Elektra Shock

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Elektra Shock
Born
James Luck

(1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 32)
England, United Kingdom
Occupation Drag queen
Known for

James Luck (born 30 September 1992), better known by the stage name Elektra Shock, is a New Zealand drag performer best known for competing on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under and the second season of House of Drag .

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Early life

Luck was born in England [1] and raised in Invercargill, New Zealand [2] where he attended Southland Boys' High School. [3] He studied dance at the Urban Dance Centre in Sydney, Australia. [2]

Career

Luck has worked as a backup dancer for acts such as Sia, Jesse James, and Little Mix. [4] He was a backup dancer in the 2012 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony for Annie Lennox. [4]

In 2018, Luck was a guest dancer on Dancing with the Stars and was on the judging panel of Indian-inspired dance competition The Great NZ Dance Masala. [5]

Elektra was a contestant on the second season of the New Zealand drag competition show House of Drag , placing as the runner-up. On the show, she won four challenges, the most in the show's history, and never placed in the bottom. She was eliminated in the final lip sync by that season's winner, New Zealand drag queen Spankie Jackzon.[ citation needed ]

In March 2021, Elektra was announced as a competitor on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. [6] House of Drag hosts and judges Kita Mean and Anita Wigl'it competed alongside Elektra, making Elektra the first Drag Race contestant to compete against the judges of a previous show she was on. [6]

Elektra became known as a "lip sync assassin" on her season, eliminating JoJo Zaho and Coco Jumbo in episodes 1 and 3. She won the commercial challenge in episode 5. [7] In episode 7, she landed in the bottom two and was eliminated by season winner Kita Mean. [7]

The name "Elektra Shock" is derived from electric shock; the name was given to her by her drag mother Trinity Ice. [3]

Luck appeared as a judge on the ninth series of Dancing with the Stars. [8]

Personal life

Luck has identified as queer. [9] He lives in the Ponsonby neighborhood of Auckland with his partner Michael. [10]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Dancing with the Stars HimselfGuest dancer (series 7)
2018The Great NZ Dance MasalaHimselfJudge
2020 House of Drag HerselfRunner-up (season 2)
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (season 1) Herself5th place (season 1)
2021 My Life is Murder Ginger SnapsSeason 2 Episode 3
2022 Dancing with the Stars HimselfJudge (series 9)
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under (season 2) HerselfGuest Choreographer

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