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Conchita Rise Like A Phoenix At No 1 In Russia Despite Backlash

Released: Wednesday May 14, 2014 (Jake Simpson - TheGayUK.com) - GayWebSource.com
Conchita Rise Like A Phoenix At No 1 In Russia Despite Backlash
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adda Girl... Conchita's Eurovision entry is riding high in the Russia iTunes Chart.

Despite the backlash that Conchita Wurst has received, her song Rise Like A Phoenix is storming the Russian charts and is currently sitting at Number 1 and Number 5 in the iTunes music chart. It is beating Not Alone, Armenia's entry by Aram MP3.

Conchita's victory has spurred on some men across Russia to shave off their beards in a backlash against the drag queen's victory. Conchita's song Rise Like A Phoenix amassed an impressive 290 points in the 59th Eurovision Competition.

Wurst, real name Tom Neuwirth, has been the subject of much hate mongering from a number people Russia, Armenia and Belarus. One top Russian politician even called the contest a 'sodom show'.
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