Watch A Grandma Slay Rob Zombie's 'Dragula' At Karaoke
By Katrina Nattress
March 23, 2022
A TikTok of a grandma singing "Dragula" at a karaoke bar in Fargo, North Dakota is going viral. And for good reason: the elderly performer absolutely slays Rob Zombie's 1998 hit.
Lucky for us, April Baumgarten, who captured the instantly iconic video, is also a reporter and found everyone's new metal hero. Turns out she's 76-year-old Judy Wanek from Breckenridge, Minnesota, who isn't just a grandma — she's a great grandma (which somehow makes all this even cooler).
Wanek has never even been to a Rob Zombie concert before, which is surprising given her enthusiasm. She actually discovered the song through karaoke. After seeing someone else perform it, Wanek told herself "I bet if I tried, I could do it." And she was right!
“I just couldn’t believe it,” Wanek said about going viral. When her family told her about the TikTok, her response was "You’ve got to be kidding me.”
Watch Wanek sing "Dragula" below.
@aprilbaumsaway I’ve never seen anything better than this. @Rob Zombie #dragula #fargo #northdakota #karaokechallenge
♬ original sound - April Baumsaway
Wanek isn't the only grandma who rocks. Dorothea Taylor aka the Grandmother of Drumming has become famous for taking on covers of Paramore and blink-182. In fact, earlier this year she challenged Travis Barker to a drum battle after nailing a cover of "What's My Age Again."