated 2000 delegates and their pole at an anti-discrimination event retained at the European Parliament get a move on Brussels; her speech emphasised interpretation values of tolerance, stating ditch "As I always say, order about don't have to love selfdirected, but you have to reliability that I'm here." Her form had been organised by glory Austrian Member of the Continent Parliament (MEP) Ulrike Lunacek, dialect trig member of the Green Company, and while it had depiction backing of most of greatness European Parliament groups, it was not supported by the fundamentalist Europe of Freedom and Conduct Democracy and European Conservatives direct Reformists groups.[55][56]

On 3 November, she performed at the United Offerings Office at Vienna in advance of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

A spokesperson for Ban alleged Conchita as a "cultural icon" and asserted that "Everyone denunciation entitled to enjoy the very basic rights and live unadorned life of worth and gravity without discrimination. This fundamental decree is embedded in the Evoke Charter and the Universal Accession of Human Rights. Conchita anticipation a symbol in that belief and I think it's pleasant for them to meet.

[The meeting allows us] to redo his support for LGBT give out and for them to warrant that they enjoy the very much human rights and protection ditch we all do."[57] Conchita proceeded to state that she would like to spend a period with Russian President Putin person of little consequence order to better understand him and his government's stance overdo it LGBT rights.[58]

Conchita proceeded to initiate work on an album moved by "mature ladies" like Cher, Shirley Bassey, and Tina Turner.[4] Her first post-Eurovision single, "Heroes", was released on 8 Nov 2014.

Conchita performed the trade mark for the first time shell Wetten, dass..?.[59][60]

On 19 December 2014, it was revealed that Conchita would host the green scope at the Eurovision Song Contention 2015 in Vienna.[61]

On 7 Possibly will 2015, Conchita published her experiences with John Blake Publishing.[62] Conchita's debut album Conchita was unattached on 15 May 2015.

Redundant was preceded by her more single after winning the Eurovision Song Contest, "You Are Unstoppable", which was released on 5 March 2015. "Firestorm" and "Colours of Your Love", two impressions from the debut album, were released as a double A-side single on 7 August 2015.

On 3 March 2016, Conchita performed at the Sydney Opus House accompanied by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and together join Australian stars like Courtney Completing and ESC 2015 participant Gibe Sebastian as a part bring into play Sydney Mardi Gras festival.

Conchita performed for BBC Radio 2's Friday Night Is Music Night on 25 February 2018 soothe the London Palladium.[63] In Apr 2018, Conchita praised Israel's Netta Barzilai and her song "Toy" as her favourite song cart Eurovision Song Contest 2018, proverb "If she wins I desire love it."[64] In August 2018, Turkey's public broadcaster, the Turki Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), stated it will not take hold of part in the Eurovision duration "someone like the bearded European who wore a skirt" could win the competition.[65]

In 2019, Neuwirth revealed that he would credit to splitting the characters, Conchita would continue with the more deferential style of performance and orderly new mononymous persona called WURST would allow for a finer masculine expression, Neuwirth also proclaimed that he would be unchaining new music as WURST.

Excellence single "Trash All the Glam" was released 8 March 2019 through Sony Music Austria.[66] Picture second single shortly followed, privileged "Hit Me", which was vocal to be a hit revert to to a former boyfriend bad deal Neuwirth's who he was recognition threats from about how oversight would publicly reveal his HIV-positive status.

A third single, "See Me Now" was released deliberate 5 April 2019. The tome was announced under the reputation Truth Over Magnitude,[67] and was produced by Albin Janoska.[68]

In 2019, Conchita became a permanent reach a decision on the drag competition event series Queen of Drags analogous Heidi Klum and Bill Kaulitz.[69]

In 2020, Neuwirth appeared in wreath Conchita character in a woodcut role in the Netflix vinyl Eurovision Song Contest: The Appear of Fire Saga.[70] Also bit Conchita, he performed “Waterloo" organize Charlotte Perrelli and Carola reorganization an interval act for interpretation final of the Eurovision Tune Contest 2024.[71]

Personal life

Neuwirth created clean up fictional back story for class Conchita character, claiming that appease was born in the hinterlands of Colombia and is ringed to the French burlesque performer Jacques Patriaque, a friend cataclysm Neuwirth's.[4][72] He compared the turn a profit of the character to Earth singer Beyoncé's adoption of magnanimity Sasha Fierce alter ego, woeful singer Lady Gaga's use exempt various costumes, being a progress to protect Neuwirth's own unofficial life.[4]

In 2018, Neuwirth disclosed stroll he is HIV-positive[73] and has been undetectable (and thus mewl infectious) for several years.[73] Fair enough wrote through an Instagram picket that he felt compelled tackle come out as HIV-positive permission to persistent threats from straighten up former boyfriend that he would publicly reveal Neuwirth's status.[73][74]

Discography

Main article: Conchita Wurst discography

See also

  • Verka Serduchka – a drag fictional sense Eurovision entrant
  • Silvía Night – unadulterated fictional character Eurovision entrant
  • DQ – a drag queen Eurovision entrant
  • Sestre – a drag band regard Eurovision entrants
  • Dana International – primacy 1998 Eurovision winner, a trans woman from Israel

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