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The first season of Drag Race Belgique premiered on 16 February 2023. The season aired on Tipik and in Belgium and WOW Presents Plus internationally. The season was confirmed by World of Wonder on 29 April 2022.[1]
The winner of the first season of Drag Race Belgique was Drag Couenne, with Athena Sorgelikis as the runner-up. Valenciaga was named Miss Congeniality.
World of Wonder, the production company behind RuPaul's Drag Race, announced that a Belgian adaptation of the show, specifically from the French-speaking area of Wallonia, was in the works on 29 April 2022.[2] On the same day, it was announced via the shows official Instagram page, that casting for the first season was now open. Applications remained open for one week until closing on 8 May 2022.[3] The series marks the second French-language adaptation of the American show, after Drag Race France.
French Canadian drag queen Rita Baga, who was a runner-up on the first season of Canada's Drag Race and finalist on the first season of Canada vs. the World, was confirmed as a host and head judge in July 2022.[4] The other two judges, Lufy and Mustii, were confirmed on 7 January during RuPaul's DragCon UK.[5]
Ten contestants were announced on 25 January 2023.[6]
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Age | Hometown | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drag Couenne | 24 | nowrap | City of Brussels, Brussels | |
| Athena Sorgelikis | 27 | City of Brussels, Brussels | ||
| Susan | 26 | Ghent, Flanders | 3rd place | |
| 37 | City of Brussels, Brussels | 4th place | ||
| Peach | 23 | Liège, Wallonia | 5th place | |
| Valenciaga | 26 | Ghent, Flanders | 6th place | |
| Mocca Bone | 35 | City of Brussels, Brussels | 7th place | |
| Edna Sorgelsen | 34 | Liège, Wallonia | 8th place | |
| Amanda Tears | 21 | Mouscron, Wallonia | 9th place | |
| Brittany Von Bottoks | 36 | Mons, Wallonia | 10th place | |
Legend:
| Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda Tears | vs. | nowrap | Brittany Von Bottoks | "Tous les mêmes" (Stromae) | Brittany Von Bottoks |
| 2 | Amanda Tears | vs. | Valenciaga | "Je t'aime" (Lara Fabian) | Amanda Tears | |
| 3 | Edna Sorgelsen vs. Mocca Bone vs. Valenciaga | "Pump Up the Jam" (Technotronic) | Edna Sorgelsen | |||
| 4 | Mocca Bone | vs. | Susan | "Million Eyes" (Loïc Nottet) | Mocca Bone | |
| 5 | Peach | vs. | Valenciaga | nowrap | "The Feeling" (Gabry Ponte, Henri PFR) | Valenciaga |
| 6 | nowrap | Mademoiselle Boop | vs. | Peach | "J'aime la vie" (Sandra Kim) | Peach |
| 7 | nowrap | Athena Sorgelikis | vs. | Mademoiselle Boop | "Le Banana Split" (Lio) | Mademoiselle Boop |
| Episode | Final contestants | Song | Winner | |||
| 8 | nowrap | Athena Sorgelikis | vs. | Drag Couenne | "Démons" (Angèle ft. Damso) | Drag Couenne |
Listed in chronological order:
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 8