Queen of the Universe (TV series)
Queen of the Universe | |
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Directed by | Julian Smith |
Presented by | Graham Norton |
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Opening theme | "Queen of the Universe" theme |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producer | RuPaul Charles |
Producers |
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Running time | 45 minutes |
Production company | World of Wonder |
Release | |
Original network | Paramount+ |
Original release | December 2, 2021 present | –
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Queen of the Universe is a drag queen singing competition television series produced by World of Wonder. The series is hosted by Graham Norton with the four judges coming from backgrounds in the worlds of music, drag, and reality TV competitions. The contestants competed for a cash prize of $250,000. The series premiered on Paramount+ on December 2, 2021.[1]
The winner of the first season of Queen of the Universe was Grag Queen from Brazil, with Ada Vox from the U.S. finishing as the runner-up.
Production[]
On February 24, 2021, ViacomCBS and Paramount+ announced the international drag-singing competition Queen of the Universe from World of Wonder, the producers behind RuPaul’s Drag Race, with cast members to be named later.[2] On September 27, 2021 it was announced that Graham Norton would be hosting the series.[3] The judges were announced on October 28, 2021 as being Leona Lewis, Michelle Visage, Trixie Mattel and Vanessa Williams.[4] The contestants for the first season were revealed on November 10, 2021.[5]
Contestants[]
Names and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant | Hometown | Outcome |
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Grag Queen | Canela, Brazil | Winner |
Ada Vox | San Antonio, Texas | Runner-up |
Aria B Cassadine | Atlanta, Georgia | 3rd Place |
La Voix | London, England | 4th/5th Place[a] |
Rani Ko-He-Nur | Mumbai, India | |
Leona Winter | Paris, France | 6th Place |
Gingzilla | Sydney, Australia | 7th/8th Place |
Regina Voce | Mexico City, Mexico | |
Matante Alex | Montreal, Canada | 9th Place |
Betty Bitschlap | Copenhagen, Denmark | 10th-14th Place |
Chy'enne Valentino | Chicago, Illinois | |
Jujubee | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Novaczar | New York City, New York | |
Woowu | Guangzhou, China |
Notes[]
- ^ La Voix was originally eliminated in round one, but was later brought back by the judges.
Elimination Chart[]
14 drag queens from across the world will compete each week in a singing competition with new musical numbers and challenges performed in front of a live studio audience and a panel of judges.
Place | Queen | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
Top 14 | Top 9 | Top 8 | Top 5 | Finale | ||||||
1st | Grag Queen | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | Winner | ||||
2nd | Ada Vox | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | Runner-Up | ||||
3rd | Aria B Cassadine | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | Eliminated | ||||
4th/5th | Rani Ko-He-Nur | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
La Voix | OUT | SAFE | BTM4 | OUT | ||||||
6th | Leona Winter | SAFE | BTM3 | OUT | ||||||
7th/8th | Gingzilla | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
Regina Voce | SAFE | BTM3 | OUT | |||||||
9th | Matante Alex | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
10th-14th | Jujubee | OUT | ||||||||
Betty Bitschlap | OUT | |||||||||
Chy'enne Valentino | OUT | |||||||||
Novaczar | OUT | |||||||||
Woowu | OUT |
Performance Shows[]
Round 1: This Is Me (December 2)[]
Queens were to impress the judges with their W.A.P. - What they were wearing, All-star Attitude and Performances during these two-part premiere episodes. At the end of this round, six contestants were eliminated by the judges.
Queen | Order | Song | Result |
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Grag Queen | 1 | "Rehab" | Safe |
Betty Bitschlap | 2 | "Dance Monkey" | Eliminated |
Chy'enne Valentino | 3 | "Wrecking Ball" | Eliminated |
Woowu | 4 | "Material Girl (200 Du)" | Eliminated |
Novaczar | 5 | "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" | Eliminated |
Gingzilla | 6 | "Human" | Safe |
Leona Winter | 7 | "Non, je ne regrette rien" | Safe |
Queen | Order | Song | Result |
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Ada Vox | 1 | "At Last" | Safe |
Regina Voce | 2 | "Caruso" | Safe |
Rani Ko-He-Nur | 3 | "Piya Tu Ab To Aja", "Laila Main Laila" | Safe |
La Voix | 4 | "Mourir sur scène" | Eliminated |
Jujubee | 5 | "Into You" | Eliminated |
Matante Alex | 6 | "He Taught Me How To Yodel" | Safe |
Aria B Cassadine | 7 | "Rise Like a Phoenix" | Safe |
Round 2: Turn Back Time (December 9)[]
La Voix was initially eliminated in the previous round but was brought back by the judges. At the end of this round, the in-studio audience saved six Queens, leaving one of the bottom three Queens eliminated by the judges.
Queen | Order | Song | Result |
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Aria B Cassadine | 1 | "You Make Me Feel" | Safe |
Leona Winter | 2 | "The Winner Takes It All" | Bottom Three |
Regina Voce | 2 | "Un-Break My Heart" | Bottom Three |
Grag Queen | 4 | "Dream a Little Dream of Me" | Safe |
Matante Alex | 5 | "9 to 5" | Eliminated |
Rani Ko-He-Nur | 6 | "My Heart Will Go On" | Safe |
Ada Vox | 7 | "I Put a Spell on You" | Safe |
Gingzilla | 8 | "Believe" | Safe |
La Voix[a] | 9 | "Car Wash" | Safe |
Round 3: Duets (December 16)[]
Queens paired themselves up and wrote an original song based on four categories. At the end of this round, the audience saved two pairs of Queens and eliminated one pair. The remaining pair must perform a "Survival Song" to stay in the competition, where the judges eliminated one more Queen.
Queens | Order | Song | Result |
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Rani Ko-He-Nur & Grag Queen | 1 | "Damn That Man" | Safe |
Gingzilla & Regina Voce | 2 | "Girl Power" | Eliminated |
La Voix & Leona Winter | 3 | "Friends Forever" | Survival Sing-Off |
Ada Vox & Aria B Cassadine | 4 | "Back Off Bitch" | Safe |
Survival Sing-Off details | |||
La Voix | 1 | "Don't Rain on My Parade" | Saved |
Leona Winter | 2 | "The Edge of Glory" | Eliminated |
Round 4: Bad Girls (December 23)[]
At the end of the semi-finals round, the audience sends two Queens to the finals, while the judges save one of the remaining Queens.
Queen | Order | Song | Result |
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Ada Vox | 1 | "Cuz I Love You" | Bottom Three |
Rani Ko-He-Nur | 2 | "Bad Romance" | Eliminated |
Aria B Cassadine | 3 | "Bad Girls" | Safe |
La Voix | 4 | "Welcome to Burlesque" | Eliminated |
Grag Queen | 5 | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | Safe |
Round 5: Holi-Gay Finale (December 30)[]
The final three Queens perform two songs, and one Queen takes home the top prize of $250,000 and the title of Queen of the Universe.
Queen | Order | Song | Order | Song | Result |
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Grag Queen | 1 | "Jingle Bell Rock" | 6 | "Rise Up" | Winner |
Aria B Cassadine | 2 | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | 4 | "This Is the Moment" | Third Place |
Ada Vox | 3 | "Pure Imagination" | 5 | "Open Arms" | Runner-Up |
Episodes[]
No. | Title [6] | Original release date [6] | Prod. code [6] |
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1 2 | "This Is Me" | December 2, 2021 | 101 102 |
3 | "Turn Back Time" | December 9, 2021 | 103 |
4 | "Duets" | December 16, 2021 | 104 |
5 | "Bad Girls" | December 23, 2021 | 105 |
6 | "Holi-Gay Finale" | December 30, 2021 | 106 |
Notes[]
- ^ La Voix was originally eliminated, but was later brought back by the judges.
References[]
- ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (November 10, 2021). "'Queen Of The Universe': RuPaul To EP Paramount+ Drag Singing Competition, International Contestants Unveiled". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (February 24, 2021). "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Producers to Develop International Drag Queen Singing Competition Series 'Queen of the Universe'". Variety. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ Ravindran, Manori (September 27, 2021). "Graham Norton to Host Drag Queen Singing Competition 'Queen of the Universe' for Paramount Plus (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ Vary, Adam B. (October 28, 2021). "Vanessa Williams, Trixie Mattel to Judge Drag Singing Competition Show". Variety. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ Nolfi, Joey (November 10, 2021). "Queen of the Universe cast adds Drag Race, American Idol stars: Meet the queens!". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Queen of the Universe Episode Listings". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
External links[]
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- 2021 American television series debuts
- 2021 in LGBT history
- American LGBT-related reality television series
- American music television series
- Drag (clothing) television shows
- Music competitions in the United States
- Paramount+ original programming
- Singing talent shows
- Television series by World of Wonder (company)
- Television shows shot in London
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