Loreen's Euphoria is the best Eurovision song of all time and there are few who would challenge that bold, but right, claim. The usual collection of camp pop fare was obliterated by this immense pop song and it seemed like no other winner could trump it. So far they haven't, but in 2014 something more important than a 'pop moment' happened, a gay man dressed as a woman with a beard took home the coveted glass trophy and sent social and political waves hurtling across Europe, sending the likes of Russia into a panic over the future of the European continent. One Russian politician spat, "There's no limit to our outrage. It's the end of Europe" and on the other hand the liberal countries proclaimed their support, loud and proud. Thomas Neuwirth's Conchita Wurst was not only now the most talked about future popstar but also one of the most socially and politically relevant; a startling reflection of the tempestuous relationship that still exists between society's acceptance of gender and sexuality 'differences'.
