Adore Delano

Adore Delano
Adore Delano performing in 2014
Born Daniel Anthony Noriega
(1989-09-29) September 29, 1989
Occupation
Years active 2008–present
Website adoredelano.com

Daniel Anthony "Danny" Noriega,[1] better known by the stage name Adore Delano,[2] (born September 29, 1989)[1] is an American drag queen, singer-songwriter, and television personality. Noriega appeared as a contestant on the seventh season of American Idol in 2008 and later competed—as Adore Delano—in the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, becoming a favourite among fans and ultimately making it into the final three. Delano has recorded and released three studio albums: Till Death Do Us Party in 2014, After Party in 2016, and Whatever in 2017.

Early life

Noriega was raised in Azusa, California, where they attended Sierra High School.[3]

Career

2008: American Idol

Danny Noriega and Kady Malloy at the American Idol, Season 7, Top 12 after party

In 2008, Noriega appeared on the seventh season of American Idol, making it to the semi-finals. They became known for their flamboyant personality and sassy rapport with the judges, notably a comment towards judge Simon Cowell, which later went viral. After watching them on Idol, Rosie O'Donnell invited Noriega to perform on her R Family Vacations cruise.[4] Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres also invited Noriega to be a guest on her show.[5]

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

2009–14

Noriega as Adore Delano performing on stage in 2014

Following American Idol, Noriega became a YouTube personality, performing skits as themself, in drag as Adore Delano, or as their other drag character, Angel Baby. In June 2009, Noriega released the music video for their song "24/7," featuring Diamonique, their sister.[6]

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.[7] Following the win, Noriega started performing in Southern California as Adore Delano.[8] Along with other RuPaul's Drag Race contestants, Adore walked the Marco Marco runway for Los Angeles Fashion Week in 2013.[9] 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.[10] Delano had previously competed for the season 5 fan-vote, ultimately losing to Penny Tration. Delano eventually went on to win three challenges and made it to the final three. Along with Courtney Act, she finished as joint runner-up to season winner Bianca Del Rio.

Immediately following the finale of Drag Race, Delano released the single "DTF" on May 20, 2014, as the lead single from her 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] 11 on the US Independent Albums chart,[12] and number fifty-nine on the Billboard 200.[13] She released music videos for the majority of its tracks, including "I Adore U", which peaked at 49 on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs.[14]

In November 2014, Delano announced that a second album was in the works, that is expected to see a 2015 release.[15] In May 2015, Delano announced she had started writing sessions for the album.[16]

2016–present

Delano's album, After Party, was set for release March 11, 2016.[17] The first single, "Dynamite", was released on February 26, 2016; the second, "Take Me There", was released on March 10, 2016; and the third, "I.C.U.", was released on September 1, 2016.[18]

Adore was one of ten contestants on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars,[19] but chose to leave the show in the second episode.

Delano's third studio album, Whatever, was released on August 18, 2017.

Personal life

Noriega came out as gay at 12 years old.[20] As of 2017, Noriega identifies as non-binary, saying that "gender isn't a real thing... it's just something they came up with to categorize and control people".[21]

Lawsuit

On April 4, 2017, Delano filed a lawsuit against their former management company, Producer Entertainment Group, alleging they had earned $2.5 million over the past three years, though only about $300,000 was actually paid to them.[22] P.E.G. countersued in January 2018, alleging Delano owed the company $180,000 in management fees.[23]

Discography

Tours

Headlining

  • Till Death Do Us Party Tour (2014-2015)
  • After Party UK Promo Tour (2016)
  • After Party Tour (2016-2017)
  • Birthday Tour UK (2017)
  • Whatever UK Tour (2018)
  • Time Hop Party Tour UK (2018)

Co-headlining act

  • Battle of the Seasons 2015 Condragulations Tour (2015)
  • Battle of the Seasons 2016 Extravaganza Tour (2016)

Awards and nominations

Year Nominee/work Award Result Ref.
2014 Adore Delano America's Next Drag Superstar Nominated
2016 Drag Queen of the Year Won [24]

Filmography

Film

Title Year Director Role Notes Ref.
Dragged 2015 Christopher Birk Herself In production [25]
TupiniQueens 2015 João Monteiro Herself Documentary about drag queen's scene in Brazil. [26]

Television

Title Year Role Notes Ref.
American Idol 2008 Self [27]
The Ellen DeGeneres Show [5]
RuPaul's Drag Race 2014 Self Season 6 – Runner-up [27]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Companion show to RuPaul's Drag Race [27]
Chasing Life 2015 Adore Delano
RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars 2016 Self Season 2 – 9th Place (Quit)

Web series

Title Year Role Notes Ref.
Let the Music Play 2014 Self [28]
Hey Qween 2015 Episode: "Adore Delano"

Music videos

Title Year Artist Director Ref.

-

"Oh No She Better Don't" 2014 RuPaul Steven Corfe [29]
"Sissy That Walk" Steven Corfe [30]
"Mean Gays" Courtney Act Kain O'Keeffe [31]
"The T" 2016 Alaska Ben Simkins [32]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Birth of Daniel Noriega". CaliforniaBirthIndex.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  2. ↑ Parker, Lyndsey (April 16, 2014). "Ex-Idol Danny Noriega Lip-Synchs Paula Abdul for Paula Abdul". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ Velazquez, Maritza (February 15, 2008). "Class notes: Interview with American Idol's Danny Noriega". San Gabriel Valley Tribune and Whittier Daily News. Retrieved December 12, 2013. For 18-year-old Danny Noriega...
  4. ↑ "Danny Noriega Gets His First Job Offer — From Rosie O'Donnell!". People. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  5. 1 2 "And Who Could Ever Forget Little Danny Noriega on Ellen?". World of Wonder. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ Stranksky, Tanner (10 June 2009). "'American Idol' album Danny Noriega's new single '24/7': Too much to handle...ish". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Parker, Lyndsey (December 9, 2013). "'Idol' Alum Danny Noriega to Compete on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  9. ↑ Avery, Dan (October 18, 2013). ""Drag Race" Queens Walk L.A. Fashion Week Runway For Marco Marco". New Now Next. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "Adore Delano Till Death Do Us Party Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  12. ↑ "Adore Delano Till Death Do Us Party Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  13. ↑ "Adore Delano Till Death Do Us Party Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  14. ↑ "Adore Delano I Adore U Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  15. ↑ Tim Winfred. "New Details Arise About Adore Delano's Upcoming Sophomore Album". Dragaholic.
  16. ↑ "Adore Delano on Twitter". Twitter.
  17. ↑ "After Party [Explicit]: Adore Delano: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Listen to 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Adore Delano's 'After Party' Album: Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  19. ↑ Avery, Dan (June 17, 2016). "Logo Announces Contestants For "RuPaul's All Star Drag Race" Season 2". NewNowNext.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  20. ↑ Delano, Adore (April 16, 2012). My Coming Out Story With Mom!. Danny Noriega YouTube channel.
  21. ↑ Voss, Brandon (21 August 2017). "Adore Delano Talks New Punk Album 'Whatever', the '27 Club' & Being Nonbinary: 'Gender Isn't a Real Thing'". Billboard. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  22. ↑ Delano, Adore. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Sues Managers for Stealing Millions". TMZ.com. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  23. ↑ "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Star Adore Delano Countersued by Managers". TMZ.com. January 9, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  24. ↑ Winfred, Tim. "Adore Delano Wins 'Drag Queen of the Year' LGBT Hero Award". Queerty. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  25. ↑ TupiniQueens. Facebook. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  26. ↑ "TupiniQueens – Trailer Oficial". YouTube. 2015-11-07. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  27. 1 2 3 "Adore Delano – Rupaul's Drag Race Contestant – Season 6". Adore Delano official website. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  28. ↑ Smothers, Thairin (August 5, 2014). "WOWPresents Premiere: Let The Music Play with Adore Delano". World of Wonder. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  29. ↑ "RuPaul's "Oh No She Better Don't" Official Music Video feat. The Cast of Rupaul's Drag Race Season 6". YouTube. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  30. ↑ RuPaul's Sissy That Walk Official Music Video. YouTube. May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  31. ↑ Mean Gays – Courtney Act. YouTube. May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  32. ↑ Alaska Thunderfuck – The T (feat. Adore Delano) [Official]. YouTube. October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.

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