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| In 2006 |
In 2006 he took part in the third edition of the Austrian show Starmania. He got the second place (] got the first place). One year later, in 2007, he founded the boyband ] that stopped in the same year. | ||
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In 2011, he participated in his debut as Conchita Wurst, in the ]'s show ''Die große Chance''. He got the second place in the ] for the ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Conchita Wurst - Neues Leben nach "Starmania"|url=http://www.kleinezeitung.at/nachrichten/kultur/songconest/2955069/neues-leben-nach-starmania.story|accessdate=27 July 2012|newspaper=]|date=24 February 2012|language=German}}</ref> | ||
| Wurst will represent ] for the ] to be held in ] ], as selected by Austrian national broadcaster ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Conchita Wurst soll Österreich beim Song Contest vertreten|url=http://www.nachrichten.at/nachrichten/kultur/Conchita-Wurst-soll-Oesterreich-beim-Song-Contest-vertreten;art16,1192384|accessdate=10 September 2013|newspaper=nachrichten.at|date=10 September 2013|language=German}}</ref> | Wurst will represent ] for the ] to be held in ] ], as selected by Austrian national broadcaster ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Conchita Wurst soll Österreich beim Song Contest vertreten|url=http://www.nachrichten.at/nachrichten/kultur/Conchita-Wurst-soll-Oesterreich-beim-Song-Contest-vertreten;art16,1192384|accessdate=10 September 2013|newspaper=nachrichten.at|date=10 September 2013|language=German}}</ref> | ||
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| Conchita Wurst | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thomas Neuwirth |
| Born | (1988-06-11) 11 June 1988 (age 36) Gmunden, Austria |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Thomas "Tom" Neuwirth (scene name Conchita Wurst) is an Austrian transvestite singer born 6 November 1988 in Gmunden.
Biography
In 2006 he took part in the third edition of the Austrian show Starmania. He got the second place (Nadine Beiler got the first place). One year later, in 2007, he founded the boyband Jetzt anders! that stopped in the same year.
In 2011, he participated in his debut as Conchita Wurst, in the ORF's show Die große Chance. He got the second place in the Austrian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.
Wurst will represent Austria for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 to be held in Copenhagen Denmark, as selected by Austrian national broadcaster ORF.
Discography
Singles
- "Unbreakable" (2011)
- "That's What I Am" (2012)
External links
References
- "Conchita Wurst - Neues Leben nach "Starmania"". Kleine Zeitung (in German). 24 February 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- "Conchita Wurst soll Österreich beim Song Contest vertreten". nachrichten.at (in German). 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
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