Nehellenia (drag queen)

Nehellenia
Born
Emanuele Aruta
Occupations
TelevisionDrag Race Italia (season 2) RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars

Nehellenia is the stage name of Emanuele Aruta,[1] an Italian drag performer who competed on season 2 of Drag Race Italia and on RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars.

Career

Aruta is a drag performer, make-up artist, and hairdresser[2] who competed as Nehellenia on season 2 of Drag Race Italia.[3] She won the makeover challenge and placed in the top of the Rusical (musical theatre) challenge. She impersonated Elenoire Ferruzzi for the Snatch Game challenge.[4] Nehellenia was the runner-up of the season, never placed in the bottom, and was named Miss Congeniality.[5]

Personal life

Aruta is from Fiumicino.[2]

Nehellenia is the "drag sister" of Drag Race Italia season 1 runner-up Farida Kant.[6] [7]

Nehellenia started on March 24, 2012, initially learning makeup techniques from online tutorials. Her first drag name was 'Aurora Toxica', before eventually adopting the name Nehellenia, inspired by Queen Nehellenia from Sailor Moon.[8]

Outside of Drag Race, Nehellenia has won several pageant titles, including Drag Factor All Stars Lazio 2018, Miss Drag Queen Lazio 2014, and Miss Drag Queen Facebook Emergenti 2013.[8]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2022 ¡Tú sí que vales![9] Herself Contestant
2022 Drag Race Italia Runner Up(Season 2)
2024 RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars Runner Up
2024 Bring Back My Girls

Music Videos

Year Title Producer
2024 Nehellenia - "Stars Colliding" (Official Videoclip) Performed on RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars[1] Francesco Tosoni
2024 "Dance Like The World Is Watching 👯‍♀️ RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars"[2] N/A

Discography

Singles

Year Title Album Producer
2024 Stars Colliding[3] Non-Album/Single N/A
Year Title Album Producer
2024 "Everybody Say Love (Back Door Gals Europop Mix)"[10]
(The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars) 		Non-album single Leland
2024 "Dance Like the World is Watching"[4]
(The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars) 		Non-Album/Single Leland/Gabe Lopez

References

  1. ^ "Tutto su Drag Race Italia 2: il cast ufficiale, format e regolamento". gay.it (in Italian). Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Meet the Queens of 'Drag Race Italia' Season 2". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  3. ^ "Drag Race Italia 2, la finale: ecco chi ha vinto". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). 2022-12-08. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  4. ^ "A Elenoire Ferruzzi mostrano la sua imitazione e risponde a Nehellenia". Biccy.it (in Italian). 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  5. ^ Wratten, Marcus (2023-10-27). "The rumoured Drag Race Global All Stars cast list is a gag-worthy extravaganza". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  6. ^ Damshenas, Sam (2024-01-24). "Drag Race: This is the rumoured cast for Global All Stars". GAY TIMES. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  7. ^ Nolfi, Joey (July 20, 2024). "Drag Race star Kennedy Davenport reveals partner had miscarriage: 'Thank you all for the love'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Mehta, Meenhal (August 16, 2024). "Who is Nehellenia? Meet 'RuPaul's Drag Race: Global All Stars' queen with a legacy". Meaww. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  9. ^ Levitt, Barry (August 15, 2024). "A Guide to All the Queens Competing on RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars". Vulture. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "Everybody Say Love (Back Door Gals Europop Mix) - Single". iTunes. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.


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