Conchita Wurst, the female alter-ego of Thomas Neuwirth, has won the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest with a catchy song titled Rise Like A Phoenix.

This video shows Conchita Wurst giving her winning performing of the song, which means Austria will host next year’s event.

Wurst isn’t a transexual or bearded lady or anything of the sort. She’s just a drag act conjured up by Neuwirth, a singer not quite making the bigtime as a man.

The fact Conchita Wurst won suggests most countries and most people are tolerant and accepting of people, no matter how different they may be. Which is a pleasant surprise in a world filled with hate.