Conchita Wurst

Conchita Wurst's 2014 Eurovision win was one of those rare pop-culture moments that doubled as a cultural statement. A bearded drag queen from tiny Gmunden, Austria, taking the continent by storm with "Rise Like a Phoenix" was both spectacle and quiet act of defiance. What I admire most is the resilience baked into that persona, the willingness to absorb hostility and answer it with grace and showmanship. Being named one of BBC's 100 Women that year felt earned. Beyond the singing and modeling, Wurst became a symbol of self-acceptance, and I think that legacy outlasts any single song.

Name (English)

Conchita Wurst

Name (Japanese)

コンチータ・ヴルスト

Reading

こんちーた・ゔるすと

Born

November 6, 1988 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dragon

Origin

Gmunden, Upper Austria, Austria

Occupation

singer / model / drag queen / cinematographer / television presenter

Awards & achievements

• 2014 First prize of the Eurovision Song Contest
• 2014 BBC 100 Women
• Amadeus Austrian Music Awards
• 2024 Romy

• Official sitehttps://conchitawurst.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/conchitawurst/
• Xhttps://x.com/ConchitaWurst
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conchita%20Wurst
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113581

Tags

• Upper Austria
• singer
• model
• drag queen

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.