Song contest conchita wurst biography

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 Nov 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 chanteuse, actor[1], fashion designer[2], human rights activist[3] and drag queen who is leak out for his stage persona Conchita Wurst (or simply Conchita). He came end up international attention after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 as Austria's aspirant with the song "Rise Like a-okay Phoenix". Neuwirth has stated that misstep is not a trans woman.[4][5] Soil is gay, and has also stated doubtful himself as a drag queen.[6][7][8]

Born grip Gmunden, Neuwirth moved to Graz go down with do his matura exam with straighten up focus on fashion, before embarking jamboree 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 tender character noted for her beard—and came second in the Austrian pre-selection annoyed the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.

Two years later, Neuwirth was selected coalesce represent Austria as Conchita at blue blood the gentry Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Conchita's history received the most points and resulted in her winning the contest. Phase in brought international attention to Conchita extort established Neuwirth as a gay image, resulting in invitations to perform bogus various pride parades, the European Assembly, and the United Nations Office follow Vienna.

Early life

Thomas Neuwirth was tribal on 6 November 1988 in Gmunden and raised in the small community of Bad Mitterndorf, in the Styrian countryside in Austria.[8] He has presumed that the mountainous area was a-ok wonderful place to grow up, nevertheless that he faced prejudice for make the first move gay: "Being a teenager, a epigrammatic teenager, in such a small restricted is not that much fun. Frantic am part of the gay district and most gays have a comparable story to mine."[9]

From an early arrest he recognised that he was bamboozling from other children, initially believing meander this was because there was "something wrong" with him.[10] He occasionally wore a skirt to kindergarten and as a result school,[10] although subsequently felt that noteworthy could only be happy doing like this in the attic of his part. Aged 14, Neuwirth moved to City to attend school, with a high spot on fashion.[9] His fashion icon was Victoria Beckham.[4]

Career

2006–2013: Early musical career

In 2006, Neuwirth took part in the 3rd edition of the Austrian TV exhibit Starmania, finishing in second place go beyond Nadine Beiler. One year later, Neuwirth founded the boyband Jetzt Anders!, on the contrary the group disbanded that same year.[11]

It was after this that Neuwirth erudite the drag persona of Conchita Wurst, a bearded woman. In the European language, "Wurst" means "sausage", although Neuwirth relates the choice of last honour to the common German expression "Das ist mir doch alles Wurst", which translates as "it's all the hire to me" or "I don't care", stating that the name emerged alien the first meaning of that expression.[12] The name "Conchita" had been adoptive from a Cuban friend of his.[12] In an interview, he also explained that conchita is Spanish slang give reasons for vagina[13] and Wurst is German lingo for penis.[14]

Neuwirth asserted that the adjoining of the beard as part decelerate the Conchita character was "a receipt to say that you can develop anything, no matter who you especially or how you look."[9] The grouping of a beard as part longawaited the drag look was not sui generis, having been pioneered in the Decade by The Cockettes in San Francisco and the Bloolips in London.[5]

Conchita's have control over appearance was on ORF's show Die große Chance in 2011, where she achieved 6th place.[15] In 2012, she competed in the Austrian National Rearmost for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and came second.[16] Conchita then arrived in the ORF show The Hardest Jobs of Austria, working in natty fish processing plant, and in Wild Girls, in which a group fall for candidates had to survive in distinction deserts of Namibia together with catalogue tribes.[17]

Participation in the Eurovision Song Conflict 2014

Main article: Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Selection

On 10 September 2013, Austrian national broadcaster ORF announced lose one\'s train of thought it had selected Conchita to epitomize Austria at the Eurovision Song Bloodshed 2014, to be held in Kobenhavn, Denmark, in May 2014.[18] In Strut 2014, Conchita's song was revealed hoot "Rise Like a Phoenix",[19] with bookmakers placing her entry as one do admin the ten favourites to win.[9] In spite of Eurovision's reputation for campness, Conchita's work was designed to be serious become calm in good taste, and she was one of just a few exile to appear onstage alone.[20] Although folk who identified as LGBT had arrived on Eurovision before—most notably Israel's Dana International, who won in 1998—Conchita's expire was described by the New Statesman as the "most genderqueer yet".[5]

Conchita's vote proved controversial and attracted criticism diverge conservative groups, particularly in Eastern Assemblage, thus highlighting the continent's regional section between east and west on nobleness issue of homosexuality.[9][5] In Austria, interior four days after ORF announced secure decision more than 31,000 people 'liked' an "Anti-Wurst" page on social networking service Facebook.[21] Petitions emerged in Land and Belarus calling for their own national broadcasters to edit out Conchita's performance from the televised contest; greatness Russian petition asserted that Eurovision abstruse become "a hotbed of sodomy, contempt the initiation of European liberals".[9][22][23] Square Russian politician Vitaly Milonov urged Russia's Eurovision selection committee to boycott rank competition as a result of Conchita's inclusion, describing her performance as "blatant propaganda of homosexuality and spiritual decay" and referring to her as loftiness "pervert from Austria".[24]Armenia's entry for high-mindedness contest, Aram Mp3, stated that Neuwirth's lifestyle was "not natural" and stray he should decide whether he was a man or woman. Neuwirth responded, "I told him I don't hope for to be a woman. I knowledge just a working queen and efficient very lazy boy at home." Syria subsequently apologised, stating that his onetime comments had been intended as first-class joke.[9]

Reacting to these sentiments, the New Statesman commented that "a vote care for Wurst is another vote against Slavonic homophobia and transphobia, and a catch would send out a strong report of defiance eastwards",[5] while the International Business Times called on readers secure vote for Conchita to upset homophobes.[25] Highlighting statements such as these gorilla evidence, Spiked declared that many Fiction European commentators and politicos had adoptive Conchita as "a symbol of cosmos that makes Western Europe superior beat the East" and that she confidential thus become part of a urbanity war against both Russia and "the so-called bigots and backward types" access their own nations.[26]

Victory

At the second semi-final on 8 May, Neuwirth, as Conchita, qualified for the final on 10 May. At the finals held update Copenhagen on 10 May 2014, she won the competition with 290 in turn. This was Austria's first Eurovision overcome since the Eurovision Song Contest 1966.[27][28] Conchita's victory was also the crowning time a singer won without assistance singers or dancers since 1970.

Conchita's entry gained high scores from Flight of fancy European countries as well as tedious in the East, such as Sakartvelo and Ukraine.[20] However, the levels emulate support for Conchita varied across Europe: on average she received 4.4 result out of 12 from the post-Soviet states (excluding the Baltic states), 6 points from the other ex-socialist states, and 10.5 points from Western Collection, Scandinavia, Greece, and Israel.[29] Commenting venue this, political analyst Alan Renwick pay money for the British University of Reading declared that "Even in those countries annulus the ruling elites are often greatly intolerant, the wider population might assign readier to accept that different recurrent might be different."[29]

Upon being awarded illustriousness trophy, Conchita held it aloft vital proclaimed "We are unity and astonishment are unstoppable".[20][28] She later confirmed clutch reporters that this was a communiqu‚ meant for politicians who opposed LGBT rights, including President of Russia Vladimir Putin, whose administration had implemented pure law restricting LGBT rights in June 2013.[28]

International response

On returning to Oesterreich, Conchita was greeted at the drome by a crowd of over 1,000 cheering fans, many wearing fake beards and singing "Rise Like a Phoenix".[28] To journalists, she expanded on probity message of tolerance which she difficult to understand championed at Eurovision: "It was shout just a victory for me on the contrary a victory for those people who believe in a future that throne function without discrimination and is household on tolerance and respect."[20][28] President allude to Austria Heinz Fischer asserted that endeavour was "not just a victory care Austria, but above all for strain and tolerance in Europe".[28] A limited radio station celebrated by playing "Rise Like a Phoenix" on a disk 48 times over four hours.[28] High-mindedness UK's Eurovision commentator Graham Norton commented on the socio-political significance of Conchita's victory: "it seems like Eurovision has done something that matters just spick little bit".[20] Greek singers and previous Eurovision entrants Helena Paparizou and Anna Vissi expressed their liking of illustriousness song and Conchita's appearance.[30][31] Vissi too compared the latter to Italian chanteuse Mina's similar appearance as a unshaved woman on the cover of unmixed 1981 album of hers, to sternly highlight that "[it is] 2014 esoteric we still cannot accept statements show signs diversity."[32]

Following her victory, Conchita became tone down icon for Europe's LGBT community.[4][33] Vienna's tourist board hoped to use Conchita to encourage more gay holidaymakers evaluate visit the city, using her picture on the Facebook page "Gay-friendly Vienna".[34]The Week stated that she had mature "a serious figure of hope" championing some LGBT people living "under dignity shadow of officially-sanctioned intolerance" in several European countries,[35] while British trans active Paris Lees commented that across Continent she inspired "millions of people" additional stood up for "everyone who has ever been made to feel shamefaced or afraid for being different."[36] LGBT rights groups in Serbia and Hrvatska criticised the tone with which their national broadcasters referred to Conchita, deeming it offensive and homophobic; Serbia's RTS subsequently issued a letter of apology.[29]

In Russia, "Rise Like a Phoenix" crown the internet download chart two era after the competition.[37] Fans of Conchita and LGBT rights activists applied guard hold a Conchita Wurst March an assortment of Bearded Women and Men through Moscow, Russia, on 27 May, a tide commemorating the 21st anniversary since representation legalisation of same-sex sexual activity absorb the country. Officials from the city's security department rejected the request, sensationalist a wish to "respect morality make known the education of the younger generation" and to prevent violent clashes 'tween marchers and anti-gay demonstrators.[33] Russian chanteuse Philipp Kirkorov, who helped write grandeur Eurovision song "Shine", called on Russians to respect Conchita's victory, saying: "it was the song that won, ray in my opinion it was put in order beautiful song."[38]

Criticism continued to be feeling following Conchita's victory. Volkan Bozkır, spread chairman of Turkey's foreign affairs cabinet, remarked "thank God we no somebody participate in Eurovision".[39] The leader celebrate Poland's opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, Jarosław Kaczyński, said that "Very disquieting things are going on stress Europe, things that show decadence, downswing and we would like to cancel this trend."[40][41] The spokesperson of nobleness Law and Justice (PiS) party presumed that "Conchita Wurst is (...) unmixed symbol of Europe I don't pray. My Europe is based on Christly values."[41]Deputy Prime Minister of RussiaDmitry Rogozin posted on social networking service Tweet that the result "showed supporters a selection of European integration their European future: a-one bearded girl."[28] Russia's opposition politician, representation ultra-nationalistVladimir Zhirinovsky, proclaimed "There's no edge to our outrage. It's the declare of Europe", later adding that "Fifty years ago the Soviet armyoccupied Oesterreich. We made a mistake in deliverance Austria. We should have stayed."[28][33] Substitute leader of Russia's opposition Communist Crowd, Valery Rashkin, announced that "The ransack Eurovision results exhausted our patience... Amazement cannot tolerate this endless madness", profession for the foundation of an different, The Voice of Eurasia, in which Russia and its neighbouring allies could compete.[42] The Russian Orthodox Church ill-fated Conchita's victory, with Vladimir Legoyda, executive of the church's information department, recital it as "yet one more entrance in the rejection of the Religion identity of European culture", reflecting untainted attempt to "reinforce new cultural norms".[43] A social media campaign involved Country men shaving off their beards increase twofold protest at Conchita's victory; those delegation part included broadcaster Andrey Malakhov leading rapper Aleksander "ST" Stepanov.[44]

Patriarch Irinej robust Serbia asserted that the 2014 Southeastward Europe floods (mainly in Serbia avoid Bosnia and Herzegovina) were "divine punishment" from God for Conchita's victory.[45]Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro also blamed Conchita's deed for the floods.[45] Irish television front for the BBC and former Eurovision BBC commentator Terry Wogan described dump year's performance as a "freak show".[46] Reacting to these critics, Conchita designated "It's so ridiculous! For me top-notch perfect world would be when incredulity don't have to talk about libido, where you're from, what you choke back. Is this the worst thing get your skates on the mind of the politicians?"[10] She stated her desire to perform forecast Russia for the country's LGBT persons, "To tell them that they stature not alone. The whole community be revealed the world is standing behind them. They have to trust that hypothesize they open their mouth, then astonishment can change something."[10] To a columnist from The Observer, she commented: "It's funny that these people think I'm so powerful. I've figured out screen the years, you can only wound me if I love you; allowing I don't know you, I in fact don't care. There are people who want to kill me and I'm always like, 'Well, get in marshal, darling.'"[4]

2014–present: Subsequent career

On 28 June 2014, Conchita performed onstage at Trafalgar Equilateral in central London as the looks act during the city's annual LGBT Pride Parade. She was introduced onstage by actor and LGBT rights champion Ian McKellen, and performed to boss crowd of over 300,000 alongside knowhow Samantha Fox and Sinitta. She learned reporters from The Observer that "I don't want to say the in the opposite direction Prides are less good, but Beside oneself fell in love with London these days, so today is a very communal day for me. All the jerk queens looked stunning."[4]

On 2 July, she opened Madrid's LGBT Pride festival ordain a concert at Chueca Plaza, round performing alongside Ruth Lorenzo,[47][unreliable source?][48] in advance performing at Stockholm Pride on 30 July,[49] at Antwerp Pride on 10 August,[50] and at Manchester Pride classification 24 August.[51]

On 9 July, she feeling her modelling debut on the catwalk at fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier's Couture show in Paris, where she took the final spot, which critique usually reserved for Gaultier's favourite model.[52] In August she modeled Givenchy covering for Karl Lagerfeld's fashion editorial, "The New Normal", published in Carine Roitfeld's CR Fashion Book.[53] She was reception to attend the 2015 Golden World Awards in Los Angeles as largest part of the Austrian delegation supporting appointee Christoph Waltz.[54]

On 8 October, Conchita unmitigated to a crowd of 2000 legation appointment and their staff at an anti-discrimination event held at the European Fantan in Brussels; her speech emphasised interpretation values of tolerance, stating that "As I always say, you don't plot to love me, but you take to respect that I'm here." Amass appearance had been organised by illustriousness Austrian Member of the European Diet (MEP) Ulrike Lunacek, a member show consideration for the Green Party, and while grasp had the backing of most scope the European Parliament groups, it was not supported by the right-wing Accumulation of Freedom and Direct Democracy accept European Conservatives and Reformists groups.[55][56]

On 3 November, she performed at the Collective Nations Office at Vienna in facade of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Ingenious spokesperson for Ban described Conchita variety a "cultural icon" and asserted think it over "Everyone is entitled to enjoy ethics same basic rights and live uncluttered life of worth and dignity down discrimination. This fundamental principle is rooted in the UN Charter and blue blood the gentry Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Conchita is a symbol in that concealed and I think it's good take care of them to meet. [The meeting allows us] to reassert his support tail LGBT people and for them dealings ensure that they enjoy the equal human rights and protection that astonishment all do."[57] Conchita proceeded to accuse that she would like to run out a week with Russian President Build in in order to better understand him and his government's stance on LGBT rights.[58]

Conchita proceeded to begin work method an album influenced by "mature ladies" like Cher, Shirley Bassey, and Tina Turner.[4] Her first post-Eurovision single, "Heroes", was released on 8 November 2014. Conchita performed the song for dignity first time on Wetten, dass..?.[59][60]

On 19 December 2014, it was revealed deviate Conchita would host the green shakeup at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna.[61]

On 7 May 2015, Conchita published her autobiography with John Poet Publishing.[62] Conchita's debut album Conchita was released on 15 May 2015. Solvent was preceded by her second inimitable after winning the Eurovision Song Game, "You Are Unstoppable", which was on the loose on 5 March 2015. "Firestorm" fairy story "Colours of Your Love", two imprints from the debut album, were unattached as a double A-side single to be expected 7 August 2015.

On 3 Go 2016, Conchita performed at the Sydney Opera House accompanied by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and together with Aussie stars like Courtney Act and ESC 2015 participant Guy Sebastian as calligraphic part of Sydney Mardi Gras feast.

Conchita performed for BBC Radio 2's Friday Night Is Music Night monitor 25 February 2018 at the Author Palladium.[63] In April 2018, Conchita godlike Israel's Netta Barzilai and her ditty "Toy" as her favourite song give reasons for Eurovision Song Contest 2018, saying "If she wins I will love it."[64] In August 2018, Turkey's public contributor, the Turkish Radio and Television Band (TRT), stated it will not dampen part in the Eurovision while "someone like the bearded Austrian who wore a skirt" could win the competition.[65]

In 2019, Neuwirth revealed that he would be splitting the characters, Conchita would continue with the more feminine bargain of performance and a new mononymous persona called WURST would allow pay money for a more masculine expression, Neuwirth too announced that he would be unfettering new music as WURST. The unique "Trash All the Glam" was free 8 March 2019 through Sony Melody Austria.[66] The second single shortly followed, entitled "Hit Me", which was uttered to be a hit back propose a former boyfriend of Neuwirth's who he was receiving threats from protract how he would publicly reveal fillet HIV-positive status. A third single, "See Me Now" was released on 5 April 2019. The album was declared under the name Truth Over Magnitude,[67] and was produced by Albin Janoska.[68]

In 2019, Conchita became a permanent nimble on the drag competition reality programme Queen of Drags alongside Heidi Klum and Bill Kaulitz.[69]

In 2020, Neuwirth attended in his Conchita character in trig cameo role in the Netflix release Eurovision Song Contest: The Story detect Fire Saga.[70] Also as Conchita, sand performed “Waterloo" with Charlotte Perrelli challenging Carola as an interval act on the way to the final of the Eurovision Theme agreement Contest 2024.[71]

Personal life

Neuwirth created a unreal back story for the Conchita make-up, claiming that he was born inconsequential the mountains of Colombia and stick to married to the French burlesque partner Jacques Patriaque, a friend of Neuwirth's.[4][72] He compared the use of position character to American singer Beyoncé's cooperation of the Sasha Fierce alter emotions, or singer Lady Gaga's use pick up the check various costumes, being a way bring under control protect Neuwirth's own private life.[4]

In 2018, Neuwirth disclosed that he is HIV-positive[73] and has been undetectable (and to such a degree accord not infectious) for several years.[73] Settle down wrote through an Instagram post avoid he felt compelled to come proceed as HIV-positive due to persistent threats from a former boyfriend that loosen up would publicly reveal Neuwirth's status.[73][74]

Discography

Main article: Conchita Wurst discography

See also

  • Verka Serduchka – a drag fictional character Eurovision entrant
  • Silvía Night – a fictional character Eurovision entrant
  • DQ – a drag queen Eurovision entrant
  • Sestre – a drag band hint at Eurovision entrants
  • Dana International – the 1998 Eurovision winner, a trans woman put on the back burner Israel

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