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Kelly Roller
Francisco José Cabrera Martínez, known by the stage name Kelly Roller, is a Spanish drag queen known for competing on the third season of '' Drag Race España''. Career In 2018, Kelly Roller was interviewed by ''Togayther'', a magazine focused on LGBT topics, which called her an LGBT icon. On June 11, 2021, she released a music video covering the song "Sonrisa" (Smile) by Ana Torroja. On June 23, 2022, Kelly gave the opening speech at Seville pride, the same event at which María del Monte came out by reading her manifesto, which talked about her preferences, her sexual orientation, and her girlfriend. At the end of 2022, she auditioned to compete in Benidorm Fest, the contest to select Spain's Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ... representative, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torremolinos
Torremolinos () is a municipality in Andalusia, southern Spain, west of Málaga. A poor fishing village before the growth in tourism began in the late 1950s, Torremolinos was the first of the Costa del Sol resorts to be developed and is still the most popular in the region. On the western shore of the Bay of Málaga and in front of the Sierra de Mijas from Málaga, it is served by the A-7 motorway, which bypasses the city to the north, the Cercanías commuter train and Avanzabus. In 2013, it had 69,389 inhabitants, making it the sixth largest city in the province. The township has an area of and a population density of 3153.85 inhabitants/km2, which is multiplied during the summer months. Areas of the town are dotted with older high-rise residential buildings and hotels, but height limitations on new developments and a significant number of original old town properties have kept the town centre much more open than other popular resorts such as Benidorm and Fuengirola. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (apart from ), making it the longest-running annual international televised music competition and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU, as well as invited associate members, are eligible to compete, and 52 countries have participated at least once. Each participating broadcaster se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sandra Montiel
Sandra Almodóvar ( – 28 May 2023), more widely known as Sandra Montiel, was a Spanish actress and drag queen. She was best known for her imitations of actress Sara Montiel. Life Montiel was born in the city of Melilla, Spain, sometime in the 1950s. At the age of fourteen, she left her hometown and moved to Málaga, where she worked in the hospitality industry and began to pursue art. In 1971, she was at the Great Raid of the Pasaje Begoña, during which she stated that a police officer held a gun to her head and threatened to kill her. She was subsequently arrested and incarcerated in the Badajoz prison, where she suffered abuse from prison guards. After her release, she pursued a career in Torremolinos imitating Sara Montiel, with whom she became friends. Montiel appeared as herself in the film Bad Education. She also appeared in ''La vida Chipén''. In 2005, she appeared in ''Sandra o Luis'', a documentary about her life and transition. In 2021, she was awarded th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bestiah
Bestiah, formerly known as Ivory Mess, is the stage name of Marcos Galisteo Pedraz (born April 11, 1992), a Spanish drag queen and singer known for competing on the third season of '' Drag Race España''. Career In 2021, still under the stage name Ivory Mess, Bestiah was interviewed for the web series ''Eso no se pregunta'' (We don't ask about that), as part of the episode, ''Eso no se pregunta: Drag Queen''. In 2023, Bestiah joined the cast of the third season of the reality television competition ''Drag Race España'', which premiered on April 16, 2023. In the season's eighth episode, Bestiah was up for elimination, which lead to her facing off against Kelly Roller in a lip sync battle to the song "La Niña" by María Peláe. The judges ultimately declared Kelly Roller the winner and Bestiah became the ninth queen to be eliminated from the season. After her elimination, she stated that she felt that alternative drag is not appreciated as much as other types of drag seen on '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rigoberta Bandini
Rigoberta Bandini is a Spanish musical act as well as the stage name of its frontwoman, singer-songwriter Paula Ribó. Other members of the band are Ribó's partner, Esteban Navarro, and cousins, Joan Barenys and Belén Barenys (Memé), who variously provide instrumentation and vocals. Ribó and Memé sing; Barenys is a multi-instrumentalist; and Navarro plays keyboard and produces with Ribó. The act has been nominated for two Premios Odeón, winning one, among other accolades. History In 2019, Paula Ribó, who had been a member of the Mamzelles in the 2010s and dubbed many musicals into Spanish and Catalan, launched her solo music career under the stage name of Rigoberta Bandini. The name combines those of human rights activist Rigoberta Menchú and the John Fante character Arturo Bandini. Ribó began releasing music as Rigoberta Bandini in 2020, which she, Navarro, and the Barenys siblings had recorded. That year, Rigoberta Bandini (still principally identified as Ribó as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanel Anorex
Chanel Anorex is the stage name of Cristofer Caamaño González (born December 31, 1990), a Spanish drag queen and multidisciplinary artist known for competing on the third season of '' Drag Race España''. Career In 2018, Chanel Anorex was interviewed by Buzzfeed España as part of a report titled ''Así es ser DRAG QUEEN en España'' (Here's what it's like to be a drag queen in Spain). In the interview, Chanel said she had been doing drag for about a year. In May 2022, Chanel, along with other artists, was interviewed by web publisher ''Cliente Global'' about the working conditions for drag queens in Spain. In February 2023, Chanel performed in ROAR Party in Madrid along with drag queens Onyx and Samantha Ballentines. In the same year, Chanel joined the third season of reality television competition Drag Race España, which premiered on April 16, 2023. In the season's third episode, Chanel was up for elimination, in which she faced Kelly Roller in a lip sync battle. Ultim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lip Sync
Lip sync or lip synch (pronounced , the same as the word ''sink'', short for lip synchronization) is a technical term for matching a speaking or singing person's lip movements with sung or spoken vocals. Audio for lip syncing is generated through the sound reinforcement system in a live performance or via television, computer, cinema speakers, or other forms of audio output. The term can refer to any of a number of different techniques and processes, in the context of live performances and audiovisual recordings. In film production, lip syncing is often part of the post-production phase. Dubbing foreign-language films and making animated characters appear to speak both require elaborate lip syncing. Many video games make extensive use of lip-synced sound files to create an immersive environment in which on-screen characters appear to be speaking. In the music industry, lip syncing is used by singers for music videos, television and film appearances and some types of live perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benidorm Fest
Benidorm Fest is a Spanish song contest organised by the public communication company (RTVE) in collaboration with the to determine 's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, beginning with 2022. It is held in Benidorm, Valencian Community, at the . Based on the Benidorm International Song Festival with amendments to accommodate the Eurovision format, the contest consists of two semi-finals and a final, with the winner jointly determined through teams of judges and a public vote. The first edition was won by Chanel with " SloMo", and the second edition was won by Blanca Paloma with "Eaea". History Background The event is loosely based on the (" Spanish Song Festival of Benidorm"), a national song contest created in 1958 and modelled on the Italian Sanremo Music Festival. The competition was held intermittently until 2006, interspersed with several hiatuses and various changes to the format. Return of a competition to Benidorm Fifteen years after the final edition of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drag Race España
''Drag Race España'' (sometimes called ''Drag Race Spain'') is a Spanish reality competition streaming television series, produced by Atresmedia Televisión in collaboration with Buendía Estudios and executive produced by World of Wonder. It is the Spanish adaptation of the ''Drag Race'' franchise. In a similar format to the American version, the show features a crop of Spanish drag queens as they compete for a grand prize of €30,000 and the title of "Spain's Next Drag Superstar". The series is airing on ATRESplayer Premium in Spain and on WOW Presents Plus elsewhere. The first season premiered on 30 May, and concluded on 25 July 2021. The winner of the first season of ''Drag Race España'' was Carmen Farala. The winner of the second season of ''Drag Race España'' was Sharonne. The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on March 27, 2022. Later on, the series was renewed for a third season set to air in 2023, and an ''All Stars'' version was announced. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benidorm Fest 2022
Benidorm Fest 2022 was the first edition of the annual Benidorm Fest, a television song contest held in the homonymous city, organised and broadcast by RTVE. Presented by Alaska, Inés Hernand and Màxim Huerta, the competition was held between 26 and 29 January 2022. " SloMo", written by Leroy Sanchez, Keith Harris, Ibere Fortes, Maggie Szabo and Arjen Thonen, and performed by Chanel, won the inaugural edition of Benidorm Fest, and thus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, where it placed third, marking the best performance for Spain in Eurovision since . The first edition of Benidorm Fest was met with a positive reception for its realization and production, bet on independent artists, and for rejuvenating Eurovision national selections in the country. Almost three million viewers watched the final, making up a 21% share of the television market. Five out of fourteen entries entered the PROMUSICAE chart, two of them reaching the top spot. The debut of Ben ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María Del Monte
María del Monte Tejado Algaba (born 26 April 1962 in Seville, Andalusia) is a Spanish folk singer and TV and radio hostess. She's most known in Spain as "''La Reina de las Sevillanas''" (The Queen of the Sevillanas). Biography María del Monte was born on 26 April 1962 in Seville, Andalusia. In 1982 won a TV contest show in Ceuta and thereafter released her first album. With the second one titled ''Cántame sevillanas'' being a hit in Spain and achieved triple Platinum disc (thirteen in her long career). In this album there's her most famous single: ''Cántame''.María del Monte's biography Allmusic.com. Also has worked in several TV and radio programs. In 1993 hosted ''Vamos juntos'' in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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