Le Fil (drag queen)

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Le Fil
Born
Philip Simon Li[1][2]

Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England
OccupationDrag performer
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4)
Websitelefil.co.uk

Le Fil is the stage name of Philip Simon Li, a British artist, drag performer and singer-songwriter who competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Career[edit]

Le Fil is an artist, drag performer and singer.[3] The first time they performed as Le Fil was at their debut solo art exhibition "Pop Sculpture: The Filosophy of Making"[4] at Camberwell Space art gallery featuring their ceramic sculptures, drawings and live music performance. Le Fil's debut extended play (EP) Pop Sculpture was released in 2012. This was followed by the release of his second EP Nightlife in 2015 which was produced by Frankmusik. Nightlife had five singles which all received music videos, including the single "24/7".[5] The music video was filmed in Chinatown London.

Le Fil is a member of LGBTQ collective Sink The Pink and toured with Spice Girl Melanie C[6] and has appeared in British Vogue.[7]

Le Fil competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[8] Le Fil impersonated Marie Kondo on the Snatch Game challenge. They placed in the bottom two of the challenge, and became the seventh contestant eliminated after losing a lip sync against Black Peppa to "Stop" (1998) by the Spice Girls.[9][10][11] After the show aired, Le Fil toured with her fellow cast members.[12]

Le Fil's five-track extended play (EP) Le Filosophical was released in 2022.[9] Their single "This Is My Culture" received a music video.[13][14] In 2023, Le Fil released the single "Splash Zone".[15]

Personal life[edit]

Le Fil is from Brighouse,[9] and is of Chinese ancestry.[16] They use the pronouns he/him and they/them in and out of drag.[17][18]

Discography[edit]

EPs[edit]

  • Le Filosophical
  • Le Filosophical - Part II
  • Nightlife
  • Pop Sculpture

Singles[edit]

  • "This Is My Culture"
  • "Splash Zone"[15]
  • "Movie Love"
  • "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is"[19]
  • "Undercover Lover"[20]
  • "Boyo"
  • "Beautiful Game"
  • "Genesis"

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pop Sculpture". arts.ac.uk. University of the Arts London. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Splash Zone". music.apple.com. Apple Inc. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Spirus, Dr (2020-08-14). "Le Fil is putting your money where your mouth is". YASS Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  4. ^ "Le Fil - Pop Sculpture: The Filosophy of Making - Exhibition at Camberwell Space in London". ArtRabbit. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  5. ^ QX (2018-07-19). "Queer pop sensation Le Fil storms Chinatown in fab new music video". QX Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  6. ^ "Sound and Vision from the Space Base of Le Fil". WUSSY Mag. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  7. ^ ""I Feel Like We've All Somehow Saved Each Other": Sink The Pink Reflect On The Beauty Of Chosen Family". British Vogue. 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  8. ^ "Exclusive: Drag Race UK's Le Fil talks "disheartening" feedback and being "sidelined"". Digital Spy. 2022-10-28. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  9. ^ a b c "Exclusive: Le Fil addresses the 'harsh' judging on Drag Race UK". GAY TIMES. 2022-10-28. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  10. ^ Dunn, Connor (2022-11-08). "Le Fil Claims RuPaul's Drag Race UK Judges Favored Other Queens". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  11. ^ "Drag Race UK star claims the judges "favour certain people"". Digital Spy. 2022-10-31. Archived from the original on 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  12. ^ Maidment, Adam (2023-04-20). "Review: RuPaul's Drag Race UK season four tour at Manchester Opera House". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 2023-09-03. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  13. ^ Guerra, Joey. "'Drag Race UK' Q&A: Le Fil talks Spice Girls and her Houston flatmate". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  14. ^ "Drag Race UK star Le Fil releases video for new single This Is My Culture". GAY TIMES. 2022-11-03. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  15. ^ a b Major, Michael. "DRAG RACE Star Le Fil Releases Latest Single 'Splash Zone'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  16. ^ Spencer, Samuel (2022-09-22). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 4 episode 1 runway recap: All the BBC icons and 'Ru Are You?' looks". BBC Three. Archived from the original on 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  17. ^ James, Alastair (2022-10-31). "Le Fil dishes on Drag Race UK's 'unfortunate' Snatch Game trend". Attitude. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  18. ^ "Le Fil RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Who is this year's Yorkshire contestant Le Fil on the BBC Three show, where is he from, how has Yorkshire inspired his drag?". Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Le Fil releases his irresistible new single 'Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is'". Music-News.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  20. ^ Heap, Tim (2020-04-17). "Queer pop artist Le Fil's 'Undercover Lover' is an ode to secret crushes - WATCH". Attitude. Retrieved 2023-11-09.

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