Being Conchita - We Are Unstoppable
β Scribed by Wurst, Conchita
- Book ID
- 108791614
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 6 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781784187057
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β¦ Synopsis
Her performance at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014 propelled her to become a worldwide inspiration for millions. However, at the same time her detractors united against her β demonstrations were held before the European Parliament and death threats were issued against her.
Conchita Wurst both polarised and fascinated people with her wonderful singing and fearless image; Elton John, Cher, Karl Lagerfeld and Jean Paul Gaultier were among the many who publicly admired her talent and courage.
Now she talks for the first time about the good and bad of her childhood, both the love she received from her parents and the support of her grandmother, but also the discrimination she experienced first-hand from others. She also answers some important questions: why did she feel the need to leave home at the age of fourteen to stand on her own two feet? How did Tom Neuwirth become Conchita Wurst? And how did she manage to realise her dreams when day after day obstacles...
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