Florence and The Machine
Florence and The Machine is the name of the band which compromises singer Florence Welch and her band (The Machine). The rest of the band members are: Robert Ackroyd (guitar), Christopher Lloyd Hayden (drums), Isabella Summers (keyboards), Tom Monger (harp) and Mark Saunders (bassist). Florence Leontine Mary Welchwas born in Camberwell, southwest London in 1986.
She is most famous for her performance with Dizzy Rascal in the 2010 BRIT Awards performing “You Got The Dirtee Love” - a mash up of “You Got The Love” and “Dirtee Cash”. Florence and The Machine have been nominated and won a plethora of awards, Best New Artist at the 53rd Grammy Awards, Q Awards – Best Female and Best Song "You've Got the Love" in 2010.
Florence and the Machine shot to fame through a mixture of luck and talent and was known throughout the indie rock scene. Originally releasing material on the lesser known record label Filthy Lucre/About Records, it was a chance encounter with one half of the Queens of Noize manager Mairead Nash which would lead the band out from the underground, into the mainstream.
In 2009 Florence and the Machine had their first major hit with the album Lungs that catapulted the band into the limelight. With sales of over 100,000k and the album reaching number two, the band went on to release music for the Twilight Saga films. Further gigs around the underground venues of trendy east London led onto massive arena tours.
Florence and The Machine performed at the MEN Arena Manchester in 2006 and went on to support Duran Duran at Glastonbury in 2009. Florence and The Machine released their second album Ceremonials on 31st October 2011 which reached number one in the UK Album Chart and number 6 in the US Billboard Hot 200 Chart.
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