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Drag Race France Season 3
The third season of ''Drag Race France'' premiered on May 31, 2024. For this season, the show moved completely to France 2 in France, and airs on WOW Presents Plus internationally. The season was confirmed by World of Wonder on 17 October 2023. Production On 19 October 2023, it was announced via the shows official Instagram page, that casting for the third season was now open. Applications remained open for four weeks until closing on 10 November 2023. On 16 March 2024, France.tv Instagram page released a 10-second teaser on social media. The clip showcases the host, Nicky Doll, in a beach-themed set. Ten contestants were announced on 24 April 2024. Participants include ''The Switch Drag Race'' season 2 winner and ''Queen of the Universe'' season 1 contestant Leona Winter. On the same day it was announced that judges Daphné Bürki and Kiddy Smile would recur their roles again during season 3. Contestants ''Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.'' ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicky Doll
Nicky Doll is the stage name of Karl Sanchez (born 14 March 1991), a French drag queen based in New York City, known for being a competitor on the twelfth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' ultimately placing 10th. Since 2022, Nicky Doll has been a judge and the main host of '' Drag Race France.'' Early life Sanchez was born in Marseille, France, but also travelled quite a bit as a child, living in St. Martin and Morocco. Career Sanchez trained to be a makeup artist. He created his drag persona in 2009 and has modelled extensively as Nicky Doll, appearing on the pages of Féroce Magazine, Cosmopolitan and Volition Magazine among others. Sanchez grew his drag persona by himself, he does not have a drag mother, nor does he belong to any drag family. Her drag name “Nicky” is a tribute to Nicki Minaj and “Doll” is because she has different personalities hence she wanted a little bit of versatility to her name. He describes Nicky Doll as a self-described 90’s life-size d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misty Phoenix
Misty Phoenix (real first name Ulysse) is a French drag performer who competed on the third season of '' Drag Race France''. Filmography * '' Drag Race France'' (season 3) References Living people French drag queens Drag Race France season 3 contestants Year of birth missing (living people) {{France-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey Mama (David Guetta Song)
"Hey Mama" is a song recorded by French record producer David Guetta featuring Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj, American singer Bebe Rexha and co-production by Dutch record producer Afrojack. The song was released on 16 March 2015, as the fourth single from Guetta's sixth studio album, '' Listen'' (2014). It was produced by David Guetta, Afrojack, and Giorgio Tuinfort, who also wrote the song with Rexha, Minaj, Ester Dean, and Sean Douglas. American ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax is also credited as a writer, as the track samples his recording of "Rosie", a field holler sung by an Afro-American chain gang at the Mississippi State Penitentiary. The song peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States, and peaked within the top 10 in numerous countries including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Backg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Rita Mitsouko
Les Rita Mitsouko (, translation: ''The Rita Mitsukos'') were a French pop rock group formed by Fred Chichin and Catherine Ringer. The duo first performed as Rita Mitsouko at Gibus Club in Paris in 1980. They went on to become one of the most acclaimed musical acts in France. " Marcia Baila", their debut single produced by Conny Plank, went to number 2 in the French singles chart in 1984. They then started a collaboration with producer Tony Visconti on two albums: '' the No Comprendo'' and '' Marc & Robert''. "Singing in the Shower", sung as a duet with Sparks, was a commercial success in France and was then heavily played on US dance radio stations in 1988. Iggy Pop also collaborated with them on 1993's '' Système D'', duetting with Ringer on "My Love Is Bad". Chichin died from cancer in 2007. Instead of continuing as Les Rita Mitsouko, Ringer completed a final tour, "Catherine Ringer chante Les Rita Mitsouko and more" (''Catherine Ringer sings Les Rita Mitsouko and more''), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcia Baila
"Marcia Baïla" is a 1984 song recorded by the French duo Les Rita Mitsouko. It was the third single from their first album, '' Rita Mitsouko'', and was released in April of that year. Dedicated to a dancer with the band who died in 1981, this song was a big hit both in France and abroad and can be considered as being one of the band's signature songs. Background and writing The song was composed by both members of the group, Catherine Ringer and Fred Chichin. It is a tribute to Argentine dancer and choreographer Marcia Moretto, who participated in the band's tours before her death from breast cancer in 1983 at the age of 36. With this song, the group enjoyed extensive media coverage; indeed, "the music video for the single asa success which result din repeated and enthusiastic broadcastings on the television, the extravagance of the group express ngitself as well in concerts as during its cathodic performances." Philippe Gautier directed the vibrant and widely viewed music vid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Céline Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her music has incorporated genres such as pop, rock, R&B, gospel, and classical music. Born into a large family in Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in her home country with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s. She first gained international recognition by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, where she represented Switzerland. After learning to speak English, she signed on to Epic Records in the United States. In 1990, Dion released her debut English-language album, '' Unison'', establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world. Her recordings since have been mainly in English and French alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pour Que Tu M'aimes Encore
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" (; ) is a French-language song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her French studio album, ''D'eux'' (1995). It was released as the lead single on 13 March 1995 in Francophone countries and in September 1995 in other European countries. In Canada it was a radio only release. The song was also released in Japan in October 1996. According to Dion, it is the biggest song of her French career. She also recorded it in English as "If That's What it Takes" and included it on her 1996 album, ''Falling into You''. Background and release "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" was written and produced by Jean-Jacques Goldman and became one of Dion's signature songs. The lyrics are sung from the viewpoint of a woman who is pleading with her ex-lover that she would do anything for him to love her again. Commercial performance and awards "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" became a smash hit in France, where it topped the singles chart for 12 weeks, sold one million copi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Luciani
Clara Luciani (, ; ; born 10 July 1992) is a French musician., date= 17 April 2047 Biography Luciani comes from a Corsican family. Her grandfather, whom she did not know, was from Ajaccio. Luciani grew up in Septèmes-les-Vallons, in the suburbs of Marseille. Before her career in music, she studied art history and performed various jobs, including pizza chef, babysitter, sales at Zara, and teaching ESL. In 2011, she met the band La Femme, where she became, for a time, one of the vocalists. She sang two songs on the album '' Psycho Tropical Berlin'', released in 2013. After leaving the band, she formed the duo Hologram with Maxime Sokolinski. In 2015–2016, Luciani accompanied singer Raphaël onstage for his Somnambules tour. In 2017, she performed with Benjamin Biolay and released her first EP, ''Monstre d'amour'', recorded with Benjamin Lebeau ( The Shoes) and Ambroise Willaume ( Revolver), to critical acclaim. On 6 April 2018, Luciani released her first studio album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalida
Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian-French singer and actress born in Egypt. She sang in eleven languages and sold millions of records internationally. Her best known songs are " Bambino", " Les enfants du Pirée", " Le temps des fleurs", " Darla dirladada", " J'attendrai", and " Paroles, paroles" featuring spoken word by Alain Delon. First an actress, she made her debut in the film '' A Glass and a Cigarette'' by Niazi Mustapha in 1955. One year later, having signed with the Barclay record company, Dalida achieved her first success as a singer with "Bambino". Following this, she became the most important seller of records in France between 1957 and 1961. Her music charted in many countries in Europe, Latin America, North America, and Asia. Among her greatest sales successes were "Le jour où la pluie viendra", " Gigi l'amoroso", " J'attendrai", and " Salama ya salama". She sang with singers such as Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigi L'amoroso
"Gigi l'amoroso" is a French song by Dalida first released on a single, with the song " Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" on the side B, whose lyricists and composers are Michaële, Lana Sebastian and Paul Sebastian. It is one of the singer's biggest international hits with a million records sold worldwide. The disc will be certified gold in Canada as well as platinum in Switzerland. The record company IPG will also give her a platinum disc for sales made in the Benelux. Charts According to the record company, the song would have been number 1 in 9 countries, namely France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, French Switzerland, German Switzerland, and Benelux (which actually represents 7 countries). However, the title would have been No. 1 only in Switzerland, Flanders and Quebec according to the official rankings and would never have reached the Japanese rankings. The song also occupied 2nd place in sales in the Netherlands and Spain, 4th in Wallonia, 10th in Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenifer (singer)
Jenifer Yaël Juliette Dadouche-Bartoli (born 15 November 1982), known by the mononym Jenifer, is a French singer. Since winning the first season of ''Star Academy France'' in 2002, she has had a number of hit singles on the French, Belgian and Swiss charts. Biography Jenifer Bartoli was raised with her younger brother Jonathan, by her mother and father, Michel Dadouche and Christine Bartoli. Her mother is part Corsican-Italian and part Belgian; her father is a Jewish Algerian. She comes from a modest background. She participated in the '' Graines de star'' television broadcast in 1997, but this was a failure. Jenifer decided to go to Paris and attend the casting for the first series of ''Star Academy'' France, which went on to become a huge hit on French television. She was selected, and eventually won. The hit single "J'attends l'amour" (''I'm waiting for love'') soon followed. After the tour with her band that followed her victory, she toured as a solo artist from Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, northeast of Saint-Étienne. The City of Lyon proper had a population of 522,969 in 2019 within its small municipal territory of , but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Lyon metropolitan area had a population of 2,280,845 that same year, the second most populated in France. Lyon and 58 suburban municipalities have formed since 2015 the Lyon Metropolis, Metropolis of Lyon, a directly elected metropolitan authority now in charge of most urban issues, with a population of 1,411,571 in 2019. Lyon is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region and seat of the Departmental council (France), Departmental Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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