CONCHITA WURST/RISE LIKE A PHOENIX

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A major event occurred in Europe this week: The Eurovision! For those who don’t know, it is a musical contest show between the most ridiculous singers of each country in Europe. In France it is not very popular and it is seen more as a joke, because this contes gather all the most originals bands of each country of Europe, but it is taken very seriously by the jury !

Conchita Wurst - Rise Like a Phoenix

Lyrics

Waking in the rubble

Walking over glass

Neighbors say we’re trouble

Well that time has passed

Peering from the mirror

No, that isn’t me

Stranger getting nearer

Who can this person be

You wouldnt know me at all today

From the fading light I fly

Rise like a phoenix

Out of the ashes

Seeking rather than vengeance

Retribution

You were warned

Once I'm transformed

Once I’m reborn

You know I will rise like a phoenix

But you're my flame

Go about your business

Act as if you’re free

Noone could have witnessed

What you did to me

Cause you wouldn’t know me today

And you have got to see

To believe

From the fading light I fly

Rise like a phoenix

Out of the ashes

Seeking rather than vengeance

Retribution

You were warned

Once I'm transformed

Once I’m reborn

I rise up to the sky

You threw me down but

I'm gonna fly

And rise like a phoenix

Out of the ashes

Seeking rather than vengeance

Retribution

You were warned

Once I'm transformed

Once I’m reborn

You know I will rise like a phoenix

But you’re my flame

But let’s talk about this 2014 edition. It occured in Copenhague and the finale was in May the 8th. The austria win with the "song like a phoenix" of Conchita Wurst. So what is so important about that, will you ask ? Well, Conchita Wurst has a very original and unique style. Conchita Wurst is someone who wear feminine accesories like long hair, long dress, manicure, lots of makeup but also wear a beard. cross dresser was born as Thomas Neuvirth in colombia. I don't know if I had to say "he" or "her" but Conchita wurst think she is a woman. This is the symbol of the Austria open mindedness.
But in Austria, lots of people are not so open minded and a big polemic begun. They are not ready to accept the birth of a new genre. In Russia, Conchita Wurst is used to denounce that Europe is going off the tracks regarding the morals. So this is a way to diabolize Europe and trying to take Austria.
In another way, this polemic also created many and many distort feminin icons with adding them a beard : Now all Disney princess have a beard and this is not so bad ! Also to support the Conchita wurst fight, many woman took a picture wearing a false beard and posting it on tweeter !
So , what do you think about conchita Wurst, which a very contioversial subjet ? Women, are you ready to wear a beard?

   

from:  Annie Erskine, More: HERE