Sapphira Cristál
Appearance
Sapphira Cristál | |
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Born | O'Neill Nichol Haynes September 27, 1988 (age 35) season 16) |
Relatives | Saul Soliz (stepfather) |
Website | sapphiracristal |
Sapphira Cristál (born September 27, 1988)season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race. She is also a classically trained opera singer and a composer.[3][4]
Early life and education
Born in Bryan, Texas,Longy School of Music at Bard College, but did not complete his bachelor's degree.[8]
Career
Sapphira Cristál started doing drag in
Boston, Massachusetts and Provincetown, Massachusetts.[9] She is competing on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race.[10] She won the first episode's talent show challenge,[11] which earned her immunity from a future elimination.[12] For her act, she performed the opera piece "O mio babbino caro",[6][13] and a studio version was released alongside the premiere.[14] All in all, she won four challenges throughout the season. She was voted by her fellow contestants as Miss Congeniality, alongside Xunami Muse, and placed as the runner-up to Nymphia Wind
at the finale.
Personal life
Haynes is
pansexual[15] and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[11][16] She went to the same church as Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland in Houston, Texas.[17]
Discography
All credits adapted from Apple Music and Spotify.[18][19]
Singles
As lead artist
Year | Title | Album | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
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2024 | "Get Your Flowers" | Non-album single | James Blaszko, O'Neill Haynes, Tazman Mekell Gillespie | Ocean Kelly |
"Enough" | Ash Gordon, James Blaszko, O'Neill Haynes, Ocean Kelly | |||
"O mio babbino caro" (Sapphira Cristál with Giacomo Puccini, Giovacchino Forzano, Macedonia Radio Orchestra, Oleg Kondratenko) |
Giacomo Puccini, Giovacchino Forzano | Jonathan Estabrooks |
Filmography
Television
- season 16)
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
See also
References
- ^ https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rupaul-drag-race-unveils-season-160000523.html
- ^ "The Newly Crowned Miss New Hope Celebrates, Sapphira Cristal". newhopecelebrates.com. New Hope Celebrates. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Penn statue debate; Philly drag queen debut; Mandatory masking returns | Morning roundup". Billy Penn at WHYY. 2024-01-08. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Philly drag queen Sapphira Cristál to compete in the next season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". PhillyVoice. 2023-12-08. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ https://epgn.com/2021/10/20/sapphira-cristal-shining-bright/
- ^ a b Guerra, Joey. "Sapphira Cristál, a Houston native who attended HSPVA, is a 'Drag Race' frontrunner after 1 episode". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "On Point with: Sapphira Cristal". 7 August 2016.
- ^ "As Philly clubs reopen post pandemic, a day in the drag queen world. Meet Sapphira Cristál". 11 July 2021.
- ^ "On Point with: Sapphira Cristal". 7 August 2016.
- ^ Forman, Beatrice (2024-01-04). "What to know about Sapphira Cristál, Philly's first true 'Drag Race' contestant". www.inquirer.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ a b Forman, Beatrice (2024-01-06). "Philly queen Sapphira Cristál wins first episode of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". www.inquirer.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "Philly's Sapphira Cristál impresses audiences and wins challenges in 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season premiere". PhillyVoice. 2024-01-06. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "For 'Drag Race' judges, queens & fans, Sapphira Cristál is the moment". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "O mio babbino caro by Sapphira Cristál". open.spotify.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ https://epgn.com/2021/10/20/sapphira-cristal-shining-bright/
- ^ Valerio, Solmaira (2024-01-08). "Philly-based Sapphira Cristál on 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Billy Penn at WHYY. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ "On Point with: Sapphira Cristal". 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Sapphira Cristál on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
- ^ "Sapphira Cristál - Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 2024-06-22.