He occasionally wore a skirt to kindergarten and then school, although subsequently felt that he could only be happy doing so in the attic of his home. I am part of the gay community and most gays have a similar story to mine." įrom an early age he recognised that he was different from other children, initially believing that this was because there was "something wrong" with him.
He has stated that the mountainous area was a wonderful place to grow up, but that he faced prejudice for being homosexual: "Being a teenager, a gay teenager, in such a small village is not that much fun. Thomas Neuwirth was born on 6 November 1988 in Gmunden and raised in the small town of Bad Mitterndorf, in the Styrian countryside in Austria. 2.2 Participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.It brought him international attention and established him as a gay icon, resulting in invitations to perform at various pride parades, the European Parliament, and the United Nations Office in Vienna. Two years later, Neuwirth was selected to represent Austria as Conchita at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, where his performance received the most points and resulted in his winning the contest. In 2011, Neuwirth began appearing as Conchita-a female character noted for her beard-and came second in the Austrian pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. He subsequently became a founding member of the short-lived boy band Jetzt Anders!.
Neuwirth came to international attention after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 as Austria's entrant with the song " Rise Like a Phoenix".īorn 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. Thomas Neuwirth (born 6 November 1988) is an Austrian singer and drag queen who is known for his stage persona Conchita Wurst (or simply Conchita).
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