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Drag Race Holland (season 2)
The second season of '' Drag Race Holland'' premiered on 6 August and concluded on 24 September 2021. The competition is broadcast on Videoland in the Netherlands and on WOW Presents Plus internationally. The competition sees ten Dutch drag queens compete for the title of the next Dutch Drag Superstar, a cash prize of €15,000, a crown and scepter by Fierce Drag Jewels, and a stage on the 2022 edition of the Dutch Milkshake festival. The cast was officially announced via social media on 27 July 2021. The winner of the second season was Vanessa Van Cartier, with My Little Puny ending as runner-up. Contestants ''Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.'' Notes: Contestant progress Lip syncs Legend: Guest judges On 4 August 2021, Marieke Samallo was confirmed to be Nikkie Plessen's replacement as main judge. Carlo Boszhard and were confirmed to be rotating judges. Listed in chronological order: *Elise Schaap, actress and singer *, actress and sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Boszhard
Carlo Boszhard (born 26 June 1969) is a Dutch TV personality, singer, impersonator, and host. His brother is Ron Boszhard. Early life Carlo was born as the youngest son of the Boszhard family, he is the brother of Ron Boszhard. He spent his childhood in Amsterdam and had a predilection for theater, show and entertainment in primary school. At the age of thirteen het started performing in theater ''De Engelenbak'' in Amsterdam. One of his teachers there was Dutch TV host Paul de Leeuw. After completing the Agricultural and Horticultural school, he became a caretaker. He nursed elderly people suffering from dementia. Yet, Boszhard still wanted to be a presenter. So he chose to perform as an extra in late 1980s television shows such as the ''Ep Oorklep Show'' (with André van Duin), ' (with Henk Paanen, Henk Spaan and Harry Vermeegen), and in the film ''Dutch Treat'' with the Dolly Dots. In 1989 Boszhard responded to an advertisement from the AVRO and got himself hired as a hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelma Houston
Thelma Houston ( Jackson; born May 7, 1946) Retrieved . is an American singer. Beginning her recording career in the late 1960s, Houston scored a number-one hit record in 1977 with her recording of "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Biography Early life and career Houston was born in Leland, Mississippi. Her mother was a cotton picker. She and her three sisters grew up primarily in Long Beach, California. After marrying and having two children, she joined the Art Reynolds Singers gospel group and was subsequently signed as a recording artist with Dunhill Records. Despite her surname, she is not related to Whitney Houston. In 1969, Houston released her debut album, entitled ''Sunshower'', produced, arranged and composed by Jimmy Webb except for one track. In 1971 she signed with Motown Records but her early recordings with them were largely unsuccessful. Her most notable single during that period was "You've Been Doing Wrong for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glennis Grace
Glenda Hulita Elisabeth Batta (born 19 June 1978), known professionally as Glennis Grace, is a Dutch singer. In 2005, she Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, 50th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, and in 2018 she appeared on the America's Got Talent (season 13), 13th season of ''America's Got Talent'' and made it to the finals. Glennis Grace has received online attention due to the similarity between her voice and that of Whitney Houston. Life and career Batta was born in Amsterdam to a Dutch people, Dutch mother and a father from Curaçao. She was discovered in 1994, at the age of 15, after she won the Dutch TV talent show called ''Soundmixshow,'' where she performed the Whitney Houston song "''One Moment in Time''". Eurovision Song Contest In 2005, Glennis Grace accepted the offer to participate in the ''Nationaal Songfestival'', the national selection in the Netherlands in the Eurovision S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina De Bruin
Tina de Bruin (born 24 November 1975) is a Dutch actress. She played a role in several films, including '' Gooische Vrouwen'' (2011), '' Liefde Zonder Grenzen'' (2021) and '' Costa!!'' (2022). She also appeared in two seasons of the television show '' Wie is de Mol?''. Career In 2011, she appeared in the film '' Gooische Vrouwen'' and in 2014, she appeared in the film ''Toen was geluk heel gewoon'' which is based on the television series with the same name. In 2020, she replaced Chantal Janzen in the second season of the television series ''Kees & Co'' as Janzen could no longer fit the series in her schedule. In 2020, she participated in the 20th season of the popular television show '' Wie is de Mol?'' in which contestants are tasked to find which contestant among them is playing the role of the mole. In the same year, she also appeared in a special anniversary edition of the show, called ''Wie is de Mol? Renaissance'', which featured only contestants of previous seasons. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elise Schaap
Elise Schaap (born 21 September 1982) is a Dutch actress. Career Elise Schaap acts in television series and films. In the popular television series ''Familie Kruys'', she played a pregnant Romanian bride. Schaap played the girlfriend of a drug kingpin in the series ''Undercover'', reprising her role in the 2021 film ''Ferry''. It was announced in 2021 that Schaap would star in the first Dutch Netflix original comedy series. She also starred in the films ''My Father Is an Airplane'' (2021), ''Hotel Sinestra'' (2022) and ''Faithfully Yours'' (2022). Personal life Schaap was born in Papendrecht. Her family then moved to Rotterdam when she was six. From age 15, she worked in a tanning salon. She studied at the Academy of Theatre and Dance in Amsterdam and gave birth to a daughter in 2015. Awards and recognition Schaap won Best Actress at Monte-Carlo Television Festival (2011) for ''The Swing Girls'' (together with Andrea Osvárt and Lotte Verbeek Lotte Verbeek (born 24 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instagram
Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. The app allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts can be shared publicly or with preapproved followers. Users can browse other users' content by tag and location, view trending content, like photos, and follow other users to add their content to a personal feed. Instagram was originally distinguished by allowing content to be framed only in a square (1:1) aspect ratio of 640 pixels to match the display width of the iPhone at the time. In 2015, this restriction was eased with an increase to 1080 pixels. It also added messaging features, the ability to include multiple images or videos in a single post, and a Stories feature—similar to its main competitor Snapchat—which allowed users to post their content to a sequential feed, with each post accessible to others for 24 hours. As of Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Bassey
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists in Britain. Born in Cardiff, Bassey began performing as a teenager in 1953. In 1959, she became the first Welsh person to gain a number-one single on the UK Singles Chart. In the following decades, Bassey amassed 27 Top 40 hits in the UK, including two number-ones. She became well-known for recording the soundtrack theme songs of the James Bond films '' Goldfinger'' (1964), '' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971), and '' Moonraker'' (1979). In 2020, Bassey became the first female artist to chart an album in the Top 40 of the UK Albums Chart in seven consecutive decades with her album ''I Owe It All To You''. Bassey has also had numerous BBC television specials, and she hosted her own variety series, '' Shirley Bassey''. In 2011, BBC aired the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer), Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John Deacon (bass). Their earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as arena rock and pop rock. Before forming Queen, May and Taylor had played together in the band Smile (band), Smile. Mercury was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques. He joined in 1970 and suggested the name "Queen". Deacon was recruited in February 1971, before the band released their Queen (Queen album), eponymous debut album in 1973. Queen first charted in the UK with their second album, ''Queen II'', in 1974. ''Sheer Heart Attack'' later that year and ''A Night at the Opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Stop Me Now
"Don't Stop Me Now" is a song by the British rock band Queen featured on their 1978 album ''Jazz'' that was released as a single in 1979. Written by lead singer Freddie Mercury, it was recorded in August 1978 at Super Bear Studios in Berre-les-Alpes (Alpes-Maritimes), France, and is the twelfth track on the album. The song also appears in the band's 1981 compilation album ''Greatest Hits'', and in June 2011, as part of Queen's 40th anniversary celebrations, an old take of the song containing more guitar parts was included on the bonus EP of the re-released and remastered ''Jazz'' album. Featuring in films, commercials, and television shows, the song has grown in popularity in the four decades since its release. Bobby Olivier of ''Billboard'' attributes its initial rebirth to its appearance in the 2004 cult classic zombie apocalypse film ''Shaun of the Dead''. In 2014, ''Rolling Stone'' readers voted it their third-favourite song by Queen. Background The song was written by Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merel Baldé
Merel Baldé (born 10 February 1991) known by her stage name MEROL (stylized in capitals), is a Dutch people, Dutch Actor, actress and Singing, singer. She mainly gained fame through her singles ''"Lekker met de meiden"'' (fun with the girls) and ''"Hou je bek en bef me"'' (shut up and Cunnilingus, lick my pussy). Early years Baldé was born in Dordrecht. Her father is account manager and her mother teaches Dutch. In 2014, she graduated from the Academy of Theatre and Dance, Amsterdam Academy of Theatre and Dance. After graduating she featured in various Dutch theatre plays, television shows and the feature film ''All You Need Is Love''. Singing career Breakthrough (2018) In 2018, Baldé released her first Extended play, EP, ''Boter'', under the name MEROL with her own label ''Ammehoela Records''. From this EP, she released the song ''"Ik wil een kind van jou"'' (I want a child from you) as her debut single on Valentine's Day 2018, during which it was performed live on radi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul
RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960; stylized as RuPaul) is an American drag queen, television personality, actor, musician, and model. Best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', he has received List of awards and nominations received by RuPaul, several accolades, including 12 Primetime Emmy Awards, three GLAAD Media Awards, a Critics' Choice Television Awards, Critics' Choice Television Award, two Billboard Music Awards, ''Billboard'' Music Awards, and a Tony Awards, Tony Award. He has been dubbed the "Queen of Drag". Born and raised in San Diego, California, San Diego RuPaul later studied performing arts in Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta. He settled in New York City, where he became a popular fixture on the LGBT culture in New York City, LGBT nightclub scene. He achieved international fame as a drag queen with the release of his debut single, "Supermodel (You Better Work)", which was included on his debut studio alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
En Vogue
En Vogue is an American vocal girl group whose original lineup consisted of singers Terry Ellis, Dawn Robinson, Cindy Herron, and Maxine Jones. Formed in Oakland, California, in 1989, En Vogue reached No. 2 on the US Hot 100 with the single "Hold On", taken from their 1990 debut album '' Born to Sing''. The group's 1992 follow-up album ''Funky Divas'' reached the top 10 in both the US and UK, and included their second US number two hit "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" as well as the US top 10 hits " Giving Him Something He Can Feel" and "Free Your Mind". In 1996, "Don't Let Go (Love)" became the group's third, and most successful single, to reach number two in the US, and became their sixth number one on the US R&B chart. Robinson left the group in 1997 shortly before the release of their third album '' EV3'', which reached the US and UK top 10. Jones left the group in 2001, Amanda Cole joined shortly thereafter. However, in 2003, Cole left the group, and Rhona Bennett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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