The first season of Drag Race Belgique premiered on 16 February 2023. The season aired on Tipik and in Belgium and WOW Presents Plus internationally. The season was confirmed by World of Wonder on 29 April 2022.
The winner of the first season of Drag Race Belgique was Drag Couenne, with Athena Sorgelikis as the runner-up. Valenciaga was named Miss Congeniality.
Production World of Wonder, the production company behind RuPaul's Drag Race, announced that a Belgian adaptation of the show, specifically from the French-speaking area of Wallonia, was in the works on 29 April 2022. On the same day, it was announced via the shows official Instagram page, that casting for the first season was now open. Applications remained open for one week until closing on 8 May 2022. The series marks the second French-language adaptation of the American show, after Drag Race France.
French Canadian drag queen Rita Baga, who was a runner-up on the first season of Canada's Drag Race and finalist on the first season of Canada vs. the World, was confirmed as a host and head judge in July 2022. The other two judges, Lufy and Mustii, were confirmed on 7 January during RuPaul's DragCon UK.
Ten contestants were announced on 25 January 2023.
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
+ Contestant Age Hometown Outcome Drag Couenne 24 City of Brussels, Brussels Athena Sorgelikis 27 City of Brussels, Brussels Susan 26 Ghent, Flanders 3rd place 37 City of Brussels, Brussels 4th place Peach 23 Liège, Wallonia 5th place Valenciaga 26 Ghent, Flanders 6th place Mocca Bone 35 City of Brussels, Brussels 7th place Edna Sorgelsen 34 Liège, Wallonia 8th place Amanda Tears 21 Mouscron, Wallonia 9th place Brittany Von Bottoks 36 Mons, Wallonia 10th place
Notes
Future Drag Race appearances
In 2024 Athena Sorgelikis competed on RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars.
Contestant progress
Lip syncs Legend:
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated 1 Amanda Tears vs. Brittany Von Bottoks "Tous les mêmes"(Stromae) Brittany Von Bottoks 2 Amanda Tears vs. Valenciaga "Je t'aime"(Lara Fabian) Amanda Tears 3 Edna Sorgelsen vs. Mocca Bone vs. Valenciaga "Pump Up the Jam"(Technotronic) Edna Sorgelsen 4 Mocca Bone vs. Susan "Million Eyes"(Loïc Nottet) Mocca Bone 5 Peach vs. Valenciaga "The Feeling"(Gabry Ponte, Henri PFR) Valenciaga 6 Mademoiselle Boop vs. Peach "J'aime la vie"(Sandra Kim) Peach 7 Athena Sorgelikis vs. Mademoiselle Boop "Le Banana Split"(Lio) Mademoiselle Boop Episode Final contestants Song Winner 8 Athena Sorgelikis vs. Drag Couenne "Démons"(Angèle ft. Damso) Drag Couenne
Guest judges Listed in chronological order:
, comedian Rokia Bamba, DJ BJ Scott, singer , actor and comedian , fashion designer , examining magistrate and television personality Plastic Bertrand, musician, producer, and television presenter , television columnist Sandra Kim, singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 Lio, singer and actress Elena Gambardella, choreographer Vanessa Van Cartier, winner of the second season of Drag Race Holland
Special guests Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 5 Juriji Der Klee, contestant on the second season of Drag Race España
Episode 6 David Wathelet, journalist and television presenter Lara Bellerose, musician, television and radio presenter Oliver Fraipoint, journalist and television personality , television and radio presenter Tamara Payne, impersonator and television personality
Episode 8 , music duo and record producers
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