Drag Race Belgique is a Belgian French-language reality competition television series based on the original American series RuPaul's Drag Race and part of the Drag Race franchise. It airs on Tipik and Auvio in Belgium and on WOW Presents Plus internationally.[1]
| Drag Race Belgique | |
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| Also known as | Drag Race Belgium |
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Directed by | Romain Leroux[citation needed] |
| Presented by | Rita Baga |
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| Country of origin | Belgium |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Producer | Michaël De Lil |
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| Release | 16 February 2023 – present |
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Drag Race Belgique is the eleventh international adaptation of the American reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race, following Chilean, Thai, British, Canadian, Dutch, Australian and New Zealand, Spanish, Italian, French, and Filipino versions. It has been followed by Swedish, Mexican, Brazilian, German, and South African iterations.
Drag Race Belgique debuted on 16 February 2023, on Tipik.[2] Episodes premiere on a weekly basis every Thursday, and later aired on Auvio on primetime.
Drag Couenne won the first season, with Athena Sorgelikis as runners-up, while Valenciaga was named Miss Congeniality. In May 2023, the series was renewed for a second season.[3]
Production
editJudges
editThe competition series is hosted and judged primarily by French Canadian drag queen Rita Baga, who competed in the first season of Canada's Drag Race and the first season of Canada vs. the World.[4] Belgian-Italian entrepreneur and content creator Lufy and Belgian singer and actor Mustii, made appearances as the competition's prominent judges.[5] Lio, who first appeared as a guest judge, replaced Lufy on the judging panel after the first season.[6]
| Judge | Season | |
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| 1 | 2 | |
| Rita Baga | Main | |
| Lufy | Main | |
| Mustii | Main | |
| Lio | Guest | Main |
Contestants
editSince 2023, there has been a total of 19 contestants featured in Drag Race Belgique.
Series overview
edit| Season | Contestants | Episodes | Originally aired | Winner | Runner(s)-up | Miss Congeniality | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||||||
| 1 | 10 | 8 | 16 February 2023 | 6 April 2023 | Tipik Auvio | Drag Couenne | Athena Sorgelikis | Valenciaga | |
| 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 February 2024 | 21 March 2024 | Alvilda | La Veuve | Star | ||
Season 1 (2023)
editIn April 2022 the production company behind RuPaul's Drag Race, announced that a Belgian adaptation of the show, specifically from the French-speaking area of Wallonia, was in the works.[7] On the same day, it was announced via the shows official Instagram page, that casting for the first season was now open. Applications remained open for one week until closing on 8 May 2022.[8]
In January 2023, Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) revealed the first ten contestants for its first season.[9] The first season of Drag Race Belgique began airing on 16 February 2023, on Tipik and Auvio in Belgium and on WOW Presents Plus internationally. The season ran for 8 episodes and concluded on 4 April 2023. Athena Sorgelikis and Susan made the final, and Drag Couenne was the winner of the first season.
Season 2 (2024)
editIn May 2023, it was announced that Tipik renewed the series for a second season.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Le show "Drag Race" aura sa version belge sur Tipik!". RTBF (in French). 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "'Drag Race Belgique': Follow the Queens on Instagram, TikTok". Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ a b "Stay Tuned les Kuinesss 👀 @ritabagaz vous donne rendez-vous en 2024 pour la saison 2". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey (5 July 2022). "'Canada's Drag Race' queen Rita Baga to host 'Drag Race Belgique'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Damshenas, Sam (7 January 2023). "Here are the judges joining Rita Baga on Drag Race Belgique". Gay Times. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ ""Drag Race Belgique" : Lio intègre le jury de la saison 2". RTBF.be (in French). January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ April 29, Joey Nolfi; EDT, 2022 at 04:30 AM. "RuPaul werks her waffle to Belgium for 'Drag Race Belgique'". EW.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "It's chocolate! 🇧🇪 @dragracebelgique is coming soon to @wowpresentsplus (worldwide outside Belgium)! #DragRaceBelgique casting is open through May 8 at dragracebe.com 👑". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ "Drag Race Belgique : découvrez qui sont les 10 Queens du concours". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
