Drag Race Belgique season 1 explained

Season Number:1
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Host:Rita Baga
Judges:
Num Contestants:10
Winner:Drag Couenne
Runner Up:Athena Sorgelikis
Label1:Miss Congeniality
Data1:Valenciaga
Num Episodes:8
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Next Season:Season 2

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.

Production

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]

Contestants

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

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AgeHometownOutcome
Drag Couenne24nowrapCity of Brussels, Brussels
Athena Sorgelikis27City of Brussels, Brussels
Susan26Ghent, Flanders3rd place
37City of Brussels, Brussels4th place
Peach23Liège, Wallonia5th place
Valenciaga26Ghent, Flanders6th place
Mocca Bone35City of Brussels, Brussels7th place
Edna Sorgelsen34Liège, Wallonia8th place
Amanda Tears21Mouscron, Wallonia9th place
Brittany Von Bottoks36Mons, Wallonia10th place
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Lip syncs

Legend:

EpisodeContestantsSongEliminated
1Amanda Tearsvs.nowrapBrittany Von Bottoks"Tous les mêmes"
(Stromae)
Brittany Von Bottoks
2Amanda Tearsvs.Valenciaga"Je t'aime"
(Lara Fabian)
Amanda Tears
3Edna Sorgelsen vs. Mocca Bone vs. Valenciaga"Pump Up the Jam"
(Technotronic)
Edna Sorgelsen
4Mocca Bonevs.Susan"Million Eyes"
(Loïc Nottet)
Mocca Bone
5Peachvs.Valenciaganowrap"The Feeling"
(Gabry Ponte, Henri PFR)
Valenciaga
6nowrapMademoiselle Boopvs.Peach"J'aime la vie"
(Sandra Kim)
Peach
7nowrapAthena Sorgelikisvs.Mademoiselle Boop"Le Banana Split"
(Lio)
Mademoiselle Boop
EpisodeFinal contestantsSongWinner
8nowrapAthena Sorgelikisvs.Drag Couenne"Démons"
(Angèle ft. Damso)
Drag Couenne

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 8

Episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le show 'Drag Race' aura sa version belge sur Tipik ! . 2023-10-08 . . fr.
  2. Web site: April 29 . Joey Nolfi . EDT . 2022 at 04:30 AM . RuPaul werks her waffle to Belgium for 'Drag Race Belgique' . 2023-10-08 . EW.com . en.
  3. Web site: It's chocolate! @dragracebelgique is coming soon to @wowpresentsplus (worldwide outside Belgium)! #DragRaceBelgique casting is open through May 8 at dragracebe.com . 2023-10-08 . www.instagram.com.
  4. Web site: Nolfi . Joey . 'Canada's Drag Race' queen Rita Baga to host 'Drag Race Belgique' . 2023-10-08 . EW.com . en.
  5. Web site: 2023-01-07 . Here are the judges joining Rita Baga on Drag Race Belgique . 2023-10-08 . GAY TIMES . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Drag Race Belgique : découvrez qui sont les 10 Queens du concours . 2023-10-08 . RTBF . fr.