If you were lucky enough to watch Queen of the Universe (which aired on Paramount +) then you’re well aware that on the season’s finale 26-year-old Grag Queen was crowned (literally!) the first winner of the competition.

Part RuPaul’s Drag Race, part Eurovision, ‘14 queens from 10 countries’ competed for the title in the 6-part series, which was an international success.

The Brazilian singer wowed audiences with her show stopping performances of Andra Day’s “Rise Up” HERE and Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” HERE  among others. Grag was thrilled with her victory. “I feel SO accomplished! This award symbolizes a dream come true. I am sure my family and my country are proud of me.”  She’s been lauded by fellow singing Queens Alaska Thunderfuck who said, “Grag is one of the most technically skilled singers out there, but it’s her stage presence, sense of humor, and charisma that make her an absolute superstar.”  Trixie Mattel added, “She’s a star before the song even starts, and then when she begins singing – it’s over bitch.”

Signed to SB Music in Brazil, Grag‘s Desperta EP features five tracks (listen to HERE). Her hit song, “Bota Fé”( HERE ), has over half a million views on YouTube and streams on Spotify.  Grag, who also writes her songs, is preparing her first album in English. “This album will certainly communicate with all people. There is an unexpected mix of languages, rhythms and a lot of ‘didiridau’.” The first taste was, “Party Everyday” HERE, which she co-wrote and already has over 900,000 views on Youtube.  Her latest single & video, “FIM DE TARDE” HERE was just released and Grag will also have a track on the forthcoming “Love, Victor” soundtrack. The show’s new season premieres on HULU in June.

Grag will be releasing new music once a month throughout the spring and summer and will make her next appearance in America at RuPaul’s Drag Con LA in May and LA Pride In The Park Festival on June 11 alongside Anitta and Christina Aguilera.  A full slate of live performance tour dates listed below.

A staunch supporter of the LGBTQ community in Brasil, Grag – born Gregory Mohd – she’s very well-aware of how many young people are afraid to come out to be their true selves. “We live in a country that kills LGBTQ people more than any other, and our transgender people’s [life expectancy] is only 35 years old and it’s not fair. We are still trying to find some place of peace….I really want to use this platform to make people know that this situation is crazy and it’s real.”

Check out Grag Queen Performing Live in these fine cities

• 5/13, 14, 15 – RuPaul’s Drag Con – Los Angeles, CA
• 5/28 – Bowler’s Exhibtion Center – Manchester, UK
• 5/29 – Studio 338 – London, UK
• 6/3 – Roscoe’s –  Chicago, IL
• 6/10 – Hotel Utah – San Francisco, CA
• 6/11 – LA Pride in the Park w/Anitta & Christina Aguilera – Los Angeles, CA
• 6/18 – Kemba Live  – Columbus, OH
• 6/19 – Chicago Pride Fest w/Alaska Thunderfuck – Chicago, IL
• 6/20 – City Winery – Boston, MA
• 6/21 – Milkboy – Philadelphia, PA
• 6/22 – The Loft @ City Winery – Washington, DC
• 7/1 – The Queer Bar – Seattle, WA

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I knew early on that I wanted to take my place among the stars. One day, my mother saw me reading The Washington Post at a very young age. Who would have known that it would be the building blocks of my journey? Since that day, I dedicated my life to learn all that is learnable. I read everything from encyclopedias, to books, to dictionaries, to magazines. I’m also an avid consumer of television, with my favorite genre being game shows. If you’ve seen me on Who Wants to be a Millionaire or Wheel of Fortune, then you know that this interest has served me well!

My unique style of reporting began back in junior high school, when I started to chronicle the events that shaped my life. Whether it was the annual family vacation or the local science fiction convention, I shot numerous pictures and recorded my thoughts so I could truly appreciate the history. During my senior year at Friendly High, I wrote what was to be my first masterpiece, “Advanced Space Academy – A One Week Journey.” I sent the eleven-page article back to the U.S. Space Camp staff. The article was highly praised for being “one of the best written articles in the history of U.S. Space Camp.” From then on, I knew what I wanted to do for rest of my life — to be a reporter.

Since then, I have trained in Broadcast Journalism at Bowie State University (2008) in Bowie, MD earning a B.S. in Communications. I gained experience in news production and editing through field experiences with Bowie Community Media Corporation, Prince George’s Community Television, and Bowie State University Television. I also wrote scripts for a variety of quiz shows for over five years.

As a lifelong movie buff, I now see close to 100 films every year. I took this love of movies to the next step when I became a co-host for Eclipse Magazine TV in the fall of 2005. While at EMTV, I interviewed celebrities, worked red carpets, and attended a wide variety of movie screenings. In January 2009, I took a leap of faith and started my own entertainment news magazine, The Rogers Revue. Shortly afterward, my life-long journey of studying the silver screen and writing about what I learned finally earned me a place in the Washington Area Film Critics Association.

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