Mir is not in this song the question of how he / she brings this probably best over whether. A man or a woman, because here it just fits one hundred percent as it is The song is a work of art in itself.
However, I have allowed myself his older songs to be regarded as Tom Neuwirth on Youtube. Among them, It's My Life by Shirley Bassey and Everything Anna Vissi. What a presence, although he's still been so young, what power is in the gentle tones and the potential, just to be able to sing such songs. These are even better than the original for my taste. I wish I had had this music on CD. Everything sings Tom later than Conchita, alone, and in a duet with Anna Vissi. And he sings more than women. Of course it sounds good as he performs as Conchita, but compared to me sung by Tom variant like better with these two songs. As a woman, it sounds to me to be controlled, whereas Tom has such a force that it knocks one of the socks. I would be glad if he / she can also act as Conchita like a man singing the odd song when he wants to and when the song thereby gaining expression. That would be no break in style to what he / she does for me. But it's a matter of taste.
In Rise Like a Phöenix but there is no question, here the mixture is just perfect. A world hit.