Austria: Conchita to Rise like a Phoenix in Copenhagen

by Sanjay (Sergio) Jiandani 4,674 views

Conchita Wurst, the 2014 Austrian Eurovision representative has released her Eurovision entry Rise like a Phoenix today.

Conchita’s Eurovision entry was premiered today at 07.45 on Austrian radio Hitradio OE3. You can listen to a snippet of the song here. The official videoclip of Conchita’s entry has been released too.

The 2014 Austrian entry Rise like a Phoenix has been written by  Charly Mason, Joey Patulka, Ali Zuckowski and Julian Maas.

Conchita Wurst will be performing her Eurovision entry live for the very first time on the Austrian version of the popular dance show Strictly Come Dancing aired on ORF1 in the coming days.

Conchita will be then heading to Europe in May in order to promote her song, she will be travelling to Madrid at the end of March and to London and Amsterdam in April.

Conchita Wurst was selected via an internal selection by ORF, the Austrian national broadcaster to represent Austria at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. The 2014 Austrian entry has also been selected via an internal selection and is set to be released in due course.

Austria will compete in the 2nd Eurovision Song Contest semi-final when Conchita will take the stage on 8 May at the B&W Hallerne in Copenhagen. ORF 1 will be airing all 3 – 2014 Eurovision Song Contest shows on 6,8 and 10 May.Stay tuned to esctoday.com for more news on Conchita Wurst, Austria and the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest