Conchita Wurst

Conchita Wurst is the drag persona of Austrian singer Tom Neuwirth who got his start in the music business after competing in the third season of TV talent show Starmania, finishing as runner up to Nadine Beiler, who would go on to represent the country at the 2011 Contest in Düsseldorf, finishing in 18th place.

He subsequently became a member of the short-lived boyband Jetzt Anders! and following their split he adopted the Conchita Wurst persona.

She was internally chosen to represent her home country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" which won with 290 points, giving the country its first win since 1966 and its second overall. The victory also made her the first drag queen to win the Contest.

She co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, interviewing the contestants in the green room, and also performed during the interval of the final. She returned during the final of the 2016 Contest in Tel Aviv to perform "Heroes" by 2015 Contest winner Måns Zelmerlöw. She also joined him and runners-up Eleni Foureira and Verka Serduchka to perform "Hallelujah" with Gali Atari who won the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 for Israel as part of the group Milk & Honey.

She appeared as herself in a sing-a-long scene in the 2020 Will Ferrell film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.

Eurovision Song Contest

Winners

Lys Assia • Corry Brokken • André Claveau • Teddy Scholten • Jacqueline Boyer • Jean-Claude Pascal • Isabelle Aubret • Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann • Gigliola Cinquetti • France Gall • Udo Jürgens • Sandie Shaw • Massiel • Salomé • Lulu • Lenny Kuhr • Frida Boccara • Dana • Séverine • Vicky Leandros • Anne-Marie David • ABBA • Teach-In • Brotherhood of Man • Marie Myriam • Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta • Milk & Honey • Johnny Logan • Bucks Fizz • Nicole • Corinne Hermès • Herreys • Bobbysocks! • Sandra Kim • Johnny Logan • Céline Dion • Riva • Toto Cutugno • Carola • Linda Martin • Niamh Kavanagh • Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan • Secret Garden • Eimear Quinn • Katrina and the Waves • Dana International • Charlotte Nilsson • Olsen Brothers • Tanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XL • Marie N • Sertab Erener • Ruslana • Helena Paparizou • Lordi • Marija Šerifović • Dima Bilan • Alexander Rybak • Lena • Eli & Nikki • Loreen • Emmelie de Forest • Conchita Wurst • Måns Zelmerlöw • Jamala • Salvador Sobral • Netta • Duncan Laurence • Måneskin • Kalush Orchestra • Loreen

Winning Songs

Refrain • Net als toen • Dors, mon amour • Een beetje • Tom Pillibi • Nous les amoureux • Un premier amour • Dansevise • Non ho l'età • Poupée de cire, poupée de son • Merci, chérie • Puppet on a String • La, la, la • Vivo cantando • Boom Bang-a-Bang • De troubadour • Un jour, un enfant • All Kinds of Everything • Un banc, un arbre, une rue • Après toi • Tu te reconnaîtras • Waterloo • Ding-a-Dong • Save Your Kisses for Me • L'oiseau et l'enfant • A-Ba-Ni-Bi • Hallelujah • What's Another Year • Making Your Mind Up • Ein bißchen Frieden • Si la vie est cadeau • Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley • La det swinge • J'aime la vie • Hold Me Now • Ne partez pas sans moi • Rock Me • Insieme: 1992 • Fångad av en stormvind • Why Me? • In Your Eyes • Rock 'n' Roll Kids • Nocturne • The Voice • Love Shine a Light • Diva • Take Me to Your Heaven • Fly on the Wings of Love • Everybody • I Wanna • Every Way That I Can • Wild Dances • My Number One • Hard Rock Hallelujah • Molitva • Believe • Fairytale • Satellite • Running Scared • Euphoria • Only Teardrops • Rise Like a Phoenix • Heroes • 1944 • Amar pelos dois • Toy • Arcade • Zitti e buoni • Stefania • Tattoo

Contests

1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • ~~2020~~ • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025 • 2026

Countries

Albania • Andorra • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czechia • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Georgia • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Latvia • Lithuania • Luxembourg • North Macedonia • Malta • Moldova • Monaco • Montenegro • Morocco • The Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • San Marino • Serbia • Serbia and Montenegro • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • Ukraine • United Kingdom • Yugoslavia

Miscellaneous

European Broadcasting Union • Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Songs

Final

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

Semi Final 1

"Quero ser tua" • "Amazing" • "Cake to Bake" • "Mother" • "One Night's Anger" • "Wild Soul"

Semi Final 2

"Attention" • "Heartbeat" • "To the Sky" • "Same Heart" • "Three Minutes to Earth"

Participants

Final

Conchita Wurst • The Common Linnets • Sanna Nielsen • Aram Mp3 • András Kállay-Saunders • Mariya Yaremchuk • Carl Espen • Basim • Ruth Lorenzo • Softengine • Paula Seling & OVI • Sebalter • Donatan & Cleo • Pollapönk • TEO • Molly • Elaiza • Sergej Ćetković • Freaky Fortune feat. RiskyKidd • Emma • Dilara Kazimova • Firelight • Valentina Monetta • Tinkara Kovač • TWIN TWIN

Semi Final 1

Suzy • Tanja • Aarzemnieki • Axel Hirsoux • Hersi • Cristina Scarlat

Semi Final 2

Vilija • Can-linn feat. Kasey Smith • Tijana • Mei Finegold • The Shin & Mariko

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