Conchita Wurst the 2014 Eurovision winner treated her fans with a special live concert yesterday at the Ballhauseplatz in the majestic Austrian capital Vienna. She mesmerized the crowds with a rendition of her Eurovision entry Rise like a Phoenix.

The special Thank you Conchita open air concert was hosted by Kati Bellowitsch and Andi Knoll and was aired live on ORF 2. Conchita’s fans sang along with her when she performed her winning Eurovision entry.

The Queen of Austria aka Conchita Wurst made her first public appearance in Austria after her triumph in Denmark. The Eurovision winner gathered more than 10,000 fans and friends at her live concert. Just before attending the concert Conchita  had the honour of meeting Chancellor of Austria Mr. Werner Faymann and  Austria’s Minister of Culture Mr. Josef Ostermayer who congratulated her for her honorable Eurovision victory. Conchita has brought back the Eurovision trophy on Austrian soil after 48 years.

Conchita won the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen thus giving Austria its 2nd Eurovision victory. The 2015 Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Austria next year, with the host city yet to be announced.

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Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 22 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.