Synthia Kiss is the stage name of Daniel Finlan, a Canadian drag performer most known for competing on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race.[1][2]
Synthia Kiss | |
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.jpg) Synthia Kiss at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024 | |
| Born | Daniel Finlan[1] Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | Canada's Drag Race (season 2) |
Early life and education
editFinlan was born and raised in Peterborough, Ontario.[3] He graduated from fashion school at Ryerson University in Toronto.[4]
Career
editFinlan started doing drag after fashion school, in Vancouver.[4] He competed in his first drag competition in 2016.[5] Synthia Kiss was a contestant on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race and finished in seventh place.
Synthia Kiss has regularly performed as part of the "Brat Pack" drag troupe alongside Canada's Drag Race castmates Kendall Gender and Gia Metric.[6]
Personal life
editFinlan is based in Vancouver.[4] His brother, Matthew Finlan, is an actor best known as cohost of the CBC Gem web series Ghosting with Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan.[7]
Filmography
editTelevision
editWeb series
edit- Bring Back My Girls (2022)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "'I feel like a winner': Synthia Kiss eliminated from 'Canada's Drag Race,' but still shining". The Peterborough Examiner. 2021-11-21. Archived from the original on 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ "Synthia Kiss from Drag Race Canada to YASS". YASS Magazine. 2021-11-24. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ ""Express Yourself": The Art and Community of Drag – Sheridan Sun". sheridansun.sheridanc.on.ca. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ a b c Ritchie, Kevin (2021-11-20). "Canada's Drag Race: Synthia Kiss on the best and worst drag trends". NOW Toronto. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ "Local contestants host watch parties for premiere of Canada's Drag Race | Curated". Daily Hive. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ Kevin Ritchie, "Canada’s Drag Race: Synthia Kiss on the best and worst drag trends". Now, November 20, 2021.
- ^ Debra Yeo, "Searching for haunted Ontario: Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan go ‘Ghosting’ on CBC Gem". Toronto Star, January 24, 2024.
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (9 January 2024). "Kevin Alves, Katie Douglas & Devyn Nekoda Among Guests On CBC's 'Ghosting With Luke Hutchie And Matthew Finlan'; Watch The Trailer Here". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
External links
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