Drag Race France

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Drag Race France
Drag Race France logo.png
Genre Reality competition
Based on RuPaul's Drag Race
Directed byLionel Chabert
Presented by Nicky Doll
Judges
Opening theme"RuPaul's Drag Race" (theme)
Ending theme"I'm a Winner, Baby"
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes25 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Camera setup Multiple
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release25 June 2022 (2022-06-25) 
present
Related
Drag Race franchise

Drag Race France is a French reality competition television show part of the Drag Race franchise. Based on the original American series RuPaul's Drag Race , it is the ninth international adaptation of the show. The show is hosted by Nicky Doll, who previously competed in the twelfth season of the original American version.

Contents

The show premiered on June 25, 2022, on the digital channel France.tv Slash. For the first and second seasons, episodes premiered on a weekly basis every Thursday, and later aired on France 2 every Saturday night. Since the third season, the show moved completely to France 2, with episodes premiering every Friday. The show is available simultaneously on Crave in Canada, and on WOW Presents Plus internationally.

Paloma won the first season, with La Grande Dame and Soa de Muse as runners-up, while Elips was named Miss Congeniality. In August 2022, the series was renewed for a second season. [1] Keiona won the second season. Le Filip won the third season.


Production

Judges

The competition series is hosted and judged primarily by French drag queen, Nicky Doll, who competed in the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. French television presenter Daphné Bürki and dancer Kiddy Smile, made appearances as the competition's prominent judges. [2]

Judges on Drag Race France
JudgeSeason
1 2 3
Nicky Doll Main
Daphné Bürki Main
Kiddy Smile Main

Contestants

Since 2023, there has been a total of 30 contestants featured in Drag Race France.

Series overview

SeasonContestantsEpisodesOriginally releasedWinnerRunner(s)-upMiss Congeniality
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
1 10825 June 2022 (2022-06-25)11 August 2022 (2022-08-11) France.tv Slash Paloma La Grande Dame and Soa de Muse Elips
2 11930 June 2023 (2023-06-30)25 August 2023 (2023-08-25) Keiona Sara Forever Moon
3 10831 May 2024 (2024-05-31)19 July 2024 (2024-07-19) France 2 Le Filip Ruby on the NailNorma Bell

Season 1 (2022)

In November 2021, the production company for RuPaul's Drag Race confirmed that a French adaptation is in the works with casting calls. [3] In early March 2022, it was announced that French drag queen Nicky Doll, will host the French adaptation. [4] In June 2022, Entertainment Weekly revealed the first ten contestants for its first season. [5] The first season of Drag Race France began airing on 25 June 2022, on France.tv Slash in France and World of Wonder's streaming service WOW Presents Plus internationally. The season ran for 8 episodes and concluded on 11 August 2022. La Grande Dame and Soa de Muse made the final, and Paloma was the winner of the first season.

Season 2 (2023)

In October 2022, it was announced that France Télévisions renewed the series for a second season. [6] A trailer for the second season was posted via social media on 10 June 2023. [7] [8] Eleven contestants were announced on 1 June 2023. [9] It premiered on 30 June 2023. [10] The season ran for 9 episodes and concluded on 25 August 2023. Mami Watta, Punani, and Sara Forever made the final, and Keiona was the winner of the second season.

Season 3 (2024)

Accolades

AwardYearCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultRef.
Q D'or Awards 2023Q d'or du Phénomène téléDrag Race FranceWon [11]

Discography

List of singles
TitleSeason
"Boom Boom" (Les sœurs Jacquettes) [a]
La Big Bertha, La Grande Dame, and Paloma
1
"Boom Boom" (The Nails) [a]
Elips, Lolita Banana, and Soa de Muse
"We Are Légendaires" 2
"Déjà Une Star" (Keiona)
"Moi Moi Moi" (Mami Watta)
"La Punanimité" (Punani)
"Madame Forever" (Sara Forever)
"Cabaret Lé-gen-daire" 3
"Secouer Secouer"
"Hrvatica Baby!" (Le Filip)
"Reine de Cœur" (Leona Winter)
"Brûle" (Lula Strega)
"C'est qui la plus belle?" (Ruby on the Nail)
Notes
  1. 1 2 Currently unavailable

Spin-off

On 21 November 2024, a spin-off series Drag Race France All Stars was announced. Based on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars , the series will follow the return of past competitors of Drag Race France. [12]

See also

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