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Santana Sexmachine
''Drag Race Sverige'' (internationally called ''Drag Race Sweden'') is a Swedish reality competition television series based on the American series ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. It is broadcast by SVT1 and SVT Play in Sweden and airs on WOW Presents Plus elsewhere. ''Drag Race Sverige'' is the twelfth international adaptation of the American reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', following Chilean, Thai, British, Canadian, Dutch, Australian and New Zealand, Spanish, Italian, French, Filipino, and Belgian versions. It has been followed by Mexican, Brazilian, and German iterations. The adaptation was announced in April 2022 and casting began in May. Mastiff AB produces the show. Executive producers are RuPaul and Tom Campbell, as well as World of Wonder founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. The show is presented by Robert Fux with singer and actress Kayo and radio and television host making up the judging panel. The first season premiered March 4, 2023 and was ... [...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] |
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
''Drag Race Down Under'' (formerly ''RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under'') is a reality competition television series based on the American television series of the same name produced by World of Wonder and Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand. The show documents Michelle Visage and a panel of judges' search for "Down Under's next drag superstar". Contestants of ''Drag Race Down Under'' are either from Australia or New Zealand. In series first three seasons, RuPaul played several roles on the show including host, mentor, and head judge for the series, with the contestants given different challenges to participate in each week. The show has also employed Michelle Visage and Rhys Nicholson as judges. The series premiered on TVNZ 2 and TVNZ OnDemand in New Zealand, Stan in Australia, and on WOW Presents Plus internationally on 1 May 2021. The series is also streaming on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom, and broadcast by both Crave and its a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.5 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County. Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's Gros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admira Thunderpussy
Admira Thunderpussy, also known simply as Admira, is the stage name of Adam Daniel Risberg, a Swedish drag performer best known for winning the first season of ''Drag Race Sverige''. Early life Risberg was born and raised in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden. At the age of 17, in his senior year of high school at Södra Latin, he produced, choreographed, and starred in a drag show as a finishing project at his school that eventually landed him jobs in local gay clubs and at Stockholm Pride. After the show, Swedish drag star Christer Lindarw, whom had been invited to the show, physically embraced Risberg. He was inspired to try drag by Jackie Beat and Varla Jean Merman. His drag name originates from a "similar version" of his birth name, Adam, combined with Thunderpussy, as it "just felt right". Before settling on "Admira", he nearly donned "Adore" as his drag name. He cites his grandmother as one of his inspirations, describing her as extremely supportive of his career and sexualit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American online magazine, digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The print magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City, and ceased publication in 2022. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as ''Us Weekly'', ''People (magazine), People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and ''In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Of Wonder (company)
World of Wonder Productions (WOW) is an American production company founded in 1991 by filmmakers Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey. Based in Los Angeles, California, the company specializes in Television documentary, documentary television and Documentary film, film productions with a key focus on LGBT, LGBTQ topics. Together, Barbato and Bailey have produced programming through World of Wonder for HBO, Bravo (American TV network), Bravo, HGTV, Showtime (TV network), Showtime, BBC, Netflix, MTV and VH1, with credits including the ''Million Dollar Listing'' docuseries, ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', and the documentary films'' The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000 film), The Eyes of Tammy Faye'' (2000) and ''Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures'' (2016). World of Wonder is best known for its contributions towards LGBTQ programming, for which they won an Outfest Annual Achievement Award in 2011. Their most well known production is ''RuPaul's Drag Race.'' They have managed the career of drag queen and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Race Germany
''Drag Race Germany'' is a German reality competition series, based on the original American series, ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. The series is broadcast on MTV and Paramount+ in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and on WOW Presents Plus internationally. ''Drag Race Germany'' is the fifteenth international adaptation of the American reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', following Chilean, Thai, British, Canadian, Dutch, Australian and New Zealand, Spanish, Italian, French, Filipino, Belgian, Swedish, Mexican, and Brazilian versions. Production Originally in 2013, the German company Phantomfilm acquired the production rights to create a German adaptation of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. World of Wonder, the production company behind ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', confirmed the upcoming adaptation by releasing a teaser trailer featuring RuPaul. Taç Romey, the spokesperson for Phantomfilm at the time, announced that there would be little changes to the format, other than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Race Brasil
''Drag Race Brasil'' is a Brazilian reality competition series, based on the original American series ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. The series is broadcast on MTV and Paramount+ in Brazil and on WOW Presents Plus internationally. It is the fourteenth international adaptation of the American reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Production Originally in 2017, Endemol Shine Brasil partnered with Passion Distribution, and acquired the production rights to create a Brazilian adaptation of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. RuPaul was unaware about the upcoming adaptation. Later in 2020, the production company "gave up the rights" for the Brazilian adaptation due to its conservatism in Brazil. World of Wonder, the production company behind ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', posted three casting calls on social media on 8 August 2022. The casting calls were for new potential ''Drag Race'' adaptations in Brazil, Germany, and Mexico. The deadline for the potential competitors was set for 26 Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Race México
''Drag Race México'' is a Mexican reality competition television series based on the original American series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and part of the ''Drag Race'' franchise. It airs on MTV and Paramount+ in Mexico and Latin America, and on WOW Presents Plus internationally. It is the thirteenth international adaptation of the American reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. The first season premiered on 22 June 2023, and it concluded on 7 September 2023. Cristian Peralta won the first season, with Gala Varo, Matraka and Regina Voce as runners-up, while Lady Kero was named Miss Congeniality. In July 2023, the series was renewed for a second season. In September 2024, the series was renewed for a third season Production Judges The competition series is hosted and judged primarily by Mexican drag queens, Lolita Banana, who competed in the first season of ''Drag Race France'', and Taiga Brava, who won the second season of '' Queen of the Universe''. Mexican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Race Belgique
''Drag Race Belgique'' is a Belgian French-language reality competition television series based on the original American series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and part of the ''Drag Race'' franchise. It airs on Tipik and in Belgium and on WOW Presents Plus internationally. ''Drag Race Belgique'' is the eleventh international adaptation of the American reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', following Chilean, Thai, British, Canadian, Dutch, Australian and New Zealand, Spanish, Italian, French, and Filipino versions. It has been followed by Swedish, Mexican, Brazilian, German, and South African iterations. ''Drag Race Belgique'' debuted on 16 February 2023, on Tipik. Episodes premiere on a weekly basis every Thursday, and later aired on on primetime. Drag Couenne won the first season, with Athena Sorgelikis as runners-up, while Valenciaga was named Miss Congeniality. In May 2023, the series was renewed for a second season. Production Judges The competiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Race Philippines
''Drag Race Philippines'' is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by HBO Go and WOW Presents Plus. The show based on the American television franchise ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Hosted by Paolo Ballesteros, it aired from August 17, 2022 to October 9, 2024. In every episode, it employs a panel of judges with Paolo Ballesteros and KaladKaren, with BJ Pascual, Jon Santos, and Laurel family (Philippines), Rajo Laurel as alternative judges. Jiggly Caliente served as a judge for three seasons until it was announced in April 2025 that she would not be returning as a judge due to a “severe infection” which led to the amputation of her right leg. Caliente died days after the announcement, aged 44. After three seasons, Precious Paula Nicole, Captivating Katkat, and Maxie (drag queen), Maxie Andreison were crowned as winners of the series. Series overview Production history American drag queen RuPaul, RuPaul Charles first announ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
