I don't see myself as someone you should look up to.
I love myself and the bearded lady is fun and expresses everything I feel.
Being a teenager in a small Austrian village was not fabulous. I tried to fit in and changed myself to be part of the game. I now realise I can create the game.
I don't focus on negativity, I focus on the good things.
I love women. I grab every inspiration I can from women and for me it's a bit of fun.
I prefer to do my own make-up.
Dressing as a woman meant I began to accept my body, and I enjoyed seeing women get jealous. They ask me how I get my waist this size; how I manage to walk in heels as if I've done it all my life.
When I'm standing in front of all those lawmakers in the European Parliament, then I'm a speaker, when I'm singing, I'm a singer. If I'm on the catwalk, then I'm being a model. That can all happen in one week or even on the same day.
Because of the discrimination during my time as a teenager I decided to live my life as I want it.
I always say that tolerance doesn't depend on a country, because there is hate everywhere.
But yes, I really feel great in Austria, I love my home and Vienna is just the best place to be.
It's easy to say, 'This is just a joke.' You know, the bearded lady? And I feel the need to smash it with every performance just because I want to be clear this is not a joke.
I'm not the biggest fan of my first album.
It's my music. If it's not good enough, then that's how it will be.
One year, my parents hired someone in the village to dress up as Krampus for a surprise visit to our home - and they regretted it for ever. I went to the door and this huge creature was standing there. I think I passed out.
Kids go crazy for the Krampus tradition and dress up as little monsters - they have beautiful masks, handmade from wood. Our village in Austria puts on a special play in which the creature tells an old beggar to repent his sins; when he refuses, he's beaten up by lots of Krampuses at once.
You have to be respectful. Don't ask for respect if you are not respectful. It's not depending on your sexuality, your gender or the colour of your skin. It should be in the focus to live a respectful life.
Eurovision is this bubble of inclusivity and respect, and it's so beautiful, if only the whole world would be in this bubble. It is a family that will never forget about you.
My goal is a Grammy so my songs will have to be good.
I don't see myself as a political figure.
