New Orleans Native Wins BIG FREEDIA'S DANCE OFF Contest

Fuse, a multiplatform media brand reflecting the wide-ranging tastes and attitudes of the fast-growing, Latino and multicultural 18-34 audience, today announced that nineteen-year-old New Orleans native Satchel Joseph has been named the winner of "Big Freedia's Dance Off" contest, beating out five other finalists to secure a spot on Freedia's legendary shake team. Joseph's father, WGNO TV's News with a Twist anchor LBJ, shared the news today during a live broadcast. Joseph will also appear on the popular Fuse series, Big Freedia Bounces Back (formerly Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce) when it returns for a sixth season later this year.

Big Freedia and show producers held open auditions in New Orleans, LA in January to find new 'azz shakin' talent to join Freedia's dance crew. After narrowing the field down to five finalists, fans were given the opportunity to vote for their favorite at Fuse.tv.

Watch the exclusive Facetime session (Fuse.tv/BigFreediaPollWinner) that shows the moment Joseph was notified. Access the embed link HERE.

When the series returns, Freedia will allow cameras in for a closer, extended look at her journey to renew and reinvent herself. Big Freedia Bounces Back will follow a clean and sober Freedia, ready for a new lease on life, and with many surprises along the way. The series is produced by World of Wonder Productions.

About Big Freedia
Big Freedia, known as the Queen of Bounce, is star of Fuse's top-rated series, Big Freedia Bounces Back. She was recently featured on Beyoncé's flashpoint single "Formation" and her latest EP, "A Very Big Freedia Christmazz," received critical acclaim with NPR saying Big Freedia "single-handedly saved Christmazz." Big Freedia maintains a rigorous tour schedule which features her legendary shake team and Bounce dance moves like "the twerk" (popularized by Miley Cyrus in 2013), "the shake" "the wiggle," "the bend ova," the "hands on the ground," to name just a few. She and her shake team are a festival favorite, often known to steal the show at Outside Lands, Fun Fun Fun Fest, and Bumbershoot.

About World of Wonder
Innovative and Emmy® Award winning production company World of Wonder is behind such hit series as RuPaul's Drag Race (Logo), Million Dollar Listing (Bravo), Big Freedia (Fuse), and Island Hunters (HGTV). World of Wonder has also created award-winning films and documentaries such as Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, Inside Deep Throat, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Wishful Drinking, Monica in Black and White, and The Last Beekeeper, which won an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Nature Programming. Seven of their films have premiered at the Sundance Film festival including Becoming Chaz and Party Monster, the documentary and feature film starring Macaulay Culkin. World of Wonder has created a substantial digital footprint with its YouTube channel WOWPresents, along with an award-winning blog, The WOW Report. Cofounders Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey authored The World According to Wonder, celebrating 22 years of production, which can be found online at http://worldofwonder.net/.

About Fuse Media
Fuse Media is an independently owned multiplatform media company reflecting the wide-ranging tastes and attitudes of the fast-growing, Latino and multicultural 18-34 audience. The company's media brands include the Fuse and FM linear and video-on-demand (VOD) channels; Fuse.TV online and mobile websites; the Fuse TV mobile and over-the-top (OTT) apps; a podcast network; several branded social media channels; and live events. Fuse network is currently available in approximately 70 million households and FM reaches over 43 million households.

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