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	On 10 September 2013, it was announced that Wurst would ] at the ], to be held in ], ], after being selected by the 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's selection sparked controversy in Austria. Four days after ORF announced its decision, more than 31,000 people liked an "Anti-Wurst" ] page.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Editorial: Why ORF Must Stand By Conchita Wurstl\|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2013/09/14/editorial-why-orf-must-stand-by-conchita-wurst/31701/\|newspaper=wiwibloggs.com\|accessdate=18 October 2013\|date=14 September 2013}}</ref> In October, the Ministry of Information in Belarus received a petition calling on BTRC, ]' state broadcaster, to edit Wurst's performance out of its Eurovision broadcast. The petition claimed that the performance would turn Eurovision "into a hotbed of sodomy."<ref>{{cite news\|title=Will Belarus Remove Conchita Wurst from its Eurovision Broadcast?\|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2013/10/20/will-belarus-remove-conchita-wursts-performance-eurovision-broadcast/32965/\|newspaper=wiwibloggs.com\|accessdate=20 October 2013\|date=20 October 2013}}</ref> In December, a similar petition surfaced in ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Will Russia cut its broadcast of Eurovision 2014 because of Conchita Wurst?\|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2013/12/28/russia-cut-broadcast-conchita-wurst/35965/\|newspaper=wiwibloggs.com\|accessdate=28 December 2013\|date=28 December 2013}}</ref> In March 2014, ~~Conchita~~'s song was revealed as "]". At the second semi-final on 8 May, ~~Conchita~~ qualified for the final on 10 May. At the finals held in Copenhagen on ~~10th~~ May 2014, she won the competition with 290 points.		On 10 September 2013, it was announced that Wurst would ] at the ], to be held in ], ], after being selected by the 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's selection sparked controversy in Austria. Four days after ORF announced its decision, more than 31,000 people liked an "Anti-Wurst" ] page.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Editorial: Why ORF Must Stand By Conchita Wurstl\|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2013/09/14/editorial-why-orf-must-stand-by-conchita-wurst/31701/\|newspaper=wiwibloggs.com\|accessdate=18 October 2013\|date=14 September 2013}}</ref> In October, the Ministry of Information in Belarus received a petition calling on BTRC, ]' state broadcaster, to edit Wurst's performance out of its Eurovision broadcast. The petition claimed that the performance would turn Eurovision "into a hotbed of sodomy."<ref>{{cite news\|title=Will Belarus Remove Conchita Wurst from its Eurovision Broadcast?\|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2013/10/20/will-belarus-remove-conchita-wursts-performance-eurovision-broadcast/32965/\|newspaper=wiwibloggs.com\|accessdate=20 October 2013\|date=20 October 2013}}</ref> In December, a similar petition surfaced in ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Will Russia cut its broadcast of Eurovision 2014 because of Conchita Wurst?\|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2013/12/28/russia-cut-broadcast-conchita-wurst/35965/\|newspaper=wiwibloggs.com\|accessdate=28 December 2013\|date=28 December 2013}}</ref> In March 2014, Wurst's song was revealed as "]". At the second semi-final on 8 May, Wurst qualified for the final on 10 May. At the finals held in Copenhagen on 10 May 2014, she won the competition with 290 points.

	==Discography==		==Discography==

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Thomas Neuwirth
Conchita Wurst (2014)
Background information
Also known as	Conchita Wurst
Born	(1988-11-06) 6 November 1988 (age 36) Gmunden, Austria
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2006–present

Musical artist

Thomas "Tom" Neuwirth (born 6 November 1988), better known as the drag persona Conchita Wurst, is an Austrian singer. Wurst represented Austria and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The singer uses female pronouns for herself when in the role of Wurst.

Biography

Neuwirth states that he was born in Gmunden, Austria, in 1988. Before taking up a drag persona Neuwirth worked as a shop window decorator, but first appeared in public media in an advertisement in 2006. In 2007 Neuwirth reached the final of the 2007 Austrian casting show Starmania. In 2011 Neuwirth returned to television in drag as "Conchita Wurst." As Conchita Wurst, she participated in the ORF production The Hardest Jobs of Austria, where she worked in a fish factory, and in Wild Girls, in which a group of candidates had to survive in the deserts of Namibia together with native tribes.

Neuwirth graduated from the Graz School of Fashion in 2011, and has lived in various locations in Vienna.

Music career

2006–07: Starmania & Jetzt anders!

In 2006 Neuwirth took part in the third edition of the Austrian show Starmania, finishing in second place (Nadine Beiler placed first). One year later Neuwirth founded the boyband Jetzt anders! that disbanded the same year.

2011–12: Die große Chance & Eurovision 2012

In 2011 Neuwirth debuted the persona Conchita Wurst, in the ORF's show Die große Chance. She came second in the Austrian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.

2013–14: Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Main article: Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Conchita Wurst presenting herself 2014.

On 10 September 2013, it was announced that Wurst would represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, after being selected by the Austrian national broadcaster ORF. Wurst's selection sparked controversy in Austria. Four days after ORF announced its decision, more than 31,000 people liked an "Anti-Wurst" Facebook page. In October, the Ministry of Information in Belarus received a petition calling on BTRC, Belarus' state broadcaster, to edit Wurst's performance out of its Eurovision broadcast. The petition claimed that the performance would turn Eurovision "into a hotbed of sodomy." In December, a similar petition surfaced in Russia. In March 2014, Wurst's song was revealed as "Rise Like a Phoenix". At the second semi-final on 8 May, Wurst qualified for the final on 10 May. At the finals held in Copenhagen on 10 May 2014, she won the competition with 290 points.

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
Year	Title	AUT	Album
2011	"Unbreakable"	32	Non-album singles
2012	"That's What I Am"	12
2014	"Rise Like a Phoenix"	51

References

Morgan, Joe. "Belarus calls to cancel Eurovision over inclusion of trans singer". Gay Star News. Gay Star News Ltd. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
"biography". conchitawurst.com. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
"Austria: Bearded Woman Conchita Wurst Bids For Eurovision". The Eurovision News. 2 December 2011.
"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.
"Editorial: Why ORF Must Stand By Conchita Wurstl". wiwibloggs.com. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
"Will Belarus Remove Conchita Wurst from its Eurovision Broadcast?". wiwibloggs.com. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
"Will Russia cut its broadcast of Eurovision 2014 because of Conchita Wurst?". wiwibloggs.com. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Conchita Wurst". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).

External links

Official website

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Artists	Anita Liane Augustin Nadine Beiler Blue Danube Timna Brauer Marty Brem Vincent Bueno Carmela Corren Thomas Forstner Petra Frey Global.Kryner Karel Gott Ferry Graf Peter Horten Stella Jones Udo Jürgens Kaleen Natália Kelly Lumix Gary Lux The Makemakes Jimmy Makulis Pia Maria Bob Martin Marianne Mendt Mess The Milestones George Nussbaumer Manuel Ortega Paenda Eric Papilaya Alf Poier The Rounder Girls Salena Cesár Sampson Schmetterlinge Eleonore Schwarz Christina Simon Simone Bobbie Singer Bettina Soriat Springtime Teya Tie Break Trackshittaz Nathan Trent Waterloo and Robinson Tony Wegas Westend Wilfried Harry Winter Conchita Wurst Zoë
Songs	~~"Alive"~~ "All to You" "Amen" "Boom Boom Boomerang" "Du bist" "Du bist Musik" "Du hast mich so fasziniert" "Einfach weg" "Falter im Wind" "Für den Frieden der Welt" "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe" "Get a Life – Get Alive" "Halo" "Heute in Jerusalem" "Hurricane" "I Am Yours" "Der K. und K. Kalypso aus Wien" "Keine Mauern mehr" "Kinder dieser Welt" "Limits" "Lisa Mona Lisa" "Loin d'ici" "Maria Magdalena" "Merci, Chérie" "Mrs. Caroline Robinson" "Musik" "My Little World" "Nobody but You" "Nur ein Lied" "Nur in der Wiener Luft" "Nur noch Gefühl" "One Step" "Reflection" "Rise Like a Phoenix" "Running on Air" "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" "Say a Word" "The Secret Is Love" "Sehnsucht" "Shine" "Sonntag" "Tausend Fenster" "Venedig im Regen" "Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" "Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt" "Warum nur, warum?" "Weil der Mensch zählt" "Weil's dr guat got" "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt" "Wenn du da bist" "We Will Rave" "Who the Hell Is Edgar?" "Wohin, kleines Pony" "Woki mit deim Popo" "Y así" "Die Zeit ist einsam" "Zusammen geh'n"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Austria did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Countries

Final	Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Malta Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Russia San Marino Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom
Semi-finals	Albania Belgium Estonia Georgia Ireland Israel Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Moldova Portugal

Artists

Final	Aram Mp3 Basim Sergej Ćetković The Common Linnets Donatan and Cleo Elaiza Emma Carl Espen Firelight Freaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd András Kállay-Saunders Dilara Kazimova Tinkara Kovač Ruth Lorenzo Molly Valentina Monetta Sanna Nielsen Pollapönk Sebalter Paula Seling and Ovi Softengine Teo Tolmachevy Sisters Twin Twin Conchita Wurst Mariya Yaremchuk
Semi-finals	Aarzemnieki Can-linn feat. Kasey Smith Mei Finegold Hersi Axel Hirsoux Cristina Scarlat The Shin and Mariko Suzy Tanja Tijana Vilija

Songs

Final

"Calm After the Storm"
"Cheesecake"
"Children of the Universe"
"Cliche Love Song"
"Coming Home"
"Dancing in the Rain"
"Hunter of Stars"
"Is It Right"
"Maybe"
"La mia città"
"Miracle"
"Moj svijet"
"Moustache"
"My Słowianie – We Are Slavic"
"No Prejudice"
"Not Alone"
"Rise Like a Phoenix"
"Rise Up"
"Round and Round"
"Running"
"Shine"
"Silent Storm"
"Something Better"
"Start a Fire"
"Tick-Tock"
"Undo"

Semi-finals

"Amazing"
"Attention"
"Cake to Bake"
"Heartbeat"
"Mother"
"One Night's Anger"
"Quero ser tua"
"Same Heart"
"Three Minutes to Earth"
"To the Sky"
"Wild Soul"

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	]		]
	On 10 September 2013, it was announced that Wurst would ] at the ], to be held in ], ], after being selected by the 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's selection sparked controversy in Austria. Four days after ORF announced its decision, more than 31,000 people liked an "Anti-Wurst" ] page.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Editorial: Why ORF Must Stand By Conchita Wurstl\|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2013/09/14/editorial-why-orf-must-stand-by-conchita-wurst/31701/\|newspaper=wiwibloggs.com\|accessdate=18 October 2013\|date=14 September 2013}}</ref> In October, the Ministry of Information in Belarus received a petition calling on BTRC, ]' state broadcaster, to edit Wurst's performance out of its Eurovision broadcast. The petition claimed that the performance would turn Eurovision "into a hotbed of sodomy."<ref>{{cite news\|title=Will Belarus Remove Conchita Wurst from its Eurovision Broadcast?\|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2013/10/20/will-belarus-remove-conchita-wursts-performance-eurovision-broadcast/32965/\|newspaper=wiwibloggs.com\|accessdate=20 October 2013\|date=20 October 2013}}</ref> In December, a similar petition surfaced in ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Will Russia cut its broadcast of Eurovision 2014 because of Conchita Wurst?\|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2013/12/28/russia-cut-broadcast-conchita-wurst/35965/\|newspaper=wiwibloggs.com\|accessdate=28 December 2013\|date=28 December 2013}}</ref> In March 2014, ~~Conchita~~'s song was revealed as "]". At the second semi-final on 8 May, ~~Conchita~~ qualified for the final on 10 May. At the finals held in Copenhagen on ~~10th~~ May 2014, she won the competition with 290 points.		On 10 September 2013, it was announced that Wurst would ] at the ], to be held in ], ], after being selected by the 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's selection sparked controversy in Austria. Four days after ORF announced its decision, more than 31,000 people liked an "Anti-Wurst" ] page.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Editorial: Why ORF Must Stand By Conchita Wurstl\|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2013/09/14/editorial-why-orf-must-stand-by-conchita-wurst/31701/\|newspaper=wiwibloggs.com\|accessdate=18 October 2013\|date=14 September 2013}}</ref> In October, the Ministry of Information in Belarus received a petition calling on BTRC, ]' state broadcaster, to edit Wurst's performance out of its Eurovision broadcast. The petition claimed that the performance would turn Eurovision "into a hotbed of sodomy."<ref>{{cite news\|title=Will Belarus Remove Conchita Wurst from its Eurovision Broadcast?\|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2013/10/20/will-belarus-remove-conchita-wursts-performance-eurovision-broadcast/32965/\|newspaper=wiwibloggs.com\|accessdate=20 October 2013\|date=20 October 2013}}</ref> In December, a similar petition surfaced in ].<ref>{{cite news\|title=Will Russia cut its broadcast of Eurovision 2014 because of Conchita Wurst?\|url=http://wiwibloggs.com/2013/12/28/russia-cut-broadcast-conchita-wurst/35965/\|newspaper=wiwibloggs.com\|accessdate=28 December 2013\|date=28 December 2013}}</ref> In March 2014, Wurst's song was revealed as "]". At the second semi-final on 8 May, Wurst qualified for the final on 10 May. At the finals held in Copenhagen on 10 May 2014, she won the competition with 290 points.

	==Discography==		==Discography==