Conchita Wurst won Eurovision 10 years ago. What does it look like now? “Unbelievable”

Thomas Neuwirth, who plays Conchita Wurst, is a 35-year-old Austrian singer and drag queen who became famous after winning the 59th Eurovision Song Contest. Since Conchita Wurst appeared in the media, she has aroused many different emotions, and media and fans around the world have commented on her stage personality. This year marks 10 years since Conchita Wurst took first place in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Conchita Wurst: They said I couldn’t be a drag queen

Thomas Neuwirth apparently came up with the idea to create an alter ego in the form of Conchita Wurst in 2011, during a trip to Colombia to draw attention to the problem of discrimination and intolerance that he himself experienced. He apparently took the name Conchita from the name of his friend, and the surname from the German saying “das ist mir Wurst”, which means “I don’t care”.

– “They said I couldn’t be a drag queen since I had a beard. And I asked why? I didn’t know why, even in this environment, I was pigeonholed. These people should be tolerant and open-minded. When I saw this opposition, I I thought: I will leave this beard and try to convey something with it. Nobody has to love me, but you have to accept that I exist and I am here,” said Conchita Wurst, in an interview for TVN24.

Conchita Wurst without a wig and heavy makeup

For several years after Conchita Wurst won Eurovision, she was faithful to her stage image, which included long hair, a beard, strong makeup and eye-catching styling. However, in 2019, Thomas Neuwirth decided to change something in his artistic activity and informed his fans that he wanted to create music simply as “WURST”. He then changed his name on Instagram and experimented with a more masculine form of stage expression, often appearing without makeup and with his natural hair.

Conchita Wurst 10 years after winning Eurovision

Currently, she works on Instagram again under the name Conchita Wurst, juggling and playing with her two images, which, judging by the comments on Instagram, fans like very much. – “So many great looks, so talented. Unbelievable”, “You look great”, “Legend of Eurovision, Empress of Europe. And you… Oh my God! always more beautiful and beautiful than before!”, “Being so stunning should be impossible , but you are breaking this rule,” we read.

Conchita Wurst: I have been HIV positive for many years

Conchita Wurst uses her popularity to help others, working for the LGBT+ community, as well as supporting people infected with HIV and AIDS. A few years ago, she shared with the world the information that she was a carrier of this virus: “I have been a carrier of HIV for many years. It has nothing to do with my public life, but my ex-boyfriend is threatening me with revealing my private matters. I do not “I will not allow anyone to intimidate me or influence my life. I have been below detection of the virus for many years, which means I am unable to transmit it.”