Austria: Conchita’s forthcoming album’s details revealed

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Reigning Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst has revealed details about her new album, and famous designer Jean Paul Gautlier has spoken about how he is a fan.

Conchita’s debut solo album, entitled simply ‘Conchita’ will be released on 15 May 2015, the week before the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. The album will contain the singles, Heroes and You are Unstoppable as well as Rise Like a Phoenix, her winning son from 2014. Other song titles have been revealed as Colours of Your Love, Fire Storm, Out of Body Experience, Where Have all the Good Men Gone and Pure.

 The album promises to show of a variety of musical genres, from power ballads, to dance, swing and pop. Conchita has said of this

The album is colourful and diverse and, I am very pleased. All music genres that I really like are present. Both the dramatic ballad and the dance number can be heard

Conchita has developed a worldwide following since her win in Copenhagen, and has appeared everywhere from the UN to the Golden Globes red carpet in Hollywood. Amongst  her more famous fans is designer Jean Paul Gaultier, who has said :

I met Conchita two years ago she came to one of my couture shows, I loved her look and when I heard that she will represent Austria for the Eurovision Song Contest, I was delighted. When she won I was crazy with joy. I always say that beauty is difference and Conchita has shown us all that she is unstoppable. And she looks great in couture; she is a real couture woman.

Conchita closed Gaultier’s catwalk show in Paris in July 2014, they also attended the Vienna Life Ball in 2014 together.

You can get Conchita’s album on CD and digital download when it is released in May. You can preorder it via itunes here

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