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Remember Conchita, the winner of Eurovision 2014? Today she looks completely unrecognizable
Conchita Wurst triumphed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song Rise Like a Phoenix, and 12 years after her victory, she looks almost unrecognizable.
TL;DR
- Conchita Wurst, real name Thomas Neuwirth, has undergone a significant visual transformation since winning Eurovision in 2014.
- Neuwith recently met with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen with a shorter haircut, beard, and a more minimalist suit and t-shirt ensemble.
- Wurst announced her withdrawal from the Eurovision context in January, citing a need for change and a desire to focus on new professional projects.
- The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, hosted in Vienna, is experiencing a major boycott involving five countries (Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Slovenia, and Spain) due to Israel's participation amidst the war in Gaza.
- Three of the boycotting countries (Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia) have also decided not to broadcast the event, marking the largest Eurovision boycott since 1970.