Adore Delano
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Born | Daniel Anthony Noriega September 29, 1989 |
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Years active | 2008–present |
Website | adoredelano |
Daniel Anthony "Danny" Noriega, also known by the stage name Adore Delano, is an American drag queen and singer. He first appeared as a contestant on the seventh season of American Idol in 2008; she later finished in the top three on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and released her debut studio album Till Death Do Us Party in 2014. Adore is set to release her second studio album After Party in 2016.
Early life
Daniel Noriega was born on September 29, 1989 in Azusa, California. He is the youngest of five children in his family, having two older brothers and two older sisters. His parents are primarily Mexican-American, with some unknown White, German and Native American ancestry. In early August 2014, Noriega's father died. He attended Paramount Elementary School, Center Middle School, and Sierra High School.[1]
Career
2008: American Idol
In 2008, he appeared on the seventh season of American Idol, making it to the semi-finals. He became known for his flamboyant personality and sassy rapport with the judges, notably a comment towards judge Simon Cowell, which later went viral. After watching him on Idol, Rosie O'Donnell invited Noriega to perform on her R Family Vacations cruise.[2] Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres also invited Noriega to be a guest on her show.[3]
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Audition | Singer's Choice | "Proud Mary" | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hollywood | Singer's Choice | "When I Need You" | Albert Hammond | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top 24 | The 1960s | "Jailhouse Rock" | Elvis Presley | Safe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top 20 | The 1970s | "Superstar" | Delaney & Bonnie | Safe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top 16 | The 1980s | "Tainted Love" | Gloria Jones | Eliminated |
2009–14: RuPaul's Drag Race and Till Death Do Us Party
Following American Idol, Noriega became a YouTube personality, performing skits as himself, in drag as Adore Delano, or as his other character, Angel Baby. In June 2009, Noriega released the music video for his song "24/7," featuring Diamonique, his sister.[4]
After seeing RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Raven perform at the nightclub Micky's in West Hollywood, Noriega was inspired to enter a drag competition at the club, later winning it.[5] Following the win, Noriega started performing in Southern California as Adore Delano.[6] Along with other RuPaul's Drag Race contestants, Adore walked the Marco Marco runway for Los Angeles Fashion Week in 2013.[7]
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In December 2013, Logo announced that Adore Delano was among 14 drag queens who would be competing on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.[8] Adore had previously competed for the season 5 fan-vote competition via Facebook, ultimately losing to Penny Tration. Despite a slow start to the competition, Delano eventually went on to win three challenges, the joint most of the season. He became a member of the final three and in the season finale, was ultimately named co-runner up along with Courtney Act, losing out to Bianca Del Rio.
Immediately following the finale of Drag Race, Noriega released the single "DTF" on May 20, 2014, as the lead single from his debut album "Till Death Do Us Party". The full album was released on June 3, 2014, charting at number three on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart, 11 on the US Independent Albums chart, and number fifty-nine on the Billboard 200, making Noriega the highest charting artist of any RuPaul's Drag Race contestant. Throughout the rest of 2014, Noriega focused primarily on promotion for the album, releasing music videos for the majority of its tracks, including "I Adore U" which peaked at 49 on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs.
In November 2014, Noriega announced that a second album was in the works, that is expected to see a 2015 release.. In regards to the album's sound, he said it would be darker in content, “It’s going to be a little more serious. I’ve gone through a lot of shit this year – I fell in love, I got to travel the world, my dad passed away, I want to write about real shit. It’s darker I think, but it’s still me.”[9] In May 2015, Noriega announced he had started writing sessions for the album.[10]
2015–present: After Party
In August 2015, Noriega spoke to So So Gay, revealing that his second album would be a "double album" featuring 22 songs, and will be released sometime in 2016. This was changed in a recent interview with Queen Magazine, confirming that half of the songs would be used for another album. He has performed a new song from the album, "I Can't Love You" various times on his tour. He's described it as "about not being able to give your full self to someone. It’s a sad song". On November 17th 2015, Noriega confirmed that his upcoming album's name was going to be called After Party. He confirmed it via twitter, and later on through Facebook. [11] The album was put on Amazon Music for pre-order, with a release date of March 11, 2016.[12] The first single "Dynamite" was released February 26, 2016.
Influences
Delano had cited Courtney Love, Britney Spears, and Lady Gaga, as her musical influences.
Discography
- Till Death Do Us Party (2014)
- After Party (2016)
Filmography
Film
Title | Year | Director | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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Dragged | 2015 | Christopher Birk | Himself | In production | [13] |
TupiniQueens | 2015 | João Monteiro | Himself | Documentary about drag queen's scene in Brazil. | [14] |
Television
Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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American Idol | 2008 | Himself | [15] | |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show | [3] | |||
RuPaul's Drag Race | 2014 | Season 6 – Runner-up | [15] | |
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked | Companion show to RuPaul's Drag Race | [15] | ||
Chasing Life | 2015 | Adore Delano |
Web series
Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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Let the Music Play | 2014 | Himself | [16] | |
Hey Qween | 2015 | Episode: "Adore Delano" |
Music videos
Title | Year | Artist | Director | Ref. |
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"Sissy That Walk" | 2014 | RuPaul | Steven Corfe | [17] |
"Mean Gays" | Courtney Act | Kain O'Keeffe | [18] |
References
- ^ Velazquez, Maritza (February 15, 2008). "Interview with American Idol's Danny Noriega". Inside Socal. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ "Danny Noriega Gets His First Job Offer — From Rosie O'Donnell!". People. March 7, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ a b "And Who Could Ever Forget Little Danny Noriega on Ellen?". World of Wonder. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ^ Stranksky, Tanner (June 10, 2009). "'American Idol' alum Danny Noriega's new single '24/7': Too much to handle...ish". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ Amabile, Michelle (December 10, 2013). "'American Idol' Alum Danny Noriega to Compete on 'RuPaul's Drag Race' (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ Parker, Lyndsey (December 9, 2013). "'Idol' Alum Danny Noriega to Compete on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ Avery, Dan (October 18, 2013). ""Drag Race" Queens Walk L.A. Fashion Week Runway For Marco Marco". New Now Next. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ Beard, Lanford (December 9, 2013). "'RuPaul's Drag Race': Check out the sickening season 6 supertease and meet the queens — EXCLUSIVE VIDEO". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ Tim Winfred. "New Details Arise About Adore Delano's Upcoming Sophomore Album". Dragaholic.
- ^ "Adore Delano on Twitter". Twitter.
- ^ "Adore Delano chats to So So Gay". So So Gay.
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BUVYD6E?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
- ^ TupiniQueens. Facebook. January 9, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ João Monteiro, TupiniQueens Official Trailer
- ^ a b c "Adore Delano – Rupaul's Drag Race Contestant – Season 6". Adore Delano. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ^ Smothers, Thairin (August 5, 2014). "WOWPresents Premiere: Let The Music Play with Adore Delano". World of Wonder. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
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External links
- Official website
- Adore Delano discography at Discogs