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Adore Delano
Adore Delano performing in 2014
Born(1989-09-29)September 29, 1989(age 34)
Glendora, California,U.S.
Other namesDani Noriega
Occupations
Years active2008–present
YouTube information
Personal information
Occupation(s)Drag queen,singer-songwriter, television personality
Years active2007–present
Subscribers527 thousand
Total views83.37 million
100,000 subscribers
Last updated:27 July 2023
Websiteadoredelano.com

Dani Noriega[1](born September 29, 1989),[2]better known under thestage nameAdore Delano,[3]is an Americandrag queen,singer-songwriter, and television personality. She appeared as a contestant on thesixthandseventh seasonofAmerican Idolin 2008 and later competed as Adore Delano on thesixth seasonofRuPaul's Drag Race,placing in the final three. She then went on to compete on thesecond seasonofRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars,placing ninth after voluntarily leaving the competition. She has recorded and released three studio albums:Till Death Do Us Party(2014),After Party(2016),Whatever(2017), and one EPDirty Laundry(2021).

Early life

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Noriega was born to Bonnie Pimentel Noriega[4][5]in Glendora, California, raised in Azusa, California, and attended Sierra High School, a continuation school for at-risk teenagers.[6]

Career

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2008–2009:American Idoland early work

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In 2008, Noriega appeared on theseventh seasonofAmerican Idol,making it to the semi-finals. She became known for her flamboyant personality and sassy rapport with the judges, notably a comment toward judgeSimon Cowell,which later went viral. After watching Noriega onIdol,Rosie O'Donnellinvited her to perform on her R Family Vacations cruise.[7]Talk show hostEllen DeGeneresalso invited Noriega to be a guest on hershow.[8]Before her appearance onAmerican Idoland through high school, she lived as a transgender woman, but suppressed her gender identity in order to appear on the show.[9]

Performances:
Stage Theme Song choice Original artist Result
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

FollowingAmerican Idol,Noriega became aYouTube personality,performing skits in drag as Adore Delano, or Angel Baby, another drag character. In June 2009, she released the music video for the song "24/7," featuring sister Diamonique.[10]

2010–present:RuPaul's Drag Raceand albums

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Adore Delano in 2014

After seeingRuPaul's Drag RacecontestantRavenperform at the nightclubMicky'sin West Hollywood, Noriega was inspired to enter a drag competition at the club, which she won.[11]Noriega began performing as Adore Delano in Southern California.[12]Along with otherRuPaul's Drag Racecontestants, she walked the Marco Marco runway forLos Angeles Fashion Weekin 2013.[13]In December 2013,Logo TVannounced her as one of 14 drag queens who would be competing on thesixth seasonofRuPaul's Drag Race.[14]She had previously competed for theseason 5fan-vote, ultimately losing to Penny Tration. Adore Delano eventually went on to win three challenges and made it to the final three. WithCourtney Act,she finished as runner-up to season winnerBianca Del Rio.

Following the finale ofDrag Race,Adore Delano released the single "DTF" on May 20, 2014, as the lead single from her debut albumTill Death Do Us Party.The album was released on June 3, 2014, charting at number three on the USDance/Electronic Albumschart,[15]11 on the USIndependent Albumschart,[16]and number fifty-nine on theBillboard200.[17]She released music videos for the majority of its tracks, including "I Adore U", which peaked at 49 on the USBillboardDance/Electronic Songs.[18]In November 2014, Adore Delano announced that a second album was in the works with an anticipated 2015 release date.[19]

Adore Delano's albumAfter Partywas set for release March 11, 2016.[20]"Dynamite", the first single, was released on February 26, 2016; "Take Me There", the second single, was released on March 10, 2016; and the "I.C.U.", was released on September 1, 2016.[21]Adore was one of 10 contestants on thesecond season ofRuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars.[22]She chose to leave the show in the second episode for personal reasons.Whatever,her third studio album, was released on August 18, 2017.[23]

On April 4, 2017, Noriega filed a lawsuit againstProducer Entertainment Group,her former management company, alleging that Noriega had earned $2.5 million over the past three years, but only about $300,000 was actually paid.[24]P.E.G. counter-sued in January 2018, alleging Noriega owed the company $180,000 in management fees. The suit was dismissed by a judge who awarded no money to either party.[25][26]

In 2019, Adore Delano appeared as a guest for the first challenge in the premiere ofseason 11ofDrag Race.[27]In June 2019, a panel of judges fromNew Yorkmagazine placed her sixth on its list of "the most powerful drag queens in America", a ranking of 100 formerDrag Racecontestants.[28]In August, she was featured on the cover ofGay Times.[29]In December 2019, she joined the cast of the fourth season ofEx on the Beach.[30]

After her de-transition in order to appear onAmerican Idol,she has said that she attempted to appease her feelings about her gender identity by living as a woman through Adore, but in her transgender "coming out" video, she stated that she "could not do it anymore."[9]

Personal life

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Noriega came out as bisexual at age 12, then gay.[9]In a 2012 interview, she said she is not opposed to dating women.[31]From 2017 to 2023, Noriega identified asnon-binaryand used any pronouns.[32]Noriega said that "gender isn't a real thing... it's just something they came up with to categorize and control people".[33]

She has beensobersince 2021. In a video posted to Instagram on July 26, 2023, Noriega revealed that she had been takingestrogenfor about three months and identified as transgender, using the pronouns she/her. She additionally announced that she has a gender-affirming surgical operation scheduled for November of the same year.[9]

Discography

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Main article:Adore Delano discography

Tours

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Headlining

  • Till Death Do Us Party Tour (2014–2015)
  • After Party Tour (2016–2017)
  • Birthday Tour (2017)
  • Whatever Tour (2018)
  • Time Hop Party Tour (2018)
  • A Pizza Me Tour (2019)
  • The Beautiful Idiots Tour (2020)
  • Dirty Laundry Tour (2021)
  • Party Your World Tour (2022–2023)

Co-headlining act

  • Battle of the Seasons 2015 Condragulations Tour (2015) (withRuPaul's Drag RaceCast)
  • Battle of the Seasons 2016 Extravaganza Tour (2016) (withRuPaul's Drag RaceCast)
  • ABCD Tour (2018) (withBianca Del Rio,Courtney Act,andDarienne Lake)
  • Heels of Hell Tour (2019)
  • The Annual Halloween Sickening Ball Australia (2020)

Promotional

  • After Party UK Promo Tour (2016)
  • The Ghost of Ohio United Kingdom Tour – opening for Andy Black (2019)

Awards and nominations

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Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2014 Adore Delano Drag Queen of the Year Won [34]

Filmography

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Film

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Title Year Director Role Notes Ref.
Dragged 2015 Christopher Birk Self [35][non-primary source needed]
TupiniQueens 2015 João Monteiro Documentary about the drag queen scene in Brazil [36]

Television

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Title Year Notes Ref.
American Idol 2008 [37]
The Ellen DeGeneres Show [8]
RuPaul's Drag Race 2014 Season 6– finalist [37]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked companion show toRuPaul's Drag Race [37]
Chasing Life 2015
RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars 2016 Season 2– 9th place
Courtney Act's Christmas Extravaganza 2018 Channel 4 Christmas Special
The View 2019 Interviewed withNina WestandMonét X Change [38]
Ex on the Beach 2019 Season 4: Peak of Love– contestant
KTLA 5 News 2020 Interviewed with LaDemi

Web series

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Title Year Notes Ref.
Let the Music Play 2014 [39]
Hey Qween! 2015 Episode: "Adore Delano" [40]
Portrait of a Queen 2018 Episode: "Love & Adore" [41]
Bestie$ for Ca$h 2018 Episode: "Adore Delano andChris Crocker" [42]
The Pit Stop 2018–23 Guest; 4 episodes [43][44][45][46]
The View: Facebook Live 2019 Episode: "Pride Month 2019"
Love for the Arts 2020 Guest judge [47]
Sissy That Talk Show with Joseph Shepherd 2023 Podcast; Guest [48]

Music videos

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Title Year Artist Director Ref.
"Oh No She Better Don't" 2014 RuPaul Steven Corfe [49]
"Sissy That Walk" Steven Corfe [50]
"Mean Gays" Courtney Act Kain O'Keeffe [51]
"Hieeee" 2015 Alaska Ben Simkins [52]
"The T" 2016 [53]
"You Need to Calm Down" 2019 Taylor Swift Drew Kirsch [54]

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