Nehellenia (drag queen) explained

Nehellenia is the stage name of Emanuele Aruta,^[1] an Italian drag performer who competed on season 2 of Drag Race Italia and on RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars.

Career

Aruta is a drag performer, make-up artist, and hairdresser^[2] who competed as Nehellenia on season 2 of Drag Race Italia.^[3] She won the makeover challenge and placed in the top of the Rusical (musical theatre) challenge. She impersonated Elenoire Ferruzzi for the Snatch Game challenge.^[4] Nehellenia was the runner-up of the season, never placed in the bottom, and was named Miss Congeniality.^[5]

Personal life

Aruta is from Fiumicino.

Nehellenia is the "drag sister" of Drag Race Italia season 1 runner-up Farida Kant.^{[6] [7]}

Nehellenia started on March 24, 2012, initially learning makeup techniques from online tutorials. Her first drag name was 'Aurora Toxica', before eventually adopting the name Nehellenia, inspired by Queen Nehellenia from Sailor Moon.^[8]

Outside of Drag Race, Nehellenia has won several pageant titles, including Drag Factor All Stars Lazio 2018, Miss Drag Queen Lazio 2014, and Miss Drag Queen Facebook Emergenti 2013.^[8]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2022	¡Tú sí que vales![9]	Herself	Contestant
2022	Drag Race Italia		Runner Up(Season 2)
2024	RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars		Runner Up
2024	Bring Back My Girls

Music Videos

Year	Title	Producer
2024	Nehellenia - "Stars Colliding" (Official Videoclip) Performed on RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Starshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA-1CUkt4yg	Francesco Tosoni
2024	"Dance Like The World Is Watching ‍♀️ RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz33msqv400	N/A

Discography

Featured singles

Year	Title	Album	Producer
2024	"Everybody Say Love (Back Door Gals Europop Mix)"[10] (The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars)		Leland
2024	"Dance Like the World is Watching"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frxDoYcO2Fw (The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars)	Non-Album/Single	Leland/Gabe Lopez

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tutto su Drag Race Italia 2: il cast ufficiale, format e regolamento . it . gay.it . February 28, 2024.
2. Web site: Meet the Queens of 'Drag Race Italia' Season 2 . 2024-02-28 . www.out.com . en . 2022-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210135201/https://www.out.com/television/2022/9/30/meet-queens-drag-race-italia-season-2 . live .
3. Web site: 2022-12-08 . Drag Race Italia 2, la finale: ecco chi ha vinto . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608023324/https://www.vanityfair.it/article/drag-race-italia-2-la-finale-ecco-chi-ha-vinto . 2023-06-08 . 2024-02-28 . Vanity Fair Italia . it-IT.
4. Web site: 2022-11-20 . A Elenoire Ferruzzi mostrano la sua imitazione e risponde a Nehellenia . 2024-02-28 . Biccy.it . it-IT.
5. Web site: Wratten . Marcus . 2023-10-27 . The rumoured Drag Race Global All Stars cast list is a gag-worthy extravaganza . 2024-02-28 . . en-US . 2024-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240221160859/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/10/27/drag-race-global-all-stars-cast-list-rumours/ . live .
6. Web site: Damshenas . Sam . 2024-01-24 . Drag Race: This is the rumoured cast for Global All Stars . 2024-02-28 . GAY TIMES . en-GB . 2024-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204103854/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/drag-race-global-all-stars-cast/ . live .
7. Drag Race star Kennedy Davenport reveals partner had miscarriage: 'Thank you all for the love'. Nolfi. Joey. Entertainment Weekly. July 20, 2024 . en. September 8, 2024.
8. Web site: Who is Nehellenia? Meet 'RuPaul's Drag Race: Global All Stars' queen with a legacy. Mehta. Meenhal. Meaww. August 16, 2024 . en. September 13, 2024.
9. Web site: A Guide to All the Queens Competing on RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars. Levitt. Barry. Vulture. August 15, 2024. September 5, 2024.
10. Web site: Everybody Say Love (Back Door Gals Europop Mix) - Single. iTunes. September 1, 2024. September 4, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240904023343/https://music.apple.com/us/album/everybody-say-love-back-door-gals-europop-mix-single/1765729763. live.