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Hugo Bardin (born June 30, 1991), known professionally as Paloma, is a French drag performer, singer, director and screenwriter. She is best known for winning the first debut season of Drag Race France.

Paloma
Born	Hugo Bardin (1991-06-30) June 30, 1991 (age 31) Clermont-Ferrand, France
Occupation	Drag queen singer director screenwriter
Television	Drag Race France
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Musical artist

Early life

Hugo Bardin was born on June 30, 1991.[1][2] He took his first theater lessons at the age of four, which gave rise to his desire to work in this field. After the baccalaureate, which he obtained in Clermont-Ferrand, his hometown, he continued his studies at Cours Florent, in Paris. During this time, he exercised several professions in the field of theatre, in particular an actor, but also a director or a wigmaker.[3]

Career

Bardin's first experience as a drag queen dates back to 2008, in a staging of the play called "Nur eine Scheibe Brot" by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, performed at the Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand.[4] However, Bardin did not immediately continue in the field of drag performance professionally, instead favoring his career as an actor. During this period, Bardin felt compelled to "be more masculine," to obtain better success in his auditions.[5] Conversely, performing in drag offered him an opportunity to "be whoever I want, kind of like a superhero," which ultimately inspired Bardin to pursue drag more seriously.

In 2018, Bardin debuted the character of Paloma. Paloma's Spanish-sounding first name was greatly inspired by the cinema of Pedro Almodóvar, and also recalls Paloma Picasso.[5]

In 2022, Paloma's eponymous short film, directed by herself, and was released at festivals.[6] On June 2, 2022, it was announced that she was one of the ten candidates participating in the first season of Drag Race France. At the end of the finale, she won against Soa de Muse and La Grande Dame.[7]

Discography

Singles

As a lead artist

Title	Year	Album	Ref.
"Love, l'artère" (with Marc Bret-Vittoz)	2022	—	[8]

As a featured artist

Title	Year	Album	Ref.
"Boom Boom (Les Sœurs Jacquettes)" with Drag Race France Cast (Season 1) (La Big Bertha and La Grande Dame)	2022	—	[9]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	Drag Race France	Herself/Contestant	Winner	[10]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	Le Parisien	Herself	Guest, Digital popcast	[11]
2022	Tea Time	Herself	Guest with La Briochée by Tinder France	[12]

Short film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	Paloma	Herself	Self-directed and written	[13]

References

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