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Anetra
Anetra is the stage name of Isaiah Padua, an American drag queen who was runner-up on the 15th season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Career Anetra was cast for and competed in the fifteenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. She won three challenges and placed in the final two, finishing as runner-up to Sasha Colby. One of the challenges Anetra won was the talent show (episode " One Night Only, Part 2"). Her performance included " duck-walking, taekwondo moves, and a fierce original song", according to Pride.com's Bernardo Sim. The song was the first Anetra ever recorded, which she created after taking an edible. Anetra's performance became "the most-viewed cross-platform scene ever published to ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' social media accounts with over 13.1 million views across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube Shorts, and Twitter". This performance also made her the queen with the biggest amount of growth on social media from Season 15, gaining more than 500,000 followers on Insta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15
The fifteenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' premiered January 6, 2023. The Reality television#Reality competition or game shows, reality competition series moved to MTV for broadcast, instead of VH1 in the United States. This season features the largest cast in the show's history, with sixteen queens competing for an amount of $200,000, the largest cash prize in the show's history. It is also the first season to feature biological twins, Sugar and Spice (drag queens), Sugar and Spice. Series judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley, and Ross Mathews returned, and Ts Madison, who had previously appeared as a recurring guest judge, joined the judges panel. The season was won by Sasha Colby, the third trans person to win the main series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race,'' with Anetra as the runner-up. Malaysia Babydoll Foxx was named Miss Congeniality. Production In November 2021, RuPaul announced a casting call for season fifteen of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' on social media. The casting ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown
"Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown" is the eighth episode of the fifteenth season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race''. It originally aired on February 17, 2023. The episode does not have any guest judges. It has the contestants participate a series of lip-syncs that culminates in the elimination of Jax. Episode The contestants return to the Werk Room after Aura Mayari's elimination on the previous episode. They congratulate Mistress Isabelle Brooks for winning the previous main challenge, and share who they think are the frontrunners of the season. On a new day, RuPaul greets the contestants in the Werk Room and reveals the next main challenge: to participate in a "Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown", a series of lip-syncs that culminates in an elimination. For each round, a contestant is chosen at random to select her opponent, who then selects the lip-sync song. On the main stage, RuPaul welcomes fellow judges Michelle Visage and Ross Mathews. The contestants come to the main stage and RuPa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Night Only, Part 2
"One Night Only, Part 2" is the second episode of the fifteenth season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race''. It originally aired on January 6, 2023. Episode For the episode's main challenge, the contestants must perform in the "One Night Only" talent show, and also choreograph and perform an ensemble entrance number. Following is a list of the contestants and their acts: * Amethyst – comedy lipsync * Anetra – original song lip-sync and taekwondo * Aura Mayari – hip-hop dance routine * Irene Dubois – stand-up comedy * Jax – lipsync and gymnastics * Loosey LaDuca – live singing * Luxx Noir London – original song lip-sync * Malaysia Babydoll Foxx – original song lip-sync * Marcia Marcia Marcia – comedy ballet * Mistress Isabelle Brooks – original song lip-sync * Princess Poppy – original song lip-sync and puppetry * Robin Fierce – lip-sync * Salina EsTitties – original song lip-sync * Sasha Colby – lip-sync * Spice – original song lip-sync * Sugar – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxx Noir London
Luxx Noir London (born September 5, 1999) is an American drag performer, singer and songwriter most known for competing on the fifteenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race.'' Early life and education Luxx Noir London was raised in East Orange, New Jersey. She attended the Cicely Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts and earned a degree in musical theater from New Jersey City University. Her parents have always supported her, instilling values of self-love and confidence. Career Luxx Noir London was first exposed to drag from watching ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', and she started doing drag in 2018. Originally she considered "Kitty Noir" and "Luxury Noir", before choosing "Luxx Noir London" as her drag name. She has performed in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and at New York City's annual Bushwig festival. Luxx Noir London released her debut single "Round and Around" on April 9, 2021. She told ''Cosmopolitan'' that she wrote the song "probably n30 minutes during quarantine". ''RuPaul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jax (drag Queen)
Jax is the stage name of Jackson McGoldrick (born April 5, 1997), an American drag queen, dancer, and photographer. Jax competed on the fifteenth season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race''. Early years McGoldrick was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Darien, Connecticut. He participated in gymnastics and competitive cheerleading. He attended the School of Visual Arts, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography and videography. Career On December 13, 2022, Jax was announced as one of the 16 contestants who would compete in the fifteenth season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race''. During her time on the show, Jax placed among the top positions in the first episode. She placed in the bottom twice, eliminating Robin Fierce and Aura Mayari in lip syncs. Jax was eliminated in episode 8, after losing in the LipSync Lalaparuza Smackdown against Anetra. She finished in 10th place. Jax and fellow contestant Luxx Noir London were guest speakers for drag historian and aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teacher Makeovers
"Teacher Makeovers" is the thirteenth episode of the fifteenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. It originally aired on March 24, 2023. Hayley Kiyoko is a guest judge. Loosey LaDuca wins the episode's mini-challenge, and is eliminated from the competition after placing in the bottom two of the episode's main challenge and losing a lip-sync against Luxx Noir London. Episode For the episode's mini-challenge, the contestants vote in a series of uncomfortable questions. Loosey LaDuca wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the contestants give drag makeovers to teachers. As the winner of the mini-challenge, Loosey LaDuca assigns the teachers to the contestants. On the runway, the category is "Drag Family Resemblance". In addition to RuPaul and Michelle Visage, Ross Mathews is a judge and Hayley Kiyoko is a guest judge. Anetra, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, and Sasha Colby receive positive critiques. Anetra is declared the winner. Loosey LaDuca and Luxx Noir London place i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusical
A Rusical (portmanteau of "RuPaul" and "musical") is a musical production on the television series ''RuPaul's Drag Race ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, VH1 (season 9–14) and, beginning with the f ...''. The productions have been featured on the series since season 6, and have been described by Cordu Krubally of '' Screen Rant'' as "a highly anticipated staple" of the show, allowing contestants to showcase their talents. Rusicals by series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' ''RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race'' ''Canada's Drag Race'' ''Drag Race España'' ''Drag Race Holland'' ''Drag Race Italia'' ''Drag Race Thailand'' ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' ''RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World'' ''Drag Race Philippines'' References {{Drag Race Drag R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CeCe Peniston
Cecilia Veronica "CeCe" Peniston (; born September 6, 1969) is an American singer and former beauty queen. In the early 1990s, she scored five number one hits on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play. Her signature song "Finally" reached the number 5 spot on the Hot 100 and number 2 in the UK Top 75. Peniston has performed at private engagements for Aretha Franklin's private birthday party in Detroit, Michigan, Pope John Paul II in Rome at the Vatican (as a member of the gospel band Sisters of Glory) and the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, during both of his inauguration ceremonies in Washington, D.C. She was the first foreign female entertainer to perform in post-apartheid South Africa. According to Peniston, her vocal range vacillates between "five to seven octaves". In February 2011, Peniston signed a record deal with West Swagg Music Group/Bungalo Records, with full distribution through Universal Music Group Distribution, and announced relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finally (CeCe Peniston Song)
"Finally" is the 1991 debut single by American singer and songwriter CeCe Peniston from her debut album, ''Finally'' (1992). It became Peniston's first (and biggest) hit song, peaking at number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in January 1992 and becoming her only US top-ten hit to date. Prior to that, the track was a major success on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it spent two weeks at number one in late 1991. In addition, a dance remix of the song (the "Choice Mix") peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart in March 1992. The remix appeared on many dance music compilations in the early '90s. Background and release Peniston grew up in Phoenix and began writing pop songs during school. The words of "Finally" were purportedly penned during a chemistry class, while thinking about dating in college. In 1989 and 1990, she won the Miss Black Arizona pageant, and took the Miss Galaxy pageant a short time later. Her music career began in January 1991, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right Stuff (Vanessa Williams Song)
"The Right Stuff" is a song by American singer and actress Vanessa Williams, released as the first single from her 1988 debut studio album of the same name. The crossover single was very successful and became a top-five hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as well as making the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "The Right Stuff" also went to number one on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart for one week. It peaked at number 71 on the UK Singles Chart and re-entered the charts in 1989, this time peaking at number 62 with a remixed version. At the 31st Grammy Awards in 1989, the song received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, but lost to Anita Baker’s “ Giving You The Best That I Got”. Critical reception Pan-European magazine ''Music & Media'' picked "The Right Stuff" as Single of the Week. They wrote, "Excellent funk/house/disco mixture from this hot new artist, or Miss America in 1983. The groove has a definite Jam/Lewis much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, and fashion designer. She gained recognition as the first African-American woman to receive the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984. She resigned her title amid a media controversy surrounding nude photographs of her being published on ''Penthouse'' magazine. Thirty-two years later, Williams was offered a public apology during the Miss America 2016 pageant for the events. Williams rebounded from the scandal with a successful career as a singer and actress. In 1988, she released her debut studio album ''The Right Stuff (album), The Right Stuff'', whose The Right Stuff (Vanessa Williams song), title single saw moderate success as well as "Dreamin' (Vanessa Williams song), Dreamin' which peaked at number 8 in the United States in 1989. With her second and third studio albums, ''The Comfort Zone (album), The Comfort Zone'' (1991) and ''The Sweetest Days'' (1994), she saw continued com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
