Redirected from: Florence The Machine

Florence + the Machine

On Tour
Play Radio
Listen to Florence + the Machine Radio, featuring artists like Marina & the Diamonds, Lana Del Rey, Lykke Li, Ellie Goulding and more…

76,391,845 plays (1,381,771 listeners)

Shop now at Amazon | Send Ringtones to Cell
Buy
Add to my Library

London, England, United Kingdom (2007 – present)

Florence + the Machine formed in 2007 in London, England, United Kingdom. The band is the recording name of singer/songwriter Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide backing music for her; Florence Welch is the band’s only constant member. The current touring lineup of the band is Florence Welch (vocals), Robert Ackroyd (guitar), Isabella Summers (keyboards), Tom Monger (harp), Mark Saunders (bass), Christopher Lloyd Hayden (drums).

Florence is an art-college dropout from Camberwell, London, who was discovered singing Motown covers in a nightclub toilet, drunk. Musically Florence and the Machine’s sound is generally referred to as soul inspired .

Welch, who grew up listening to The White Stripes and Kate Bush, says she writes metaphorical songs that are “stories with consequences and weird morality issues,” She gets her material from a variety of sources and experiences. Florence And The Machine’s music has received praise across the British music media, especially from the BBC who have played a large part in their rise to prominence by bringing them into the spotlight as part of BBC Introducing. At the Brit Awards 2009 Florence picked up the Critics Choice Award; a category introduced in 2008 focusing on new talent, voted for by a panel of music industry experts.
Read more… Edit bio

Popular tags: , , , ,  See more

Share this artist:

Top Albums

See more

Top Tracks

1
27,830
2
21,223
3
16,687
4
16,098
5
15,529
6
13,455
7
13,244
8
12,424
9
10,759
10
10,357
11
10,159
12
10,080
13
9,445
14
9,279
15
9,208
Buy all tracks at Amazon MP3
See more

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

  • TheJonatas

    You've Got The Love♥

    25 minutes ago

  • AnelleMurray

    Florence, you don't need a Calvin Harris remix [6]

    41 minutes ago

  • Markwhore

    <3333

    1 hour ago

  • Olga_RB

    Hardest Of Hearts *_* Lyrics is so beautiful

    3 hours ago

  • Heal_

    Please...

    4 hours ago

  • lovesoundd

    Florence, you don't need a Calvin Harris remix [5]

    4 hours ago

  • HayrVay

    But who is this Calvin Harris ?

    4 hours ago

  • Heartbeeat

    Florence, you don't need a Calvin Harris remix [4]

    4 hours ago
See all 17,424 shouts

Videos

See more

Events

See more Add event

News

US Store - Memorial Day Sale

24 May 2012 | from blog.myspace.com/florenceandthemachine

US fans, celebrate Memorial Day by treating yourself to some Florence + The Machine merch. Throughout the holiday weekend you can get 20% off on many …

Add comment

See more

Listening Now

Top Listeners

See more

More Information

Links
Band Members
Labels
Other spellings