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The Frock Destroyers are a musical group with ''
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. They made the UK Top 40 in 2019 with "Break Up Bye Bye", which charted at number 35 on the
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. There was a campaign to have the Frock Destroyers represent the United Kingdom in the
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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 ''
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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
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, and number 44 on the ''
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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
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, and their debut album: '' Frock4Life''. The docuseries premiered on 15 March 2022.


Discography


Studio album


Singles


References

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