Florence and The Machine
Biography
Florence And The Machine is a musical project fronted by Florence Welch. The rest members of this formation constitute the band called The Machine and play the music to the singing executed by Welch. The Machine lineup is composed by Robert Ackroyd, Christopher Lloyd Hayden, Isabella Summers and Tom Monger. Welch was born in the southern part of London and began revealing her artistic skills since her infant years. The girl’s parents used to hear numerous complaints from her teachers who were mad at her singing songs right during the classes. As a teenager, Florence grew deeply interested in the punk culture and loved the music played by Nirvana, and Green Day. During her college years, she discovered the works by the likes of The White Stripes and Kate Bush. She did not receive a diploma as she dropped out in a year and a half after the start of the studying to fully concentrate herself on music.
In 2007, Florence teamed up with The Machine. The music the new ensemble was about to play was built on the indie rock foundation with noticeable influence of soul. The lyrics of the songs by Florence And The Machine were also a peculiar aspect. Welch’s verses were overloaded with symbols and images to conceal safely the main idea. According to her own words, she preferred to write with focus on the questions of morality. The very first compositions by the beginning band found recognition among the critics and love of the audience. Moreover, the mass media were committed to drawing as much attention as possible to the emerging group. The most active was BBC featuring Florence And The Machine as one of the most promising acts of the Great Britain. At the Brit Awards 2009 ceremony, Florence received the Critics Choice Award, a special prize established a year before to highlight the remarkable young talents. To a large extent, it was due to the singer’s image. From the very start, Welch positioned herself as a willful and independent performer able to shock and surprise the listeners.
It was before the release of the first studio album when the nicely promoted Florence And The Machine played their gigs at Glastonbury and Reading festivals. Their first singles, Kiss With a Fist, and Dog Days Are Over, immediately became huge hits. After another single, Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up), reached the twelfth position in the national charts, it was clear that the up-coming full-length record was sure to receive warm welcome and be a bestseller. Entitled Lungs, this record arrived in July 2009. It soared to the second place in the British charts leaving the top only to late Michael Jackson.
Studio Albums
Ceremonials (Deluxe Edition)
LungsSingles
Shake It Out2011EP
Lives
News
- Florence And The Machine to broadcast their concert live31.03.2012
- Florence And The Machine announced plans to broadcast their upcoming concert in support of the Teenage Cancer Trust fund. The show will take place on April 3 at London's Royal Albert Hall and will be available to watch live through YouTube.Read more
- Florence And The Machine to perform at the charity concert20.02.2012
- Florence And The Machine joined the list of British artists who will take part in Concerts For Teenage Cancer Trust series of charity gigs. Among artists who will also perform are Example, Pulp and Jessie J.Read more
- Florence And The Machine accused of racism23.11.2011
- Florence And The Machine were accused of racism after the premiere of the music video on their new single No Light, No Light. The website Racialicious.com pointed that its messages tells about the supremacy of white people over black people.Read more
- Florence And The Machine like to play encore14.11.2011
- Florence And The Machine singer Florence Welch claimed that the band always plays encore when performing live, but at the same time claimed that artists should do it carefully because it may bother the audience.Read more
- Florence And The Machine want to collaborate with Drake23.10.2011
- Florence Welch claimed that she would like to record a duo with Canadian R&B and pop artist. According to her words, they were set up to collaborate on the band's recently released album Ceremonials, but their plans fell through.Read more
- Florence And The Machine posted online "preview" of their new album17.10.2011
- Florence And The Machine posted online video of themselves playing three new songs from their second studio effort Ceremonials – Never Let Me Go, Spectrum and Heartlines.Read more
- Florence And The Machine to hold a pay-per-view broadcast of their gig16.10.2011
- Florence And The Machine announced that they will play a gig at London's Hackney Empire theatre. The band also plans to hold pay-per-view broadcast of the concert -fans will have to pay about $7 to watch the show live.Read more
- Florence And The Machine to release new album on Halloween14.09.2011
- According to Florence And The Machine managers, the band's upcoming record will be titled Ceremonials. It is set to come out on Halloween. Singer Florence Welch described it as "ultimate hangover cure".Read more
- New Florence And The Machine album does not feature "weak tracks"15.08.2011
- Paul Epworth, who is currently working on the new album by Florence And The Machine, revealed his impressions of the record. "It is hard to try and whittle these tracks down to 10 or 12 because there really are no weak ones", said he.Read more
- Florence Welch is interested in exorcism15.07.2011
- Florence And The Machine singer revealed that during last time exorcism and demons has become her favorite themes. She also claimed that she would like to wear a robe while recording the album.Read more

Between Two Lungs
Lungs (Limited Edition)
A Lot of Love, A Lot of Blood
MTV Unplugged