Sharonne
Birth nameCristóbal Garrido Pinto
Birth dateJune 1, 1976 (age 50)
Birth placeSabadell, Catalonia, Spain
OccupationDrag queen, singer, and actress
TelevisionDrag Race España (season 2)
Websitewww.hellosharonne.com

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]

Career

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]

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

Singles

YearSongAlbum
2019"Hi!"
2022"Sparkle up"
2022"Aire"
YearTitleAlbum
2022"Llévame al cielo (Remix)"
(With Supremme de Luxe, Estrella Xtravaganza, Marina, and Venedita Von Däsh)

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Puta de orosAdrianShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2023Benidorm Fest 2023Contestant6th place at Semi-final 1[15]
2022-23Drag Race EspañaContestant/HerselfWinner (season 2)
Special guest (season 3)		[16]
2022Reinas al RescateHerselfATRESplayer Premium original reality series[17]
2022Benidorm Fest: Los ElegidosHerself (Guest)Special regarding Spanish selection for Eurovision 2023[18]
2018La Marató de TV3HerselfPerformed "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin[5]
2018¡Ahora caigo![19]
2017Tu cara no me suena todavíaHerselfImpersonation of Olga Guillot[7]
2017ForensesPsiquiatra (psychiatrist)
2016Lo que surja
2014Alaska y Coronas
2013Tú sí que vales
2008Tretze anys i un día
2008El cor de la cuitatVelvet[7]
2007Paranoia semanal
1997Crónicas marcianas

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
202210 Esenciales by GQ EspañaHerselfGuest with Carmen Farala[20]
2022Los 40HerselfGuest[21]
2022El ComidistaHerselfGuest with Venedita von Däsh[22]
2023Mundo DeportivoHerselfGuest[23]
2023Reyes del PaliqueHerselfGuest; Benidorm Fest 2 special[24]

References

  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"" (in Spanish). www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias. Archived 2023-02-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  2. ^ "Drag Race España's Sharonne opens up on her battle to be crowned this year's champion". Digital Spy. 2022-06-08. Archived 2022-06-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  3. ^ González, Raúl (2022-06-07). "La nueva reina de España se llama Sharonne" (in Spanish). El País. Archived 2023-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived 2023-01-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
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  6. ^ "Su cara te suena: Sharonne de 'Drag Race' estuvo a punto de representar a España en Eurovisión" (in Spanish). El Español. 2022-04-03. Archived 2022-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  7. ^ FormulaTV. "Sharonne ('Drag Race 2'): "Estoy encantada de que me vean tan perfecta, pero no lo soy"" (in Spanish). FormulaTV. Archived 2022-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. 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…"" (in Spanish). LaSexta. 2017-10-28. Archived 2022-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. 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 2022-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
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  11. ^ "Sharonne es la ganadora de la segunda edición de Drag Race España" (in Spanish). ELMUNDO. 2022-06-06. Archived 2022-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  12. ^ "Así es 'Reinas al rescate' el 'spin of' de 'Drag Race España'" (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 2022-05-30. Archived 2022-10-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  13. ^ EUROVISIÓN, EQUIPO (2022-12-18). "Benidorm Fest 2023 | Sharonne cantará "Aire"" (in Spanish). RTVE.es. Archived 2023-02-13 at the Wayback Machine. 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" (in Spanish). Espinof. Archived 2023-02-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  15. ^ Casanova, Verónica (31 January 2023). "Primera semifinal del Benidorm Fest 2023: Agoney arrasa y Megara da la sorpresa" (in es-es). rtve.es. RTVE. Archived 1 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. 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 February 20, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
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  18. ^ ""Benidorm Fest 2023: estos son los 18 concursanted". RTVE. 23 June 2022. Archived 2022-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  19. ^ "Cristóbal Garrido impresiona al público de '¡Ahora Caigo!' con su espectacular imitación" (in Spanish). www.antena3.com. 2018-02-14. Archived 2022-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. 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 June 28, 2022 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved June 28, 2022
  21. ^ "Sharonne desvela su quiniela para Drag Race España 3" (in Spanish), July 13, 2022, archived August 5, 2022 at the Wayback Machine, 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 March 8, 2023 at the Wayback Machine, 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 March 8, 2023 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved March 7, 2023