Kelly Heelton

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Kelly Heelton
Born
Fausto Israel de Souza

(1981-09-15) September 15, 1981 (age 43)
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation Drag queen
Television Drag Race Germany
Website kellyheelton.com

Kelly Heelton is the stage name of Fausto Israel de Souza, a Brazilian-born German drag performer [1] [2] who competed on the first season of Drag Race Germany . She was born in Brazil [3] and resides in Bad Schwalbach. [4]

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Life

Kelly Heelton comes from a musical family, with her father being a guitarist and her aunt an opera singer. At the age of 6, Heelton was already a soloist in a church gospel choir in her hometown of São Paulo. [5] From 1998 to 2002 she studied the arts at the Universidade de São Paulo. [6] In addition to her first musical productions, she worked as a dance teacher. In 2003, Heelton moved to Fulda, Hesse as an au pair, but later moved to Hamburg, where her cousin starred in the musical production of The Lion King. [5] Since 2008, Heelton has been the singer of the bands Cocoda and Nativa Brasileira. [7] She also teaches children singing, dancing and acting. [8]

Career

Kelly Heelton made her debut as a drag queen in 2005 in Cologne, when she filled in for another drag queen in a Destiny’s Child tribute trio. In this performance, she took on the role of Kelly Rowland, from which her drag name is derived. [5] [8] She has performed worldwide, including Spain, Italy, Poland, China, and Russia. [9] In 2016, she hosted her own drag competition: Kelly Heelton's Next Drag Superstar, broadcast on YouTube. 14 drag queens competed against each other, based on RuPaul's Drag Race. [10] In the first season of Drag Race Germany, she took 4th place. She was eliminated in the 10th episode in a lip sync against Metamorkid.

Filmography

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References

  1. ↑ ""The Diva in Me": Kelly Heelton – Temperament in der Hüfte und Feuer im Blut". RTL Online (in German). 2020-06-02. Archived from the original on 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Drag Queens im MyZeil bieten Show für Groß und Klein - Drag Show". Journal Frankfurt. Archived from the original on 2023-05-03. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  3. ↑ Nenner, Luisa (2023-09-07). "Wiesbadener Dragqueen Kelly Heelton bei "Drag Race Germany" dabei". merkurist.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  4. ↑ "Meet the Queens of 'Drag Race Germany' Season 1". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  5. 1 2 3 "Kelly Heelton: Das Wunderkind". Journal Frankfurt (in German). 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  6. ↑ "Fausto Israel". Bühnen Bern (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  7. ↑ "Nativa Brasileira Band". Cris Gavazzoni (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  8. 1 2 "Wiesbadener Dragqueen Kelly Heelton bei "Drag Race Germany" dabei". Merkurist Wiesbaden (in German). 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  9. ↑ "Meet the Queens of 'Drag Race Germany' Season 1". out.com. 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  10. ↑ "Kelly Heelton sucht den "Next Drag Superstar"". Siegessaüle (in German). 2016-02-21.


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