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Florence Welch
The powerful voice and principal songwriter of Florence and the Machine.
Lungs · Ceremonials
- Born
- 28 August 1986
- Birthplace
- United Kingdom
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Florence Welch
Florence Welch pairs soaring vocals with songs that draw on myth, bodily feeling and personal experience. Her performances combine theatrical movement with emotional intensity.
Early life
South London
Grew up in Camberwell.
Art studies
Attended Camberwell College of Arts before concentrating on music.
Career
- 2007
Band formation
Developed Florence and the Machine with Isabella Summers.
- 2009
Debut album
Released Lungs.
- 2010s
International touring
Established the band through albums and large live performances.
- 2022
Dance Fever
Returned with Florence and the Machine’s fifth studio album and an international tour.
Selected work
Lungs
Includes Dog Days Are Over and Rabbit Heart.
Ceremonials
Expands the band’s dramatic sound.
Dance Fever
An album about performance, freedom and confinement.
Beyond music
Poetry
Published the illustrated lyric and poetry collection Useless Magic.
Reading
Helped establish the Between Two Books reading community.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Career and work — florenceandthemachine.net ↗Photo: Raph_PH. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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