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BeBe Zahara Benet
Nea Marshall Kudi Ngwa (born March 20, 1980) better known by his stage name BeBe Zahara Benet, is a Cameroonian-American drag performer, television personality, and musician best known for winning the first season of the reality-television drag competition ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' in 2009''.'' In 2018, he returned as a surprise contestant for the third season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars'', placing in the top four. His first EP, ''Face'', was released in 2014, followed by his second EP, ''Kisses & Feathers'', in 2017. His third EP, ''Broken English'', was released in 2020. As of 2019, he stars in the TLC transformational makeover television series '' Dragnificent'', as the event planning expert. In 2021, he starred in ''Being Bebe'', a film documenting fifteen years of his life. Early life Ngwa was born and raised in Cameroon. His family later moved to France where Ngwa lived until he settled in Minneapolis at age nineteen to complete his college studies and to be closer to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douala
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. Home to Central Africa's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA), it is the commercial and economic capital of Cameroon and the entire Economic Community of Central African States, CEMAC region comprising Gabon, Congo, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic and Cameroon. Consequently, it handles most of the country's major exports, such as Petroleum, oil, Cocoa bean, cocoa and coffee, timber, metals and fruits. , the city and its surrounding area had an estimated population of 5,768,400. The city sits on the estuary of Wouri River and its climate is tropical. History The first Europeans to visit the area were the Portuguese people, Portuguese in about 1472. At the time, the estuary of Wouri River was known as the Rio dos Camarões (Shrimp River). By 1650, it had become the site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper Thornton (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album ''She's So Unusual'' (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song), Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night (Cyndi Lauper song), All Through the Night"—earned Lauper the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Best New Artist award at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with the The Goonies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, soundtrack for the motion picture ''The Goonies'' and her second record ''True Colors (Cyndi Lauper album), True Colors'' (1986). This album included the number one single "True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song), True Colors" and "Change of Heart (Cyndi Lauper song), Change of Heart", which peaked at number three. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralphi Rosario
Ralphi Rosario is an American house musician and founding member of the influential Chicago DJ group Hot Mix 5. Biography When Hot Mix 5 was formed in 1981 on radio station WBMX (now WVAZ), Rosario, the youngest member of the group, was still in high school. The Hot Mix 5 went on to become one of the leading forces in the early Chicago house music scene. Like other members of the group, Rosario eventually branched out into music production and remixing. His first release, made in collaboration with Vince Lawrence, was "Sample That!" in 1986 under the name Bang Orchestra. In 1987, his collaboration with Xaviera Gold, " You Used to Hold Me", became a big hit for Rosario that was subsequently remixed and re-released several times. Rosario continues to work as a DJ and remixer and has released several albums. He has remixed tracks by artists including INXS, the Shamen, Jomanda, Culture Beat, Gloria Estefan, Deee-Lite, Pet Shop Boys, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Giorgio Moroder, Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartner (; born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. He is widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, United States, as part of the Red Bull Stratos project. Doing so, he set world records for skydiving an estimated , reaching an estimated top speed of , or Mach 1.25. He became the first person to break the sound barrier relative to the surface without vehicular power on his descent. He broke skydiving records for exit altitude, vertical freefall distance without a drogue parachute, and vertical speed without a drogue. Though he still holds the two latter records, the first was broken two years later, when on 24 October 2014, Alan Eustace jumped from 135,890 feet—or, with a drogue. Baumgartner is also renowned for the particularly dangerous nature of the stunts he has performed during his career. He spent time in the Austrian military where he practiced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Michelle
Alexander J. Michaels (born October 16, 1983), stage name Alexis Michelle, is an American drag queen and singer who came to international attention on the ninth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. As of 2019, she stars in the TLC transformational makeover television series '' Dragnificent'' as the makeup and body image expert. She released her debut album, ''Lovefool'', in 2018. Early life Michaels was raised in New York City. He attended the Interlochen Center for the Arts and received a BFA in musical theatre from the University of Michigan. He started doing drag when he was 10 years old and had paid professional gigs starting in 2003. His cousin is singer Lisa Loeb. He comes from a Jewish descent. He comes from the same drag mother as season 10 contestant Dusty Ray Bottoms. He was seen wearing a Dusty T-shirt in the workroom in one of the episodes of season nine, and Bottoms wore an Alexis T-shirt in season 10. He auditioned for ''Drag Race'' eight times before being selec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorgy Thor
Thorgy Thor is the stage name of Shane Thor Galligan, an American drag queen and musician who came to international attention on the eighth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and on the third season of '' All Stars''. Early life Galligan studied music at the University of Hartford Hartt School in Connecticut before graduating from the State University of New York, Purchase with a Bachelor of Music in both viola and violin performance in 2006. He also knows how to play the cello. His mother, Elaine Frantzen Galligan (born March 22, 1953), died from cancer on March 20, 2005. Career Drag Thorgy Thor moved to Brooklyn in 2006 and considers herself a Brooklyn queen. She has said Brooklyn's drag style has contributed to her aesthetic. Galligan's first drag performance was as Frank N. Furter from ''The Rocky Horror Show''. He was also Marvel Ann in the theater version of ''Psycho Beach Party''. His original drag name was Shananigans; as Thorgy Thor she won the LEGEND award at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jujubee (drag Queen)
Airline Inthyrath ( lo, ແອລາຍ ອິນທິຣາດ) (born June 21, 1984), known by her stage name Jujubee (sometimes stylized as jUjUBee), is an American drag queen, reality television personality, and recording artist from Lowell, Massachusetts. She first rose to prominence in 2010 as a contestant on the second season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', and later returned to compete on the first and fifth seasons of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'', and the first season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World'' (2022), becoming one of the most popular queens from the franchise. She has the unique distinction of being the only contestant to reach the finale of the competition four times. Additionally, she was a main cast member on the makeover television series ''RuPaul's Drag U'' (2010–2012), '' Dragnificent'' (2019–2020), and ''RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race'' (2022). In 2021, she competed on the first season of Paramount+ singing competition '' Queen of the Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shangela
Chantize Darius Jeremy Pierce, better known as Shangela Laquifa Wadley or mononymously as Shangela (born November 22, 1980), is an American drag queen, reality television personality and actor best known for competing on ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Shangela was the first contestant eliminated in season two, and returned as a surprise contestant in the series' third season, placing fifth. She returned once again for the third season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' where she finished in joint-third/fourth place alongside winner of the first season, BeBe Zahara Benet. Shangela has also made several television appearances and regularly performs across the United States and Canada. After ''Drag Race'', Shangela appeared in numerous television series, including ''Community'' (2011), '' 2 Broke Girls'' (2012), ''Glee'' (2012), ''Bones'' (2014), ''The X-Files'' (2016), and ''Broad City'' (2019). She also appeared in the comedy film ''Hurricane Bianca'' (2016), its sequel '' Hurricane B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul's Drag U
''RuPaul's Drag U'' (as in "Drag University") is an American reality television series that debuted July 19, 2010, on Logo TV. Its final episode aired in August 2012. It was hosted by RuPaul and a team of drag queen "professors". ''Drag U'' was a spin-off (media), spin-off of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. RuPaul confirmed on May 8, 2013 via Twitter that the series had been cancelled. Format In each episode of ''RuPaul's Drag U'' three women are given Drag (clothing), drag makeovers and taught to access their "inner divas". Each of these faux queens is judged and evaluated on her "Drag Point Average" (DPA): Drag transformation, Performance and Attitude adjustment. The contestant with the highest DPA wins. RuPaul is the "President" of Drag U. Unlike in ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', he does not appear in drag. Regular judges in season one were "Dean of Drag" Lady Bunny and "Dean of Dance" Frank Gatson Jr. For season two, Lady Bunny returned as "Dean of Drag", and various choreographers rotated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob The Drag Queen
Christopher D. Caldwell, better known as Bob the Drag Queen and Caldwell Tidicue, is an American drag queen, comedian, actor, activist, musician, and reality television personality. He is best known for winning the eighth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. As of 2020, he has more than one million followers on Instagram and was the first Black ''Drag Race'' queen to reach the milestone. After ''Drag Race'', he pursued acting, appearing in television shows such as ''High Maintenance'' (2016), ''Tales of the City'' (2019), and '' A Black Lady Sketch Show'' (2019). In 2020, he began co-hosting ''We're Here'' on HBO alongside fellow ''Drag Race'' contestants Eureka O'Hara and Shangela. The series has received acclaim from critics. Early life Bob the Drag Queen was born to Martha Caldwell in 1986 with the last name "Caldwell", which he later incorporated into the professional name "Caldwell Tidicue". He was born in 1986 in Columbus, Georgia, and he was raised in Clayton County, Georgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul's Drag Race (season 8)
The eighth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' began airing on March 7, 2016. Returning judges include RuPaul and Michelle Visage, along with Ross Mathews and Carson Kressley, who shared judging responsibilities on an alternating basis. Twelve drag queens competed for the title of "America's Next Drag Superstar". The prizes for the winner are a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $100,000. The full list of contestants was revealed during the NewNowNext Awards on February 1, 2016. The song "U Wear It Well" from RuPaul's album ''Butch Queen'' was featured in promotion for the show. On March 31, 2016, it was announced LogoTV renewed the show for a ninth season. It was the last season to solely be played on Logo, as the show moved to VH1 for its ninth season. The theme song played during the runway segment every episode was "The Realness", and the song played during the closing credits was "Die Tomorrow", both songs from the album ''Realness''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality-TV
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series '' Survivor'', '' Idols'', and '' Big Brother'', all of which became global 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 gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentaries, television news, sports television, talk shows, and traditional game shows are generally not class ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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