Dani Noriega, better known by the stage name Adore Delano, is an American drag queen, singer-songwriter, and television personality.
Noriega appeared as a contestant on American Idol (2002–) in 2008, making it to the semi-finals. Afterward, she became a YouTube personality performing as the drag persona Adore Delano. Her YouTube channel, which mostly contains her music videos, has over 500,000 subscribers, and over 85 million views.
Delano also competed on season six of RuPaul's Drag Race (2009–), making it to the final three and finishing as a runner-up.
She has released three studio albums: Till Death Do Us Party (2014), After Party (2016), and Whatever (2017).
Delano came out as gay in 2012,[1] she has since opened up about being bisexual. In a livestream, she went on to say,
I've never been in a relationship with a girl, but I'm not opposed to it.
In 2023, Delano also came out as transgender.