Other names Raja, Raja Gemini Role Make-up artist Ethnicity Indonesian / Dutch Predecessor Tyra Sanchez | Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) Successor Sharon Needles Name Sutan Amrull Reality show RuPaul's Drag Race | |
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Born June 14, 1974 (age 49) ( 1974-06-14 ) Baldwin Park, California, US Occupation Make-up artist
Drag performer
Television personality Known for RuPaul's Drag Race (season 3) winner Residence Los Angeles, California, United States Similar People Manila Luzon, Sharon Needles, Carmen Carrera, Willam Belli, Tyra Sanchez Profiles | ||
Paint me bitch ep 05 sutan amrull
Sutan Amrull (; born June 14, 1974), also known as Raja and Raja Gemini, is an American make-up artist and drag performer. He is best known for his work on the reality television show America's Next Top Model, serving as the show's make-up artist for nine cycles (fourth through twelve), and as the winner of Season 3 of RuPaul's Drag Race. Amrull's clients include Dita von Teese, Pamela Anderson, Paulina Porizkova, Iman, Tyra Banks, Iggy Azalea, RuPaul, and Twiggy. Since 2009, Amrull has been make-up artist to singer Adam Lambert for print media, live U.S. appearances, and Lambert's international 2010 Glam Nation Tour.
Contents
- Paint me bitch ep 05 sutan amrull
- Rupaul s drag race fashion photo ruview with raja and raven season 4 episode 8
- Early life
- Career beginnings
- Rupauls Drag Race
- Other ventures
- References
Rupaul s drag race fashion photo ruview with raja and raven season 4 episode 8
Early life
Amrull was born in Baldwin Park, California. At the age of about six his family moved to Indonesia (where his father is from) and stayed there for six years before returning to the U.S.
Career beginnings
When he was sixteen, Amrull got into the drag scene by attending L.A. nightclubs with his friends. He was part of a more rebellious sector of drag that was inspired by the goth and punk subcultures.
He attended university as an art student for 2 years before realizing it wasn't for him. After that he decided to follow his own artistic path to pursue a career in make up artistry and female impersonation.
Rupaul's Drag Race
He was a contestant on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race, performing as his drag persona Raja Gemini. He was a member in the "Heathers" clique on the program, which took its name from the popular cult film, Heathers. In the final episode, after a lip sync battle with Manila Luzon, Raja was declared the winner of the show's third season and crowned America's Next Drag Superstar. As part of his duties as the third season winner of Drag Race, Amrull toured the U.S. and Canada on Logo's Drag Race Tour in 2011.
Raja was the first Asian American winner of the Drag Race series.
In 2014 Raja joined the Drag Race Battle of the Seasons tour where she performed a lipsync duet with Manila Luzon to the Babymetal song "Gimme Chocolate!!".
Other ventures
In May 2011, Amrull released his first single as Raja, titled "Diamond Crowned Queen". The single debuted at number fifty on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs, before peaking at number thirty-five. On August 21, 2012, his second single "Sublime" was released. His third single, "Zubi Zubi Zubi" (roughly translating to "Dance Dance Dance"), was released June 1, 2013.
Since 2014 he has presented the weekly WOWPresents YouTube series RuPaul's Drag Race Fashion Photo RuView with fellow Drag Race alumna Raven.
In February 2017 he starred as an intergalactic creature in the music video for Blondie's single "Fun".