Conchita Wurst (also mononymously known as
Conchita) is an
Austrian pop recording artist and
drag queen portrayed by
Thomas "Tom" Neuwirth (born 6 November 1988). Wurst came to international attention for winning the
Eurovision Song Contest 2014 as Austria's entrant with the song "
Rise Like a Phoenix". Neuwirth uses masculine pronouns when referring to himself but feminine pronouns to describe Wurst. Following her coronation in Eurovision, international media dubbed Conchita as the "Queen of Austria".