Leona Winter
French drag queen From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leona Winter (previously known as Miss Leona) is the stage name of Rémy Solé,[1] a French drag queen, best known for winning the second season of the Chilean reality show The Switch Drag Race, the Chilean version of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Leona Winter | |
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2021 photo shoot by Christophe Soyeux | |
| Born | Rémy Solé March 20, 1995[citation needed] |
| Occupation(s) | Drag queen, singer |
| Years active | 2014-present |
| Predecessor | Luz Violeta |
| Website | http://www.leonawinter.fr/ |
Early life
Solé was born in Ceret, south of France, and is of Spanish heritage. He started taking dance classes when he was eight, and singing classes when he was nine at Arles-sur-Tech where his family is from. He started to take theater classes when he was twelve, and started doing drag at seventeen.[2] He resided in Barcelona before participating in The Switch.[3]
Career
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Perspective
In 2017, Leona Winter was the winner of the Miss Continental prelim pageant Miss Europe Continental in 2017. She was the winner of the Miss Latina Continental prelim in 2018.[4]
Leona Winter appeared as one of fifteen contestants for the second season of The Switch in March 2018.[5] She was announced the winner of the season on July 16, 2018, after beating Pavel Arámbula, Sofía Camará and Gia Gunn.[6][7]
Winter participated in the eighth season of the French version of The Voice on March 2, 2019, and joined the team of singer Jenifer and went as far as the semi-finals.[8][9][10]
On February 3, 2020, Leona Winter appeared as Rémy Solé in the cast of the twelfth season of Les Anges which took place in Hong Kong.[11]
Queen of the Universe
In November 2021, she were announced as one of fourteen contestants on the debut season of Queen of the Universe, an international drag queen singing competition, and a spin-off of RuPaul's Drag Race.[12]
| Queen of the Universe season 1 performances and results | |||||
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| Week # | Theme | Song choice | Original artist | Order # | Result |
| 1 | This Is Me | "Non, je ne regrette rien" | Édith Piaf | 7 | Advanced[13] |
| 2 | Turn Back Time | "The Winner Takes It All" | ABBA | 2 | Bottom 3 |
| 3 | Duets | "Friends Forever" (with La Voix) | N/A | 3 | Survival Sing-Off |
| Survival Sing-Off | "The Edge of Glory" | Lady Gaga | 2 | Eliminated[14] | |
In 2024 Leona Winter was announced as one of the contestants on the third season of Drag Race France, making her the first participant of a previous season of Drag Race to compete on an original season of another franchise.
Personal life
Solé is married to Lorenzo Werner.[2]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Switch Drag Race (season 2) | Herself/Contestant | Winner | [5] |
| 2019 | The Voice (season 8) | [8] | ||
| 2020 | Les Anges (season 12) | [15] | ||
| 2021 | Queen of the Universe | 6th place | [12] | |
| 2024 | Drag Race France (season 3) | 3rd/4th place | [12] |
References
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