Austria won this year's Eurovision contest

[velvetfog]

What do you think of the winner of the 2014 Eurovision song contest?
Conchita Wurst (born Thomas "Tom" Neuwirth on November 6, 1988),
a bearded Austrian drag queen, won with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix".

Comments?

[Spud17]

Lol, I don't ever watch the eurovision, it's truly awful. All the songs sound the same with the latest winner being no exception. Year after year this euro pop drivel hits the airwaves despite decreasing ratings.... it should have died a death a long time ago. I don't care what the contestant looks like, they don't have any talent whatsover.

Have fun with this eurosong generator (takes about 10 seconds to set up your band) to see what I mean:

http://games.usvsth3m.com/eurosong/

[velvetfog]

You are such a cynic.
The Eurovision song contest is a European broadcasting institution, and it is great fun to watch.
So what if the songs they produce are not up to the standards of the American record companies?
It is a rare opportunity to watch all the European and nearby nations getting together for a peaceful purpose.
I love watching the show.

[srijantje]

in drivel it's on a par with the oscars or emmys or whatever

i generated an absolute winner,see you next year

[LZA]

I don't care if he/she is a drag queen. I didn't like the song nor the look of the singer.

unbiased opinion, she'd be out...

[sporkium]

dang. i miss the good old days when creepy bearded perverts were just creepy bearded perverts instead of quasi-civil rights pioneers. fuck this planet.

[velvetfog]

Here are some more pics of him/her:

[srijantje]

circus material

[Spud17]

^^Agreed. Contestants appearances are used to sell the show because their singing ability certainly doesn't. What will they use to pull in viewers for next years dullfest - trigendered contestants with hairy boobs who are legally married to a goat? If it wasn't for this thread, I'd have never have known there are still one or two people out there that still watch it.

[sporkium]

i think i got the beard figured out... he's just trying to fit in with the rest of the austrian women.