Drag Race Belgique (season 1)
The first season of Drag Race Belgique premiered on 16 February 2023. The season airs on Tipik and Auvio in Belgium and WOW Presents Plus internationally. The season was confirmed by World of Wonder on 29 April 2022.[1]
Drag Race Belgique | |
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Season 1 | |
Hosted by | Rita Baga |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 10 |
Winner | Drag Couenne |
Runner-up | Athena Sorgelikis |
Miss Congeniality | Valenciaga |
Country of origin | Belgium |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Release | |
Original network |
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Original release | 16 February – 6 April 2023 |
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.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
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Drag Couenne | 24 | City of Brussels, Brussels | Winner |
Athena Sorgelikis | 27 | City of Brussels, Brussels | Runner-up |
Susan[lower-alpha 1] | 26 | Ghent, Flanders | 3rd place |
Mademoiselle Boop | 37 | City of Brussels, Brussels | 4th place |
Peach[lower-alpha 2] | 23 | Liège, Wallonia | 5th place |
Valenciaga | 26 | Ghent, Flanders | 6th place[lower-alpha 3] |
Mocca Bone | 35 | City of Brussels, Brussels | 7th place |
Edna Sorgelsen | 34 | Liège, Wallonia | 8th place |
Amanda Tears | 21 | Mouscron, Wallonia | 9th place |
Brittany Von Bottoks | 36 | Mons, Wallonia | 10th place |
Notes:
- Susan from Grindr is referred to as Susan on the show.
- Peach Rich is referred to as Peach on the show.
- Valenciaga was voted Miss Congeniality after the finale aired.
Contestant progress
Legend:
Contestant | Episode | ||||||||||||||||
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1[8] | 2[9] | 3[10] | 4[11] | 5[12] | 6[13] | 7[14] | 8[15] | ||||||||||
Drag Couenne | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | Winner | |||||||||
Athena Sorgelikis | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM | Runner-up | |||||||||
Susan | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | Eliminated | |||||||||
Mademoiselle Boop | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM | ELIM | Guest | |||||||||
Peach | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | ||||||||||
Valenciaga | SAFE | BTM | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | Miss C[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||
Mocca Bone | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | ||||||||||||
Edna Sorgelsen | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||||||||||||
Amanda Tears | BTM | ELIM | Guest | ||||||||||||||
Brittany Von Bottoks | ELIM | Guest |
Notes:
- The Miss Congeniality was not announced on the show.
Lip syncs
Legend:
Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
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1[8] | Amanda Tears | vs. | Brittany Von Bottoks | "Tous les mêmes" (Stromae) |
Brittany Von Bottoks |
2[9] | Amanda Tears | vs. | Valenciaga | "Je t'aime" (Lara Fabian) |
Amanda Tears |
3[10] | Edna Sorgelsen vs. Mocca Bone vs. Valenciaga | "Pump Up the Jam" (Technotronic) |
Edna Sorgelsen | ||
4[11] | Mocca Bone | vs. | Susan | "Million Eyes" (Loïc Nottet) |
Mocca Bone |
5[12] | Peach | vs. | Valenciaga | "The Feeling" (Gabry Ponte & Henri PFR) |
Valenciaga |
6[13] | Mademoiselle Boop | vs. | Peach | "J'aime la vie" (Sandra Kim) |
Peach |
7[14] | Athena Sorgelikis | vs. | Mademoiselle Boop | "Le Banana Split" (Lio) |
Mademoiselle Boop |
Episode | Contestants | Song | Winner | ||
8[15] | Athena Sorgelikis | vs. | Drag Couenne | "Démons" (Angèle ft. Damso) |
Drag Couenne |
Guest judges
Listed in chronological order:
- Fanny Ruwet, comedian
- Rokia Bamba, DJ
- BJ Scott, singer
- Jarry, actor and comedian
- Jean-Paul Lespagnard, fashion designer
- Anne Gruwez, examining magistrate and television personality
- Plastic Bertrand, musician, producer, and television presenter
- David Jeanmotte, television columnist
- Sandra Kim, singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
- Lio, singer and actress
- Elena Gambardella, choreographer
- Vanessa Van Cartier, winner of the second season of Drag Race Holland
Special guests
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 5
- Juriji Der Klee, contestant on the second season of Drag Race España
Episode 6
- David Wathelet, journalist and television presenter
- Lara Bellerose, musician, television and radio presenter
- Oliver Fraipoint, journalist and television personality
- Stéphane Piedboeuf, television and radio presenter
- Tamara Payne, impersonator and television personality
Episode 8
- Laura Crowet and Eric Renwart, music duo and record producers
Episodes
No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "Bonjour Iedereen" | 16 February 2023 | |
Ten queens enter the workroom. For the first main challenge, the queens will perform a talent show in front of the judges.
On the runway, category is Belgicolor: Noir, Jaune, Rouge (Belgicolor: Black, Yellow and Red). Athena Sorgelikis and Drag Couenne receive positive critiques, with Athena Sorgelikis winning the challenge. Amanda Tears, Brittany Von Bottoks and Mocca Bone receive negative critiques, with Mocca Bone being safe. Amanda Tears and Brittany Von Bottoks lip-sync to "Tous les Mêmes" by Stromae. Amanda Tears wins the lip-sync and Brittany Von Bottoks is the first queen to sashay away.
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2 | "Les incontournables" | 23 February 2023 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will give face while the pit crew blows them with a leaf blower. Susan wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will team up and create a commercial promoting different Belgian foods.
On the runway, category is Belgian Comics. Drag Couenne and Peach receive positive critiques, with Drag Couenne winning the challenge. Amanda Tears, Susan and Valenciaga receive negative critiques, with Susan being safe. Amanda Tears and Valenciaga lip-sync to "Je t'aime" by Lara Fabian. Valenciaga wins the lip-sync and Amanda Tears sashays away.
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3 | "Festival Realness" | 2 March 2023 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will do a soccer goalie photoshoot. Edna Sorgelsen wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will create two looks made out of festival materials: Les reines de la scène (Queens of the Stage) and Festival Realness. On the runway, Mademoiselle Boop and Susan receive positive critiques, with Susan winning the challenge. Edna Sorgelsen, Mocca Bone and Valenciaga receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom three. They lip-sync to "Pump Up the Jam" by Technotronic. Mocca Bone and Valenciaga win the lip-sync and Edna Sorgelsen sashays away.
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4 | "L'émission qui vous déshabille" | 9 March 2023 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will read each other to filth. Mademoiselle Boop wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will act in a parody of Ni juge, ni soumise ("So Help Me God"). On the runway, category is Surréalisme (Surrealism). Drag Couenne and Peach receive positive critiques, with Drag Couenne winning the challenge. Mocca Bone, Susan and Valenciaga receive negative critiques, with Valenciaga being safe. Mocca Bone and Susan lip-sync to "Million Eyes" by Loïc Nottet. Susan wins the lip-sync and Mocca Bone sashays away.
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5 | "Snatch Game - Belgique Season 1" | 16 March 2023 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will lip-sync to RuPaul's "Bring Back My Girls" in pairs. Mademoiselle Boop and Susan win the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens play the Snatch Game. Juriji Der Klee and Plastic Bertrand star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consists of:
On the runway, category is Mille et une Audrey Hepburn (One Thousand and One Audrey Hepburns). Drag Couenne and Mademoiselle Boop receive positive critiques, with Mademoiselle Boop winning the challenge. Athena Sorgelikis, Peach and Valenciaga receive negative critiques, with Athena Sorgelikis being safe. Peach and Valenciaga lip-sync to "The Feeling" by Gabry Ponte and Henri PFR. Peach wins the lip-sync and Valenciaga sashays away.
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6 | "A deux c'est mieux" | 23 March 2023 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will match members of the pit crew based on the portrait taped to their backs. Peach wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will makeover Belgian TV personalities. On the runway, category is Portraits de Famille (Family Portrait). Athena Sorgelikis and Drag Couenne receive positive critiques, with Athena Sorgelikis winning the challenge. Mademoiselle Boop, Peach and Susan receive negative critiques, with Susan being safe. Mademoiselle Boop and Peach lip-sync to "J'aime la vie" by Sandra Kim. Mademoiselle Boop wins the lip-sync and Peach sashays away.
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7 | "Discour de reine" | 30 March 2023 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will get into drag in total darkness using only the products provided. Mademoiselle Boop wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will write and deliver an inspiring and humorous speech to become Queen of Belgium. On the runway, category is Glamour à Knokke-le-Zoute (Glamour of Knokke-le-Zoute). Drag Couenne wins the challenge. Athena Sorgelikis, Mademoiselle Boop and Susan receive negative critiques, with Susan being safe. Athena Sorgelikis and Mademoiselle Boop lip-sync to "Le Banana Split" by Lio. Athena Sorgelikis wins the lip-sync and Mademoiselle Boop sashays away.
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8 | "Grande Finale" | 6 April 2023 | |
For the final challenge of the season, the queens will write, record and perform their own verse to Laura Crowet and Eric Renwart's song "Fierce" On the runway, category is Eleganza Extravaganza. The eliminated queens all return to the runway. It is revealed that Valenciaga is this season's Miss Congeniality. Susan is eliminated, leaving Athena Sorgelikis and Drag Couenne as the top two queens of the season. They lip-sync to "Démons" by Angèle ft. Damso. It is announced that Drag Couenne is the winner, leaving Athena Sorgelikis as the runner-up.
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References
- "Le show 'Drag Race' aura sa version belge sur Tipik !". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- April 29, Joey Nolfi; EDT, 2022 at 04:30 AM. "RuPaul werks her waffle to Belgium for 'Drag Race Belgique'". EW.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- "It's chocolate! 🇧🇪 @dragracebelgique is coming soon to @wowpresentsplus (worldwide outside Belgium)! #DragRaceBelgique casting is open through May 8 at dragracebe.com 👑". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- Nolfi, Joey. "'Canada's Drag Race' queen Rita Baga to host 'Drag Race Belgique'". EW.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- "Here are the judges joining Rita Baga on Drag Race Belgique". GAY TIMES. 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- "Drag Race Belgique : découvrez qui sont les 10 Queens du concours". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- 'Drag Race Belgique' Cast, Premiere Date Revealed
- "Bonjour Iedereen". Drag Race Belgique. Season 1. Episode 1. February 16, 2023. Tipik / WOW Presents Plus.
- "Les Incontournables". Drag Race Belgique. Season 1. Episode 2. February 23, 2023. Tipik / WOW Presents Plus.
- "Festival Realness". Drag Race Belgique. Season 1. Episode 3. March 2, 2023. Tipik / WOW Presents Plus.
- "L'émission qui vous déshabille". Drag Race Belgique. Season 1. Episode 4. March 9, 2023. Tipik / WOW Presents Plus.
- "Snatch Game". Drag Race Belgique. Season 1. Episode 5. March 16, 2023. Tipik / WOW Presents Plus.
- "A Deux c'est Mieu!". Drag Race Belgique. Season 1. Episode 6. March 23, 2023. Tipik / WOW Presents Plus.
- "Discours de Reine". Drag Race Belgique. Season 1. Episode 7. March 30, 2023. Tipik / WOW Presents Plus.
- "Grand Finale". Drag Race Belgique. Season 1. Episode 8. April 6, 2023. Tipik / WOW Presents Plus.