Anubis Finch

Charli Finch was born on 14 August 2001 in Seaford, East Sussex.^[1][2] At the age of 16, he began performing as a drag queen under the name Anubis Finch, a name he chose to pay homage to his late father's Egyptian heritage.^[2] She studied Performing Arts at East Sussex College. During her time there, the portrayed the titular character in Shrek the Musical.^[3]

Anubis began performing musically at the age of 13. She has a four-octave range and has worked with Columbia Records and Decca Records. Anubis has additionally provided demo and backing vocals for Zara Larsson, Rita Ora, Adam Lambert, and Paloma Faith.^[4][5] Her musical inspirations include Ella Fitzgerald, Connie Francis, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Celine Dion, and Lady Gaga.^[6]

In 2019, Anubis released an extended play Anubis.^[7] and later that year a cover of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas".^[8] In 2020, Anubis released another single, "Home".^[9] In 2021, Anubis was announced as one of the contestants competing on the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.^[10] Anubis was the first contestant to be eliminated from the competition after losing a lip sync against Elektra Fence.^[11][12] Despite this, he was later crowned Miss Congeniality by their fellow competitors.^[13]

In 2022, Finch released the single "Wonderland" and embarked on the RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour alongside the cast of series 3.^[14][15] In 2023, Charity Kase and Anubis announced an 11-date tour, called The Nightmares Before Christmas Tour.^[16]

Anubis is based in Brighton, East Sussex.^[17] Her fashion and theatrical inspirations are Iris Apfel, Wicked, Dr. Seuss, The Muppets, and Disney villains.^[18] She identifies as bisexual.^[19]