Morgana Cosmica
Morgana Cosmica | |
|---|---|
 Morgana Cosmica - Viva el Amor Look | |
| Born | Claudio Marseglia 13 January 1985 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | |
| Television | Drag Race Italia (season 3) |
Morgana Cosmica is the stage name of Claudio Marseglia (born 13 January 1985), an Italian drag performer most known for competing on the third season of Drag Race Italia.[1]
Biography
[edit]Claudio Marseglia was born in Naples (January 13th, 1985). In 2009, he met his current husband, whom he married three years later in 2012. The night before the wedding, in New York, he met Bob the Drag Queen in a cabaret show, who four years later would win the eighth edition. In 2014 Claudio and his husband Mattia, participated in an episode of the television show "L'Eredità" hosted by Fabrizio Frizzi on Rai 1 channel. They were among the first and rare LGBT couples on the Rai game show.[2][3][4] It was his husband, in 2019, who encouraged Claudio to step onto the stage and become a true professional drag queen.[5]
Artistic career
[edit]In 2017, she won the title of Miss Alternative with a costume completely made of recyclable materials (as stated in the contest rules), and it was during this event that the name Morgana Cosmica was born ..[6] She chose Morgana as her name since she wanted the initials to be the same as her legal name Claudio Marseglia, while Cosmica was chosen by her husband after seeing her in drag for the first time[5][7][8]
She does not have a drag mother and everything she has learned about this world she has gained over the years through study and practice.[8] In 2019, Morgana participated in the regional selection of the "Drag Factor" competition and came in first place. She became drag resident at the LGBTQIA+ friendly club Red Bologna.[9][10]
She competed on season 3 of Drag Race Italia, which aired in 2023 on Paramount+ and was voted Fan Favourite (FF) by the viewers after the show aired.[11][12][13]
In November 2023, during the airing of the third season of Drag Race Italia, she joined the Werq The World Tour, on the Milan date, along with her sisters from her season (plus Elecktra Bionic and La Diamond) and international drag stars such as Kandy Muse, Aquaria, Bosco, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Lady Camden and Daya Betty[14]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Drag Race Italia | Herself | 3 |
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2023 | "I can live without you"[15] |
| 2023 | "Senza te"[16] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Drag Race Italia: ecco chi sono le drag queen della nuova stagione in arrivo su Paramount+". mtv.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Una coppia gay sposata approda a L'Eredità". gay.it (in Italian).
- ^ Federico Boni. "Addio a Fabrizio Frizzi, gentiluomo anche nel presentare l'amore LGBT". gay.it (in Italian).
- ^ Gaypost (26 March 2018). "Addio a Frizzi: quando all'Eredità arrivò una coppia gay". gaypost.it (in Italian).
- ^ a b Rachel Shatto. "Say Ciao Bella To The Queens Of Drag Race Italia Season 3". pride.com.
- ^ The Beagles (10 February 2018). "Una miss decisamente "alternative" tra glitter e lotta per i diritti Lgbt". Gaypost.it (in Italian).
- ^ Spetteguless.it. "Drag Race Italia 3, ecco le 13 concorrenti ufficiali. Il primo promo con l'inedito di Paola Iezzi "The Queens"gay". spetteguless.it (in Italian).
- ^ a b Luca Diana. "Drag Race Italia 3, biografie e video di presentazione delle 13 Drag Queen in gara". Gay.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Intervista a Morgana Cosmika, vincitrice di Drag Factor 2019". ilpiccolemagazine.it (in Italian). 16 January 2020.
- ^ Fabiano Minacci (17 July 2023). "Morgana Cosmica: chi è la queen protagonista di Drag Race Italia 3". biccy.it (in Italian).
- ^ Ilaria Costabile (29 June 2023). "Drag Race Italia 3, Paola Iezzi e Paolo Camilli sono i nuovi giudici". fanpage.it (in Italian).
- ^ Paolo Armelli (13 October 2023). "Drag Race Italia si rifà il trucco su Paramount+ con la terza stagione". wired.it (in Italian).
- ^ Alessandra De Tommasi (9 October 2023). "Priscilla: «Drag Race 3? Il governo fomenta un clima d'odio: noi ci facciamo sentire così»". vanityfair.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Il cast di Drag Race Italia ti aspetta al RuPaul's Drag Race World Tour il 12 novembre a Milano". mtv.it (in Italian).
- ^ "I can live without you". Apple Music (in Italian).
- ^ "Senza Te". Apple Music (in Italian).