Synthia Kiss Explained
Synthia Kiss is the stage name of Daniel Finlan, a Canadian drag performer most known for competing on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race.[1] [2]
Early life and education
Finlan was born and raised in Peterborough, Ontario.[3] He graduated from fashion school at Ryerson University in Toronto.[4]
Career
Finlan started doing drag after fashion school, in Vancouver. He competed in his first drag competition in 2016.[5] Synthia Kiss was a contestant on season 2 of Canada's Drag Race and finished in seventh place.
Synthia Kiss has regularly performed as part of the "Brat Pack" drag troupe alongside Canada's Drag Race castmates Kendall Gender and Gia Metric.[6]
Personal life
Finlan is based in Vancouver. His brother, Matthew Finlan, is an actor best known as cohost of the CBC Gem web series Ghosting with Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan.[7]
Filmography
Television
Web series
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 2021-11-21 . 'I feel like a winner': Synthia Kiss eliminated from 'Canada's Drag Race,' but still shining . 2023-08-19 . The Peterborough Examiner . en . 2023-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230819201826/https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/i-feel-like-a-winner-synthia-kiss-eliminated-from-canada-s-drag-race-but-still/article_7bbe5b7b-4f01-534b-906e-c445af4ffed1.html . live .
- Web site: 2021-11-24 . Synthia Kiss from Drag Race Canada to YASS . 2023-08-19 . YASS Magazine . en . 2023-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208133258/https://yassmagazine.org/2021/11/24/synthiakiss/ . live .
- Web site: "Express Yourself": The Art and Community of Drag – Sheridan Sun . 2023-08-19 . sheridansun.sheridanc.on.ca . 2023-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608051333/https://sheridansun.sheridanc.on.ca/2021/12/14/express-yourself-the-art-and-community-of-drag/ . live .
- Web site: Ritchie . Kevin . 2021-11-20 . Canada's Drag Race: Synthia Kiss on the best and worst drag trends . 2023-08-19 . NOW Toronto . en-US . 2023-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230603135123/https://nowtoronto.com/movies/news-features/canadas-drag-race-synthia-kiss-on-the-best-and-worst-drag-trends/ . live .
- Web site: Local contestants host watch parties for premiere of Canada's Drag Race Curated . 2023-08-19 . . en.
- Kevin Ritchie, "Canada’s Drag Race: Synthia Kiss on the best and worst drag trends". Now, November 20, 2021.
- Debra Yeo, "Searching for haunted Ontario: Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan go ‘Ghosting’ on CBC Gem". Toronto Star, January 24, 2024.
- Web site: Kevin Alves, Katie Douglas & Devyn Nekoda Among Guests On CBC's 'Ghosting With Luke Hutchie And Matthew Finlan'; Watch The Trailer Here . Whittock . Jesse . . 9 January 2024 . January 9, 2024.
