Leona Winter Explained

Leona Winter
Birth Name:Rémy Solé
Birth Date:20 March 1995
Birth Place:Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania, France
Occupation:Drag queen, singer
Years Active:2014-present
Predecessor:Luz Violeta
Website:http://www.leonawinter.fr/

Leona Winter (previously known as Miss Leona) is the stage name of Rémy Solé,[1] a French drag queen, best known for winning the second season of the Chilean reality show The Switch Drag Race, the Chilean version of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Early life

Solé was born in Ceret, south of France, and is of Spanish heritage. He started taking dance classes when he was eight, and singing classes when he was nine at Arles-sur-Tech where his family is from. He started to take theater classes when he was twelve, and started doing drag at seventeen.[2] He resided in Barcelona before participating in The Switch.[3]

Career

In 2017, Leona Winter was the winner of the Miss Continental prelim pageant Miss Europe Continental in 2017. She was the winner of the Miss Latina Continental prelim in 2018.[4]

Leona Winter appeared as one of fifteen contestants for the second season of The Switch in March 2018.[5] She was announced the winner of the season on July 16, 2018, after beating Pavel Arámbula, Sofía Camará and Gia Gunn.[6] [7]

Winter participated in the eighth season of the French version of The Voice on March 2, 2019, and joined the team of singer Jenifer and went as far as the semi-finals.[8] [9] [10]

On February 3, 2020, Leona Winter appeared as Rémy Solé in the cast of the twelfth season of Les Anges which took place in Hong Kong.[11]

Queen of the Universe

See also: Queen of the Universe (TV series). In November 2021, she were announced as one of fourteen contestants on the debut season of Queen of the Universe, an international drag queen singing competition, and a spin-off of RuPaul's Drag Race.[12]

Queen of the Universe season 1 performances and results
Week #ThemeSong choiceOriginal artistOrder #Result
1This Is Me"Non, je ne regrette rien" Édith Piaf7Advanced[13]
2Turn Back Time"The Winner Takes It All"ABBA2Bottom 3
3Duets"Friends Forever" (with La Voix)N/A3Survival Sing-Off
Survival Sing-Off"The Edge of Glory"Lady Gaga2Eliminated[14]
In 2024 Leona Winter was announced as one of the contestants on the third season of Drag Race France, making her the first participant of a previous season of Drag Race to compete on an original season of another franchise.

Personal life

Solé is married to Lorenzo Werner.[2]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018The Switch Drag Race (season 2)Herself/ContestantWinner
2019The Voice (season 8)
2020Les Anges (season 12)[15]
2021Queen of the Universe6th place
2024Drag Race France (season 3)3rd/4th place

Notes and References

  1. News: Estas son las 13 participantes que darán vida a "The Switch 2". 2016-09-14. Fotech.cl. 2018-08-20. es-ES.
  2. Web site: Remy Solé el hombre tras "Miss Leona Winter" ganadora del programa THE Revista con estilo para hombres Chile Revista GMZ. Revista con estilo para hombres Chile Revista GMZ. 16 July 2018. es. 2018-08-20.
  3. News: Miss Leona, la ganadora de "The Switch 2". 2018-07-16. Viste la Calle. 2018-08-20. es-ES.
  4. News: Leona Winter. 2018-02-12. Our Community Roots. 2018-08-20. en-US.
  5. News: Meet the Season 2 Queens From Chile's Version of 'Drag Race'. Hornet Networks. 2018-03-16. Hornet. 2019-05-10. en-US.
  6. Web site: Mega triunfa con el final de su adaptación de RuPaul's Drag Race. @todotvnews. Todotvnews. en. 2018-08-20. 2018-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180716165938/http://www.todotvnews.com/news/Mega-triunfa-con-el-final-de-su-adaptacin-de-RuPauls-Drag-Race.html. dead.
  7. Web site: Comment les drag-queens se sont imposées dans la pop culture. L'Obs. 6 May 2019 . fr. 2019-05-10.
  8. Web site: Malena Ernman - La Voix Leona Winter The Voice 2019 Blind Audition. youtube. fr. 2019-03-04.
  9. Web site: Le transformiste Léona Winter cartonne dans The Voice. 2019-03-21. fr. Lameuse. 2019-03-23.
  10. Web site: 'The Voice 8' : Leona Winter à la rescousse de Jenifer. Antenne Reunion Officiel. fr. 2019-05-10.
  11. Web site: Téléréalité : De the Voice aux Anges pour l'Arlésien, Rémy Solé.
  12. Queen of the Universe cast adds Drag Race, American Idol stars: Meet the queens!. Entertainment Weekly. Nolfi. Joey. November 10, 2021. November 10, 2021.
  13. Web site: Stream It Or Skip It: 'Queen Of The Universe' On Paramount+, A Drag Queen Singing Competition Where The Voices Are As Fierce As The Looks. Decider. Keller. Joel. December 2, 2021. December 13, 2021.
  14. Web site: Which Contestant Was Eliminated on 'Queen of the Universe'? There's Often More Than One Sent Packing. Decider. Piazza. Bianca. December 16, 2021. December 17, 2021.
  15. News: The Voice / Les Anges 12: Rémy Solé, alias Leona Winter, got married!. es. Hawa. Star Magazine. September 6, 2020.

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