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Adore Delano
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Adore Delano at DragCon 2024
Born (1989-09-29) September 29, 1989 (age 35)
Other names Dani Noriega
Occupation
Years active 2008–present
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Occupation Drag queen, singer-songwriter, television personality
Years active 2007–present
Subscribers 527 thousand
Total views 83.37 million
Subscriber and view counts updated as of 27 July 2023.

Adore Delano (born September 29, 1989) is an American drag queen, singer, and TV star. She first appeared on American Idol in 2008. Later, she became famous as Adore Delano on RuPaul's Drag Race. She also competed on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Adore Delano has released several music albums. These include Till Death Do Us Party (2014) and After Party (2016). Her album Whatever came out in 2017.

Early Life

Adore Delano was born in Glendora, California. She grew up in Azusa, California. She went to Sierra High School.

Career Journey

Starting on American Idol

In 2008, Adore Delano appeared on American Idol. She made it to the semi-finals of the show. She was known for her fun personality. After Idol, talk show host Rosie O'Donnell invited her to perform. Ellen DeGeneres also had Adore Delano as a guest on her show. After American Idol, she started making videos online. She performed funny skits as Adore Delano.

Becoming a Drag Star

Adore Delano was inspired by other drag performers. She decided to enter a drag competition. She won the competition and began performing as Adore Delano. In 2013, she walked the runway for a fashion show.

In December 2013, she was announced as a contestant. She would compete on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Adore Delano won three challenges on the show. She made it to the final three contestants. She finished as a runner-up.

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Adore Delano in 2014

After Drag Race, Adore Delano released her first song, "DTF". This was in May 2014. Her first album, Till Death Do Us Party, came out in June 2014. This album was very popular. It reached number three on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart. She also released music videos for many songs from the album. Her song "I Adore U" was also popular.

Adore Delano's second album, After Party, was released in March 2016. She released songs like "Dynamite" and "Take Me There". Adore Delano later joined RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars. She chose to leave the show in the second episode. Her third album, Whatever, came out in August 2017.

In 2019, Adore Delano returned to Drag Race as a guest. She appeared in the first challenge of season 11. New York magazine ranked her as one of the most powerful drag queens. She was also featured on the cover of Gay Times magazine. In December 2019, she joined the TV show Ex on the Beach.

Personal Life

Adore Delano has spoken about her personal journey. In 2023, she shared that she identifies as transgender. She uses the pronouns she/her. She also shared that she is planning a gender-affirming surgical operation.

Music Albums

  • Till Death Do Us Party (2014)
  • After Party (2016)
  • Whatever (2017)

Tours

Headlining Tours

  • 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 Tours

  • Battle of the Seasons 2015 Condragulations Tour (2015) (with RuPaul's Drag Race Cast)
  • Battle of the Seasons 2016 Extravaganza Tour (2016) (with RuPaul's Drag Race Cast)
  • ABCD Tour (2018) (with Bianca Del Rio, Courtney Act, and Darienne Lake)
  • Heels of Hell Tour (2019)
  • The Annual Halloween Sickening Ball Australia (2020)

Promotional Tours

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

Awards and Nominations

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

Film and TV Shows

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Dragged Self
2015 TupiniQueens Self A movie about the drag queen scene in Brazil

Television Shows

Year Title Notes
2008 American Idol
2008 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2014 RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 – finalist
2014 RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked A show that goes with RuPaul's Drag Race
2015 Chasing Life
2016 RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars Season 2 – 9th place
2018 Courtney Act's Christmas Extravaganza A special TV show
2019 The View Interviewed with Nina West and Monét X Change
2019 Ex on the Beach Season 4: Peak of Love – contestant
2020 KTLA 5 News Interviewed with LaDemi

Online Shows

Year Title Notes
2014 Let the Music Play
2015 Hey Qween! Episode: "Adore Delano"
2018 Portrait of a Queen Episode: "Love & Adore"
2018 Bestie$ for Ca$h Episode: "Adore Delano and Chris Crocker"
2018–23 The Pit Stop Guest in 4 episodes
2019 The View: Facebook Live Episode: "Pride Month 2019"
2020 Love for the Arts Guest judge
2023 Sissy That Talk Show with Joseph Shepherd Podcast; Guest

Music Videos

Title Year Artist
"Oh No She Better Don't" 2014 RuPaul
"Sissy That Walk" 2014 RuPaul
"Mean Gays" 2014 Courtney Act
"Hieeee" 2015 Alaska
"The T" 2016 Alaska
"You Need to Calm Down" 2019 Taylor Swift

See Also

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