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Gisèle Lullaby
Gisèle Lullaby is the stage name of Simon Gosselin (born August 8, 1988), a French Canadian drag performer most known for winning the third season of ''Canada's Drag Race''. Career Originally from Boucherville, Quebec, Gosselin began as a backup dancer for drag queens at Cabaret Mado, but did not perform in drag himself until a 2009 birthday party for Montreal nightlife personality Franky Dee, when he was convinced to do drag and perform to Beyoncé's " Single Ladies". She has been a longtime host of her own Tuesday night show, ''Full Gisèle'', at Cabaret Mado. In 2020, Gisèle Lullaby participated in Saint-Jeanne, an LGBTQ-inclusive Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day livestream coordinated by singer-songwriter Safia Nolin. Gisèle Lullaby competed on the third season of ''Canada's Drag Race''. After being safe for first 3 episodes, in episode 4 she won the design challenge, she then impersonated Marie Curie for the Snatch Game challenge, receiving praise for her black comedy rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul's DragCon LA
RuPaul's DragCon LA is an annual expo of drag culture held in Los Angeles billed as a "convention that celebrates 'the art of drag, queer culture and self-expression for all'", which debuted in 2015. Its sister event is RuPaul's DragCon NYC started in 2017, and is considered the "world's largest celebration of drag culture." The event is an outgrowth of the internationally successful ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', which generated '' Drag Race Thailand'', ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'', ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars,'' and Chile's ''The Switch Drag Race''. ''RuPaul's Drag Race and'' the DragCons come from World of Wonder Entertainment (WOW), a production company based in Los Angeles. At RuPaul's DragCon LA, past ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' contestants and other well-known drag artists meet with fans, take pictures, sign autographs, and sometimes perform or take part in a discussion panel, as well as sell merchandise. The discussion panels vary from more obvious topics like clothing, fashion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Curie
Marie Salomea Skłodowska–Curie ( , , ; born Maria Salomea Skłodowska, ; 7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934) was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and the only woman to win a Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two scientific fields. Her husband, Pierre Curie, was a co-winner of her first Nobel Prize, making them the first-ever married couple to win the Nobel Prize and launching the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes. She was, in 1906, the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris. She was born in Warsaw, in what was then the Kingdom of Poland, part of the Russian Empire. She studied at Warsaw's clandestine Flying University and began her practical scientific training in Warsaw. In 1891, aged 24, she followed her elder sister Bronisława to study in Paris, where she earned her highe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qui Sait Chanter?
' ( en, italics=yes, Who can sing?) is a Canadian French-language television mystery music game show series based on South Korean program ''I Can See Your Voice'' for the province of Quebec. Since its premiere on 13 September 2021, it has aired two seasons on Noovo. Gameplay Format Presented with a group of six "mystery singers" identified only by their occupation, a guest artist and contestant must attempt to eliminate bad singers from the group without ever hearing them sing, assisted by clues and a celebrity panel over the course of four rounds. At the end of the game, the last remaining mystery singer is revealed as either good or bad by means of a duet between them and one of the guest artists. ''Rewards'' The contestant must eliminate one mystery singer at the end of each round, receiving if they eliminate a bad singer. At the end of the game, the contestant may either end the game and keep the money they had won in previous rounds, or risk it for a chance to win a ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as ''Fort Ville-Marie, Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a Census Metropolitan Area#Census metropolitan areas, metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest city, and List of cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Fierce Music
So Fierce Music is a Canadian record label and entertainment company founded by Velvet Code during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company caters to artists who have been treated as insignificant by the music industry due to their identity or background. History So Fierce Music was founded in 2020 by Canadian musical artist Velvet Code. Velvet Code has over 20 years working in the music field along with working with Lady Gaga, and he created this record label / entertainment company due to his knowledge of how hard it can be for LGBTQ+ artists in the music industry. On September 25, 2020, the first musical release on the label was performed by artist Sofonda Cox. Artists * Sofonda Cox * Gisele Lullaby * Deity Jane * Velvet Code * Icesis Couture * Adriana * Oceane Aqua-Black * Scarlett Bobo * Jay Light * Brandon Hilton * Danny Dymond * Elle Taylor * Jaime Adrian * Justin Cross * Kali Marz * London Shanel * Tash Riot * Trey Mon$y * Kalym * Preston Faye * Roman * Bashful Tenden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Métro (Montreal Newspaper)
''Métro'' (also called ''Métro Montréal'' or ''Journal Métro'') is a French-language free daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The paper is wholly owned by local businessman Michael Raffoul who owns print media distribution company Transmet. Journal Metro is part of the Metro Media group which owns several local newspapers in Montreal. Journal ''Métro'' Montréal was formerly part of the international group of newspapers Metro International. History The paper was founded in 2001, by Montreal-based TC Transcontinental which licensed the brand from Metro International, itself founded in 1995. It was part of several ''Metro'' free papers across Canada under various licensees. From its inception in 2001, it held a franchise as the sole French-language free daily newspaper to be distributed inside the Montreal Metro system and STM bus terminals In 2010, Journal Metro lost its franchise as the provider of the sole French-language free daily newspaper across ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona De Grenoble
Mona de Grenoble is the stage name of Alexandre Aussant, a Canadian drag queen from Montreal, Quebec.Bruno Lapointe"Drag-queens du Québec: «J’ai toujours fait ce que j’avais envie de faire», dit Mona de Grenoble" ''Le Journal de Montréal'', August 4, 2023. She is most noted as the winner of the third season of '' Big Brother Célébrités''. Originally from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Aussant performs in a camp drag style, with her performances based around stand-up comedy rather than dancing or lip syncing. In 2019 she launched Provocante, a biweekly stand-up comedy night at Cabaret Mado. In 2022 she premiered ''Mes premières chaleurs'', her first full-length solo comedy show, at Montreal's Zoofest festival for emerging comedians. On September 18, 2022, Mona de Grenoble, Barbada de Barbades and Rita Baga presented an award at the Prix Gémeaux ceremony, reading the nominees before bringing out Gisèle Lullaby, the third season winner of ''Canada's Drag Race'', to annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbada De Barbades
Barbada de Barbades is the stage name of Sébastien Potvin,Samuel Larochelle"Barbada de Barbades, une drag queen haute en couleurs" '' Huffington Post Québec'', August 7, 2017. a Canadian drag queen most noted as one of the drag house mothers in the reality competition series ''Call Me Mother''. Career Potvin, the Black Canadian son of a Barbadian father and a Québécois mother, first began performing in drag when he entered the 2005 Star Search drag competition at Cabaret Mado. Although he was eliminated from the competition, he entered again in 2006 and won. He continued to perform regularly in drag at Cabaret Mado, becoming one of the club's regular headliners and winning Rita Baga's Mx Fierté pageant in 2017. In 2017, Potvin participated in ''Ils de jour, elles de nuit'', an Ici ARTV documentary series about drag queens, alongside Rita Baga, Gaby, Lady Boom Boom, Lady Pounana, and Tracy Trash. Potvin, an elementary school music teacher by profession, has also been pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Baga
Rita Baga is the stage name of Jean-François Guevremont (born May 27, 1987), a Canadian drag queen from Montreal, Quebec,Hugo Dumas"La future reine québécoise du Nord?" '' La Presse'', August 19, 2020. who is most noted as a top three finalist in the first season of ''Canada's Drag Race''.Rebecca Alter"Canada’s Drag Race Season Finale Recap: What’s Her Name?" '' Vulture.com'', September 21, 2020. In 2022, it was announced that Rita Baga would be a judge and the main host on ''Drag Race Belgique'', a Belgian version of the franchise. She also returned to compete in '' Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World'' in 2022. In addition to performing as Rita Baga, Guevremont worked as director of programming for Fierté Montréal.André-Constantin Passiour"Une édition canadienne toute spéciale de Drag Superstars" ''Fugues'', August 9, 2020. Education Guevremont is an alumnus of the Université du Québec à Montréal, where he studied human resources and tourist development.Lou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Gémeaux
The Prix Gémeaux () or Gémeaux Awards honour achievements in Canadian television and digital media that is broadcast in French. It has been sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television since 1987. Introduced as a French-language equivalent to the Gemini Awards, the Canadian Academy's former presentation for English-language television, it remains separate from the contemporary Canadian Screen Awards despite being presented by the same parent organization. History In 1986, ACTRA transferred their awards to the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. The Academy called their television awards the Gemini Awards, or Prix Gémeaux in French. After their first Gemini awards ceremony for English-language television, the academy decided to have an awards ceremony for French-language television in 1987. In 2003 the Academy added categories for digital media. The first webcast for the awards ceremony was in 2008. In 2013, the Academy decided to keep the Prix Gémeaux separ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xtra!
''Xtra Magazine'' (formerly ''DailyXtra'' and ''Xtra!'') is an LGBTQ-focused digital publication and former print newspaper published by Pink Triangle Press in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The publication is a continuation of the company's former print titles ''Xtra!'', ''Xtra Ottawa'', and '' Xtra Vancouver'', which were all discontinued in 2015."Gay newspaper Xtra to stop printing, go digital only" '''', January 14, 2015. History ''Xtra'' was founded in Toronto on February 19, 1984 (with a March cover date) by Pink Triangle Press, a not-for-profit organization. It was introduced as a fo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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