Joe Black (drag queen)
Joe Black | |
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| Born | Joseph Lewis Black |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Cabaret |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 2) |
| Website | www |
Joseph Lewis Black is a British musician and cabaret artist from Brighton, England. He is best known for competing on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK and getting eliminated first and fifth, after being voted back on to the show in episode five.[1]
Career
[edit]Black has fulfilled his career as a cabaret performer since 2007,[2] and has become one of the leading figures in the dark cabaret genre. He regularly performs in Brighton (in which he resides) and often performs at the annual Brighton Fringe festival.[3] Black has cited his love for music as one of the main reasons he's kept on pursuing his career; he often plays the piano, accordion, musical saw, ukulele and theremin at his performances.[4] Black has toured extensively across the UK, Europe, Australia and America for more than a decade.[5] This included a UK tour with the season 9 contestant of RuPaul's Drag Race, Sasha Velour.[6]
In December 2020, Black was announced as one of twelve contestants competing on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[1] Black was the first contestant eliminated in a lip sync challenge against contestant Bimini Bon-Boulash to the song "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.[7] However, Black returned in episode five when the previously eliminated queens returned from a forced CoViD production break (excluding Ginny Lemon) and won his spot back in the competition after the contestants voted to bring him back. Black was again eliminated following a lip sync challenge against contestant Tia Kofi to the song "Don't Leave Me This Way" by The Communards.[8] He is the first contestant to return after being eliminated from RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Since his elimination, Black announced a UK Tour titled Decopunk, which began touring in September 2021,[9] as well as the release of a 40% ABV limited edition gin of the same name.[10] In February 2022, Black embarked on RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour alongside the entire cast of the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, in association with World of Wonder and promoter Voss Events.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Black has spoken openly about having and living with Tourette's Syndrome, on multiple occasions.[12]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Contestant | Series 2 | [1] |
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "My House" | Jodie Harsh | [13] |
Discography
[edit]As featured artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "UK Hun?"[14]
The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK (Bananadrama Version) |
2021 | Non-album single |
Stage
[edit]| Year | Title | Promoter | Location | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Decopunk | Gallos Talent | Norwich, Brighton, Bath, Birmingham, Ilkley, London, Cardiff, Nottingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Manchester | [9] |
| 2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour | Voss Events / World of Wonder | Ipswich, Oxford, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bournemouth, Southend, Manchester, Sheffield, Blackpool, Llandudno, Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool, Basingstoke, Portsmouth, Plymouth, London, Derby, Bristol, Bradford, Aberdeen, Southampton, Stockton, Brighton and Newport | [11] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series two". BBC Media Centre. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Portsmouth's Joe Black on life as star of RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 2 | BIG INTERVIEW". www.portsmouth.co.uk. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Fringe, Home | Brighton. "Home | Brighton Fringe". www.brightonfringe.org. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Joe Black - Meet The Queens - Rupaul's Drag Race UK Season 2". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023.
- ^ "ABOUT". Joe Black. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "hosting - Powder room - brighton, uk - w/ sasha velour". Joe Black. 19 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ RuPaul's Drag Race UK - Series 2: Episode 1, archived from the original on 17 March 2021, retrieved 15 February 2021
- ^ RuPaul's Drag Race UK - Series 2: Episode 5, archived from the original on 15 February 2021, retrieved 15 February 2021
- ^ a b "Tour Dates & Upcoming Appearances". Joe Black. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Decopunk: Gin by Joe Black". Decopunk. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ a b "RuPaul's Drag Race UK Tour". Voss Events. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "For those of you wondering!". Twitter. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021.
- ^ Jodie Harsh (5 March 2021), Jodie Harsh - My House (Official Video), archived from the original on 12 March 2021, retrieved 21 March 2021
- ^ UK Hun? (Bananadrama Version) - Single by The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Season 2, archived from the original on 11 February 2021, retrieved 15 February 2021
External links
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- 21st-century British LGBTQ people
- British cabaret performers
- Dark cabaret musicians
- English drag queens
- English gay musicians
- LGBTQ cabaret performers
- Musicians from Brighton and Hove
- Musicians from Portsmouth
- People with Tourette syndrome
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestants
- British people with disabilities