Vizin
Appearance
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Vizin | |
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Birth name | Vizin |
Born | North Dakota, United States |
Genres | Disco |
Years active | 2007–present |
Vizin (pronounced: vision) is an American drag queen and singer based in Los Angeles.[1]
Background
[edit]A member of the Arikara people, Vizin moved to Los Angeles from North Dakota, where she lived at the Fort Berthold Reservation, part of the Three Affiliated Tribes.[2] She began her career in drag in the year 2007, where she took part in her first gig.[3][4]
In 2016, she released a single titled "I Was Born This Way". It is a remake of the 1975 song by Valentino.[5][6][7]
Vizin is two-spirit.[8]
Discography
[edit]Charted singles
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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US Club | ||
"You Make Me Feel" | 2016 | 24 [9] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Drag queen drops 500 pounds, beats Taylor Swift on Billboard dance chart". Unreserved, February 4, 2018.
- ^ "This Native American Drag Queen Lost 500 Pounds and Became a Top 40 Artist". Hornet Stories. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ "On Being Carmen: A Conversation with Viktoria Vizin | News | Almeida | About Us". Almeida. 2015-05-23. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ "West Hollywood-based Singer VIZIN is Making Us Feel Mighty Real". The Pride LA. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ Artavia, David (2017-11-16). "Two-Spirit Changes Face of Drag-Pop". Advocate.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ "An Interview With The Native American Drag Pop Recording Artist, VIZIN! | All Access Music". Music.allaccess.com. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ^ Eileen Shapiro, ContributorEileen (23 May 2017). "Interview and Video Premier: VIZIN | HuffPost". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "A 'VIZIN' Quest: the transformation of two-spirited drag artist VIZIN". HS Insider. 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ "Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
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- 21st-century Native Americans
- American dance musicians
- American drag queens
- Arikara people
- LGBT Native Americans
- American LGBT musicians
- LGBT people from North Dakota
- Musicians from North Dakota
- Native American musicians
- Two-spirit people
- Living people
- Three Affiliated Tribes people
- Indigenous peoples of North America stubs