''Drag Race Belgique'' is a Belgian French-language

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television series based on the original American series ''

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'' and part of the ''Drag Race'' franchise. It airs on Tipik and in Belgium and on

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internationally. ''Drag Race Belgique'' is the eleventh international adaptation of the American reality competition series ''

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, 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.

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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 competition series is hosted and judged primarily by French Canadian drag queen

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, who competed in the first season of ''Canada's Drag Race'' and the first season of ''Canada vs. the World.'' Belgian-Italian entrepreneur and content creator Lufy and Belgian singer and actor

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, made appearances as the competition's prominent judges.

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, who first appeared as a guest judge, replaced Lufy on the judging panel after the first season.

Contestants

Since 2023, there has been a total of 19 contestants featured in ''Drag Race Belgique''.

Series overview

Season 1 (2023)

In April 2022 the production company behind ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', announced that a Belgian adaptation of the show, specifically from the French-speaking area of

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, was in the works. On the same day, it was announced via the shows official

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page, that casting for the first season was now open. Applications remained open for one week until closing on 8 May 2022. In January 2023,

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(RTBF) revealed the first ten contestants for its first season. The first season of ''Drag Race Belgique'' began airing on 16 February 2023, on Tipik and in Belgium and on

internationally. The season ran for 8 episodes and concluded on 4 April 2023. Athena Sorgelikis and Susan made the final, and

was the winner of the first season.

Season 2 (2024)

In May 2023, it was announced that Tipik renewed the series for a second season.

References

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