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Eurovision Champ Conchita Wurst Distances Herself From Contest: 'I Am Moving On'

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Conchita Wurst, the bearded drag performer who won Eurovision in 2014, has cut ties indefinitely with the contest.

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Center

Conchita Wurst has been successful since her victory at the Eurovision Contest in 2014. On Tuesday 13 January, Rise Like's Phoenix performer seized his social networks to make a totally unexpected announcement.

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Lean Right

The Eurovision Song Contest and Conchita Wurst actually belong together like pot and lid. But now Tom Neuwirth, who is behind the art figure, explains to withdraw "from the Eurovision context". He does not want to explain this more closely.

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Center

Bearded Conchita Wurst, who conquered Europe in 2014 with the emotional ballad Rise Like A Phoenix, is leaving the Eurovision story behind. The long-time supporter of the festival published a statement online, in which she wrote, among other things: "My connection with Eurovision remains as part of my history and not as a place for my next steps." She cited personal reasons as the reason.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Lean Left

In 2014, Conchita Wurst brought the ESC victory to Austria. Now the artist surprisingly announces her complete withdrawal from the Eurovision Song Contest.

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derwesten.dederwesten.de
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Center

Conchita Wurst leaves the Eurovision Song Contest. You can find out why the ESC is over for the artist here.

·Germany
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Kurier broke the news in on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
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