Gisèle Lullaby Explained

Gisèle Lullaby
Birth Name:Simon Gosselin
Birth Date:1 August 1988
Birth Place:Boucherville, Quebec, Canada[1]
Television:Canada's Drag Race (season 3)

Gisèle Lullaby is the stage name of Simon Gosselin (born August 1, 1988), a French Canadian[2] drag performer most known for winning the third season of Canada's Drag Race.[3]

Career

Originally from Boucherville, Quebec,[4] Gosselin began as a backup dancer for drag queens at Cabaret Mado, but did not perform in drag himself until a 2009 birthday party for Montreal nightlife personality Franky Dee, when he was convinced to do drag and perform to Beyoncé's "Single Ladies".[5] She has been a longtime host of her own Tuesday night show, Full Gisèle, at Cabaret Mado.[6]

In 2020, Gisèle Lullaby participated in Saint-Jeanne, an LGBTQ-inclusive Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day livestream coordinated by singer-songwriter Safia Nolin.[7]

Gisèle Lullaby competed on the third season of Canada's Drag Race.[8] After being safe for first 3 episodes, in episode 4 she won the design challenge, she then impersonated Marie Curie for the Snatch Game challenge, receiving praise for her black comedy routine about Curie suffering increasing effects of radiation sickness, pulling from a historical figure not traditionally seen as a source of comedy.[9] She was named the winner of the season in the finale.[10] His victory also marked the first time a Quebec native and resident won the title.[11] In addition, he is the first Francophone contestant (although he speaks English as a second language) to win the Canadian title as well as the fourth French-speaking winner in the Drag Race franchise.

On September 18, 2022, Gisèle Lullaby presented an award at the Prix Gémeaux ceremony alongside Rita Baga, Barbada de Barbades and Mona de Grenoble.[12]

In 2022, she joined the record label So Fierce Music and partnered up with music producer Velvet Code to create the song Je Ne Sais Quoi.[13] [14]

Personal life

Gosselin is from Boucherville,[15] [16] but is now living in Montreal, Quebec.[17] Before deciding to make drag her career, Gisèle wanted to do theater.[18]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Qui sait chanter?HerselfGuest
2022Canada's Drag RaceHerselfWinner (Season 3)
Tout le monde en parleHerselfGuest, Ici Radio-Canada Télé
2023Drags – Les reines de la pop!Herself
2024Canada's Drag RaceHerselfGuest (Season 4)

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2022After the SashayHerselfGuest by Xtra! Magazine
Fugues EntrevueHerselfGuest by Fugues Magazine
Chats with iHeartRadioHerselfGuest by iHeartRadio Canada
2023Bring Back My GirlsHerself

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Badame . Emma . 2022-06-16 . Meet the sensational cast of 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 3 . 2022-12-02 . eTalk. en .
  2. Web site: Szelinski . Cailyn . 2022-06-29 . Canada's Drag Race: Where To Find The Season 3 Queens on Social Media . 2022-08-20 . ScreenRant . en-US . 2022-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717031703/https://screenrant.com/canadas-drag-race-season-3-queens-social-media/ . live .
  3. Lorraine Carpenter, "Montreal performer Gisèle Lullaby has won Canada’s Drag Race" . Cult MTL, September 8, 2022.
  4. Hugo Dumas, "La reine des gentilles" . La Presse, September 13, 2022.
  5. Yves Lafontaine, "LA MONTRÉALAISE GISÈLE LULLABY REMPORTE LA COMPÉTITION DU DRAG RACE CANADA" . Fugues, September 8, 2022.
  6. Web site: Robichaud . Léa Papineau . 2022-08-04 . Dans les coulisses du Cabaret Mado avec Gisèle Lullaby . 2022-08-20 . 24 heures . fr . 2022-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816061849/https://www.24heures.ca/2022/08/04/dans-les-coulisses-du-cabaret-mado-avec-gisele-lullaby . live .
  7. Calum Slingerland, "Safia Nolin Gets Backxwash for Inaugural Saint-Jeanne Concert" . Exclaim!, June 17, 2020.
  8. Web site: Lebreux-Ebacher . Arianne . 2022-08-01 . Virée à Hochlag' avec Gisèle Lullaby . 2022-08-20 . Journal Métro . fr-FR . 2022-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220812011223/https://journalmetro.com/culture/rencontres/2875473/viree-hochlag-gisele-lullaby/ . live .
  9. Web site: 'Canada's Drag Race's' Gisele Lullaby Changed the Game with Radioactive Impression of Marie Curie . 2022-08-20 . en-US . 2022-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220820182409/https://decider.com/2022/08/12/canadas-drag-race-season-3-snatch-game-gisele-lullaby-marie-curie/ . live .
  10. Web site: O'Keeffe. Kevin. 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 3 finale recap: Our new Queen of the North is…. Xtra!. September 9, 2022. September 12, 2022. September 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220909193052/https://xtramagazine.com/culture/canadas-drag-race-season-3-finale-recap-235603. live.
  11. https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-queen-gisele-lullaby-has-won-canadas-drag-race Montreal Queen Gisèle Lullaby Has Won 'Canada's Drag Race
  12. Caroline Bertrand, "Les drags brillent sur la scène des Gémeaux" . Métro, September 18, 2022.
  13. Web site: QueerFM Featured Guests : Gisele Lullaby - mystery reporter, woman of the people, drag sensation & VELVET CODE an International award-winnin . 2022-11-03 . Spreaker . en.
  14. Web site: Stratigeas . Sam . Giselle Lullaby . 2022-11-03 . So Fierce Music . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2022-09-19 . Vive la reine Gisèle ! . 2022-10-13 . La Presse . fr.
  16. Web site: 2022-09-13 . Canada's Drag Race La reine des gentilles . 2022-10-13 . La Presse . fr.
  17. Web site: 2022-06-15 . Meet the 12 Queens Competing on 'Canada's Drag Race' Season 3 . 2022-08-20 . www.out.com . en . 2022-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220820182409/https://www.out.com/television/2022/6/15/meet-12-queens-competing-canadas-drag-race-season-3 . live .
  18. Web site: 2022-09-19 . Vive la reine Gisèle ! . 2022-12-22 . La Presse . fr.