Gay London Life | Dec '23 & Jan '24 Issues - Magazine - Page 65
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Violetta
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Jason
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Happy new year, cabaret-lovers! I’m
starting 2024 in suitably fabulous fashion
by getting to know more about a drag
artist who’s on the rise and has been on my
radar of late; let’s meet Violetta J’Adore…
Who is Violetta J’Adore?
My drag idols are the performers
Violetta J’Adore is a Greek drag
that have really paved the way for
artist who is taking London by
drag artists like me. To name a
storm, one lip-sync at a time. I
few: William Dorsey Swann, Danny
am a performer that is extremely
La Rue, Crystal LaBeija, and, of
passionate about my art and is
course, RuPaul.
always trying to build new platforms
Tell us something about yourself
for queer artists.
that not many people know.
How did you get into drag
Something that not a lot of people
performance?
know about me is that apart
Drag queens often get born during
from being a make-up artist and
Halloween or Pride; for me, it was
drag performer, I am soon to
neither. On the first day of me doing
graduate from university and be a
drag, my job was to hand out flyers
psychologist.
promoting clubs. Shortly after I got
Proudest professional
to be on stage and that was really the
achievement to date?
point when I realised that drag was
A few months ago, I had the honour to
what I was meant to do.
represent the UK and Greece at the
Describe your performance style
first ever European preliminary of the
in three words.
Miss Continental pageant, the Queen
My performance style in three words
of the North Continental that took
is: powerful, emotional, sexy.
place in Rotterdam. It was a crazy
Tell us briefly about the Haus of
journey that took weeks of planning
Duchess and what it means to you.
and preparing. I could not have made
The Haus of Duchess is the drag
it without my beautiful husband who
house I’m a member of which was
was more than supportive in every
formed by my drag mother and Greek
step of the way.
drag royalty, Doukissa. This drag
Away from the stage, what makes
family means a lot to me, because
you happy?
it is exactly that — a family, a group
This might sound weird, but the
of friends that I know will always be
answer would be planning the
there for me. My drag mother, and
moments that I will be back on stage.
my drag sister, Tammy Tsanaka, are
Drag is my life, and the stage is my
two of my closest friends and I’m
happy place.
honoured to call them family.
New Year’s resolution/s?
Fave song or routine to perform
My resolutions are simple: more drag,
right now?
more shows, more opportunities,
I am a theatre kid who is OBSESSED
more travelling, more friends, and
with musicals, and this clearly
more happiness. I just want more of
translates to my song choices. I
what life has to offer.
mean, I’m the queen that will lip-sync
20
to the full 8-minute-long scene of
Violetta J’Adore performs with
Rose’s Turn by Gypsy and will act my
Yshee Black every Friday at City
heart out while doing it.
Of Quebec,12 Old Quebec Street
Who are your drag idols?
London W1H 7AF