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Drag Race Italia
''Drag Race Italia'' is an Italian reality competition television series based on the original American series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and part of the ''Drag Race'' franchise. The series is produced by World of Wonder for Discovery+ in Italy, and subsequently free-to-air on Real Time (season 1–2) and, beginning with the third season, Paramount+. The show is also available worldwide on WOW Presents Plus. ''Drag Race Italia'' is the eighth international adaptation of the American reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. ''Drag Race Italia'' debuted on 19 November 2021 on Discovery+. Episodes premiere on a weekly basis every Thursday, and later aired on Real Time on primetime. Starting with the third season, the series premiere on streaming platform Paramount+, and later on MTV on primetime. Elecktra Bionic, won the first season, with Farida Kant and Le Riche as runners-up, while Luquisha Lubamba was named Miss Congeniality. In March 2022, the series was renewed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality Competition
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring ordinary people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World (TV series), The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series ''Survivor (franchise), Survivor'', ''Idol (franchise), Idol'', and ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', all of which became global Franchising, franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature the gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decider (website)
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Melissa Bianchini
Melissa Bianchini (also known as Melissa Bianchini Valentine) is a Brazilian-Italian drag performer who competed on season 3 of ''Drag Race Italia''. Early life Melissa Bianchini was born in Brazil. Career Melissa Bianchini is a drag performer and costume designer. She competed on season 3 of ''Drag Race Italia'', which aired in 2023. She was the first transgender contestant on the show, and placed second to Lina Galore. She impersonated Giacomo Urtis for the show's Snatch Game challenge. Melissa Bianchini has also been described as a dancer and a Beyoncé impersonator. Personal life Melissa Bianchini is a Black Brazilian trans woman. She is a naturalized Italian citizen, based in Rome. Filmography Television * ''Drag Race Italia'' (season 3 A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lina Galore
Lina Galore is the stage name of Giovanni Montuori (born 1989), an Italian drag performer and the winner of season 3 of ''Drag Race Italia''. Early life Giovanni Montuori was born in 1989 and raised in a traditional Southern family, the second of two sons. As a child, he enjoyed playing with dolls. He moved to Milan when he was 18 years old and received a degree in law from the Bocconi University School of Law. Montuori discovered drag in c. 2016-17 while in an eight-year relationship with Sissy Galore, his now ex-boyfriend and drag mother, and adopted his in-drag surname from her. His in-drag first name is derived from actress Lina Sastri. He first dressed in drag in 2017 for a Halloween party alongside Sissy, who dressed as . Montuori himself dressed as singer Sabrina Salerno. He began performing in drag professionally in 2019. Career Lina Galore is a drag performer. In 2020, she was part of the line-up of "Queeriosity Unplugged", an online drag cabaret. She was the winner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nehellenia (drag Queen)
Nehellenia is the stage name of Emanuele Aruta, an Italian drag performer who competed on season 2 of ''Drag Race Italia'' and on ''RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars''. Career Aruta is a drag performer, make-up artist, and hairdresser who competed as Nehellenia on season 2 of ''Drag Race Italia''. She won the makeover challenge and placed in the top of the Rusical (musical theatre) challenge. She impersonated Elenoire Ferruzzi for the Snatch Game challenge. Nehellenia was the runner-up of the season, never placed in the bottom, and was named Miss Congeniality. Personal life Aruta is from Fiumicino. Nehellenia is the "drag sister" of ''Drag Race Italia'' season 1 runner-up Farida Kant. Nehellenia started on March 24, 2012, initially learning makeup techniques from online tutorials. Her first drag name was 'Aurora Toxica', before eventually adopting the name Nehellenia, inspired by Queen Nehellenia from ''Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and ill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aura Eternal
Aura Eternal Visage, formerly known as Aura Eternal, is the stage name of Alan Yuri Geraci (born March 16, 1998), an Italian drag performer who has competed on the second season of ''Drag Race Italia'' as well as the second season of '' Queen of the Universe''. Career Aura Eternal completed on the second season of ''Drag Race Italia'', placing in the top three. She is inspired by divas and supermodels from the 1990s such as Mariah Carey and Linda Evangelista. According to ''Out'', "The message Aura Eternal wants to communicate to her audience is one of free love without prejudice; the hunger for freedom; and the desire to be whoever you want, always and in any case." Her stage name comes from "Aura", the energy of ''Dragon Ball'', of which she is a fan, and "Eternal", because she does not want to be forgotten. In August 2023, she added the surname "Visage" to her drag name in an homage to Michelle Visage, who is a permanent judge on the US, UK, and Down Under editions of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Race Italia Season 3
The third season of ''Drag Race Italia'' premiered on 13 October 2023. The season aired on MTV in Italy and streaming platform Paramount+. Production On 22 March 2023, casting for season three was announced via the show's official Instagram page. Applications remained open for five days, closing on 27 March. It was also confirmed that the season would air on Paramount+ instead of Discovery+ like the first two seasons, and a judging panel change was teased. In June 2023, it was announced that Tommaso Zorzi would not return as a judge in the third season, due to a scheduling conflict with another project he was working on. The same announcement also revealed two new judges, singer and DJ Paola Iezzi, who previously appeared as a guest judge during the second season, and actor and social media personality . On 28 August 2023, Paramount+ released a promotional post on social media, showcasing the host, Priscilla, along with the judges, Chiara Francini, Paola Iezzi, and , in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paola Iezzi
Paola & Chiara () is an Italian pop music duo consisting of Paola and Chiara Iezzi, two sisters who were born in Milan. They are the best selling female Italian group with over 6 million records sold. Their national career began when the manager of Max Pezzali's pop band 883 saw the sisters playing in Milan and subsequently signed them to the band. The sisters' career as "Paola e Chiara" began in 1997 when they parted from 883. In 1997, the sisters won the New-Artist category for the song "Amici come prima" at the Sanremo Festival. Soon after, they released their first album. They have since released five other studio albums, incorporating shifting musical influences (such as Spanish Pop and Celtic elements) and performing in several different languages, achieving international success in 2000. In July 2013, the duo released the album ''Giungla'', which also features rappers Razza Krasta and Moreno. Shortly after the release of the album, they announced their separation. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanity Fair Italia
''Vanity Fair'' is an American monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast in the United States. The first version of ''Vanity Fair'' was published from 1913 to 1936. The imprint was revived in 1983 after Conde Nast took over the magazine company. Vanity Fair currently includes five international editions of the magazine. The five international editions of the magazine are the United Kingdom (since 1991), Italy (since 2003), Spain (since 2008), France (since 2013), and Mexico (since 2015). History ''Dress and Vanity Fair'' Condé Montrose Nast began his empire by purchasing the men's fashion magazine ''Dress'' in 1913. He renamed the magazine ''Dress and Vanity Fair'' and published four issues in 1913. It continued to thrive into the 1920s. However, it became a casualty of the Great Depression and declining advertising revenues. Nonetheless, its circulation at 90,000 copies was at its peak. Condé Nast announced in December 1935 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Race Italia Season 2
The second season of ''Drag Race Italia'' premiered on 20 October 2022. The ten contestants were announced on 30 September 2022. The winner of the second season of ''Drag Race Italia'' was La Diamond, with Aura Eternal and Nehellenia as runners-up. Discovery+ confirmed that the reality show opened a casting call for season two. On 29 September 2022, they showed a teaser confirming ten contestants with Italian drag performer Priscilla, actress Chiara Francini and television personality Tommaso Zorzi reconfirmed as judges. The season consisted of eight episodes. Contestants ''Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.'' Notes: Future ''Drag Race'' appearances * In 2024 Nehellenia competed on ''RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars''. Contestant progress Lip syncs Legend: Guest judges Listed in chronological order: *Patty Pravo, singer *Ludovico Tersigni, actor and television host *Nancy Brilli, actress *Sandra Milo, actress and television persona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Diamond
Enrico La Rocca (born May 7, 1987), known professionally as La Diamond, is an Italian drag queen and costume designer originally from Riesi, Sicily. Described as one of the most known and appreciated drag queens in Italy by the ''Out'' magazine, she started doing drag in Rome, 2011. La Diamond rose to mainstream prominence by winning the second season of ''Drag Race Italia'' in 2022. Life and career La Rocca was born on May 7, 1987, and raised in the Riesi municipality, Province of Caltanissetta of Sicily. He has shown interest in fashion from an early age being influenced by his grandmother and mother, who worked as stylists in a family run atelier. He moved to Rome to attend academy of fashion and later worked as a designer for Valentino. In 2011, La Rocca began doing drag as La Diamond in Rome's gay bar Muccassassina, where he still holds residency. He cited designers such as Alexander McQueen, John Galliano and Thierry Mugler, alongside performers like Marilyn Monroe, Dita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luquisha Lubamba
Luquisha Lubamba is the stage name of Luca Marchi (born March 29, 1988), an Italian drag performer most known for competing on the first season of ''Drag Race Italia''. Filmography Television * ''Drag Race Italia'' (season 1) References External links Luca Marchiat IMDb IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ... Living people Drag Race Italia contestants Italian drag queens 1988 births {{Italy-entertainer-stub Drag performers from Bologna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
