Michael Marouli

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Michael Marouli
Michael Marouli at DragCon 2024.jpg
Marouli at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Born
NationalityBritish
Occupation Drag queen
Television RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5)
Website michaelmarouli.co.uk

Michael Marouli is a British drag performer who competed on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK .

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Career

Michael Marouli has been a drag performer for approximately 15 years. [1] She began doing drag at the age of 22 and has described her persona as "camp, daft, filth, fabulous, and iconic". [2] Marouli is also a cabaret performer in Gran Canaria, [3] and a winner of Drag Idol Newcastle. [4] She has appeared on The X Factor, [5] and competed on series 5 (2023) of RuPaul's Drag Race UK . [6] For the girl group challenge on Drag Race, she was part of Fierce Force Five with Cara Melle, DeDeLicious, Tomara Thomas, and Vicki Vivacious. [7] [8] Michael Marouli impersonated Catherine Tate for the Snatch Game challenge. [9] She was the runner-up to Ginger Johnson.

Michael Marouli performed at Lincoln Pride in 2024. [10]

Personal life

Michael Marouli is from Newcastle upon Tyne, and uses the pronouns she/her in drag and he/him out of drag. [3]

Discography

TitleYearAlbum
"Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version)" [11]
(RuPaul featuring Tomara Thomas, Vicki Vivacious, Cara Melle, & DeDeLicious)
2023non-album single
"Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical" [12] 2023 Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical Album

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2014 The X Factor UK HerselfArena Auditions Wk 2 [13]
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race UK HerselfContestant [14]
2023 Lorraine HerselfGuest [15]

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