Neuwirth openly expressed that taking part in the singing contest was a political statement in terms of bringing the European people’s attention to current gay rights issues, particularly to the treatment of homosexuals in Russia, which is circulating the media ever since the ban on gay ‘propaganda’. The singer describes himself as a gay man and uses female pronouns to describe his Wurst character, but male pronouns when referring to himself. Wurst’s victory at the Eurovision has also been described as a victory for European diversity by many fans, who have showed support to the drag queen as she continues to perform around different countries across the continent. Labelled as the bearded lady she is now the most famous transvestite in the whole of Europe. Before the performance, Wurst expressed how her life has completely changed since her victory at the 59 th edition of the Eurovision song contest, and that she had been prepared all her life for this change. The event was also filmed by French television channel France 2 this year in the capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region.
Wurst recently performed in Montpellier, France at la Fête de la musique on the 21 st of June, an event that is celebrated across the whole of France in all cities. Since this peculiar victory, he has continued to bring the subject of tolerance towards gay rights issues to light on numerous occasions, including his first ever public concert, performed in Vienna back in May 2014. Conchita Wurst, also known as Thomas Neuwirth is an Austrian singer who became internationally famous overnight after winning the singing contest in Copenhagen, Denmark this year with the song ‘Rise like a Phoenix’. The winner of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest sparked a gender debate across the continent by stepping onto the stage in high heels and a carefully trimmed beard.
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