Austria's 'bearded lady' Conchita Wurst wins Eurovision Song Contest

Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst, popularly known as "the bearded lady," won the Eurovision Song Contest with the James Bond-theme-like ballad "Rise Like a Phoenix", before a global TV audience of about 180 million people in 45 countries. Malta's representative, Firelight singing the song Coming Home, gave a confident performance  but failed to get points from the majority of countries, finishing off 23rd with a total of 32 votes. Malta got the most votes from the UK (10). Azerbaijan and the Netherlands gave Malta five points, San Marino, four; Ireland and Finland, three, and Albania and Italy one. Malta gave its 12 votes to Italy. It also voted for Austria (10), Romania (eight), Sweden (seven), Armenia (six), Russia (five), the United Kingdon (four), Switzerland (three), Norway (two), and Greece (one). Young Gaia Cauchi, the Maltese winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, made a brief appearance as a guest during the show. Wurst, sporting high heels, butterfly eyelashes and a full beard, topped the Netherlands' modern-country duo the Common Linnets, who sang "Calm After The Storm". Sweden's Sanna Nielsen came in third with her new-age pop song "Undo". "For me, my dream...