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For the given name, see Tatiana.
Tatianna
Tatianna in 2018
Born
Joseph Michael Santolini

(1987-12-01) December 1, 1987 (age 37)
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Occupation(s)Drag queen, comedian, musician, reality television personality
Years active2007-present
Known for

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 2)

Websitetatiannanow.com

Joey Santolini[1][2] (born Joseph Michael Santolini; December 1, 1987), better known by his stage name Tatianna, is an American drag queen, musician, and reality television personality from Washington, D.C. He is best known for competing on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race and later the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars. She released her debut album, T1, in 2018.

Early life

Santolini was born on December 1, 1987[3] in Arlington, Virginia.[4] He is of Italian and African American descent. He received a license in cosmetology after his senior year in high school.[5] He started dressing as a girl when he was fourteen, and started drag professionally in 2007. He originally applied for season one of Drag Race, but was rejected for being too young.[6]

Career

Tatianna was announced as one of twelve contestants for the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race in November 2009.[7] During the show, she won the first edition of the annual "Snatch Game" challenge, playing Britney Spears in episode four.[8] She overall placed fourth in the competition after losing a lip sync of Aretha Franklin's "Something He Can Feel" to competitor Jujubee.[9] Six years later, she was selected as one of ten contestants for the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars, which was announced on June 17, 2016.[10] He placed in the top two in the first episode, but lost a lip sync to Roxxxy Andrews.[11] He was controversially eliminated by Alaska the following episode after placing in the bottom for his second snatch game as Ariana Grande.[12] He returned in episode five and won $5,000 with Alyssa Edwards after a double-save lip sync to Rihanna's "Shut Up and Drive".[13] He was controversially eliminated by Alaska again for placing in the bottom that following episode.[14] He finished in sixth place overall.

Outside of Drag Race, he hosted his own web show on WOWpresents called Tea With Tati which premiered in April 2018.[15][16] He announced on June 18, 2018, the release of a new fragrance called Choices produced by Xyrena.[17]

Tatianna performed live with Charli XCX on October 13, 2018, singing a duet of Charli's song "1999".[18]

He portrayed Ariana Grande in the music video for Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" on June 17, 2019.

On August 26, 2019, Tatianna performed alongside Taylor Swift during her 2019 MTV Video Music Awards performance.[19]

Personal life

In October 2019, Tatianna was detained outside of an Atlanta nightclub when she entered an employee's only door and reportedly verbally assaulted an employee.[20] No charges were pressed.[21]

Music

Tatianna released her first single, "True" on November 8, 2010.[22] A second single, "Touch" was released on May 6, 2011.[23] Her third single, "Losing Control" was released on August 14, 2012.[24] After a four-year hiatus, Tatianna released "The Same Parts" on September 1, 2016.[25] She performed the single on the premiere episode of All Stars 2 as a spoken word version.[26] Her fifth single, "Transform" was released on October 26, 2016.[27] She released "Use Me" on November 28, 2017.[28] Unlike his other singles, an official music video was released the same day as the single.[29] She released her eleven-track debut album, "T1" on May 28, 2018.[30] Rapper Cazwell and drag queen Salvadora Dali are featured guests on the album. A video for the fifth track, "CYA", was released on August 30, 2018.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2020 Workhouse Queen Herself Documentary [31]
2020 Miss Americana Herself Documentary [32]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2010 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Contestant (4th place)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2016 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Contestant (6th place)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Guest
2021 Guest[33]

Music videos

Year Title Artist Ref.
2016 "The T" Alaska Thunderfuck [34]
2017 "Use Me" Herself [35]
2018 "CYA" [36]
2019 "You Need to Calm Down" Taylor Swift [37]
"Hurt My Feelings" Herself

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Fashion Photo Ruview Herself [38]
2014 Ring My Bell Guest [39]
2016 The Final Lap Season 2, Episode 2 [40]
2018 Tea with Tati Host [41]
Hey Qween! Guest [42]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
T1[30]

Singles

Single Year Album
"True" 2010 Non-album singles
"Touch" 2011
"Losing Control" 2012
"The Same Parts" 2016
"Transform"
"Use Me" 2017 T1
"Try"
(featuring Salvadora Dali) 		2018
"CYA"
"Hurt My Feelings" 2019 Non-album single

References

  1. ^ "The 10 Hottest "RuPaul's Drag Race" Contestants Out of Drag". LOGO News. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  2. ^ "Joseph Michael Santolini". Ancestry Institute. Ancestry. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  3. ^ @TATIANNANOW (22 February 2021). "Four celebrities born the same year as you:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Sitting with Spencer: An Interview with Tatianna -". werrrk.com. 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  5. ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Tatianna". Drag Official. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  6. ^ "Falls Church's Tatianna Rocks RuPaul's World - Falls Church News-Press Online". Falls Church News-Press Online. 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  7. ^ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Exclusive: Meet the season 2 cast and watch them werq!". EW.com. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  8. ^ "Tatianna from RuPaul's Drag Race". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  9. ^ "The 10 Best Lip-Sync Battles From RuPaul's Drag Race". Vulture. 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  10. ^ "Logo Announces Contestants For "RuPaul's All Star Drag Race" Season 2". LOGO News. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  11. ^ "Who went home on the first episode of 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'?". Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  12. ^ "Who won Snatch Game on 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'?". Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  13. ^ "The 15 Best Lip Syncs in 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Herstory". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  14. ^ "'All Stars 2' Tatianna serves tea on Alaska's borrowed crop top & double elimination". Screener. 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  15. ^ "Frenemies: Tea With Tati 101". WOW Presents Plus. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  16. ^ "New Show, Tea with Tati, Out on WOW Presents Plus and It's Spilling It All!". The WOW Report. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  17. ^ "Tatianna on Instagram: "So I'm excited to announce I have a fragrance coming out with @xyrena called Choices! Be one of the first people in the world to get my…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  18. ^ "Charli XCX to play show at London's Heaven this Saturday". Crack Magazine. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  19. ^ "Taylor Swift Just Backed the Equality Act in VMAs Opening Performance". Pride. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  20. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race star Tatianna addresses arrest: 'I was scared'". EW.com. EW. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  21. ^ Burkholder (17 October 2019). "Drag Queen Tatianna Arrested During Atlanta Pride". TheGAVoice.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  22. ^ True - Single by Tatianna, 2010-11-08, retrieved 2018-06-16
  23. ^ Touch - Single by Tatianna, 2011-05-06, retrieved 2018-06-16
  24. ^ Losing Control - Single by Tatianna, 2012-08-14, retrieved 2018-06-16
  25. ^ The Same Parts - Single by Tatianna, 2016-09-01, retrieved 2018-06-16
  26. ^ Winfred, Tim (2016-09-02). "EXCLUSIVE: Tatianna Reveals The Origins Of Her Provocative Spoken Word Piece". Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  27. ^ Transform - Single by Tatianna, 2016-10-26, retrieved 2018-06-16
  28. ^ Use Me - Single by Tatianna, 2017-11-28, retrieved 2018-06-16
  29. ^ TatiannaNow (2017-11-28), Tatianna - Use Me [Official Music Video], retrieved 2018-06-16
  30. ^ a b T1 by Tatianna, 2018-05-28, retrieved 2018-06-16
  31. ^ Molloy, Tim (November 30, 2020). "'Greenlight Yourself': Slamdance Unveils Full Lineup, Showcase for Filmmakers With Disabilities". Movie Maker. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  32. ^ Nolfi, Joey (January 22, 2020). "Taylor Swift feels 'f—ing awesome' in rousing Miss Americana trailer". EW.com. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  33. ^ Annie Martin (February 17, 2021). "'Drag Race's Shea Coulee says 'things are all good' with Valentina". UPI. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  34. ^ Alaska Thunderfuck (2016-10-13), Alaska Thunderfuck - The T (feat. Adore Delano) [Official], retrieved 2019-06-18
  35. ^ TatiannaNow (2017-11-28), Tatianna - Use Me [Official Music Video], retrieved 2019-06-18
  36. ^ TatiannaNow (2018-08-30), Tatianna - CYA [Official Music Video], retrieved 2019-06-18
  37. ^ Street, Mikelle (2019-06-17), "All the Drag Queens (and Who They Appear As) in Taylor Swift's New Video", Out, retrieved 2019-06-17
  38. ^ WOWPresents (2014-05-07), RuPaul's Drag Race Fashion Photo RuView with Tatianna and Raven - Episode 12, retrieved 2019-06-18
  39. ^ WOWPresents (2014-05-04), Tatianna on Ring My Bell, retrieved 2019-09-13
  40. ^ Logo (2016-09-03), The Final Lap w/ Michelle Visage | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (Season 2 Ep 2) | Logo, retrieved 2020-03-16
  41. ^ Logo (2018-09-26), Tea with Tati: Partying, retrieved 2020-03-16
  42. ^ Hey Qween (2018-10-29), TATIANNA on the Hey Qween! HalloQween Special with Jonny McGovern, retrieved 2019-06-18
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