Adore Delano

Daniel Anthony Noriega, better known under the stage name Adore Delano, is an American drag queen, singer-songwriter, and television personality. Noriega appeared as a contestant on the seventh season of American Idol in 2008 and later competed as Adore Delano on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race, placing in the final three. Delano then went on to compete on the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, placing ninth after voluntarily leaving the competition. In June 2019, a panel of judges from New York magazine placed her sixth on their list of "the most powerful drag queens in America", a ranking of 100 former Drag Race contestants. Delano has recorded and released four studio albums: Till Death Do Us Party (2014), After Party (2016), Whatever (2017), and Dirty Laundry (2021).

2008: American Idol In 2008, Noriega appeared on the seventh season of American Idol, making it to the semi-finals. 2009–14 In June 2009, Noriega released the music video for song "24/7‘’. Delano released the single "DTF" on May 20, 2014, as the lead single from their debut album Till Death Do Us Party. The full album was released on June 3, 2014, charting at number three on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart, 11 on the US Independent Albums chart, and number fifty-nine on the Billboard 200. They released music videos for the majority of its tracks, including "I Adore U", which peaked at 49 on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs. In November 2014, Delano announced that a second album was in the works, that is expected to see a 2015 release.In May 2015, Delano announced they had started writing sessions for the album. 2016–present Delano's album, After Party, was set for release March 11, 2016. The first single, "Dynamite", was released on February 26, 2016; the second, "Take Me There", was released on March 10, 2016; and the third, "I.C.U.", was released on September 1, 2016. Delano's third studio album, Whatever, was released on August 18, 2017.