What the hell was Conchita Wurst doing there? SERVING BEARDED TALAPIA, of course! Check out the red carpet pics of our favorite Austrian chanteuse AFTER THE JUMP.

Conchita wore a forest green velvet gown with a pale pink-colored bustier. Before the event she took to her Instagram urging fans to look beyond the glamour of tinsel town, and not forget that freedom of speech is under attack in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo tragedy.

She recently spoke to CR magazine about about identity and the challenges faced when embracing drag versus becoming transgendered.

“[Being transgender] is very serious business; it’s a life within itself, so you mustn’t confuse the two. I always get the question, why the beard? And I think the beard, for me, has so many reasons and so many meanings, but at the end of the day, I want to show that you can achieve anything, that you can have a beautiful life with any kind of look, because the way you look isn’t the most important thing in life. It doesn’t matter.”

(Photo: Pacific Coast News)