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"Rise Like a Phoenix" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, performed by Conchita Wurst.

After topping the vote in the second semi-final, it won the Contest with 290 points, giving the country its second victory, its first since 1966, thus setting a new record for the longest span between wins.

Lyrics[]

Waking in the rubble, walking over glass
Neighbours say we’re trouble, well that time has passed
Peering from the mirror, no that isn’t me
Stranger getting nearer, who can this person be?

You wouldn’t know me at all today
From the fading light I fly

Rise like a phoenix
Out of the ashes seeking rather than vengeance
Retribution, you were warned
Once I’m transformed, once I’m reborn

You know I will rise like a phoenix
But you’re my flame

Go about your business, act as if you’re free
No one could have witnessed what you did to me

‘Cause you wouldn’t know me today
And you have got to see to believe
From the fading light I fly

Rise like a phoenix
Out of the ashes seeking rather than vengeance
Retribution, you were warned
Once I’m transformed, once I’m reborn

I rise up to the sky
You threw me down but I’m gonna fly

And rise like a phoenix
Out of the ashes seeking rather than vengeance
Retribution, you were warned
Once I’m transformed, once I’m reborn

You know I will rise like a phoenix
But you’re my flame

Videos[]

Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomYugoslavia
Miscellaneous
European Broadcasting UnionEurovision 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 WurstThe Common LinnetsSanna NielsenAram Mp3András Kállay-SaundersMariya YaremchukCarl EspenBasimRuth LorenzoSoftenginePaula Seling & OVISebalterDonatan & CleoPollapönkTEOMollyElaizaSergej ĆetkovićFreaky Fortune feat. RiskyKiddEmmaDilara KazimovaFirelightValentina MonettaTinkara KovačTWIN TWIN
Semi Final 1
SuzyTanjaAarzemniekiAxel HirsouxHersiCristina Scarlat
Semi Final 2
VilijaCan-linn feat. Kasey SmithTijanaMei FinegoldThe Shin & Mariko
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