| Genre: | Reality competition |
| Presenter: | Robert Fux |
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| Endtheme: | "Rock It (To the Moon)" |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
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| Company: | Mastiff AB |
| Network: | SVT1 and SVT Play (Sweden) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
| Related: | Drag Race franchise |
| Based On: | RuPaul's Drag Race |
Drag Race Sverige (internationally called Drag Race Sweden) is a Swedish reality competition television series based on the American series RuPaul's Drag Race. It is broadcast by SVT1 and SVT Play in Sweden and airs on WOW Presents Plus elsewhere.[1] [2]
Drag Race Sverige is the twelfth international adaptation of the American reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race, following Chilean, Thai, British, Canadian, Dutch, Australian and New Zealand, Spanish, Italian, French, Filipino, and Belgian versions. It has been followed by Mexican, Brazilian, and German iterations.
The adaptation was announced in April 2022 and casting began in May.[1] [3] Mastiff AB produces the show. Executive producers are RuPaul and Tom Campbell, as well as World of Wonder founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato.[4] The show is presented by Robert Fux[5] with singer and actress Kayo and radio and television host making up the judging panel.[6] The first season premiered March 4, 2023 and was won by Admira Thunderpussy, with Fontana as the runner-up.
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.[7]
| Age | Hometown | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admira Thunderpussy | 29 | Stockholm, Stockholm County | ||
| Fontana | 30 | São Leopoldo, Brazil | ||
| Vanity Vain | 31 | nowrap | Linköping, Östergötland County | 3rd place |
| Elecktra | 36 | Helsingborg, Skåne County | 4th place | |
| Antonina Nutshell | 29 | Liverpool, United Kingdom | 5th place | |
| Santana Sexmachine | 30 | Berlin, Germany | 6th place | |
| Imaa Queen | 30 | Värnamo, Jönköping County | 7th place | |
| Endigo | 31 | Tokyo, Japan | 8th place | |
| Almighty Aphroditey | 21 | Mora, Dalarna County | 9th place | |
Legend:
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nowrap | Almighty Aphroditey | vs. | Endigo | "Puss & Kram" (Daniela Rathana) | Almighty Aphroditey |
| 2 | Antonina Nutshell | vs. | Vanity Vain | "" (Siw Malmkvist) | Antonina Nutshell | |
| 3 | Elecktra | vs. | Endigo | nowrap | "Sexual Revolution" (Army of Lovers) | Endigo |
| 4 | Antonina Nutshell | vs. | Imaa Queen | "Kitty Girl" (RuPaul) | Imaa Queen | |
| 5 | Fontana | vs. | nowrap | Santana Sexmachine | "Euphoria" (Loreen) | Santana Sexmachine |
| 6 | Antonina Nutshell | vs. | Elecktra | "Emergency" (Icona Pop) | Antonina Nutshell | |
| 7 | Elecktra | vs. | Vanity Vain | "Kisses of Fire" (ABBA) | Elecktra | |
Listed in chronological order:
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.Episode 1
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 8
On 19 October 2022, it was confirmed that the main season will have its own companion series called Drag Race Sverige: Untucked. This the second international iteration of the Untucked series, after .[8]