Adore Delano

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Adore Delano
Adore Delano.jpg
Adore Delano performing in 2014
Born
Daniel Anthony Noriega

(1989-09-29) September 29, 1989 (age 32)
Occupation
Years active2008–present
YouTube information
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDrag queen, singer-songwriter, television personality
Channel
Years active2007–present
Subscribers532 thousand[1]
Total views81.5 million[1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers
Updated: February 8, 2021
Websiteadoredelano.com

Daniel Anthony Noriega, better known under the stage name Adore Delano,[2] 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 on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, placing in the final three. Delano then went on to compete on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, placing ninth after voluntarily leaving the competition. In June 2019, a panel of judges from New York magazine placed her sixth on their list of "the most powerful drag queens in America", a ranking of 100 former Drag Race contestants.[3] Delano has recorded and released four studio albums: Till Death Do Us Party (2014), After Party (2016), Whatever (2017), and Dirty Laundry (2021).

Early life[]

Noriega was raised in Azusa, California, and attended Sierra High School, a continuation school for at-risk teenagers.[4]

Career[]

2008–2009: American Idol and early work[]

Danny Noriega and Kady Malloy at the American Idol, Season 7, top 16 after party

In 2008, Noriega 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.[5] Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres also invited Noriega to be a guest on her show.[6]

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

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

2010–present: RuPaul's Drag Race and albums[]

Adore Delano in 2014

After seeing RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Raven perform at the nightclub Micky's in West Hollywood, Delano was inspired to enter a drag competition at the club, later winning it.[8] Following the win, Noriega started performing in Southern California as Adore Delano.[9] Along with other RuPaul's Drag Race contestants, Adore walked the Marco Marco runway for Los Angeles Fashion Week in 2013.[10] 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.[11] 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, Delano finished as 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 their 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,[12] 11 on the US Independent Albums chart,[13] and number fifty-nine on the Billboard 200.[14] They released music videos for the majority of its tracks, including "I Adore U", which peaked at 49 on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs.[15]

In November 2014, Delano announced that a second album was in the works with an anticipated 2015 release date.[16] In May 2015, Delano announced they had started writing sessions for the album.[17]

Delano's album, After Party, was set for release March 11, 2016.[18] 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.[19] Adore was one of ten contestants on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars,[20] but chose to leave the show in the second episode for personal reasons. Delano's third studio album, Whatever, was released on August 18, 2017.[21]

In early 2019, Delano appeared as a guest for the first challenge in the premiere of season eleven of Drag Race.[22] Later that year, in August, Delano was featured on the cover of Gay Times.[23] In December of that year, Delano joined the cast of the fourth season of Ex on the Beach appearing as both Danny and Adore.[24]

Personal life[]

Noriega came out as gay at 12 years old. In a 2012 interview, she said she is not opposed to dating women.[25] As of 2017, Noriega identifies as non-binary and uses any pronouns.[26] Noriega says that "gender isn't a real thing... it's just something they came up with to categorize and control people".[27]

Lawsuit[]

On April 4, 2017, Delano filed a lawsuit against former management company, Producer Entertainment Group, alleging Delano had earned $2.5 million over the past three years, though only about $300,000 was actually paid.[28] P.E.G. counter-sued in January 2018, alleging Delano owed the company $180,000 in management fees. The suit was dismissed by a judge who awarded no money to either party.[29][30]

Discography[]

Main article: Adore Delano discography

Tours[]

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)

Co-headlining act

  • 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

  • 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 [31]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Title Year Director Role Notes Ref.
Dragged 2015 Christopher Birk Self [32]
TupiniQueens 2015 João Monteiro Documentary about drag queen's scene in Brazil. [33]

Television[]

Title Year Notes Ref.
American Idol 2008 Contestant [34]
The Ellen DeGeneres Show [6]
RuPaul's Drag Race 2014 Season 6 – Runner-up [34]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Companion show to RuPaul's Drag Race [34]
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 with Nina West and Monét X Change [35]
Ex on the Beach 2019 Season 4: Peak of Love – Contestant
KTLA 5 News 2020 Interviewed with LaDemi

Web series[]

Title Year Notes Ref.
Let the Music Play 2014 [36]
Hey Qween 2015 Episode: "Adore Delano" [37]
Portrait of a Queen 2018 Episode: "Love & Adore" [38]
Bestie$ for Ca$h 2018 Episode: "Adore Delano and Chris Crocker" [39]
The View: Facebook Live 2019 Episode: "Pride Month 2019"
Love for the Arts 2020 Guest judge [40]

Music videos[]

Title Year Artist Director Ref.
"Oh No She Better Don't" 2014 RuPaul Steven Corfe [41]
"Sissy That Walk" Steven Corfe [42]
"Mean Gays" Courtney Act Kain O'Keeffe [43]
"Hieeee" 2015 Alaska Ben Simkins [44]
"The T" 2016 [45]
"You Need to Calm Down" 2019 Taylor Swift Drew Kirsch [46]

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