Le Fil (drag queen) explained

Le Fil
Birth Name:Philip Simon Li[1] [2]
Birth Place:Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England
Occupation:Drag performer
Television:RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4)
(season 2)

Le Fil is the stage name of Philip Simon Li, a British artist, drag performer and singer-songwriter who competed on the fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK and the second season of .[3]

Career

Le Fil is an artist, drag performer and singer.[4] The first time they performed as Le Fil was at their debut solo art exhibition "Pop Sculpture: The Filosophy of Making"[5] at Camberwell Space art gallery featuring their ceramic sculptures, drawings and live music performance. Le Fil's debut extended play (EP) Pop Sculpture was released in 2012. This was followed by the release of his second EP Nightlife in 2015 which was produced by Frankmusik. Nightlife had five singles which all received music videos, including the single "24/7".[6] The music video was filmed in Chinatown London.

Le Fil is a member of LGBTQ collective Sink The Pink and toured with Spice Girl Melanie C[7] and has appeared in British Vogue.[8]

Le Fil competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[9] Le Fil impersonated Marie Kondo on the Snatch Game challenge. They placed in the bottom two of the challenge, and became the seventh contestant eliminated after losing a lip sync against Black Peppa to "Stop" (1998) by the Spice Girls.[10] [11] [12] After the show aired, Le Fil toured with her fellow cast members.[13]

Le Fil's five-track extended play (EP) Le Filosophical was released in 2022. Their single "This Is My Culture" received a music video.[14] [15] In 2023, Le Fil released the single "Splash Zone".[16]

Personal life

Le Fil is from Brighouse, and is of Chinese ancestry.[17] They use the pronouns he/him and they/them in and out of drag.[18] [19]

Discography

EPs

Singles

Filmography

Television

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pop Sculpture . arts.ac.uk . University of the Arts London . 7 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Splash Zone . music.apple.com . Apple Inc. . 7 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 2 cast of queens revealed: Bam! Alexis Mateo is back, baby . Nolfi . Joey . ew.com . . 26 June 2024.
  4. Web site: Spirus . Dr . 14 August 2020 . Le Fil is putting your money where your mouth is . 6 October 2023 . YASS Magazine . en . 5 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605133151/https://yassmagazine.org/2020/08/14/lefil/ . live .
  5. Web site: Le Fil - Pop Sculpture: The Filosophy of Making - Exhibition at Camberwell Space in London . 9 November 2023 . ArtRabbit . en.
  6. Web site: QX . 19 July 2018 . Queer pop sensation Le Fil storms Chinatown in fab new music video . 9 November 2023 . QX Magazine . en-GB.
  7. Web site: Sound and Vision from the Space Base of Le Fil . 9 November 2023 . WUSSY Mag . en-US.
  8. Web site: 10 June 2022 . "I Feel Like We’ve All Somehow Saved Each Other": Sink The Pink Reflect On The Beauty Of Chosen Family . 9 November 2023 . British Vogue . en-GB.
  9. Web site: 28 October 2022 . Exclusive: Drag Race UK's Le Fil talks "disheartening" feedback and being "sidelined" . 6 October 2023 . Digital Spy . en-GB . 9 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221109045448/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a41799716/drag-race-uk-le-fil-season-4/ . live .
  10. Web site: 28 October 2022 . Exclusive: Le Fil addresses the 'harsh' judging on Drag Race UK . 6 October 2023 . GAY TIMES . en-GB . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221219055819/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/exclusive-le-fil-addresses-the-harsh-judging-on-drag-race-uk/ . live .
  11. Web site: Dunn . Connor . 8 November 2022 . Le Fil Claims RuPaul's Drag Race UK Judges Favored Other Queens . 6 October 2023 . ScreenRant . en.
  12. Web site: 31 October 2022 . Drag Race UK star claims the judges "favour certain people" . 6 October 2023 . Digital Spy . en-GB . 2 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221102202436/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a41815696/drag-race-uk-le-fil-judges-favour/ . live .
  13. Web site: Maidment . Adam . 20 April 2023 . Review: RuPaul's Drag Race UK season four tour at Manchester Opera House . 6 October 2023 . Manchester Evening News . en . 3 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230903223736/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/theatre-news/review-photos-rupauls-drag-race-26737000 . live .
  14. Web site: Guerra . Joey . ‘Drag Race UK’ Q&A: Le Fil talks Spice Girls and her Houston flatmate . 6 October 2023 . Houston Chronicle . en-US . 12 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230412232635/https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/movies-tv/drag-race-uk-q-a-le-fil-17553465 . live .
  15. Web site: 3 November 2022 . Drag Race UK star Le Fil releases video for new single This Is My Culture . 6 October 2023 . GAY TIMES . en-GB . 3 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221103184505/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/drag-race-uk-star-le-fil-releases-video-for-new-single-this-is-my-culture/ . live .
  16. Web site: Major . Michael . DRAG RACE Star Le Fil Releases Latest Single 'Splash Zone' . 6 October 2023 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  17. Web site: Spencer . Samuel . 22 September 2022 . RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 4 episode 1 runway recap: All the BBC icons and 'Ru Are You?' looks . 6 October 2023 . BBC Three . en-GB . 1 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221101003636/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/0b6dc5e5-9cb6-4ee4-96fb-99c2bb02f171 . live .
  18. Web site: James . Alastair . 31 October 2022 . Le Fil dishes on Drag Race UK's 'unfortunate' Snatch Game trend . 6 October 2023 . Attitude . en-GB . 6 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206014957/https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/le-fil-dishes-on-drag-race-uks-unfortunate-snatch-game-trend-416839/ . live .
  19. Web site: Le Fil RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: Who is this year’s Yorkshire contestant Le Fil on the BBC Three show, where is he from, how has Yorkshire inspired his drag?. 6 October 2023. 2 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221002184615/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/le-fil-rupauls-drag-race-uk-who-is-this-years-yorkshire-contestant-le-fil-on-the-bbc-three-show-where-is-he-from-how-has-yorkshire-inspired-his-drag-3852871. live.
  20. Web site: Le Fil releases his irresistible new single ‘Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is’ . 9 November 2023 . Music-News.com . en-US.
  21. Web site: Heap . Tim . 17 April 2020 . Queer pop artist Le Fil's ‘Undercover Lover’ is an ode to secret crushes - WATCH . 9 November 2023 . Attitude . en-GB.

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