Delano made her television debut as a participant in the sixth season of American Idol in 2007. She used her real shortened name, Danny Noriega, at the moment.
In her first attempt, the television personality couldn't go beyond Hollywood Rounds. She returned to the show's seventh season and got selected after singing 'Proud Mary' by Creedence Clearwater Revival in the audition.
She got to the top 16 before being eliminated after performing in 'Tainted.' Though disqualified, the drag musician made headlines with her notorious "Some people weren't liking it" comment directed at Simon Cowell.
Her sassy comment gained the attention of comedian Rosie O'Donnell, who invited her to the R Family Vacations cruise. She utilized the opportunity to channel her Adore Delano personality that she was perfecting since her teenage.
Thankfully, her mother and her family members normalized her coming out at 12 and let her embrace her inner self. As a result, the 31-year-old went to West Hollywood nightclubs from 18 and extracted inspirations from drag queens.
She was 21 when she first performed as a drag at Micky’s in West Hollywood and took the drag job professionally. Three years later, she became a cast of RuPaul's Drag Race season 6.
