Thomas "Tom" Neuwirth (born 6 November 1988), better known as her drag persona Conchita Wurst, is an Austrian singer. In the role of Conchita Wurst, she will represent Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Biography Before taking up a drag persona, Neuwirth worked as a shop window decorator. She first appeared in public media in an advertisement in 2006. In 2007, competing under her birth name, she reached the final of the 2007 Austrian casting show Starmania. In 2011 she returned to television in drag as "Conchita Wurst." As Conchita Wurst, she participated...