Paloma (drag queen)

French drag performer

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Paloma

Born|

Hugo Jean Pierre Bardin

(1991-06-30) June 30, 1991 (age 34)

Clermont-Ferrand, France

Occupations|

* Drag queen
* singer
* director
* screenwriter

Television| Drag Race France
Musical career
Genres|

* Pop

Instrument|

* Vocals

Musical artist

Hugo Jean Pierre Bardin[citation needed] (born June 30, 1991),[citation needed] known professionally as Paloma, is a French drag performer, singer, director and screenwriter. She is best known for winning the first season of Drag Race France.

## Early life

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Hugo Bardin was born on June 30, 1991.[1][2] He took his first theater lessons at the age of four, which gave rise to his desire to work in this field. After the baccalaureate, which he obtained in Clermont-Ferrand, his hometown, he continued his studies at Cours Florent, in Paris. During this time, he exercised several professions in the field of theatre, in particular an actor, but also a director or a wigmaker.[3]

## Career

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Bardin's first experience as a drag queen dates back to 2008, in a staging of the play titled Nur eine Scheibe Brot by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, performed at the Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand.[4] However, Bardin did not immediately continue in the field of drag performance professionally, instead favoring his career as an actor. During this period, Bardin felt compelled to "be more masculine," to obtain better success in his auditions.[5] Conversely, performing in drag offered him an opportunity to "be whoever I want, kind of like a superhero," which ultimately inspired Bardin to pursue drag more seriously.

In 2018, Bardin debuted the character of Paloma. The Spanish-sounding first name was inspired by the cinema of Pedro Almodóvar and recalls Paloma Picasso.[5]

In 2022, Paloma's eponymous short film, directed by herself, and was released at festivals.[6] On June 2, 2022, it was announced that she was one of the ten candidates participating in the first season of Drag Race France. At the end of the finale, she won against Soa de Muse and La Grande Dame.[7]

In 2024, Bardin served on the jury for the Queer Palm award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.[8]

## Discography

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### Singles

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#### As a lead artist

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Title  | Year  | Album  | Ref.

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"Love, l'artère"
(with Marc Bret-Vittoz) | 2022  | —  | [9]
"P.A.L.O.M.A"
(with Rebeka Warrior & RAUMM) | 2024  | —  | [10]

#### As a featured artist

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Title  | Year  | Album  | Ref.

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"Boom Boom (Les Sœurs Jacquettes)"
with Drag Race France Cast (season 1) (La Big Bertha and La Grande Dame) | 2022  | —  | [11]

## Filmography

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### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2022–23  | Drag Race France | Herself/Contestant  | Winner (Season 1)
Special guest (Season 2) | [12]
Une si longue nuit | Stéphanie  | TV series (1 episode)
La boîte à secrets | Herself  | Performer with Soa de Muse and Elips  | [13]
C l'hebdo | Herself  | Guest  | [14]
Quotidien | Herself  | Guest  | [15]
2023  | Balthazar | Paloma  | TV series (4 episodes)
The Drag Race France Phenomenon: One Year with the Queens | Herself  | France 2 documentary  | [16]
Drama queen chez Paloma | Herself  | Host  | [17]
2023–24  | The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon | Coco  | TV series (2 episodes)  | [18]

### Web series

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2022  | Le Parisien | Herself  | Guest, Digital popcast  | [19]
2022  | Tea Time | Herself  | Guest with La Briochée by Tinder France | [20]
2022  | La Boîte à Questions | Herself  | Guest  | [21]
2022  | France Inter | Herself  | Guest; podcast  | [22]
2023  | Drag & The City | Herself  | Guest  | [23]

### Short film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2012  | 14 Septembre | Foxy  |
2013  | Seul ensemble |  |
2015  | Tohu Bohu | Stan  |
2022  | Paloma | Paloma  | Self-directed and written  | [24]

## Theater

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Year  | Title  | Notes

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2023-24  | Paloma au plurielles | One-woman-show

## References

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1. ^ "Paloma". Twitter (in French). Retrieved 12 August 2022.
2. ^ "Drag Queen, il représente Clermont-Ferrand dans l'émission Drag Race : " Je suis fier de faire partie des pionniers"". France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (in French). 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
3. ^ "Paloma de Drag Race : " Comment le métier de drag queen m'a ouvert des portes professionnelles "". Les Echos Start (in French). 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
4. ^ France, Centre (25 June 2022). "Inédit - Le Clermontois Hugo Bardin fait le show en drag queen sur France 2". www.lamontagne.fr. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
5. ^ a b Monsoon, Patsy (14 May 2021). "Paloma, la Drag Queen cinéphile - Interviews Drags" (in French). Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
6. ^ Lanney, Tessa (10 May 2022). ""Paloma", a surprising romance between a drag queen and a trucker". Tetu (in French). Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
7. ^ Randane, Fabien (6 February 2022). "Drag Race France: Broadcast, candidate drag queens... What we know about season 1". 20 Minutes (in French). Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
8. ^ Justine Carbon, "Queer Palm 2024 : Lukas Dhont tient son jury". Trois Couleurs, 29 April 2024.
9. ^ Love, l'artère - Single by Paloma & Marc Bret-Vittoz, 15 August 2022, archived from the original on 30 August 2022, retrieved 30 August 2022
10. ^ P.A.L.O.M.A - @paloma4043 @RebekaWarriorofficial & @raummofficiel, 12 March 2024
11. ^ Boom Boom (Les soeurs Jacquettes) - Single by Drag Race France, 21 July 2022, archived from the original on 12 August 2022, retrieved 12 August 2022
12. ^ Guerra, Joey (16 August 2022). "Video: 'Drag Race France' winner Paloma says she's 'not used to love like that'". Houston Arts & Entertainment Guide. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
13. ^ "Soa de Muse, Paloma & Elips sur "J'me voyais déjà" de Charles Aznavour". www.france.tv (in French). 28 October 2022. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
14. ^ "La reine Paloma". www.france.tv (in French). 3 September 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
15. ^ Galtier, Ludovic (4 March 2023). ""Quotidien" : Paloma, gagnante de "Drag Race France", intègre l'émission de TMC chaque vendredi". www.ozap.com (in French). Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
16. ^ Pownall, Jack (7 June 2023). "Drag Race France is back!". Vogue.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
17. ^ Berno, Anaïs (1 June 2023). "Nouveau casting, retour de Paloma, diffusion... Ce que l'on sait de " Drag Race France " saison 2". Ouest-france.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
18. ^ "@The_Paloma_ talks about her experience with the upcoming #TheWalkingDead spin-off #DarylDixon starring @wwwbigbaldhead". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
19. ^ "[PODCAST] Paloma, reine de Drag Race France". YouTube (in French). 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
20. ^ "Tea Time par Tinder x Drag Race - Episode 4 - Paloma et La Briochée". YouTube (in French). 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
21. ^ "Paloma, la queen de " Drag Race France "". YouTube (in French). 22 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
22. ^ "Paloma : "Être drag-queen, c'est comme un costume de super-héros"". France Inter (in French). 14 August 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
23. ^ "Paloma juge mes look de DRAG RACE FRANCE 👑 | Drag & The City 1". YouTube (in French). 15 February 2023. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
24. ^ "Drag Race France: who will be the big winner of the first edition of the show broadcast on France.tv Slash?". West Observer. 11 August 2022. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

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Drag Race France

Seasons|

* 1
* 2
* 3

Contestants|

| Winners|

* Paloma
* Keiona
* Le Filip

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* La Big Bertha
* La Briochée
* Cookie Kunty
* Elips
* La Grande Dame
* La Kahena
* Kam Hugh
* Kitty Space
* Leona Winter
* Lolita Banana
* Lova Ladiva
* Magnetica
* Mami Watta
* Misty Phoenix
* Moon
* Paloma
* Piche
* Punani
* Sara Forever
* Soa de Muse

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* Drag Race France All Stars
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