Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

It's finally here, Conchita Wurst's second album, or rather WURST's debut album following that of self titled Conchita in 2015 including the Euroviison song contest winner Rise like phoenix , and the cover album From Vienna with love  released last year with Wiener Symphoniker. Or is this Conchita's third album? How do you count Tom's various projects and alter egos? Anyways. From the new one, already four videos have been released:

Conchita Wurst was born on Columbian mountains but grew up in Germany, says Tom Neuwirth (25). There were petitions against her, protests and nasty comments - even from high class Russian politicans like Dmitry Rogozin, vice prime minister or nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky who said Sovjet Union made a mistake 50 years ago by leaving Austria, they don't have anymore "he" and "she" but only "it" - but the people had the power and she emerged the winner.  In a way it is history repeating itself: remember the protests against Dana International in 1998 and Lordi in 2006 in homesoil? Then after everybody loves the winner of course.  Tom comes from Bad Mitterndorf, a village of 3000 souls. No wonder he didn't fit in. He has treid his luck in a couple of reality talent shows , coming second in the Die große Chance 2011, and the year later second in the Austrian national final for the Eurovision with That's what I am . He has also done o...

When Austria broke the news Conchita Wurst will go to Copenhagen it was a bit of a Lordi/Dana International scale news. Headlines and controversy guaranteed. Tom Neuwirth (25) created the bearded woman, his drag queen alter ego a few years ago. Besides that he's a very good vocalist, that makes him different from other drag queens. And he has the beard. He shot to fame from a reality talent show and already was a runner up in Austria in 2012 with That's what I am . We get a big ballad Rise like a Phoenix . Apparently also autobiografical. Robert: Conchita surprised me in a very positive way with the choice of her song and later how she managed to sing it “live “. The song is a classy, type of Shirley Bassey, James Bond song. I like it and she deserves to be in the final with this . Blogilkar: I was thrilled when I heard Ms Wurst is making it this time. I loved his Unbreakable and adore the creature and person he has created. I was (and propably many others, too) expect...

Wunderbar! was the first thought on my mind when I returned home from work to these news. Conchita Wurst gets to do Eurovision finally. Surprisingly, I have found a rather hostile comments online, but then it's a bit like with Lordi: some what ignorant people stop on the surface and as they didn't hear Lordi actually had a really good song under all that show and masks, also Wurst - described by some half a woman, half a sausage and thinking about it it's kinda true... - hides under that beard a strong and beautiful voice. Just listen to this and this , or even her first attempt to get to Eurovision a couple of years ago when she finished runner up with That's what I am . Now we only have to wait for her song, that will be revealed in the later date. It will be also interesting to see if her image will have some effect on the votes from Russia and other anti-gay oriented ex-Sovjet countries. Anyways, a bold and strong message from ORF, well done!   Read more a...

One of the most interesting and exotic performers in the national finals of 2012 is no doubt Austria's Conchita Wurst. He shot to the fame as his original Tom Neuwirth in Starmania 2007 reality that was won by none other than Nadine Beiler Tom being the runner up - is it time for his revenge? Even as Tom he had charm and most of all the voice: You're not alone , This is my life , Everything and Goldfinger . Then he grew his beard and hair, added some make up and wore a dress and mesmerized in Die Grosse Chance, another reality as Conchita: My heart will go on , I'll be there and original and absolutely fabulous Unbreakable , that could also be his Eurovision entry. If so, my clear favourite so far! She's a bit of a Dana International but with a voice, isn't she?