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Drag Race France
File:Drag Race France logo.jpg
GenreReality competition
Based onRuPaul's Drag Race
Directed byLionel Chabert
Presented byNicky Doll
Judges
Opening theme"Drag Race" theme, by Lucian Piane and RuPaul
Ending theme"I'm a Winner, Baby", by RuPaul, Jack Wilson and Lior Rosner
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupMultiple
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJune 25, 2022 (2022-06-25) –
present

Drag Race France is a French reality competition television series based on the original American series RuPaul's Drag Race and part of the Drag Race franchise. It airs on the digital channel France.tv Slash in France and on WOW Presents Plus internationally.[1][2]

Announced by World of Wonder in November 2021, the show is a drag queen contest in which the “next French superstar of drag” is selected. Each week, the candidates are subjected to different challenges and are evaluated by a group of judges including personalities who critique the progress of the participants and their performances.[3]

It is hosted by French drag queen Nicky Doll, who competed on the twelfth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and placed tenth. Nicky Doll also serves as a judge alongside Daphné Bürki and Kiddy Smile.[4]

Drag Race France debuted on June 25, 2022 on France.tv Slash. Episodes premiere on a weekly basis every Thursday and also stream simultaneously on France.tv catch-up service and on Salto, a French subscription streaming service, and later aired on France 2 every Saturday night. The series debuted 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.[5]

Contestants

See also: List of Drag Race contestants

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestants of Drag Race France season 1 and their backgrounds
Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Paloma 30 Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Winner
La Grande Dame 22 Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Runners-up
Soa de Muse 33 Saint-Denis, Île-de-France
Lolita Banana 36 Paris, Île-de-France 4th Place
La Big Bertha 36 Paris, Île-de-France 5th Place
Elips 25 Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine 6th Place
Kam Hugh 22 Paris, Île-de-France 7th Place
La Briochée 31 Palaiseau, Île-de-France 8th Place
Lova Ladiva 32 Toulouse, Occitania 9th Place
La Kahena 29 Paris, Île-de-France 10th Place

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Paloma won Drag Race France season 1.
  La Grande Dame and Soa de Muse were the runners-up.
  Elips was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C).
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
  STAY indicates that the contestant won a lip sync to advance to the finale.
  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Contestant Episode
1[6] 2[7] 3[8] 4[9] 5[10] 6[11] 7[12] 8[13]
Paloma SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE BTM WIN STAY Winner
La Grande Dame SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE STAY Runner-up
Soa de Muse WIN BTM BTM SAFE WIN SAFE STAY Runner-up
Lolita Banana SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM ELIM Guest
La Big Bertha SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE ELIM Guest
Elips SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM Miss C
Kam Hugh SAFE SAFE WIN ELIM Guest
La Briochée SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest
Lova Ladiva BTM ELIM Guest
La Kahena ELIM Guest

Lip syncs

Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
1 La Kahena vs. Lova Ladiva "Prière païenne"
(Céline Dion) 		La Kahena
2 Lova Ladiva vs. Soa de Muse "Toutes les femmes de ta vie"
(L5) 		Lova Ladiva
3 La Briochée vs. Soa de Muse "Pookie"
(Aya Nakamura) 		La Briochée
4 La Big Bertha vs. Kam Hugh "DJ [fr]"[a]
(Diam's) 		Kam Hugh
5 Elips vs. Paloma "Libertine"[a]
(Mylène Farmer) 		Elips
6 La Big Bertha vs. Lolita Banana "Corps [fr]"
(Yseult) 		La Big Bertha
Episode Contestants Song Winner
7 Lolita Banana vs. Soa de Muse "Dieu m'a donné la foi"
(Ophélie Winter) 		Soa de Muse
La Grande Dame vs. Paloma "Le Banana Split"
(Lio) 		Paloma
Contestants Song Eliminated
La Grande Dame vs. Lolita Banana "La grenade"
(Clara Luciani) 		Lolita Banana
8 La Grande Dame vs. Paloma vs. Soa de Muse "Mourir sur scène"
(Dalida) 		La Grande Dame
Soa de Muse
  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
  The contestant won the lip sync for a place in the finale.
  The contestant was eliminated after the final lip sync of the season.
  1. ^ a b In international broadcasts outside of France, licensing for this song was denied and a generic instrumental track was played to accompany the lip-sync.

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:[14]

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
11"Bonjour, Bonjour, Bonjour!"25 June 2022 (2022-06-25)

Ten queens enter the workroom. For the first mini-challenge, the queens do a cabaret photoshoot. Lolita Banana wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens perform a talent show in front of the judges.

  • Elips - Lip-sync performance
  • Kam Hugh - Live singing
  • La Big Bertha - Burlesque
  • La Briochée - Live singing
  • La Grande Dame - Lip-sync performance/Saxophone
  • La Kahena - Comedy performance
  • Lolita Banana - Lip-sync performance
  • Lova Ladiva - Stand-up
  • Paloma - Stand-up
  • Soa de Muse - Live singing

On the runway, category is Liberté, égalité, Jean-Paul Gaultier (Liberty, Equality, Jean-Paul Gaultier). Elips, La Big Bertha and Soa de Muse receive positive critiques, with Soa de Muse winning the challenge. Kam Hugh, La Kahena and Lova Ladiva receive negative critiques, with Kam Hugh being safe. La Kahena and Lova Ladiva lip-sync to "Prière païenne" by Céline Dion. Lova Ladiva wins the lip-sync and La Kahena is the first queen to sashay away.

  • Guest Judges: Iris Mittenaere and Jean-Paul Gaultier
  • Mini-Challenge: Cabaret Photoshoot
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Lolita Banana
  • Main Challenge: Perform a talent show in front of the judges
  • Runway Theme: Liberté, égalité, Jean-Paul Gaultier (Liberty, Equality, Jean-Paul Gaultier)
  • Challenge Winner: Soa de Muse
  • Main Challenge Prize: A weekend in London
  • Bottom Two: La Kahena and Lova Ladiva
  • Lip Sync Song: "Prière païenne" by Céline Dion
  • Eliminated: La Kahena
  • Farewell Message: "Bisous❤️ on s'appelle on se fait une raclette ! Bertha + Soa❤️ it's yours." ("Kisses❤️ we'll call each other and let's make a raclette ! Bertha + Soa❤️ it's yours.")
22"Queen Pour Cent"30 June 2022 (2022-06-30)

For this week's mini-challenge, the queens get into twenty minute rock 'n' roll quick drag and front a band of drag kings. La Grande Dame wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the contestants act in "Queen Pour Cent", a comedic parody of the series Dix Pour Cent (Call My Agent!, in English). As the winner of the mini-challenge, La Grande Dame gets to assign the roles.

  • La Big Bertha plays Miranda
  • La Briochée plays Marion
  • Elips plays Mime Marcelle
  • La Grande Dame plays Mona
  • Kam Hugh plays Isabelle
  • Lolita Banana plays Yolanda
  • Lova Ladiva plays Kimberley
  • Paloma plays Viviane
  • Soa de Muse plays Anita

On the runway, category is Dites-le avec des fleurs (Say It With Flowers). La Grande Dame, Lolita Banana and Paloma receive positive critiques, with Paloma winning the challenge. La Big Bertha, Lova Ladiva and Soa de Muse receive negative critiques, with La Big Bertha being safe. Lova Ladiva and Soa de Muse lip-sync to "Toutes les femmes de ta vie" by L5. Soa de Muse wins the lip-sync and Lova Ladiva sashays away.

  • Guest Judge: Marianne James
  • Mini-Challenge: Rock 'n' roll quick-drag
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: La Grande Dame
  • Main Challenge: Act in the Dix Pour Cent parody "Queen Pour Cent"
  • Runway Theme: Dites-le avec des fleurs (Say It With Flowers)
  • Challenge Winner: Paloma
  • Main Challenge Prize: A weekend getaway and thalassotherapy treatment in Cabourg
  • Bottom Two: Lova Ladiva and Soa da Muse
  • Lip Sync Song: "Toutes les femmes de ta vie" by L5
  • Eliminated: Lova Ladiva
  • Farewell Message: "I love you déchirer toutes. A très vite, Lova Ladiva ho thank you ❤️Lova!!!" ("I love you tear it all up. See you soon, Lova Ladiva oh thank you ❤️Lova!!!")
33"French Ball"7 July 2022 (2022-07-07)

For this week's mini-challenge, the queens film comedic baking tutorials in pairs. La Briochée and Elips win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens must present three looks in the French Ball in three categories: Ma France à moi (My own France), French clichés, and an outfit for the Festival de Cannes that must be designed and constructed in the workroom and incorporate beach toys.

On the runway, La Grande Dame, Kam Hugh, Lolita Banana, and Paloma receive positive critiques, with Kam Hugh winning the challenge. La Big Bertha, La Briochée, Elips, and Soa de Muse receive negative critiques, with La Big Bertha and Elips being safe. La Briochée and Soa de Muse lip-sync to "Pookie" by Aya Nakamura. Soa de Muse wins the lip-sync and La Briochée sashays away.

  • Guest Judges: Chantal Thomass and Véronique Philipponnat
  • Mini-Challenge: Film a baguette baking tutorial
  • Mini-Challenge Winners: La Briochée and Elips
  • Main Challenge: Present three looks in the "French Ball"
  • Runway Themes: Ma France à moi (My own France), French Clichés, and Festival de Cannes
  • Challenge Winner: Kam Hugh
  • Main Challenge Prize: A €2,000 shopping spree
  • Bottom Two: La Briochée and Soa de Muse
  • Lip Sync Song: "Pookie" by Aya Nakamura
  • Eliminated: La Briochée
  • Farewell Message: "Merci infiniment de m'avoir accueillie avec tant d'amour. Soyez généreuses, fabuleuses et moelleuses, comme moi. Love, La Briochée." ("Thank you so much for welcoming me with so much love. Be generous, fabulous, and fluffy, like me. Love, La Briochée")
44"Snatch Game - France Season 1"14 July 2022 (2022-07-14)

For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. La Big Bertha wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens must impersonate celebrities as panelists in the Snatch Game. Bilal Hassani and Bérengère Krief star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consists of:

On the runway, category is Lendemain de soirée (The Morning After A Night Out). La Grande Dame, Paloma, and Soa de Muse receive positive critiques, with La Grande Dame winning the challenge. La Big Bertha, Kam Hugh, and Lolita Banana receive negative critiques, with Lolita Banana being safe. La Big Bertha and Kam Hugh lip-sync to "DJ" by Diam's. La Big Bertha wins the lip-sync and Kam Hugh sashays away.

  • Guest Judge: Bilal Hassani
  • Mini-Challenge: Reading is Fundamental
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: La Big Bertha
  • Main Challenge: Impersonate a celebrity in The Snatch Game
  • Runway Theme: Lendemain de soirée (The Morning After A Night Out)
  • Challenge Winner: La Grande Dame
  • Main Challenge Prize:
  • Bottom Two: La Big Bertha and Kam Hugh
  • Lip Sync Song: "DJ" by Diam's (not played in international broadcast due to copyright issues)
  • Eliminated: Kam Hugh
  • Farewell Message: "1 2 3 Kam! Vous êtes toutes extra, hâte de vous apprendre à poser !!! Love you pour toujours" ("1 2 3 Kam! You're all so great, can't wait to teach you all how to pose !!! Love you always")
55"Popstars"21 July 2022 (2022-07-21)

For this week's mini-challenge, the queens give each other quick-drag makeovers in pairs. La Grande Dame and Soa de Muse win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens form two girl groups, write and record lyrics, and choreograph a performance of "Boom Boom". As "Les sœurs Jacquettes", La Big Bertha, La Grande Dame, and Paloma perform a pop version of the track. As "The Nails", Elips, Lolita Banana, and Soa de Muse perform a rock version of the track.

On the runway, category is La nuit des 1000 Mylène (The Night of 1000 Mylènes). La Big Bertha, Lolita Banana and Soa de Muse receive positive critiques, with Soa de Muse winning the challenge. Elips, La Grande Dame and Paloma receive negative critiques, with La Grande Dame being safe. Elips and Paloma lip-sync to "Libertine" by Mylène Farmer. Paloma wins the lip-sync and Elips sashays away.

  • Guest Judges: Shy'm and Yanis Marshall
  • Mini-Challenge: Quick drag makeovers
  • Mini-Challenge Winners: La Grande Dame and Soa de Muse
  • Main Challenge: Write and record verses and choreograph girl group performances
  • Runway Theme: La nuit des 1000 Mylène (The Night of 1000 Mylènes)
  • Challenge Winner: Soa de Muse
  • Main Challenge Prize: A trip to Berlin
  • Bottom Two: Elips and Paloma
  • Lip Sync Song: "Libertine" by Mylène Farmer (not played in international broadcast due to copyright issues)
  • Eliminated: Elips
  • Farewell Message: "*🗼Paris Merci mes amours pour cette sublime aventure.❤️ Hâte de vous retrouver à Bordeaux, en France et dans le monde entier❤️ Elips💋" ("🗼 Paris thank you for this sublime adventure, my loves. ❤️ Can't wait to see you all in Bordeaux, in France and around the world ❤️ Elips💋")
66"Un Parfum de Drag"28 July 2022 (2022-07-28)

For this week's mini-challenge, the queens have a bitchfest with puppets. Paloma wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens write and produce perfume advertisements.

  • La Big Bertha - Cliché by Marais
  • La Grande Dame - Pschitt Pschitt
  • Lolita Banana - Lolita Coquine
  • Paloma - Arnaque
  • Soa de Muse - Counia

On the runway, category is Haute Couture. Paloma and Soa de Muse receive positive critiques, with Paloma winning the challenge. La Big Bertha and Lolita Banana receive negative critiques and are the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Corps [fr]" by Yseult. Lolita Banana wins the lip-sync and La Big Bertha sashays away.

  • Guest Judges: Alexandre Mattiussi and Yseult
  • Mini-Challenge: Everybody Loves Puppets
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Paloma
  • Main Challenge: Write and produce perfume advertisements
  • Runway Theme: Haute Couture
  • Challenge Winner: Paloma
  • Main Challenge Prize: A year's supply of Jean-Paul Gaultier perfume and the opportunity to appear in the upcoming Gaultier Pride digital campaign
  • Bottom Two: La Big Bertha and Lolita Banana
  • Lip Sync Song: "Corps [fr]" by Yseult
  • Eliminated: La Big Bertha
  • Farewell Message: "Mes poupoules... Je suis fière d'avoir de nouvelles sœurs comme vous. Déchirez tout, amour et cornichons❤️ "Soa kouroukou si tu ne gagnes pas" 4EVER Big❤️" ("My chicks... I'm proud to have new sisters like you. Tear it up, love and pickles ❤️ "Soa kouroukou if you don't win" 4EVER Big❤️")
77"Sororité"4 August 2022 (2022-08-04)

For the final challenge of the season, the queens give drag makeovers to their best friends.

On the runway, category is Un air de famille (A Family Resemblance). Each queen is given positive and negative feedback. Nicky Doll reveals that all four queens must compete in a lip-sync smackdown for a spot in the finale. Lolita Banana and Soa de Muse lip-sync to "Dieu m'a donné la foi" by Ophélie Winter. Soa de Muse wins the lip-sync and is the first queen to advance to the top three. La Grande Dame and Paloma lip-sync to "Le Banana Split by Lio. Paloma wins the lip-sync and is the second queen to advance to the top three. La Grande Dame and Lolita Banana, as the losers of the previous lip syncs, lip sync in the final round to "La grenade" by Clara Luciani. La Grande Dame wins the lip-sync and is the final queen to advance to the top three and Lolita Banana sashays away.

  • Guest Judges: Loïc Prigent and Raya Martigny
  • Main Challenge: Give drag makeovers to their best friends
  • Runway Theme: Un air de famille (A Family Resemblance)
  • Lip-Sync Smackdown #1: Lolita Banana vs. Soa de Muse
  • Lip-Sync Smackdown #2: La Grande Dame vs. Paloma
  • Lip-Sync Smackdown #3: La Grande Dame vs. Lolita Banana
  • Top Three: La Grande Dame, Paloma and Soa de Muse
  • Eliminated: Lolita Banana
  • Farewell Message: "Paloma: Tes une diva incroyable. Soa: Tes une star, une bombe. La grande dame: Je suis ton fan no. 1. Las amo!! ❤️Holi! ("Paloma: you are an incredible diva. Soa: you are a star, a bombshell. La grande dame: I am your #1 fan. I love you [girls]! ❤️Hi!")
88"Grande Finale - France Season 1"11 August 2022 (2022-08-11)

For the final challenge of the season, the queens must perform a lip-sync to RuPaul's song "Catwalk". The queens then walk the runway in their Dragnifique (Dragnificent) looks. The eliminated queens all make an appearance. It is announced that this season's Miss Congeniality is Elips. For the final lip-sync of the season, La Grande Dame, Paloma and Soa de Muse lip-sync to "Mourir sur scène" by Dalida. It is announced that Paloma is the winner, leaving La Grande Dame and Soa de Muse as the runners-up.

  • Guest Judges: Olivier Rousteing and Nicolas Huchard
  • Main Challenge: Perform a lip-sync to RuPaul's song "Catwalk"
  • Runway Theme: Dragnifique (Dragnificent)
  • Miss Congeniality: Elips
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Mourir sur scène" by Dalida
  • Runners-up: La Grande Dame and Soa de Muse
  • Winner of Drag Race France Season 1: Paloma

References

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  2. ^ Swift, Andy (2022-03-04). "Drag Race France: Nicky Doll to Host International Competition Series". TVLine.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. ^ "Bonjour, bonjour, bonjour! Drag Race France confirmed and casting is underway". GAY TIMES. 2021-11-17. Archived from the original on 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  4. ^ Nolfi, Joey (2022-03-04). "Drag Race France crowns season 12 alum Nicky Doll as its host". EW.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  5. ^ ""Drag Race France" : Une saison 2 annoncée par France Télévisions". ozap.com (in French). August 12, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Bonjour, Bonjour, Bonjour!". Drag Race France. Season 1. Episode 1. June 25, 2022. France.tv Slash / WOW Presents Plus.
  7. ^ "Queen Pour Cent". Drag Race France. Season 1. Episode 2. June 30, 2022. France.tv Slash / WOW Presents Plus.
  8. ^ "The French Ball". Drag Race France. Season 1. Episode 3. July 7, 2022. France.tv Slash / WOW Presents Plus.
  9. ^ "Snatch Game". Drag Race France. Season 1. Episode 4. July 14, 2022. France.tv Slash / WOW Presents Plus.
  10. ^ "Popstars". Drag Race France. Season 1. Episode 5. July 21, 2022. France.tv Slash / WOW Presents Plus.
  11. ^ "Un Parfum de Drag". Drag Race France. Season 1. Episode 6. July 28, 2022. France.tv Slash / WOW Presents Plus.
  12. ^ "Sororité". Drag Race France. Season 1. Episode 7. August 4, 2022. France.tv Slash / WOW Presents Plus.
  13. ^ "Grand Finale". Drag Race France. Season 1. Episode 8. August 11, 2022. France.tv Slash / WOW Presents Plus.
  14. ^ Etancelin, Valentin (June 2, 2022). ""Drag Race France" arrive enfin, voici tout ce qu'il faut savoir". huffington Post France. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
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