Overview
- Tom Neuwirth announced the step on Instagram on January 13, four months before the 70th Eurovision in Vienna.
- He said he will no longer take part in events or contexts connected to the contest.
- Neuwirth described the decision as personal and said he will not comment further.
- He emphasized that the Eurovision Song Contest shaped his life but is now part of his history rather than his next steps.
- ORF official Michael Krön had hoped for Conchita Wurst’s participation in the Vienna jubilee, which this decision effectively rules out.