Conchita Wurst appears on Lorraine ahead of UK album release

On October 9, Eurovision 2014 winner Conchita Wurst flew to Glasgow to perform at the Icon Awards — Scotland’s premiere LGBTI Awards Ceremony. And this morning she hung out with another Scottish star: ITV chat show host Lorraine Kelly. When we saw our most favourite bearded lady walk onto our TV set, we just had to put down our coffee and Instagram like it was our last night on earth.

Conchita, who will release her debut album in the UK on October 16, performed “You are Unstoppable”.

#eurovision winner @conchitawurst performs "You Are Unstoppable" on @itvlorraine morning show in the UK. Single out in Britain on Friday. #esc #eurovision2014 #lorraine #lgbt #conchitawurst #conchita #unstoppables

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But before that she fielded a series of questions from the always loveable Lorraine. She retold the story of how she ended up wearing a beard on stage. She had accepted a gig as the host of a recurring burlesque show in Vienna and couldn’t be bothered to shave every night.

@conchitawurst explains to @itvlorraine that she started keeping the beard because she didn't want to shave for her burlesque shows. #eurovision2014 #eurovision #esc #unstoppables #lorraine #conchita #conchitawurst

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And she also said that she just LOVES singing “Rise Like a Phoenix” over and over and over…

#eurovision winner @conchitawurst tells @itvlorraine that she can sing "Rise Like a Phoenix" over and over again because she just loves it. #conchita #conchitawurst #eurovision2014 #esc

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If you’re in the UK and haven’t heard Conchita’s new album (1) Who are you?! and (2) You can enjoy some of her songs from the Life Ball 2015 below. You can also watch our in-depth interview about her album and biography, and some behind-the-scenes footage when we met her in Vienna.