American (RuPaul's Drag Race)
"American" is the twelfth episode of the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10), tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Todrick Hall is a guest judge and Choreography, choreographer. He coaches the remaining four contestants for the main challenge, who are tasked with writing, recording, and performing original versus to RuPaul's song "American" (from her American (album), 2017 studio album of the same name). Episode For the episode's main challenge, the contestants are tasked with writing, recording, and performing original verses to RuPaul's song "American". The challenge involves choreography by Todrick Hall, who also serves as guest judge. On the runway, the category is "Final Four Eleganza Extravaganza". The remaining four contestants (Aquaria (drag queen), Aquaria, Asia O'Hara, Eureka O'Hara, Eureka, and Kameron Michaels) Lip sync, lip-sync to "Call Me Mother" by RuPaul. All are declared finalists. Reception Oliver Sava of ''The A.V. Club'' gave the episode a rating of 'B+' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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RuPaul's Drag Race
''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race (franchise), ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder (company), World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, VH1 (season 9–14) and, beginning with the fifteenth season, MTV. The show documents RuPaul in the search for "America's next drag queen, drag superstar". RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. Contestants are judged by a panel that includes RuPaul, Michelle Visage, one of four rotating judges (Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, Ts Madison, or Law Roach), as well as one or more guest judges, who critique their progress throughout the competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme. ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' has aired for seventeen seasons and inspired the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American online magazine, digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The print magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City, and ceased publication in 2022. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as ''Us Weekly'', ''People (magazine), People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and ''In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who serve ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The A
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun '' the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lip Sync
Lip sync or lip synch (pronounced , like the word ''sink'', despite the Hard and soft C, spelling of the participial forms ''synced'' and ''syncing''), short for lip synchronization, is a technical term for matching a Speech, 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 Loudspeaker, speakers, or other forms of Audio signal, 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 Filmmaking, film production, lip syncing is often part of the post-production phase. Dubbing foreign-language films and making Animation, 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kameron Michaels
Dane Young (born July 23, 1986), known professionally as Kameron Michaels, is an American drag performer who came to international attention after competing on the tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Originally from Columbia, Tennessee, she began her career in Nashville, where she performed locally from 2004 or 2005 until her appearance on television. Since her season aired in 2018, Michaels has been a staple of several domestic and international tours that feature ''Drag Race'' contestants, including Werq the World, Christmas Queens and Drive 'N Drag. She has also appeared on a number of web series produced by World of Wonder (company), World of Wonder. In June 2019, she released "Freedom", her debut single and music video. Since January 2020, she has been a staple cast member of RuPaul's Drag Race Live!, a residency show in Las Vegas, and also stars in the accompanying VH1 miniseries ''RuPaul's Drag Race: Vegas Revue''. Michaels identifies as a muscle queen, that is, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eureka O'Hara
Eureka, also known as Eureka O'Hara and Eureka!, is the stage name of Eureka D. Huggard (born August 26, 1990), an American drag queen and reality television personality. Eureka rose to prominence competing on the ninth and tenth seasons of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. She was removed from the ninth season due to a knee injury, becoming the first contestant in the history of the show to be sent home due to injury; she was then given an automatic berth to season 10, where she placed as runner-up. In 2021, Eureka competed on the sixth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'', where she once more placed as a runner-up. In 2024, she competed on the second season of '' Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World''. From 2020 to 2022, Eureka co-hosted ''We're Here'' on HBO alongside fellow ''Drag Race'' contestants Bob the Drag Queen and Shangela. The series received acclaim from critics. Early life and education Huggard was born August 26, 1990, in Bristol, Tennessee, and started perform ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Asia O'Hara
Antwan Mason Lee (born July 7, 1982), better known by the stage name Asia O'Hara, is an American drag queen, reality television personality, and costume designer. She is most well known for competing on the tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', in which she placed fourth. Since her season aired in 2018, O'Hara has been a staple of several domestic and international tours that feature ''Drag Race'' contestants, including Werq the World, Christmas Queens and Drive 'N Drag. She has also appeared on a number of web series produced by World of Wonder, including ''Can Do Queens'', which she co-hosts with Kameron Michaels. In June 2018, she released "Queen for Tonight", her debut single. Her second single, "Crown Up", was released on May 20, 2019, along with an accompanying music video. Since January 2020, she has been a staple cast member of '' RuPaul's Drag Race Live!'', a residency show in Las Vegas, and also stars in the accompanying VH1 miniseries '' RuPaul's Drag Race: Vegas R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aquaria (drag Queen)
Giovanni Lucca Palandrani (born February 12, 1996), better known by his stage name Aquaria, is an American drag queen, television personality, and recording artist best known for winning the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 10), tenth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' in 2018. Early life and education Palandrani was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania to Gina and David Palandrani. He has a sister named Francesca, and is of Italians, Italian descent. He trained as a dancer for four years and experimented with drag in high school. He attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan for two semesters, studying Fashion, women's wear design, before dropping out. Career Aquaria is the Drag queen#drag mother, drag daughter of ''Drag Race'' RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4), season four winner Sharon Needles. However, after Sharon Needles#Abuse allegations, accusations of abuse were made against Needles in 2020, Aquaria has said that she "does not support him" and "feels awful for anyone h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Choreography
Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which Motion (physics), motion or Visual appearance, form or both are specified. ''Choreography'' may also refer to the design itself. A choreographer creates choreographies through the art of choreography, a process known as choreographing. It most commonly refers to dance choreography. In dance, ''choreography'' may also refer to the design itself, sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. Dance choreography is sometimes called ''dance composition''. Aspects of dance choreography include the compositional use of organic unity, rhythmic or non-rhythmic articulation, theme and variation, and repetition. The choreographic process may employ improvisation to develop innovative movement ideas. Generally, choreography designs dances intended to be performed as concert dance. The art of choreography involves specifying human movement and form in terms of space, shape, time, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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RuPaul
RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960) is an American drag queen, television host, singer, producer, writer, and actor. He produces, hosts, and judges the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and has received List of awards and nominations received by RuPaul, several accolades, including 14 Primetime Emmy Awards, three GLAAD Media Awards, a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Billboard Music Awards, ''Billboard'' Music Awards, and a Tony Award. He has been dubbed the "Queen of Drag" and is considered the most commercially successful drag queen in the United States, with ''Fortune (magazine), Fortune'' saying that he is "easily the world's most famous drag queen." In 2017, RuPaul was included in the annual Time 100, ''Time'' 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Born and raised in San Diego, California, RuPaul studied performing arts in Atlanta, Georgia, before relocating to New York City, where he became a popular fixture on the LGBTQ cultur ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Todrick Hall 2019 (cropped)
''Todrick'' is an American reality television series featuring Todrick Hall. The show aired on MTV for eight episodes from August 31 to October 19, 2015. Cast * Todrick Hall * Chester Lockhart * Nicole "LipstickNick" Faulkner * Kaley Hatfield * Vonzell Solomon * Carlie Craig * Jenni Thomasson * Shawn Adeli * ThurZday Lyons Guests * Madison Beer * Dexter * GloZell * Joseph Gordon Levitt * Shanna Malcolm * Jenna Marbles * Aubrey O'Day * Jillian Rose Reed * Kelly Rowland Episodes Soundtrack On October 13, 2015 a soundtrack featuring all the original songs from the show alongside commentary tracks was released to digital retailers. References External links ''Todrick''at MTV.com Todrickat IMDb IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ... {{Todrick Hall 2010s Am ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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American (album)
''American'' is the eleventh studio album by American singer and drag queen RuPaul. The album was released on March 24, 2017, to coincide with the premiere of the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 9), ninth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. RuPaul has said that the album is influenced by the 2016 United States presidential election. Track listing Chart performance References 2017 albums Dance music albums by American artists RuPaul albums {{2010s-album-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |