Cristóbal Garrido Pinto (born June 1, 1976),[1] known by the stage name Sharonne, is a Spanish drag queen, actress, and singer. Sharonne was the winner of season 2 of Drag Race España.[2]

Sharonne
Sharonne in 2022
Born
Cristóbal Garrido Pinto

(1976-06-01) June 1, 1976 (age 48)
Occupation(s)Drag queen, singer, and actress
TelevisionDrag Race España (season 2)
Websitewww.hellosharonne.com

Career

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Cristóbal Garrido started his artistic career at a very young age in the world of amateur theater. He began studying management, but changed course to focus on performance.[3] He studied acting at Escuela TRAM Expressió and dance at Escuela de CO&CO, both in Barcelona.[4]

Garrido also has another alter ego, DJ Lucy, a character he played as the Master of Ceremonies during The Hole Zero tour.[5]

In Sharonne's work as a singer, she forms part of the duo Shimai, which popularized a version of "Estoy bailando" ("I'm Dancing") by Hermanas Goggi. In 2001, she tried to participate in Eurovision representing Spain as a member of Trans-X, but only made it to twelfth place in the RTVE pre-selection.[6] As an actress, Garrido participated in the short film Puta de oros (Whore of gold) in the year 2000,[3] and in the Catalonian series El cor de la ciutat (The Heart of the City), in which she played Velvet, a transsexual who appeared throughout one of the seasons.[7]

In 2017, working as Garrido and not one of her personas, she participated in the television competition show Tu cara no me suena todavía (Your face no longer calls to me) on Antena 3, impersonating Olga Guillot and performing her song "Soy lo prohibido." She won the first round, which earned her a place in the final, where she ultimately took third place.[7][8] The next year, she participated in La Marató de TV3 (The TV3 Marathon) where she paid tribute to people who had died from cancer, singing the song "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin.[5] Additionally, together with Beni Sánchez, Sharonne hosted the 2018 Gala de Reines del Carnaval in Vinaròs.[9]

 
Sharonne performing at Gran Hotel de las Reinas 2022 in Valladolid

In 2022, Sharonne was announced as one of the participants in the second season of Drag Race España, the Spanish version of the Drag Race franchise. In one of the show's most well-known challenges, Snatch Game, she impersonated Verónica Forqué, which won her the episode.[10] After a season of being consistently among the top performers and without any negative placements from the judges, she finally attained victory and was crowned as Spain's Drag Superstar, succeeding season one winner Carmen Farala.[11] After her win, it was announced that she would participate in the Gran Hotel de las Reinas tour.[3] Sharonne also signed on with the platform AtresPlayer to star in Reinas al Rescate (Queens to the Rescue) with Supremme de Luxe, Pupi Poisson, and Estrella Xtravaganza. The queens will travel to rural Spanish towns in search of LGBT history.[12]

In October 2022, it was announced that Sharonne would participate in Benidorm Fest 2023, the contest that selects a Spanish representative to send to the Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Aire" (Air).[13] She scored 87 points in the first semifinal, but did not manage to continue to the next phase of the contest.[14]

Discography

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Singles

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Year Song Album
2019 "Hi!" Non-album single
2022 "Sparkle up" Non-album single
2022 "Aire" Non-album single
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Year Title Album
2022 "Llévame al cielo (Remix)"
(With Supremme de Luxe, Estrella Xtravaganza, Marina, and Venedita Von Däsh)
non-album single

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Puta de oros Adrian Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2023 Benidorm Fest 2023 Contestant 6th place at Semi-final 1 [15]
2022-23 Drag Race España Contestant/Herself Winner (season 2)
Special guest (season 3)
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2022 Reinas al Rescate Herself ATRESplayer Premium original reality series [17]
2022 Benidorm Fest: Los Elegidos Herself (Guest) Special regarding Spanish selection for Eurovision 2023 [18]
2018 La Marató de TV3 Herself Performed "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin [5]
2018 ¡Ahora caigo! [19]
2017 Tu cara no me suena todavía Herself Impersonation of Olga Guillot [7]
2017 Forenses Psiquiatra (psychiatrist)
2016 Lo que surja
2014 Alaska y Coronas
2013 Tú sí que vales
2008 Tretze anys i un día
2008 El cor de la cuitat Velvet [7]
2007 Paranoia semanal
1997 Crónicas marcianas

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2022 10 Esenciales by GQ España Herself Guest with Carmen Farala [20]
2022 Los 40 Herself Guest [21]
2022 El Comidista Herself Guest with Venedita von Däsh [22]
2023 Mundo Deportivo Herself Guest [23]
2023 Reyes del Palique Herself Guest; Benidorm Fest 2 special [24]

References

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  1. ^ 20minutos (2022-06-07). "Entrevista | Sharonne, ganadora de 'Drag Race España': "Esta victoria es un logro personal, porque me he dedicado a esto toda la vida"". www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Drag Race España's Sharonne opens up on her battle to be crowned this year's champion". Digital Spy. 2022-06-08. Archived from the original on 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  3. ^ a b c González, Raúl (2022-06-07). "La nueva reina de España se llama Sharonne". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-02-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ a b c TV3, La Marató de TV3 - Sharonne a La Marató (in Catalan), archived from the original on 2022-11-16, retrieved 2023-02-13{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Su cara te suena: Sharonne de 'Drag Race' estuvo a punto de representar a España en Eurovisión". El Español (in Spanish). 2022-04-03. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  7. ^ a b c d FormulaTV. "Sharonne ('Drag Race 2'): "Estoy encantada de que me vean tan perfecta, pero no lo soy"". FormulaTV (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  8. ^ "Cristóbal Garrido: "Cuando anunciaron que era el ganador de la primera gala de 'Tu cara no me suena todavía', me entró un tembleque…"". LaSexta (in Spanish). 2017-10-28. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  9. ^ "Cristóbal Garrido i Beni Sánchez seran els presentadors de la Gala de Reines del Carnaval 2018 de Vinaròs - Castellon Información" (in Spanish). 2018-01-15. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  10. ^ "'Drag Race España' y Sharonne brindan un impecable homenaje a Verónica Forqué". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2022-04-25. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  11. ^ "Sharonne es la ganadora de la segunda edición de Drag Race España". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2022-06-06. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  12. ^ "Así es 'Reinas al rescate' el 'spin of' de 'Drag Race España'". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2022-05-30. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  13. ^ EUROVISIÓN, EQUIPO (2022-12-18). "Benidorm Fest 2023 | Sharonne cantará "Aire"". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  14. ^ Monfort, Carla (2023-02-01). "'Benidorm Fest 2023': estos son los primeros cuatro finalistas que se jugarán la plaza en Eurovisión en la Gran Final". Espinof (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  15. ^ Casanova, Verónica (31 January 2023). "Primera semifinal del Benidorm Fest 2023: Agoney arrasa y Megara da la sorpresa". rtve.es (in European Spanish). RTVE. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  16. ^ Sergio López Martín (February 20, 2022). "Estas son las 12 nuevas reinas de 'Drag Race España 2', que ya tiene fecha de estreno". El Periódico de Catalunya. Archived from the original on February 20, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  17. ^ ""No hay nada que se nos resista": 'Reinas al rescate' llega el 10 de julio a Atresplayer Premium". Premium.atresplayer.com. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  18. ^ ""Benidorm Fest 2023: estos son los 18 concursanted". RTVE. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  19. ^ "Cristóbal Garrido impresiona al público de '¡Ahora Caigo!' con su espectacular imitación". www.antena3.com (in Spanish). 2018-02-14. Archived from the original on 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  20. ^ Sharonne y Carmen Farala: 10 cosas sin las que no pueden vivir | 10 Esenciales | GQ España (in Spanish), June 28, 2022, archived from the original on June 28, 2022, retrieved June 28, 2022
  21. ^ Sharonne desvela su quiniela para Drag Race España 3 (in Spanish), July 13, 2022, archived from the original on August 5, 2022, retrieved October 4, 2022
  22. ^ La receta de Sharonne y Venedita von Däsh: drag quiche de verduras (in Spanish), October 4, 2022
  23. ^ Entrevista a Sharonne, participante del BFest'23: "'Aire' plasma la superación de muchísima gente" (in Spanish), January 13, 2023, archived from the original on March 8, 2023, retrieved March 7, 2023
  24. ^ Especial Benidorm Fest 2 con VICCO, TWIN MELODY, JOSÉ OTERO Y SHARONNE | Reyes del Palique 4x13 (in Spanish), January 19, 2023, archived from the original on March 8, 2023, retrieved March 7, 2023
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