Dani Noriega[1] (born September 29, 1989),[2] better known under the stage name Adore Delano,[3] is an American drag queen, singer-songwriter, and television personality.

[6] In 2008, Noriega appeared on the seventh season of American Idol, making it to the semi-finals.

After watching Noriega on Idol, Rosie O'Donnell invited her to perform on her R Family Vacations cruise.

With Courtney Act, she finished as runner-up to season winner Bianca Del Rio.Following the finale of Drag Race, Adore Delano released the single "DTF" on May 20, 2014, as the lead single from her debut album Till Death Do Us Party.

[17] She released music videos for the majority of its tracks, including "I Adore U", which peaked at 49 on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs.

[18] In November 2014, Adore Delano announced that a second album was in the works with an anticipated 2015 release date.

[25][26] In 2019, Adore Delano appeared as a guest for the first challenge in the premiere of season 11 of Drag Race.

[30] After her de-transition in order to appear on American Idol, she has said that she attempted to appease her feelings about her gender identity by living as a woman through Adore, but in her transgender "coming out" video, she stated that she "could not do it anymore.

In a video posted to Instagram on July 26, 2023, Noriega revealed that she had been taking estrogen for about three months and identified as transgender, using the pronouns she/her.