The Switch Drag Race (Season 1)

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The Switch Drag Race
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Season 1
Information
No. of Episodes	24
Premiere	October 8, 2015
Finale	January 17, 2016
Production
Winner	Luz Violeta
Host(s)	Karla Constant
Judges	Íngrid Cruz Juan Pablo González Nicole Gaultier Sebastián Errázuriz
Coaches	Nicanor Bravo Patricia Maldonado Aravena
Season Chronology
Next →	Season 2

The Switch Drag Race: El Arte del Transformismo (Spanish for "The Switch Drag Race: The Art of Transformismo") is the first season of The Switch Drag Race, a Chilean drag show that aired every Thursday and Sunday on Mega. The show is hosted by Karla Constant and judged by Íngrid Cruz, Juan Pablo González, Sebastián Errázuriz and Nicole Gaultier.

The first season of The Switch aired on October 8, 2015 and ended on January 17, 2016 having Luz Violeta as the winner of the season.

About The Show

The program consists of fourteen drag queens that must show their skills to characterize a female character, dance and sing on stage. Along with the demonstration of their skills, the program will show the life story of each of them, providing details of an unknown world for Chilean screens. All this, so that only one manages to become the best transformista in Chile. To measure the abilities of the participants, in each episode there will be 4 challenges. These are:

• Artistic Challenge: In this first challenge the participants have to compete, generally, characterizing some television personality or pop culture. Depending on the episode, the immune or the nominee is determined.

• Impersonation Challenge: In this second challenge the participants have to compete, generally, maintaining the characterizations of the previous challenge and adding to this a small demonstration of acting, singing, dancing or lip sync. Depending on the episode, the immune, the nominated or the expelled one is determined (first episode).

• Singing Gala: In this third challenge the participants have to compete, interpreting a song of their own choice. At the end of each presentation, each member of the jury assigns points from 1 to 7 to the participant, depending on the quality of their presentation. Finally, the participant with the lowest score will go to the last challenge of the episode; Elimination Duel.

• Elimination Duel: Last challenge of the episode, in which the losers of the Singing Gala face each other. Both competitors sing a song of their own choosing again. Whoever loses will be removed from The Switch.

Contestants

Álvaro Lynch

Arianda Sodi

Elizabeth San Martin

Fernanda Brown

Francisca Thompson

Jessica Parker

Kristina "Veneno"

Laura Bell

Luna di Mauri Luna di Mauri

Luz Violeta

Nery Lefferti Nery Lefferti

Paulette Palmery

Rubí

Sofia Camará

Stephanie "Botota"

Yoyi

Yume Hime

(names, ages, and cities are stated at the time of the contest.)

Rank	Contestant	Photo	Real Name	Age	Current City	Ep. 1	Ep. 2	Ep. 3	Ep. 4	Ep. 5	Ep. 6	Ep. 7	Ep. 8	Ep. 9	Ep. 10	Ep. 11	Ep. 12	Ep. 13	Ep. 14	Ep. 15	Ep. 16	Ep. 17	Ep. 18	Semifinals					Final
																								Ep.19	Ep. 20	Ep. 21	Ep. 22	Ep. 23	Ep. 24
1st (Winner)	Luz Violeta		Sebastián Aguirre	28	Santiago, Chile	SAFE	EXE	EXE	WIN	EXE	BTM2	WIN	EXE	WIN	EXE	EXE	SAFE	EXE	BTM2	HIGH	EXE	EXE	BTM2	SEMI		FINAL			WINNER
2nd/3rd (Runners-Up)	Luna di Mauri	File:LunaMug.png	Marcelo Ramirez	48	Santiago, Chile	HIGH	EXE	EXE	HIGH	HIGH Goes Direct. to Gala	EXE	EXE	WIN	EXE	WIN	EXE	WIN	EXE	SAFE	EXE	HIGH	EXE	SAFE	EXE	SEMI	EXE	SAFE	SAFE	RUNNER UP
	Stephanie "La Botota" Fox		Jose Miguel Navarrete	33	Antofagasta, Chile	WIN	EXE	SAFE	EXE	EXE	SAFE	SAFE	EXE	SAFE	EXE	EXE	WIN	SAFE	EXE	EXE	WIN	EXE	WIN	BTM2	SEMI	EXE	FINAL		RUNNER UP
4th (Orig. 16th)	Sofía Camará		Pablo Carayani	25	Entre Ríos, Argentina	NOM	ELIM							RTRN + WIN	EXE	SAFE	EXE	EXE	WIN	BTM2	EXE	EXE	WIN	SEMI		SAFE	EXE	FINAL	ELIM
5th	Yoyi		Cristián Sanhueza	41	Santiago, Chile	EXE	SAFE	WIN	EXE	EXE	HIGH Goes Direct. to Gala	SAFE	EXE	HIGH	EXE	EXE	HIGH	HIGH	EXE	EXE	HIGH	HIGH	EXE	EXE	BTM2	SAFE	EXE	SAFE	ELIM
6th (Orig. 10th)	Rubí		Fabián Alejandro	28	Montevideo, Uruguay									IN	HIGH	SAFE	EXE	EXE	WIN	ELIM		WIN + RTRN	HIGH	EXE	SEMI	EXE	SAFE	ELIM	GUEST
7th (Orig. 13th)	Arianda Sodi		Ariel Cerda	28	Santiago, Chile	EXE	BTM2	WIN	EXE	SAFE	EXE	EXE	ELIM									RTRN + WIN	EXE	SEMI		EXE	ELIM		GUEST
8th (Orig. 9th)	Laura Bell		Andrés Sáez	26	Santiago, Chile	EXE	HIGH	HIGH	EXE	EXE	WIN	HIGH	EXE	EXE	HIGH	NOM	BTM2	EXE	HIGH	EXE	ELIM	WIN + RTRN	EXE	EXE	SEMI	ELIM			GUEST
9th	Fernanda Brown		Roberto Cortes	24	Santiago, Chile	EXE	WIN	EXE	WIN	WIN	EXE	EXE	SAFE	EXE	WIN	WIN	EXE	WIN	EXE	HIGH	EXE	WIN	EXE	EXE	ELIM				GUEST
10th	Jessica "Jess" Parker		Sergio Venegas	24	Antofagasta, Chile									IN	BTM2	WIN	EXE	EXE	SAFE	WIN	EXE	BTM2	EXE	ELIM					GUEST
11th	Paulette Palmery		Vicente Dulcien	38	Antofagasta, Chile	EXE	WIN	EXE	SAFE	SAFE Goes Direct. to Gala	EXE	EXE	HIGH	EXE	SAFE	EXE	SAFE	HIGH	EXE	EXE	BTM2	EXE	ELIM						GUEST
12th (Orig. 14th)	Nery Lefferti	File:NeryMug.jpg	Cristopher Nirilef	24	Santiago, Chile	SAFE	EXE	SAFE	EXE	NOM	ELIM											WIN + RTRN + ELIM							GUEST
13th	Yume Hime		Pablo Poulain	27	Antofagasta, Chile	SAFE	EXE	EXE	SAFE	WIN	EXE	NOM	BTM2	SAFE	EXE	HIGH	EXE	BTM2	ELIM						REP + WIN				GUEST
14th	Kristina "La Veneno" Kox		Camilo Aqueveque	22	Santiago, Chile	EXE	SAFE	EXE	BTM2	EXE	HIGH	EXE	SAFE	EXE	WIN	EXE	ELIM					OUT							GUEST
15th	Francisca Thompson		Camilo Aballay	21	Santiago, Chile									IN	ELIM							OUT							GUEST
16th	Elizabeth San Martín		Sebastián Valenzuela	23	Antofagasta, Chile	EXE	SAFE Goes Direct. to Gala	NOM	ELIM													OUT							GUEST
17th	Álvaro Lynch		Néstor López	50	Buenos Aires, Argentina	ELIM

█ The contestant won The Switch Drag Race.

█ The contestant was a Runner-Up.

█ The contestant was eliminated in fourth place.

█ The contestant is eliminated before the grand final.

█ The contestant is a Finalist, therefore progresses directly to the final.

█ The contestant is Semifinalist, therefore progresses directly to the semifinal.

█ The contestant won the artistic challenge and is immune, therefore he is saved from the singing gala.

█ The contestant won the impersonation challenge and is immune, therefore he is saved from the singing gala.

█ The contestant returned to the competition and won the challenge or won the possibilty to return to the competition.

█ The contestant won the possibility to returned to the competition, returned, and was eliminated again.

█ The contestant who gets the highest score in the stellar challenge or wins the head-to-head.

█ The contestant does not participate in this episode.

█ The contestant is nominated for the elimination duel in the next episode.

█ The contestant is absent due to illness but isn't replaced by anybody.

█ The contestant automatically becomes a duelist due to their partner being absent.

█ The contestant was up for elimintion, but survived the elimination duel.

█ The contestant loses in the Singing Gala and/or loses the elimination duel and is eliminated.

█ The contestant loses in the Singing Gala and/or loses the elimination duel and is eliminated for the second time.

█ The contestant was previously eliminated, but was chosen to return

█ The contestant replaces Luna di Mauri during the episode.

█ The contestant was eliminated throught a majority vote from the judges.

█ The contestant appeared as a guest, but was out of the running.

Episodes

Series #	Episode #	Episode Title	Air Date
1	1		October 8, 2015
2	2		October 15, 2015
3	3		October 22, 2015
4	4		October 25, 2015
5	5		October 29, 2015
6	6		November 1, 2015
7	7		November 5, 2015
8	8	Elimination	November 8, 2015
9	9	Reloaded	November 12, 2015
10	10	Drama Queen	November 15, 2015
11	11	Runway	November 19, 2015
12	12	Comedy	November 22, 2015
13	13		November 26, 2015
14	14		November 29, 2015
15	15		December 3, 2015
16	16		December 6, 2015
17	17		December 10, 2015
18	18		December 13, 2015
19	19		December 17, 2015
20	20		December 20, 2015
21	21	First Semi-Final	December 27, 2015
22	22	Second Semi-Final	January 3, 2016
23	23	Third Semi-Final	January 10, 2016
24	24	Grand Final	January 17, 2016

Episode 1

• Goes directly to the singing gala: Sofía Camará
• Artistic Challenge : Transform into an assigned famous artist
• Artistic Challenge Winner: Botota Fox
• Impersonation Challenge: Perform a lip sync in groups as the previously assigned artists
• Eliminated by the judes' vote: Álvaro Lynch
• 1st Nominated: Sofía Camará

Challenges

Artistic Challenge		Impersonation Challenge
Contestant	Artist	Song
Botota Fox	Yuri
Luz Violeta		"El Apagón"
Yume Hime
Álvaro Lynch	Celia Cruz	"Que Le Den Candela"
Luna Di Mauri
Nery Lefferti

Singing Gala

Contestant	Song	Scores				Total
		Íngrid	Juan	Nicole	Sebastián
Luna Di Mauri	"La Gata Bajo la Lluvia" by Rocío Dúrcal	5	5	5	6	21
Luz Violeta	"Propuesta Indecente" by Romeo Santos	4	4	5	3	16
Yume Hime	"Puré de Papas" by Cecilia La Incomparable	5	5	4	5	19
Sofía Camará	"El Día Que Me Quieras" by Carlos Gardel	3	3	5	4	15
Nery Lefferti	"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by The Shirelles	4	5	4	3	16

Episode 2

• Goes directly to the singing gala: Elizabeth San Martín
• Artistic Challenge: Transform into an assigned famous artist
• Artistic Challenge Winner: Paulette Palmery
• Impersonation Challenge: Perform a lip sync in groups as the previously assigned arists
• Impersonation Challenge Winner: Fernanda Brown
• 2nd Nominated: Arianda Sodi
• Eliminated: Sofía Camará

Challenges

Artistic Challenge		Impersonation Challenge
Contestant	Artist	Artist	Song
Paulette Palmery	Gloria Gaynor
Fernanda Brown	Beyoncé	Beyoncé	"Single Ladies"
Arianda Sodi
Veneno		Gloria Gaynor	"I Will Survive"
Laura Bell	Gloria Gaynor
Yoyi

Singing Gala

Contestant	Song	Scores				Total
		Íngrid	Juan	Nicole	Sebastián
Laura Bell	"All By Myself" by Céline Dion	6	6	6	6	24
Arianda Sodi	"Hombres al Borde de un Ataque de Celos" by Yuri	3	4	5	3	15
Yoyi	"La Vida Es Un Carnaval" by Celia Cruz	5	5	6	6	22
Veneno	"It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls	6	6	6	5	23
Elizabeth San Martín	"NO" by	4	4	4	5	17

Elimination Duel

Queen	Song	Judges' Choice				Result
		Íngrid	Juan	Nicole	Sebastián
Arianda Sodi	"La Fuerza del Amor" by Myriam Hernández	-	-	-	✘	Safe
Sofía Camará	"No Llores Por Mí, Argentina" by Paloma San Basilio	✘	✘	✘	-	Eliminated

Episode 3

• Artistic Challenge: Apply makeup in the dark to transform into an assigned famous artist
• Artistic Challenge Winner: Yoyi
• Impersonation Challenge: Perform a lip sync in groups as the previously assigned artists
• Impersonation Challenge Winner: Arianda Sodi
• 1st Nominated: Elizabeth San Martín

Challenges

Artistic Challenge		Impersonation Challenge
Contestant	Aritst	Song
Yoyi	Gloria Trevi
Botota Fox		"Pelo Suelto"
Laura Bell
Arianda Sodi	Thalía	"Amor A La Mexicana"
Elizabeth San Martín
Nery Lefferti

Singing Gala

Contestant	Song	Scores				Total
		Íngrid	Juan	Nicole	Sebastián
Botota Fox	"Se Dice De Mi" by Tita Merello	5	5	5	5	20
Laura Bell	"Pégate" by Ricky Martin	6	6	7	6	25
Elizabeth San Martín	"A Fuego Lento" by Rosana	4	3	4	3	14
Nery Lefferti	"Juntos" by Paloma San Basilio	5	4	5	4	18

Episode 4

• Artistic Challenge: Lip sync to a song by an assigned artist with only your mouth visible
• Artistic Challenge Winner: Luz Violeta
• Impersonation Challenge: Perform a lip sync in groups as the previously assigned singers
• Impersonation Challenge Winner: Fernanda Brown
• 2nd Nominated: Veneno
• Eliminated: Elizabeth San Martín

Challenges

Contestant	Artist	Song
Luz Violeta	Madonna	"Like a Virgin"
Fernanda Brown
Yume Hime
Luna Di Mauri	Tina Turner	"What's Love Got to Do With It"
Paulette Palmery
Veneno

Singing Gala

Contestant	Song	Scores				Total
		Íngrid	Juan	Nicole	Sebastián
Yume Hime	"My Favorite Things" by Richard Rodgers	5	5	6	5	21
Veneno	"Rehab" by Amy Winehouse	5	5	5	4	19
Luna Di Mauri	"¿Dónde Estará Mi Primavera?" by Marco Antonio Solís	7	6	7	6	26
Paulette Palmery	"La Quintralada" by Patricia Maldonado	6	6	6	6	24

Elimination Duel

Queen	Song	Judges' Choice				Result
		Íngrid	Juan	Nicole	Sebastián
Veneno	"Rolling in the Deep" by Adele	-	-	-	?	Safe
Elizabeth San Martín	"Ojalá" by Javier Beret	✘	✘	✘	?	Eliminated

Episode 5

• Artistic Challenge: Transform your partner in Amy Winehouse, while being handcuffed to each other
• Artistic Challenge Losers (go directly to the Gala): Luna di Mauri & Paulette Palmery
• Impersonation Challenge: Perform a lip sync in pairs impersonating male and female music duos
• Impersonation Challenge Winners: Fernanda Brown and Yume Hime
• 1st Nominated: Nery Lefferti

Judge Juan Pablo González was absent for this episode

Impersonation Challenge

Contestant	Duo		Song
Arianda Sodi	1	Romina Power	"Arena Blanca, Mar Azul"
Nery Lefferti		Al Bano
Fernanda Brown	2	Joaquín Galán	"Olvídame y Pega la Vuelta"
Yume Hime		Lucía Galán

Singing Gala

Contestant	Song	Scores			Total
		Íngrid	Nicole	Sebastián
Paulette Palmery	"Contigo En La Distancia" by Christina Aguilera	5	5	5	15
Luna di Mauri	"Traicionera" by Sebastián Yatra	6	6	6	18
Nery Lefferti	"Me Gusta Todo De Ti" by Noche de Brujas	4	4	3	11
Arianda Sodi	"Morir De Amor" by Miguel Bosé	4	4	4	12

Episode 6

• Artistic Challenge: Create outfits for the impersonation challenge in 1 hour
• Artistic Challenge Loser (goes directly to the gala): Yoyi
• Impersonation Challenge: Re-enact the "Cell Block Tango" scene from the musical Chicago
• Impersonation Challenge Winner: Laura Bell
• 2nd Nominated: Nery Lefferti
• Eliminated: Nery Lefferti

Judge Juan Pablo González was absent for this episode

Singing Gala

Contestant	Song	Scores			Total
		Íngrid	Nicole	Sebastián
Yoyi	"Gloria" by Umberto Tozzi (Spanish version)	6	6	5	17
Botota	"Todo, Todo, Todo" by Daniela Romo	6	5	5	16
Luz Violeta	"Caraluna" by Bacilos	5	5	4	14
Veneno	"Tu vuo’ fa’ l'americano" by Renato Carosone	6	6	5	17

Elimination Duel

Contestant	Song	Judges' Choice			Result
		Íngrid	Nicole	Sebastián
Luz Violeta	"Yerberito Moderno" by Celia Cruz	-	-	-	Safe
Nery Lefferti	"Corazón Partío" by Alejandro Sanz	✘	✘	✘	Eliminated

Episode 21: "First Semi-Final"

• Special Guest: José Alfredo Fuentes
• Impersonation Challenge: Star in a musical dedicated to Olivia Newton-John
• Finalist: Luz Violeta
• Eliminated: Laura Bell

Impersonation Challenge and Singing Gala

Impersonation Challenge			Singing Gala					Total
Contestant	Challenge Scores		Song	Singing Gala Scores
	Íngrid + Juan + Sebastián	Nicole's Secret Scores		Íngrid	Juan	Nicole	Sebastián
Luz Violeta	20	6	"Tus Labios De Rubi" by Sandro	5	5	6	6	48
Sofía Camará	17	6	"Te He Prometido" by Leo Dan	6	6	6	6	47
Yoyi	10	4	"Me Faltas Tu" by Cindy Gomez	7	6	7	6	40
Laura Bell	14	4	"Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes	5	5	6	5	39

Episode 22: "Second Semi-Final"

• Special Guest: Lucho Jara
• Impersonation Challenge: Star in a musical dedicated to Madonna
• Finalist: Botota Fox
• Eliminated: Arianda Sodi

Impersonation Challenge and Singing Gala

Impersonation Challenge			Singing Gala					Total
Contestant	Challenge Scores		Song	Singing Gala Scores
	Íngrid + Nicole + Sebastián	Juan's Secret Scores		Íngrid	Juan	Nicole	Sebastián
Botota Fox	19	6	"La Chica de Humo" by Emmanuel	6	7	7	6	51
Luna Di Mauri	14	5	"Ahora te puedes marchar" by Luis Miguel	5	5	6	6	41
Rubí	12	?	"Si Se Pone a Llover" by Bromas Aparte	6	6	6	6	?
Arianda Sodi	20	?	"Para Decir Adiós" by José Feliciano	4	3	4	3	?

NOTE: With Juan Pablo's secret scores, Rubí and Arianda Sodi ended in a tie (although their scores weren't revealed), so the judges deliberated and chose for Arianda to go home.

Episode 23: "Third Semi-Final"

• Special Guest: Américo
• Impersonation Challenge: Star in a musical dedicated to Gloria Estefan
• Finalist: Sofía Camará
• Eliminated: Rubí

Impersonation Challenge and Singing Gala

Impersonation Challenge			Singing Gala					Total
Contestant	Challenge Scores		Song	Singing Gala Scores
	Íngrid + Juan + Nicole	Sebastián's Secret Scores		Íngrid	Juan	Nicole	Sebastián
Sofía Camará	20	6	"Sombras" by Javier Solís	6	6	6	6	50
Yoyi	14	5	"Pedacito De Mi Vida" by Pedrina y Rio	6	6	6	5	42
Luna di Mauri	14	5	"Cuando Nos Volvamos A Encontrar" by Carlos Vives	5	6	5	5	41
Rubí	14	4	"Macondo" by Óscar Chávez	6	5	6	6	41

NOTE: With Sebastián's secret scores, Rubí and Luna di Mauri ended in a tie, so the choice was given to Juan Pablo González, the president of the judges'table, and he chose to eliminate Rubí.

Top Five of Season 1

Contestant	Immunities Won	Times with Highest Score in Singing Gala	Up For Elimination
Botota	4 (Eps. 1, 12, 16, 18)	0	1 (Ep. 19)
Luz Violeta	3 (Eps. 4, 7, 9)	1 (Ep. 5)	3 (Eps. 6, 14, 18)
Luna di Mauri	3 (Eps. 8, 10, 12)	4 (Eps. 1, 4, 5)	0
Sofía Camará	3 (Eps. 9, 14, 18)	0	2 (Eps. 2, 15)
Yoyi	1 (Ep. 3)	6 (Eps. 6, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17)	1 (Ep. 20)

Episode 24: "Grand Final"

The Season 1 Contestants on the Finale Stage

• Final Duel: Luna di Mauri and Yoyi
• Eliminated (5th Place): Yoyi
• Finale Challenge 1: Singing
• Eliminated (4th Place): Sofía Camará
• Finale Challenge 2: Individually perform a unique show
• Winner of The Switch Drag Race Season 1: Luz Violeta
• Runner-Ups: Botota Fox and Luna di Mauri

Final Duel

Contestant	Song	Result
Luna di Mauri	"Cosas del Amor" by Ana Gabriel	Safe
Yoyi		Eliminated

Singing Challenge

Contestant	Song	Result
Luz Violeta	"Que Nadie Spea Mi Sufrir" by Ángel Cabral	Safe
Botota Fox	"Tengo Mucho Que Aprender De Ti" by Emmanuel	Safe
Sofía Camará	"Quizás,Quizás,Quizás" by Andrea Bocelli	Eliminated
Luna di Mauri	"Donde Estará Mi Primavera" by Marco Antonio Solís	Safe

Individual Performances

Contestant	Type of Performance	Song
Luna di Mauri	Acting, Dancing, Singing	"A Mi Manera" by María Martha Serra Lima
Botota Fox	Singing, Comedy, Dancing	"Atrévete-Te-Te (Atrévete, Te, Te)" by Calle 13
Luz Violeta	Singing, Dancing

Gallery

Season 1 Title Card

Season Logo

Judges and Coaches

Season Cast

Trivia

• This season of Drag Race has/is...
  • the first season to take place outside of the USA.
  • the first season to not be hosted by RuPaul.
    • this is also the first season where the host (Karla Constant) isn't a judge
  • the first Chilean contestant (of course), the first Argentinian contestants (Álvaro Lynch and Sofía Camará) and the first Uruguayan contestant (Rubí).
  • the first season to feature live singing as the center point of the competition.
  • the first season to not feature any lip sync battle.
  • the longest season in the franchise at the time, with 24 episodes.
    • it was later surpassed by The Switch Drag Race (Season 2), with 31 episodes.
  • the most amount of finalists, with 5.
  • the most amount of challenge wins ever won by a single contestant, Fernanda Brown, with 7.
  • with the most number of contestants (17 Queens)
• Yume Hime chose to not return for the repechage challenge in episode 17 beacuse she felt like the judges didn't appreciate her style and it wouldn't make sense for her to return to a competition she can't win.
• Due to a respiratory illness, Luna di Mauri was absent during episodes 18 and 20.
  • in episode 18, Luz Violeta, her partner in the Singing Gala, was automatically up for elimination due to Luna's absence. In episode 20, she was instead replaced by Yume Hime, who competed for her and won the access to the semi-final.
• Álvaro Lynch is the only contestant to not attent the finale.