Sapphira Cristál
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| Born | O'Neill Nichol Haynes September 27, 1988 (age 35)
Bryan, Texas, U.S.
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| Education | Eastman School of Music Bard College |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race (season 16) |
| Relatives | Saul Soliz (stepfather) |
| Website | sapphiracristal |
Sapphira Cristál (born September 27, 1988)[1] is the stage name of O'Neill Nichol Haynes,[2] an American drag performer who was both runner-up and Miss Congeniality on season 16ofRuPaul's Drag Race. She is also a classically trained opera singer and a composer.[3][4]
Born in Bryan, Texas,[5] Haynes's stepfather was MMA trainer Saul Soliz. Haynes was raised in Houston and attended HSPVA.[6] He practiced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai as a child.[7] He studied music composition and opera at the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester and the Longy School of MusicatBard College, but did not complete his bachelor's degree.[8]
Sapphira Cristál started doing drag in Rochester, New York and worked in New York City, Boston, Massachusetts and Provincetown, Massachusetts.[9] She is competing on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race.[10] She won the first episode's talent show challenge,[11] which earned her immunity from a future elimination.[12] For her act, she performed the opera piece "O mio babbino caro",[6][13] and a studio version was released alongside the premiere.[14] All in all, she won four challenges throughout the season. She was voted by her fellow contestants as Miss Congeniality, alongside Xunami Muse, and placed as the runner-up to Nymphia Wind at the finale.
Haynes is pansexual[15] and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[11][16] She went to the same church as Beyoncé and Kelly RowlandinHouston, Texas.[17]
All credits adapted from Apple Music and Spotify.[18][19]
| Year | Title | Album | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
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| 2024 | "Get Your Flowers" | Non-album single | James Blaszko, O'Neill Haynes, Tazman Mekell Gillespie | Ocean Kelly |
| "Enough" | Ash Gordon, James Blaszko, O'Neill Haynes, Ocean Kelly | |||
| "O mio babbino caro" (Sapphira Cristál with Giacomo Puccini, Giovacchino Forzano, Macedonia Radio Orchestra, Oleg Kondratenko) |
Giacomo Puccini, Giovacchino Forzano | Jonathan Estabrooks |
