The Switch Drag Race (season 1)

The first season of The Switch Drag Race began airing on 8 October 2015 on the MEGA and WOW Presents Plus's WOW Presents Plus streaming service. It ran for twenty-four episodes.

The Switch Drag Race
Season 1
Hosted byKarla Constant
Judges
  • Íngrid Cruz
  • Juan Pablo González
  • Nicole Gaultier
  • Sebastián Errázuriz
No. of contestants17
WinnerLuz Violeta
Runner-up
  • Stephanie Fox
  • Luna di Mauri
Mejor CompañeraJessica Parker
Country of originChile
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkMEGA (Chile)
WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release8 October 2015 (2015-10-08) 
17 January 2016 (2016-01-17)
Season chronology

The winner of first series of The Switch Drag Race was Luz Violeta, with Stephanie Fox and Luna di Mauri as the runner-up, and Jessica Parker being crowned first Mejor Compañera.[1]

Challenges

Each episode, with the guidance of the four celebrity coaches, the contestants compete in the following challenges;

  • Artistic Challenge: In this first test, each contestant has to characterize a TV personality or pop culture icon either on themselves, another contestant, or a guest. This test is judged individually as well as in groups. Depending on the episode, one of two outcomes occur;
    • Immunity from elimination is offered to the highest performer (of the winning group, if applicable) or a nominee is chosen to head directly to the Elimination Duel
    • Or the winning contestants (or team) progresses to the Imitation Challenge to compete for immunity, with the competitors who don't win continuing on to the Singing Challenge.
  • Imitation Challenge: In this second test, each contestant has to maintain the characterizations of their character/icon make-over from the previous challenge and add an element of acting, singing, dancing, or lip-sync performance. Immunity and nominations are chosen in the outcome of this challenge as well. In the first episode of Season 1, the weakest performer was eliminated from this challenge by majority vote from the judges.
  • Singing Challenge: In this third test, each individual contestant has to sing a song of their own choosing live in front of the judges and a studio audience. At the end of each presentation, each member of the judges panel assigns a point score ranging from 1 to 7, based on the quality of each contestant's performance. After the first score is given, the first contestant must sit in the "Elimination chair" until another performer replaces them by having a lower score than them. If the next performer receives a higher score than the person in the chair, they are safe from elimination and proceed backstage to prepare for the next episode. Ultimately, the contestant with the lowest score is nominated to go up for elimination in the Elimination Duel.
  • Elimination Duels: In this last test, the lowest scored performer in the episode's Singing Challenge is put up against the performer nominated from one of the other challenges. They both perform a live song of their choosing and the judges vote by majority who will be eliminated from The Switch. Typically, contestants that aren't competing that episode are shown watching the Elimination Duel backstage in the make-up room alongside singing coach Patricia Maldonado Aravena. In the event of a tie in the voting, Juan Pablo González acts as the president of the judges panel and casts a final vote for the elimination. The eliminated contestant is typically honored with a montage of their run on the show and is ultimately shown writing a farewell with a tube of lipstick on a mirror in the briefing room à la the American Drag Race.

Finale

  • Quarter-finals: The final ten contestants are split up to compete in two episodes (19 and 20). One immunity is given the winner of the Imitation Challenge in each episode, allowing them to progress to the Semi-finals episode. The other four contestants performing in a Singing Challenge with the judges announcing which two contestants will continue on to the Finale via majority vote. The two remaining contestants perform in an Elimination Duel to fight for the fourth spot in the two-part Finale episode.
  • Semi-finals: The eight contestants are again split up into groups of two to compete in two episodes (21 and 22), with one contestant being eliminated each episode. The contestants must all compete in an Imitation challenge and a Singing Challenge, with the judges all assigning point scores for each contestant overall. The contestant with the highest score in each episode automatically advance to compete as finalists. The contestant with the lowest score in both episodes are eliminated from the competition, with the two remaining contestants being safe. In the third episode (23) of the Semi-finals, the four previously safe contestants perform the challenges once more, with the highest scored performer advancing to the finale; the lowest scored performer being eliminated; and the two remaining "safe" performers being nominated to duel against each other in the final episode. For dramatic effect, one judge is chosen for each episode in the Semi-finals to withhold their scores for the contestants until the end of the episode, where it is revealed who gets to progress to the finale and who gets eliminated based on the final tally.
    • Secret Votes:
      • Episode 21: Nicole Gaultier
      • Episode 22: Juan Pablo González
      • Episode 23: Sebastián Errázuriz
  • Finale: The two previously nominated contestants from the third round of the Semi-finals go head-to-head in an Elimination Duel, with one contestant ultimately being eliminated from the competition and the other advancing as a finalist. Following this, the four finalists perform individually in a Singing Challenge one last time to determine the outcome of the competition. After eliminating the weakest performer by the judges' vote, the winner of The Switch is crowned the best "transformista", or drag entertainer, of Chile and the runners-up are named.

The winner of The Switch receives a grand prize of CLP$10,000,000 (approximately USD$15,700) and a one-year supply of products and accessories from AnyHair, a Spanish company by way of Chile that specializes in hair extensions, wigs, and hairpieces.[2]

Contestants

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestant[3]NameAgeCountry of OriginOutcome
Luz VioletaSebastián Aguirre28ChileWinner
Stephanie Fox[lower-alpha 1]Jose Miguel Navarrete33Runners-up
Luna di MauriMarcelo Ramírez48
Sofía Camará[lower-alpha 2]Pablo Carayani25Argentina4th Place[lower-alpha 3]
La Yoyi[lower-alpha 4]Cristián Sanhueza41Chile5th Place
Rubí BlondeFabián Alejandro28Uruguay6th Place[lower-alpha 5]
Arianda SodiAriel Cerda28Chile7th Place[lower-alpha 6]
Laura BellAndrés Sáez268th Place[lower-alpha 7]
Fernanda BrownRoberto Cortés249th Place[lower-alpha 8]
Jessica Parker[lower-alpha 9]Sergio Venegas2410th Place[lower-alpha 10]
Paulette PalmeryVicente Dulcien3811th Place
Nery LeffertiCristopher Nirilef2412th Place[lower-alpha 11]
Yume HimePablo Poulain2713th Place
Kristina Kox[lower-alpha 12]Camilo Aqueveque2214th Place
Francisca ThompsonCamilo Aballay2115th Place
Elizabeth San MartínSebastián Valenzuela2316th Place[lower-alpha 13]
Álvaro LynchNéstor López50Argentina17th Place
  1. Stephanie Fox is often referred to as La Botota on the show.
  2. Sofía Camará is often referred to as Sabélo on the show.
  3. Sofía Camará originally placed 16th before winning entry back into the competition.
  4. La Yoyi is siply known as Yoyi on the show.
  5. Nery Lefferti originally placed 14th before returning to the competition.
  6. Arianda Sodi originally placed 10th before winning entry back into the competition.
  7. Laura Bell originally placed 9th before winning entry back into the competition.
  8. Fernanda Brown was voted La Más Pretenciosa.
  9. Jessica Parker is often referred to as Jess Parkeron the show.
  10. Jessica Parker was voted Mejor Compañera.
  11. Nery Lefferti originally placed 15th before returning to the competition.
  12. Kristina Kox is often referred to as La Veneno the show.
  13. Elizabeth San Martín was voted La Peor Transformista.

Contestant progress

Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Luz Violeta SAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEDUELWINSAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEDUELSAFESAFESAFEDUELSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEWinner
Stephanie Fox WINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEWINDUELSAFESAFEWINSAFERunner-up
Luna di Mauri SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEWINSAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFENOMRunner-up
Sofía Camará NOMELIMWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINDUELSAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINEliminated
La Yoyi SAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEDUELSAFESAFENOMEliminated
Rubí Blonde SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINELIMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMGuest
Arianda Sodi SAFEDUELWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEELIMINSAFEWINSAFESAFEELIMGuest
Laura Bell SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFENOMDUELSAFESAFESAFEELIMINSAFESAFESAFEELIMGuest
Fernanda Brown SAFEWINSAFEWINWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINWINSAFEWINSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFESAFEELIMGuest
Jessica Parker NOMDUELWINSAFESAFESAFEWINSAFEDUELSAFEELIMGuest
Paulette Palmery SAFEWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEDUELSAFEELIMGuest
Nery Lefferti SAFESAFESAFESAFENOMELIMELIMGuest
Yume Hime[lower-alpha 1] SAFESAFESAFESAFEWINSAFENOMDUELSAFESAFESAFESAFENOMELIMWINGuest
Kristina Kox SAFESAFESAFEDUELSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWINNOMELIMOUTGuest
Francisca Thompson SAFEELIMOUTGuest
Elizabeth San Martín SAFESAFENOMELIMOUTGuest
Álvaro Lynch ELIMGuest
  The contestant won The Switch.
  The contestant was the runner-up of The Switch.
  The contestant came in fourth place.
  The contestant won entrance to the finale.
  The contestant won immunity from elimination.
  The contestant was exempt and was safe from participating this episode.
  The contestant was nominated to compete in the next Elimination Duel.
  The contestant competed in the Elimination Duel and was declared safe as a result.
  The contestant competed in the Elimination Duel and was eliminated.
  The contestant came back for a chance to win re-entry into the competition and lost.
  The contestant was called in for one episode to compete in place of another contestant (Luna di Mauri) and won immunity from elimination.
  The contestant came back for a chance to re-enter the competition and was chosen to return.
  The contestant was eliminated by the judges' vote.
  The contestant was a guest for the final episode.
  1. Yume was called in for Episode 20 to compete for Luna di Mauri while she was ill.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
11"Episode 1"October 8, 2015 (2015-10-08)
22"Episode 2"October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15)
33"Episode 3"October 22, 2015 (2015-10-22)
44"Episode 4"October 25, 2015 (2015-10-25)
55"Episode 5"October 29, 2015 (2015-10-29)
66"Episode 6"November 1, 2015 (2015-11-01)
77"Episode 7"November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05)
88"Elimination"November 8, 2015 (2015-11-08)
99"Reloaded"November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12)
1010"Drama Queen"November 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)
1111"Runway"November 19, 2015 (2015-11-19)
1212"Comedy"November 22, 2015 (2015-11-22)
1313"Episode 13"November 26, 2015 (2015-11-26)
1414"Episode 14"November 29, 2015 (2015-11-29)
1515"Episode 15"December 3, 2015 (2015-12-03)
1616"Episode 16"December 6, 2015 (2015-12-06)
1717"Episode 17"December 10, 2015 (2015-12-10)
1818"Episode 18"December 13, 2015 (2015-12-13)
1919"Episode 19"December 17, 2015 (2015-12-17)
2020"Episode 20"December 20, 2015 (2015-12-20)
2121"First Semi-Final"December 27, 2015 (2015-12-27)
2222"Second Semi-Final"January 3, 2016 (2016-01-03)
2323"Third Semi-Final"January 10, 2016 (2016-01-10)
2424"Grand Final"January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17)

References

  1. "Participantes de "The switch" muestran sus verdaderos rostros" [Participants of "The Switch" Show Their True Faces], Cooperativa.cl. (in Spanish), September 7, 2015
  2. "¡Luz Violeta recibió su gran premio!" [Luz Receives Her Grand Prize!]. Mega.cl (in Spanish). January 18, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-08-27.
  3. P. Reyes (August 20, 2015), "Estos son las participantes de The Switch: el estelar de Mega protagonizado por transformistas" [These are the Contestants of The Switch, the New Show on Mega Starring Drag Queens], La Tercera. (in Spanish)
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