The Frock Destroyers are a musical group with ''
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'' contestants
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Blu Hydrangea
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. They made the UK Top 40 in 2019 with "Break Up Bye Bye",
which charted at number 35 on the
UK Singles Chart
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.
There was a campaign to have the Frock Destroyers represent the United Kingdom in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2020
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. The group's name is a pun on the pornographic double act, the
Cock Destroyers.
Career
The group was originally put together while participating in the
first season of ''
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
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'', where as part of the main challenge they came up with their own verses for their version of "Break Up (Bye Bye)". The song reached number 1 on iTunes UK, number 35 on the
UK Singles Chart
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, and number 44 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Hot Dance/Electronic Songs
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chart in the US.
The group released the single "Her Majesty" on 25 November 2020. Their second single, "Big Ben" was released on 8 December 2020, along with a lyric video. The Frock Destroyers released their debut studio album called ''
Frock4Life'' on 11 December 2020.
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announced a four-part docuseries named "''Frock Destroyers: Frockumentary''", which goes behind the scenes the trio's performance during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, and their debut album: ''
Frock4Life''. The docuseries premiered on 15 March 2022.
Discography
Studio album
Singles
References
{{RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019 establishments in England
British musical trios
British pop music groups
Drag groups
Musical groups established in 2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
LGBT-themed musical groups