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Divine

voc, US
Singer of Dance
A.k.a. Harris Glenn Milstead

Divine is a character by an American actor, singer and drag queen Harris Glenn Milstead (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988). Harris Glenn Milstead's drag character Divine is most famous by their roles in John Waters films such as Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Polyester, and Hairspray. In early 1970s Divine appeared in several avant-garde performances alongside San Francisco drag collective, The Cockettes. Later he performed in Tom Eyen's off-Broadway plays Women Behind Bars and The Neon Woman. In 1982, American composer Bobby Orlando wrote a number of Hi-NRG singles for Divine, including "Native Love (Step By Step)," "Shoot Your Shot", and "Love Reaction". Later in the 1980s Divine achieved global chart success with Barry Evangeli and Stock Aitken & Waterman produced singles "You Think You're a Man" and "I'm So Beautiful". Harris Glenn Milstead died aged 42 from cardiomegaly a few months after the premiere of Hairspray. After not showing up to shoot on the set of Married With Children he was found dead in his hotel room. Divine was described by People magazine as the "Drag Queen of the Century".

Genres

• Dance
• Electronic
• Pop

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