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Drag Race Italia

Drag Race Italia is an Italian reality competition television series based on the original American series RuPaul's Drag Race and part of the Drag Race franchise. The series is produced by World of Wonder for Discovery+ in Italy, and subsequently free-to-air on Real Time (season 1–2) and, beginning with the third season, Paramount+.[1] The show is also available worldwide on WOW Presents Plus.[2]

Drag Race Italia
GenreReality competition
Based onRuPaul's Drag Race
Directed byMarco Manes
Presented byPriscilla
Judges
Opening themeRuPaul's Drag Race theme
Ending theme
  • "U Wear It Well" (season 1)
  • "Rock It (To the Moon)" (season 2)
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • RuPaul Charles
  • Fenton Bailey
  • Randy Barbato
ProducerDimitri Cocciuti [it]
Running time70–95 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkDiscovery+ (2021–2022)
MTV and Paramount+ (2023)
Release18 November 2021 (2021-11-18) –
present
Related
Drag Race franchise

Drag Race Italia is the eighth international adaptation of the American reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race.

Drag Race Italia debuted on 19 November 2021 on Discovery+.[3] Episodes premiere on a weekly basis every Thursday, and later aired on Real Time on primetime. Starting with the third season, the series premiere on streaming platform Paramount+, and later on MTV on primetime.

Elecktra Bionic, won the first season, with Farida Kant and Le Riche as runners-up, while Luquisha Lubamba was named Miss Congeniality.[4] In March 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.[5] La Diamond won the second season.[6] In March 2023, the series was renewed for a third season.[1]

Production

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Judges

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The competition series is hosted and judged primarily by Italian drag queen Priscilla. On 30 June 2021, it was announced that actress Chiara Francini and television personality Tommaso Zorzi, would make appearances as the competition's prominent judges.[7][8]

In June 2023, coinciding with the program's move to the Paramount+ streaming platform,[1] Priscilla and Francini announced they would be returning for the show's third season while Zorzi would not citing scheduling issues with Discovery+'s shows.[9] In the same day singer and DJ Paola Iezzi and actor Paolo Camilli were announced to be joining the panel to replace Zorzi.[10][11]

Judges on Drag Race Italia
Judge Season
1 2 3
Priscilla Main
Chiara Francini Main
Tommaso Zorzi Main
Paola Iezzi Guest Main
Paolo Camilli [it] Main

Contestants

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Main article: List of Drag Race contestants § Drag Race Italia

Since 2021, there has been a total of 31 contestants featured in Drag Race Italia.

Series overview

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Main article: List of Drag Race Italia episodes
SeriesContestantsEpisodesOriginally airedWinnerRunner(s)-upMiss Congeniality
First airedLast aired
18618 November 2021 (2021-11-18)23 December 2021 (2021-12-23)Elecktra BionicFarida Kant
Le Riche		Luquisha Lubamba
210820 October 2022 (2022-10-20)8 December 2022 (2022-12-08)La DiamondAura Eternal
Nehellenia		Nehellenia
3131213 October 2023 (2023-10-13)29 December 2023 (2023-12-29)Lina GaloreMelissa BianchiniSilvana Della Magliana

Episodes

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Main article: List of Drag Race Italia episodes

Season 1 (2021)

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Main article: Drag Race Italia season 1

The first season of Drag Race Italia began airing on 19 November 2021 on Discovery+ in Italy and World of Wonder's streaming service WOW Presents Plus internationally.[12] It was followed later by a free-to-air broadcast on Real Time, which premiered on 9 January 2022.[13] Casting occurred in early 2021 with production starting in summer 2021.[14] A trailer for the first season was posted via social media on 28 October 2021.[15] The season ran for 6 episodes and concluded on 23 December 2021. Elecktra Bionic, Farida Kant, Le Riche and Luquisha Lubamba made the final, and Electra Bionic was the winner of the first season.[4]

Season 2 (2022)

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Main article: Drag Race Italia season 2

In March 2022, it was announced that Discovery+ renewed the series for a second season. At the same time, it is announced that all the judges from the first season have also been reconfirmed.[7] A trailer for the second season was posted via social media on 29 September 2022.[16] It premiered on 20 October 2022. The season ran for 8 episodes and concluded on 8 December 2022. Aura Eternal, La Diamond, Nehellenia and La Petite Noire, made the final, with La Diamond winning the title of Italy's Next Drag Superstar.[6]

Season 3 (2023)

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Main article: Drag Race Italia season 3

Production of a third season was announced, with casting opening in March 2023. In the same announcement it was confirmed that the show would move to the streaming platform Paramount+.[1] In June 2023, it was announced that Zorzi will not return as a judge, due to a scheduling conflict with another project he is working on.[11] The third season judging panel included singer and DJ Paola Iezzi and actor Paolo Camilli.[10][11] Lina Galore, Melissa Bianchini, La Sheeva and Silvana Della Magliana, made to the finale, with Lina Galore winning the title of third Italy's Next Drag Superstar.[17]

Accolades

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Award Year Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Ref.
Diversity Media Awards [it] 2023 Best TV show Drag Race Italia Won [18][19]

Discography

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List of singles
Title Season
"A Little Bit of Love (Cast Version)"
(Elecktra Bionic, Farida Kant, Le Riche, and Luquisha Lubamba) 		1
"Portento (Na Na Na Na)"
(Aura Eternal, La Diamond, Nehellenia, and La Petite Noire) 		2
"Queens (Cast Version)"
(Lina Galore, Melissa Bianchini, La Sheeva and Silvana Della Magliana) 		3

References

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  2. ^ Nolfi, Joey (1 July 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race Italia is ready to spill the spaghet-tea". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. ^ White, Brett (19 October 2021). "Is There Such a Thing as Too Much RuPaul's Drag Race?". Decider. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Elecktra Bionic vince Drag Race Italia, la sua reazione e gli ascolti della finale" [Elecktra Bionic wins Drag Race Italia, her reaction and the final's ratings]. Biccy.it (in Italian). 14 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 July 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. ^ Penzavalli, Alice (1 March 2022). "Drag Race Italia 2, casting aperti per la seconda stagione: come iscriversi" (in Italian). AP Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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  7. ^ a b Zeccato, Nunzio (9 March 2022). "Tommaso Zorzi su Discovery: "Drag Race Italia 2" e reality sulla sartoria". Super Guida TV (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  8. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race Italia: Tommaso Zorzi, Chiara Francini e Priscilla in giuria". La Repubblica (in Italian). 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  9. ^ ""Giuria rinnovata a Drag Race Italia", la reazione dei giudici * Biccy.it". Biccy.it (in Italian). 22 March 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Drag Race Italia 3, svelata la nuova giuria: un addio e due new entry". Biccy.it (in Italian). 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  11. ^ a b c "La giuria di Drag Race Italia 3: Tommaso Zorzi non ci sarà, arriva Paola Iezzi". Spettacolo Fanpage (in Italian). 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Palinsesti Discovery, si punta su "Drag Race Italia" con Zorzi. Arriva Teresa Mannino e torna il direttore Peter Gomez con La Confessione". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Drag Race Italia: dove vederlo in TV e streaming". realtime.it. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  14. ^ Parente, Luca (19 December 2021). "Dimitri Cocciuti: così ho portato Drag Race in Italia". NEG Zone (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Scusi Drag Race fans! Meet the queens of Drag Race Italia season 1". Gay Time. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  16. ^ ""Drag Race Italia", il nuovo video promo svela l'identità delle 10 protagoniste" ["Drag Race Italia", the new promo video reveals the identity of the 10 contestants]. Biccy.it (in Italian). 29 September 2022. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Lina Galore vince Drag Race Italia: «L'arte drag ha potenza rappresentativa: in questo è politica»" [Lina Galore wins Drag Race Italia: "Drag has representational power: in this it's political."]. Il Messaggero (in Italian). 31 December 2023. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Drag Race e Geo vincono ai Diversity 2022" ["Drag Race" and "Geo" won Diversity 2022]. The Way Magazine (in Italian). 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Tutte le edizioni passate del DMA" [All the previous editions of DMA]. Diversity Media Awards (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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