Piche (drag queen)

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Piche
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Piche in 2023
Born
Mike Pierre Gautier [1] [2]
NationalityFrench
Occupation Drag queen
Television Drag Race France (season 2)

Piche is the stage name of Mike Pierre Gautier, a French drag performer who competed on the second season of Drag Race France and the first season of Drag Race France All Stars . [3] [4]

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Biography

Of Spanish Romani and Algerian origin, Mike Gautier lived in Arles [5] until the mid-2010s, before moving to Paris. [6] [7] His father had expelled him from the family home at the age of 13. He trained in ballet, Jazz dance, Hip-hop and dance in heels, and attended the Conservatoire d'Avignon and the École nationale supérieure de danse de Marseille. [7]

At the Soirée des Étoiles 2019 in Arles, he was awarded the Étoile de la culture in the show category. [8] [9]

Filmography

References

  1. Poussel, Marie (6 September 2023). "Piche, la première drag-queen gitane, se lance dans le rap : " Étonner, c'est ce que j'aime "". leparisien.fr (in French). Le Parisien. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  2. "Confess". music.apple.com. Apple Inc. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  3. "UPDATE: Meet The Queens Of Drag Race France Season 2!". www.pride.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-09. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  4. "Drag Race France : Piche, la première drag queen gitane - Elle". elle.fr (in French). 2023-08-20. Archived from the original on 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  5. Marie Ottavi (2023-12-09). "La communauté des gens du voyage prend ses quartiers sur TikTok". Libération . Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  6. "Drag Race France : Piche, la première drag queen gitane". Elle. 2023-08-20. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  7. 1 2 "Interview. Qui est Piche, « baby queen » à barbe de la saison 2 de Drag Race France ?". actu.fr. 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  8. "Soirée des Etoiles 2019 : les pépites des quartiers d'Arles à l'honneur". thegoodarles.com. 2019-02-28. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  9. Julia Razil (2019-02-28). "Les jeunes talents arlésiens récompensés pendant la Soirée des Étoiles". La Provence . Retrieved 2024-03-28.