Le Fil is the stage name of Philip Simon Li, a British artist, drag performer and singer-songwriter who competed on the fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK and the second season of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World.[3]
Le Fil | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Le Fil at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024 | |
| Born | Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England |
| Occupation | Drag performer |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4) Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World (season 2) |
| Website | lefil |
Career
editLe Fil is an artist, drag performer and singer.[4] The first time they performed as Le Fil was at their debut solo art exhibition "Pop Sculpture: The Filosophy of Making"[5] at Camberwell Space art gallery featuring their ceramic sculptures, drawings and live music performance. Le Fil's debut extended play (EP) Pop Sculpture was released in 2012. This was followed by the release of his second EP Nightlife in 2015 which was produced by Frankmusik. Nightlife had five singles which all received music videos, including the single "24/7".[6] The music video was filmed in Chinatown London.
Le Fil is a member of LGBTQ collective Sink The Pink and toured with Spice Girl Melanie C[7] and has appeared in British Vogue.[8]
Le Fil competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[9] Le Fil impersonated Marie Kondo on the Snatch Game challenge. They placed in the bottom two of the challenge, and became the seventh contestant eliminated after losing a lip sync against Black Peppa to "Stop" (1998) by the Spice Girls.[10][11][12] After the show aired, Le Fil toured with her fellow cast members.[13]
Le Fil's five-track extended play (EP) Le Filosophical was released in 2022.[10] Their single "This Is My Culture" received a music video.[14][15] In 2023, Le Fil released the single "Splash Zone".[16]
Personal life
editLe Fil is from Brighouse,[10] and is of Chinese ancestry.[17] They use the pronouns he/him and they/them in and out of drag.[18][19]
Discography
editEPs
edit- Le Filosophical
- Le Filosophical - Part II
- Nightlife
- Pop Sculpture
Singles
editFilmography
editTelevision
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pop Sculpture". arts.ac.uk. University of the Arts London. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Splash Zone". music.apple.com. Apple Inc. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey. "Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 2 cast of queens revealed: Bam! Alexis Mateo is back, baby". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Spirus, Dr (14 August 2020). "Le Fil is putting your money where your mouth is". YASS Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Le Fil - Pop Sculpture: The Filosophy of Making - Exhibition at Camberwell Space in London". ArtRabbit. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ QX (19 July 2018). "Queer pop sensation Le Fil storms Chinatown in fab new music video". QX Magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Sound and Vision from the Space Base of Le Fil". WUSSY Mag. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ ""I Feel Like We've All Somehow Saved Each Other": Sink The Pink Reflect On The Beauty Of Chosen Family". British Vogue. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Exclusive: Drag Race UK's Le Fil talks "disheartening" feedback and being "sidelined"". Digital Spy. 28 October 2022. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Exclusive: Le Fil addresses the 'harsh' judging on Drag Race UK". GAY TIMES. 28 October 2022. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Dunn, Connor (8 November 2022). "Le Fil Claims RuPaul's Drag Race UK Judges Favored Other Queens". ScreenRant. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Drag Race UK star claims the judges "favour certain people"". Digital Spy. 31 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Maidment, Adam (20 April 2023). "Review: RuPaul's Drag Race UK season four tour at Manchester Opera House". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Guerra, Joey. "'Drag Race UK' Q&A: Le Fil talks Spice Girls and her Houston flatmate". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Drag Race UK star Le Fil releases video for new single This Is My Culture". GAY TIMES. 3 November 2022. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ a b Major, Michael. "DRAG RACE Star Le Fil Releases Latest Single 'Splash Zone'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Spencer, Samuel (22 September 2022). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 4 episode 1 runway recap: All the BBC icons and 'Ru Are You?' looks". BBC Three. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ James, Alastair (31 October 2022). "Le Fil dishes on Drag Race UK's 'unfortunate' Snatch Game trend". Attitude. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Le Fil RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Who is this year's Yorkshire contestant Le Fil on the BBC Three show, where is he from, how has Yorkshire inspired his drag?". Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Le Fil releases his irresistible new single 'Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is'". Music-News.com. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Heap, Tim (17 April 2020). "Queer pop artist Le Fil's 'Undercover Lover' is an ode to secret crushes - WATCH". Attitude. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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