Pabllo Vittar is praised by the New York Times as heir to RuPaul’s crown

The newspaper highlights the Brazilian artist’s journey and calls her “the world’s next great drag queen”

Pabllo Vittar was celebrated in a special by the New York Times, which described her as “the world’s next great drag queen”. The publication highlights her influence on music, acceptance of sexuality and her political positions, comparing her to RuPaul, the singer and global icon who hosts the program “RuPaul’s Drag Race”. The report highlighted Pabllo’s achievements to demonstrate her cultural impact.

“RuPaul may still be the queen of queens, but her global heir has arrived,” the report states. The NYT says Pabllo has never met RuPaul, but highlighted a tweet from 2022 in which the American drag queen wrote: “I love and support Pabllo Vittar.”

Career and global impact

Over the past seven years, Pabllo has released seven studio albums, one gold album, one platinum album and two double platinum albums. He also has collaborations with brands like Adidas and Calvin Klein and has amassed 1.8 billion streams of his music. Her international shows include performances at Lollapalooza, Coachella and even Madonna’s biggest show of her career at Copacabana. Pabllo also sang at the United Nations on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday.

Additionally, Pabllo has used his voice to influence youth and promote acceptance of sexuality, as well as taking political stands.

Personal life and identity

Pabllo Vittar, whose birth name is Phabullo Rodrigues da Silva, spoke about the social construction of gender. “The most important thing is how we feel inside. I feel like a boy and when Pabllo Vittar arrives I don’t turn into a woman.” Vittar also expressed indifference about pronouns, as long as she isn’t in drag: “If I’m in drag, she uses female pronouns, for God’s sake.”

Childhood and growth

The special also details Pabllo’s childhood, including his participation in church choirs, bullying at school, and his first drag performance at age 18. Pabllo Vittar revealed that he had never felt such a powerful feeling of freedom as when he first performed drag.

The report also notes that Pabllo will now focus on his international career. He is currently working on a new studio album that will combine songs in English and Spanish, and is expected to play more shows outside of Brazil.

Source: Terra

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