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Conchita Wurst
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Austrian singer and drag queen
Conchita Wurst is an Austrian singer and performer who also works as a drag queen. While specific details about why this artist matters aren't provided in the available information, the combination of these performance roles suggests significance in music and entertainment culture.
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Gmunden, Austria
Thomas Neuwirth is an Austrian singer and drag queen who is known for his stage persona Conchita Wurst. Neuwirth 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.
Known for
- The Blood Countess2026
- 70 Jahre ESC - More than Music — Self - Interviewee2026
- ESC Wien 2015 - Die Doku — Self2025
- Mein Traum wird wahr - JJ beim ESC 2025 — Herself2025
- Chefsache ESC 2025 – Wer singt für Deutschland? — Self - Juror2025
- Stefan Raab: Mein ESC – Chefsache Abor & Tynna — Self2025
- Chefsache ESC 2025 – Wer singt für Deutschland? — Self2025
- Udo Jürgens Forever — Self2024
- Ich will zum ESC! — Self - Judge2024
- Luxembourg Song Contest: Luxembourg's Eurovision National Selection — Self - Host2024
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Gmunden
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- German
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 2014
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.conchitawurst.com
- Image
- Conchita Wurst at Berlinale 2026.jpg
- Work location
- Austria
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- Conchita Wurst
- date of birth
- 1988-11-06
- pseudonym
- Tom Neuwirth
- birth name
- Thomas Neuwirth
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- start of work period
- 2006-00-00
- medical condition
- HIV infection
- social media followers
- 149000
- name in native language
- Conchita Wurst
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas Neuwirth (born 6 November 1988) is an Austrian singer, actor, media personality and drag queen who is known for his stage persona Conchita Wurst. He came to international attention after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 for Austria with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix".
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 Jetzt Anders!, a short-lived boy band. In 2011, Neuwirth began appearing as Conchita—a female character noted for her beard—and came second in the Austrian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.
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