The first season of ''
Drag Race Italia'' premiered on November 18, 2021. The cast was announced on October 28, 2021. The winner of the first season of ''Drag Race Italia'' was
Elecktra Bionic
Mattia Di Renzo (born 16 May 1994), better known by the stage name Elecktra Bionic, is an Italian drag queen based in Turin, Piedmont. They are best known for winning the first season of ''Drag Race Italia
''Drag Race Italia'' is an Italian re ...
, becoming the first ever winner in the ''Drag Race'' franchise without any maxi-challenge wins, with Farida Kant and Le Riche as runners-up.
Casting occurred in early 2021 with production starting in summer 2021. On June 30, 2021, it was announced that the judges panel will include Italian drag performer
Priscilla
Priscilla is an English female given name adopted from Latin ''Prisca'', derived from ''priscus''. One suggestion is that it is intended to bestow long life on the bearer.
The name first appears in the New Testament of Christianity variously as ...
, actress
Chiara Francini and television personality
Tommaso Zorzi.
The season consisted of six one-hour episodes.
Contestants
''Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.''
Contestant progress
Lip syncs
Legend:
Guest judges
Listed in chronological order:
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Cristina D'Avena
Cristina D'Avena (born 6 July 1964) is an Italian actress, singer and television personality. She has sold nearly 7 million copies of her albums.
D'Avena was selected to join the prestigious Institute of Antoniano choir, following her debut, ...
, singer and actress
*, film director
*, actor
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Vladimir Luxuria
Vladimir Luxuria (), born 24 June 1965, is an Italian activist, television personality and actress. Luxuria was a Communist Refoundation Party MP, belonging to The Union coalition led by Romano Prodi.
She was the first openly transgender membe ...
, activist, television personality and actress
*Nick Cerioni, stylist
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Donatella Rettore
Donatella Rettore, also simply known as Rettore (born 8 July 1955, in Castelfranco Veneto, Province of Treviso) is an Italian singer and songwriter.
Rettore started her singing career in 1973. Her early recordings was oriented towards Italian ...
, singer
*
Giancarlo Commare, actor
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Enzo Miccio, stylist and wedding planner
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Coco Rebecca Edogamhe
Rebecca Coco Edogamhe (born 5 September 2001), also known as Coco Rebecca Edogamhe, is an Italian actress best known as the star of the streaming Netflix series '' Summertime''.
Life and career
Edogamhe was born in Lecce and raised outside of B ...
, actress
*
Ambra Angiolini
Ambra Angiolini (born 22 April 1977, in Rome) is an Italian actress and singer.
She made her film debut in Ferzan Özpetek's '' Saturn in Opposition'' (2007) for which she won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress as well as the N ...
, singer and actress
Special guests
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 3
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Tiziano Ferro
Tiziano Ferro (; born 21 February 1980) is an Italian singer, songwriter, producer and author. He broke through in 2001 with his international hit single " Perdono" and has remained commercially successful since then, in several countries. Ferro ...
, singer and songwriter
*Andrea Attila Felice, choreographer
*Stefano Magnanelli, songwriter
Episode 4
*Michele Magani,
MAC Cosmetics' global senior artist
*Vincenzo De Lucia, comedian and impersonator
Episode 6
*Andrea Attila Felice, choreographer
*Tommaso Stanzani, dancer
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RuPaul, American drag queen and ''
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 ...
'' host
*
Michelle Visage
Michelle Lynn Case (nee Shupack), better known as Michelle Visage (born September 20, 1968), is an American singer, television host, actress, radio DJ and producer. She first gained recognition as a member of the musical group Seduction which ...
, American singer, television personality and ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' judge
Episodes
References
{{Drag Race Italia
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2021 Italian television seasons
Drag Race Italia seasons