Drag Race Italia#"Grand Finale"

{{Short description|Italian reality competition television series}}

{{Infobox television

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| genre = Reality competition

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| based_on = {{Based on|RuPaul's Drag Race}}

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| director = Marco Manes

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| presenter = Priscilla

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| judges = {{Plainlist|

Priscilla
Tommaso Zorzi
Chiara Francini
Paola Iezzi
{{ill|Paolo Camilli|it}}

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| voices =

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| opentheme = RuPaul's Drag Race theme

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"U Wear It Well" (season 1)
"Rock It (To the Moon)" (season 2)

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| country = Italy

| language = Italian

| num_seasons = 3

| num_episodes = 26

| list_episodes = List of Drag Race Italia episodes

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

RuPaul Charles
Fenton Bailey
Randy Barbato

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| producer = {{ill|Dimitri Cocciuti|it}}

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| runtime = 70–95 minutes

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{{ill|Ballandi Arts|it}}
World of Wonder
Discovery Italia (2021–2022)
Paramount Global Italy (2023)

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| network = Discovery+ (2021–2022)
MTV and Paramount+ (2023)

| first_aired = {{Start date|2021|11|18|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2023|12|29|df=y}}

| related = Drag Race franchise

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Drag Race Italia is an Italian reality competition television series based on the original American series RuPaul's Drag Race and part of the Drag Race franchise. The series is produced by World of Wonder for Discovery+ in Italy, and subsequently free-to-air on Real Time (season 1–2) and, beginning with the third season, Paramount+.{{Cite web |date=22 March 2023 |title=Drag Race Italia sbarca su Paramount+ – Tv |url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/tv/2023/03/22/tv-drag-race-italia-sbarca-su-paramount_ae65b84e-8b5f-43c5-be24-547913506cdb.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323061502/https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/tv/2023/03/22/tv-drag-race-italia-sbarca-su-paramount_ae65b84e-8b5f-43c5-be24-547913506cdb.html |archive-date=23 March 2023 |access-date=23 March 2023 |website=Agenzia ANSA |language=it}} The show is also available worldwide on WOW Presents Plus.{{Cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Italia is ready to spill the spaghet-tea |url=https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-italia-season-1-announced/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020141147/https://ew.com/tv/rupauls-drag-race-italia-season-1-announced/ |date=1 July 2021 |archive-date=20 October 2021 |access-date=20 October 2021}}

Drag Race Italia is the eighth international adaptation of the American reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race.

Drag Race Italia debuted on 19 November 2021 on Discovery+.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Brett |date=19 October 2021 |title=Is There Such a Thing as Too Much RuPaul's Drag Race? |url=https://decider.com/2021/10/19/how-much-drag-race-is-too-much-drag-race/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020141147/https://decider.com/2021/10/19/how-much-drag-race-is-too-much-drag-race/ |archive-date=20 October 2021 |access-date=20 October 2021 |website=Decider |language=en-US}} Episodes premiere on a weekly basis every Thursday, and later aired on Real Time on primetime. Starting with the third season, the series premiere on streaming platform Paramount+, and later on MTV on primetime.

Elecktra Bionic, won the first season, with Farida Kant and Le Riche as runners-up, while Luquisha Lubamba was named Miss Congeniality.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-14 |title=Elecktra Bionic vince Drag Race Italia, la sua reazione e gli ascolti della finale |trans-title=Elecktra Bionic wins Drag Race Italia, her reaction and the final's ratings |url=https://www.biccy.it/elecktra-bionic-vince-drag-race-italia/ |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Biccy.it |language=it-IT |archive-date=9 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709141801/https://www.biccy.it/elecktra-bionic-vince-drag-race-italia/ |url-status=live }} In March 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.{{Cite web |last=Penzavalli |first=Alice |date=1 March 2022 |title=Drag Race Italia 2, casting aperti per la seconda stagione: come iscriversi |url=https://www.apmagazine.it/drag-race-italia-2-casting-aperti-per-la-seconda-stagione-come-iscriversi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301204103/https://www.apmagazine.it/drag-race-italia-2-casting-aperti-per-la-seconda-stagione-come-iscriversi/ |archive-date=1 March 2022 |access-date=1 March 2022 |publisher=AP Magazine |language=it}} La Diamond won the second season.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-08 |title=Drag Race Italia 2, la finale: ecco chi ha vinto |trans-title=Drag Race Italia 2, Grand Finale: who won |url=https://www.vanityfair.it/article/drag-race-italia-2-la-finale-ecco-chi-ha-vinto |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Vanity Fair Italia |language=it-IT |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608023324/https://www.vanityfair.it/article/drag-race-italia-2-la-finale-ecco-chi-ha-vinto |url-status=live }} In March 2023, the series was renewed for a third season.

Production

= Judges =

The competition series is hosted and judged primarily by Italian drag queen Priscilla. On 30 June 2021, it was announced that actress Chiara Francini and television personality Tommaso Zorzi, would make appearances as the competition's prominent judges.{{Cite web |last=Zeccato |first=Nunzio |date=9 March 2022 |title=Tommaso Zorzi su Discovery: "Drag Race Italia 2" e reality sulla sartoria |url=https://www.superguidatv.it/tommaso-zorzi-su-discovery-drag-race-italia-2-e-reality-sulla-sartoria/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922144321/https://www.superguidatv.it/tommaso-zorzi-su-discovery-drag-race-italia-2-e-reality-sulla-sartoria/ |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=Super Guida TV |language=it-IT}}{{Cite news |date=30 June 2021 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race Italia: Tommaso Zorzi, Chiara Francini e Priscilla in giuria |language=it |work=La Repubblica |url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/tv-radio/2021/06/30/news/rupaul_s_drag_race_italia_tommaso_zorzi_chiara_francini_e_priscilla_in_giuria-308322086/ |url-status=live |access-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020151636/https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/tv-radio/2021/06/30/news/rupaul_s_drag_race_italia_tommaso_zorzi_chiara_francini_e_priscilla_in_giuria-308322086/ |archive-date=20 October 2021}}

In June 2023, coinciding with the program's move to the Paramount+ streaming platform, Priscilla and Francini announced they would be returning for the show's third season while Zorzi would not citing scheduling issues with Discovery+'s shows.{{Cite web |date=22 March 2023 |title="Giuria rinnovata a Drag Race Italia", la reazione dei giudici * Biccy.it |url=https://www.biccy.it/giuria-rinnovata-a-drag-race-italia-la-reazione-dei-giudici/ |access-date=7 June 2023 |website=Biccy.it |language=it-IT |archive-date=6 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606134854/https://www.biccy.it/giuria-rinnovata-a-drag-race-italia-la-reazione-dei-giudici/ |url-status=live }} In the same day singer and DJ Paola Iezzi and actor Paolo Camilli were announced to be joining the panel to replace Zorzi.{{Cite web |date=7 June 2023 |title=Drag Race Italia 3, svelata la nuova giuria: un addio e due new entry |url=https://www.biccy.it/drag-race-italia-nuova-giuria/ |access-date=7 June 2023 |website=Biccy.it |language=it-IT |archive-date=7 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607132848/https://www.biccy.it/drag-race-italia-nuova-giuria/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=La giuria di Drag Race Italia 3: Tommaso Zorzi non ci sarà, arriva Paola Iezzi |url=https://www.fanpage.it/spettacolo/programmi-tv/la-giuria-di-drag-race-italia-3-tommaso-zorzi-non-ci-sara-arriva-paola-iezzi/ |access-date=7 June 2023 |website=Spettacolo Fanpage |date=7 June 2023 |language=it |archive-date=7 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607155838/https://www.fanpage.it/spettacolo/programmi-tv/la-giuria-di-drag-race-italia-3-tommaso-zorzi-non-ci-sara-arriva-paola-iezzi/ |url-status=live }}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Judges on Drag Race Italia
rowspan="2" style="width:20%;" scope="col" \| Judge ! colspan="3" \| Season
style="width:7%;" scope="colspan" \| 1 ! style="width:7%;" scope="colspan" \| 2 ! style="width:7%;" scope="colspan" \| 3
scope="row" style="text-align: center;" \| Priscilla \| colspan="3" {{cMain}}
scope="row" style="text-align: center;" \| Chiara Francini \| colspan="3" {{cMain}}
scope="row" style="text-align: center;" \| Tommaso Zorzi \| colspan="2" {{cMain}} \| {{N/A

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|+ Judges on Drag Race Italia

rowspan="2" style="width:20%;" scope="col" | Judge

! colspan="3" | Season

style="width:7%;" scope="colspan" | 1

! style="width:7%;" scope="colspan" | 2

! style="width:7%;" scope="colspan" | 3

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | Priscilla

| colspan="3" {{cMain}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | Chiara Francini

| colspan="3" {{cMain}}

scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | Tommaso Zorzi

| colspan="2" {{cMain}}

| {{N/A

}

! scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | Paola Iezzi

| {{N/A|}}

| {{cGuest}}

| {{cMain}}

! scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | {{ill|Paolo Camilli|it}}

| colspan="2" {{N/A|}}

| {{cMain}}

= Contestants =

Since 2021, there has been a total of 31 contestants featured in Drag Race Italia.

Series overview

{{Series overview

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| infoA = Winner

| infoB = Runner(s)-up

| infoC = Miss Congeniality

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| link1 = Drag Race Italia season 1

| auxA1 = 8

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| end1 = {{End date|2021|12|23|df=y}}

| infoA1 = {{nowrap|Elecktra Bionic}}

| infoB1 = Farida Kant
Le Riche

| infoC1 = {{nowrap|Luquisha Lubamba}}

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| episodes2 = 8

| start2 = {{Start date|2022|10|20|df=y}}

| end2 = {{End date|2022|12|8|df=y}}

| infoA2 = La Diamond

| infoB2 = {{nowrap|Aura Eternal}}
Nehellenia

| infoC2 = Nehellenia

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| link3 = Drag Race Italia season 3

| auxA3 = 13

| episodes3 = 12

| start3 = {{Start date|2023|10|13|df=y}}

| end3 = {{Start date|2023|12|29|df=y}}

| infoA3 = Lina Galore

| infoB3 = Melissa Bianchini

| infoC3 = Silvana Della Magliana

}}

Episodes

= Season 1 (2021) =

The first season of Drag Race Italia began airing on 19 November 2021 on Discovery+ in Italy and World of Wonder's streaming service WOW Presents Plus internationally.{{Cite web |date=30 June 2021 |title=Palinsesti Discovery, si punta su "Drag Race Italia" con Zorzi. Arriva Teresa Mannino e torna il direttore Peter Gomez con La Confessione |url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2021/06/30/palinsesti-discovery-si-punta-su-drag-race-italia-con-zorzi-arriva-teresa-mannino-e-torna-il-direttore-peter-gomez-con-la-confessione/6246278/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922144320/https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2021/06/30/palinsesti-discovery-si-punta-su-drag-race-italia-con-zorzi-arriva-teresa-mannino-e-torna-il-direttore-peter-gomez-con-la-confessione/6246278/ |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=Il Fatto Quotidiano |language=it-IT}} It was followed later by a free-to-air broadcast on Real Time, which premiered on 9 January 2022.{{Cite web |title=Drag Race Italia: dove vederlo in TV e streaming |url=https://realtime.it/programmi-real-time/drag-race-italia-dove-vederlo-tv-streaming |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922144321/https://realtime.it/programmi-real-time/drag-race-italia-dove-vederlo-tv-streaming |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=realtime.it |language=en}} Casting occurred in early 2021 with production starting in summer 2021.{{Cite web |last=Parente |first=Luca |date=19 December 2021 |title=Dimitri Cocciuti: così ho portato Drag Race in Italia |url=https://www.neg.zone/2021/12/19/drag-race-italia-intervista-al-capo-progetto-dimitri-cocciuti/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922135031/https://www.neg.zone/2021/12/19/drag-race-italia-intervista-al-capo-progetto-dimitri-cocciuti/ |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=NEG Zone |language=it-IT}} A trailer for the first season was posted via social media on 28 October 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-29 |title=Scusi Drag Race fans! Meet the queens of Drag Race Italia season 1 |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/scusi-drag-race-fans-meet-the-queens-of-drag-race-italia-season-1/ |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Gay Time |language=en-GB |archive-date=16 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016105913/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/scusi-drag-race-fans-meet-the-queens-of-drag-race-italia-season-1/ |url-status=live }} The season ran for 6 episodes and concluded on 23 December 2021. Elecktra Bionic, Farida Kant, Le Riche and Luquisha Lubamba made the final, and Electra Bionic was the winner of the first season.

= Season 2 (2022) =

In March 2022, it was announced that Discovery+ renewed the series for a second season. At the same time, it is announced that all the judges from the first season have also been reconfirmed. A trailer for the second season was posted via social media on 29 September 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-29 |title="Drag Race Italia", il nuovo video promo svela l'identità delle 10 protagoniste |trans-title="Drag Race Italia", the new promo video reveals the identity of the 10 contestants |url=https://www.biccy.it/drag-race-italia-promo-identita/ |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Biccy.it |language=it-IT |archive-date=30 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930151859/https://www.biccy.it/drag-race-italia-promo-identita/ |url-status=live }} It premiered on 20 October 2022. The season ran for 8 episodes and concluded on 8 December 2022. Aura Eternal, La Diamond, Nehellenia and La Petite Noire, made the final, with La Diamond winning the title of Italy's Next Drag Superstar.

= Season 3 (2023) =

Production of a third season was announced, with casting opening in March 2023. In the same announcement it was confirmed that the show would move to the streaming platform Paramount+. In June 2023, it was announced that Zorzi will not return as a judge, due to a scheduling conflict with another project he is working on. The third season judging panel included singer and DJ Paola Iezzi and actor Paolo Camilli. Lina Galore, Melissa Bianchini, La Sheeva and Silvana Della Magliana, made to the finale, with Lina Galore winning the title of third Italy's Next Drag Superstar.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-31 |title=Lina Galore vince Drag Race Italia: «L'arte drag ha potenza rappresentativa: in questo è politica» |trans-title=Lina Galore wins Drag Race Italia: "Drag has representational power: in this it's political." |url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/persone/lina_galore_vince_drag_race_italia_l_arte_drag_ha_potenza_rappresentativa_in_questo_e_politica-7845531.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=Il Messaggero |language=it |archive-date=2 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102214215/https://www.ilmessaggero.it/persone/lina_galore_vince_drag_race_italia_l_arte_drag_ha_potenza_rappresentativa_in_questo_e_politica-7845531.html |url-status=live }}

Accolades

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! scope="col" |Award

! scope="col" |Year

! scope="col" |Category

! scope="col" |Recipient(s) and nominee(s)

! scope="col" |Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

|2023

|Best TV show

|Drag Race Italia

| {{won}}

| align="center" |{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-05-24 |title=Drag Race e Geo vincono ai Diversity 2022 |trans-title="Drag Race" and "Geo" won Diversity 2022 |url=https://www.thewaymagazine.it/society/drag-race-italia-e-geo-vincono-i-diversity-media-awards-2022/ |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=The Way Magazine |language=it-IT |archive-date=16 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016105914/https://www.thewaymagazine.it/society/drag-race-italia-e-geo-vincono-i-diversity-media-awards-2022/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Tutte le edizioni passate del DMA |trans-title=All the previous editions of DMA |url=https://www.diversitymediaawards.it/edizioni-passate/ |access-date=2023-09-29 |website=Diversity Media Awards |language=it-IT |archive-date=25 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925105417/https://www.diversitymediaawards.it/edizioni-passate/ |url-status=live }}

Discography

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of singles
scope="col" style="width:18em;" \| Title ! scope="col" style="width:01em;" \| Season
scope="row" \| "A Little Bit of Love (Cast Version)" {{small\|(Elecktra Bionic, Farida Kant, Le Riche, and Luquisha Lubamba}}) \| 1
scope="row" \| "Portento (Na Na Na Na)" {{small\|(Aura Eternal, La Diamond, Nehellenia, and La Petite Noire}}) \| 2
scope="row" \| "Queens (Cast Version)" {{nowrap\|{{small\|(Lina Galore, Melissa Bianchini, La Sheeva and Silvana Della Magliana}})}} \| 3

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|+ List of singles

scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title

! scope="col" style="width:01em;" | Season

scope="row" | "A Little Bit of Love (Cast Version)"
{{small|(Elecktra Bionic, Farida Kant, Le Riche, and Luquisha Lubamba}})

| 1

scope="row" | "Portento (Na Na Na Na)"
{{small|(Aura Eternal, La Diamond, Nehellenia, and La Petite Noire}})

| 2

scope="row" | "Queens (Cast Version)"
{{nowrap|{{small|(Lina Galore, Melissa Bianchini, La Sheeva and Silvana Della Magliana}})}}

| 3