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Jade Elektra (born Alphonso King Jr.) is a Black queer and HIV activist, drag queen, singer, recording artist (DJ Relentless), and stage performer originally from Tampa, Florida, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Jade is openly living with HIV and through activism and outreach, has strived to make a positive impact for HIV-positive, queer people of colour, and LGBTQ communities in Toronto and around the world. Jade is a founder of POZPLANET and POZ-TO, which fight HIV/AIDS stigma by hosting social events, partnering with AIDS Service Organizations, and fundraising for community-based HIV/AIDS organizations.
Jade is a Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research ambassador. Her local performance of "Undetectable," a rendition of the Nat King Cole's classic "Unforgettable," has led to her performing this song for the U=U (Undetectable = Untransmittable) campaign at various events, including the U.S. Conference on AIDS in Washington, D.C. in 2019.
SINGLES AND TRACKS
All lyrics by Jade Elektra and on 2nd Level Records unless otherwise noted
She Turns It
• Original Mix • Bask In My Lovely Dub
What-Evah!
• Original Mix
Why Are You Gaggin'? 2nd Level Records (US) / Progressive High Records (US)
• Original Mix • Vjuan Allure Remix • Cesar Murillo's Unreleased Cunty Vocal
Bitch You Look Fierce © 2008 2nd Level Records (US) / Filthy Bitch Records (UK)
• Original Mix • Chip Chop's Jungle Feedback Vocal Dub • Dirty Bitch Dub • Jon-E Industry's Fugly Remix • Josh Riptide Anthem • Vjuan Allure Remix
Proud Mary
• Original Mix
Walk On The Wild Side
Written and originally recorded by Lou Reed
Additional lyrics by Jade Elektra.
• Original Mix
Trade - 2nd Level Records (US) / Soundgroove Records (US)
Performed by Jade Elektra and Jason Ryan • Original Mix • Midnight Society Streetwalker Mix
I Wanna Be Loved By You
Performed by Jade Elektra and Paul Manchin • Original Mix
This Is What We Call A Bitch Track
• Original Mix
If I Were A Woman
• Original Mix
Everyday Love (Unreleased) You Bettah Muthaphuckin' Feel It
• Original Mix
How Do I Look? - © 2005 2nd Level Records (US) / Pure Music Productions (US)
Performed by Jade Elektra and Midnight Society • Original Mix (Music from the documentary film 'How Do I Look?')
Under The Moonlight (unreleased) This Masquerade (demo) Don't Explain
Written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog, Jr. • Felly's 2-Step House Mix • Josh Riptide Elektroboogie Mix • Josh Riptide Radio Edit • Scott Harris' No Explanation Mix
RIF (Reading Is Fundamental)
• Vjuan Allure Mix • Joellapussy Remix
H-I-Vogue
• Vjuan Allure Elite Bump Mix • DJ Fierce Tease Freshly Served Vocal Mix • DJ Fierce Tease Freshly Served Radio Edit • Chip Chop's Big Room Dub • Vjuan Allure's Waiting Room Mix
ALBUMS & EXTENDED PLAYS
• Are You Gaggin' Yet? • Bitch You Look Fierce • Proud Mary • An Intimate Evening With Jade Elektra (Live In Concert) (2011) • Bitch You Look Remixed (2011) • • • Are You Gaggin' Yet? © 1998 2nd Level Records • Track listing: • 1 Bitch You Look Fierce • 2 Walk On The Wild Side • 3 What-Evah! • 4 Why Are You Gaggin'? • 4 Why Are You Gaggin'? (House Mix) • 5 She Turns It • 6 She Turns It (Dub Mix) • 8 This Is What We Call A Bitch Track • • Proud Mary © 2001 2nd Level Records • Track listing: • 1 Proud Mary • 2 Bitch You Look Fierce • 3 Walk On The Wild Side • 4 What-Evah! • 5 She Turns It • 6 Why Are You Gaggin'? • 7 Trade (Duet with Jason Ryan) • 8 I Wanna Be Loved By You (Duet with Paul Manchin) • 9 This Is What We Call A Bitch Track • 10 If I Were A Woman • • Bitch You Look Fierce © 2002 2nd Level Records • Track listing: • 1 Bitch You Look Fierce (Original Mix) • 2 Bitch You Look Fierce (Josh Riptide Anthem) • 3 Bitch You Look Fierce (Dirty Bitch Dub Mix) • 4 Trade -duet with Jason Ryan- (Original Mix) • 5 Trade -duet with Jason Ryan- (Cleo's Mix) • 6 Trade -duet with Jason Ryan- (Josh Riptide's Workin' Hard Club Mix) • 7 Proud Mary (Original Mix) • 8 Proud Mary (Sam Pena's Monster Anthem) • 9 If I Were A Woman (Original Mix) • 10 I Wanna Be Loved By You -duet with Paul Manchin- • • Proud Mary: 10th Anniversary Edition © 2011 2nd Level Records • Track listing: • 1 Proud Mary (Sam Pena Remix Edit) • 2 Bitch You Look Fierce (Radio Edit) • 3 Walk On The Wild Side • 4 What-Evah! • 5 She Turns It (Cleo's Dub Mix) • 6 Why Are You Gaggin'? (Radio Edit) • 7 Trade -Duet with Jason Ryan- (Cleo's Album Edit) • 8 I Wanna Be Loved By You -Duet with Paul Manchin- • 9 This Is What We Call A Bitch Track • 10 If I Were A Woman (Album Edit) • Bonus tracks: • 11. Don't Explain (Felly's 2-Step House Mix) • 12. How Do I Look? -Jade Elektra & Midnight Society- (Relentless Tribute Edit) • 13. You Better Feel It (Ken Terry & Relentless Runway Dub) • 14. R.I.F. (Reading Is Fundamental) (Joelapussy Remix Edit) • 15. HIVogue (Fierce Tease Freshly Served Vocal Radio Edit)
A Intimate Evening With Jade Elektra © 2012 2nd Level Records Track Listing: (Live In Concert at Statlers, Toronto) 1 Introduction by Marcy Rogers (Toronto Playwright) 2 What You Won't Do For Love 3 Bitch You Look Fierce 4 Let's Stay Together 5 This Masquerade 6 Don't Explain 7 You Know I'm No Good 8 Come In From The Rain 9 Since I Fell For You 10 All Of Me (duet with Jennifer Walls) 11 You Don't Bring Me Flowers (duet with Ryan G. Hinds) 12 Sweet Transvestite 13 Encore: Summertime Jade Does Ber'lin © 2014 Ber'lin Records Track Listing: EP 1 I Was Born This Way / Respect Yourself (Relentless Blissful House Edit) 2 Bitch This Way 3 I Was Born This Way / Bitch This Way / Respect Yourself (Club Night Compiliation) 4 I Was Born This Way (Erik Elias Remix) 5 I Was Born This Way (Radio Mix) 6 Respect Yourself (Erik Elias Remix) 7 Respect Yourself (Nostalgic Mix) 8 I Was Born This Way / Respect Yourself (Almost a Cappella) Karma EP © 2015 Ber'lin Records Track Listing: EP 1 Karma (It's A Bitch) (Radio Edit) 2 Karma (It's A Bitch) (Legends Mix) 3 Karma (It's A Bitch) (Eastern Bloc Mix) 4 Karma (It's A Bitch) (Dopamine Mix) 5 Karma (It's A Bitch) (Lectra Beats) 6) Karma (It's A Bitch) (Original Mix) 7 Karma (It's A Bitch) (Machine Mix) 8 Scared Of Evolution (Erik Elias Revolutionary Mix) 9 Scared Of Evolution (Electric Funk Mix) 10 Scared Of Evolution (E. Funk Instrumentality) 11 Scared Of Evolution (Extraordinary Negro Mix) Come Get This Education - Single © 2015 Ber'lin Records Jade Elektra & The Philthkids Track Listing: Single 1 Come Get This Education 2 Come Get This Education (B-Side Mix) 3 Come Get This Education (Walk Dub) Scared Of Evolution: The Remixes © 2016 Ber'lin Records Track Listing: CD Single 1 Scared Of Evolution (Trap Mix) 2 Scared Of Evolution (Whispering Stormtroopers Mix) 3 Scared Of Evolution (Ever Evolving Mix) Don't Get It Twisted - Single © 2016 Ber'lin Records 1 Don't Get It Twisted Re-Respect Yourself © 2016 Ber'lin Records Track Listing: CD Single 1 Re-Respect Yourself (Rock Bottom Dub) 2 Re-Respect Yourself (Cris Is Bliss Remix) 3 Re-Respect Yourself (Rock Bottom Mix) 4 Re-Respect Yourself (Blissfully Jaded Mix) 5 Re-Respect Yourself (Cris Is Bliss Radio Edit) How Do I Look 2.0 - Single © 2017 iUnderground Records 1 How Do I Look 2.0 (Erik Elias Mix) Basic Bitch (Remixes) EP © 2018 Aviance Records Track Listings: EP 1 Basic Bitch (Vjuan Allure Mix) 2 Basic Bitch (David Ohana Aviance Club Mix) 3 Basic Bitch (Vjuan Allure The Girls Mix) 4 Basic Bitch (David Ohana Aviance Dub Mix) Reading Glasses (Dub) Single © 2018 iUnderground Records 1 Reading Glasses (Dub Mix)
Jade is married to John Richard Allan and lives in Toronto.
References
- ^ "How This Drag Queen Ignited a Global U=U Conversation". www.hivplusmag.com. 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- "7 Questions With Jade Elektra". IN Magazine. 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- "We chat with Jade Elektra about the upcoming POZ TO Awards!". TheBUZZ Magazine. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- "MINGLE". Asian Community AIDS Services. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- "Jade Elektra". CANFAR. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- King, Mark S. (2019-09-09). "Watch Jade Elektra sing "Undetectable" at the U.S. Conference on AIDS". My Fabulous Disease. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- Kerr, Sue (21 June 2019). "Drag Artist Jade Elektra Wows Toronto AIDS Vigil with Her Version of 'Undetectable'". Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents. Retrieved 10 August 2022.