- Florence + the Machine -

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Florence + the Machine (or Florence and the Machine as who likes) are an English indie pop / indie rock band with Florence Welch as lead singer and artists who provide backing music: Robert Ackroyd (guitar and backing vocals), Chris Hayden (drums, percussion and backing vocals), Isabella Summers (keyboards and backing vocals), Mark Saunders (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Tom Monger (harp).

Florence and the Machine - why?

The name Florence and the Machines started off as a private joke that got out of hand. I made music with my friend, who we called Isabella Machine to which I was Florence Robot. When I was about an hour away from my first gig, I still didn't have a name, so I thought 'Okay, I'll be Florence Robot/Isa Machine', before realising that name was so long it'd drive me mad.

Florence Welch

The discography of Florence + the Machine consists of two studio albums, two live albums, three extended plays, ten singles and twelve music videos.

The band's debut album is Lungs [2009]. The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart for five weeks after its release. The lead single from Lungs, Kiss with a Fist , was released before the final recording of the album, on 2008 [#51 on UK Singles Chart]. Dog Days Are Over, their second single, was released on 1 December 2008 [#23 UK Singles Chart - 10 January 2010]. Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) was released as the album's third single on 22 June 2009. Drumming Song was released as the album's fourth single on 7 September 2009 [#54 on UK Singles Chart]. You've Got the Love was the fifth single to be released from the album and reached a new peak of number five on the UK Singles Chart on 10 January 2010. The last single from this album was Cosmic Love - released on 5 July 2010.

Ceremonials [2011], the second studio album by Florence + the Machine. The band started working on the album in 2010 and finished it in 2011. First single from this album, What the Water Gave Me, was released on 23 August 2011 as a teaser for the album, along with a music video. Their second single - Shake It Out - was released on 30 September 2011 as the album's official lead single, becoming one of the band's most commercially successful singles to date. No Light, No Light was released on 16 January 2012 as the second official single from the album. The last single, Never Let Me Go was released on 2 April 2012.

Studio albums: Lungs [2009], Ceremonials [2011].
Live albums: Live at the Wiltern [2011], MTV Unplugged [2012].
EP: A Lot of Love. A Lot of Blood [2009], iTunes Festival:London 2010 [2010], iTunes Live from SoHo [2010].

Singles: Kiss with a Fist, Dog Days Are Over [2008] Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up), You've Got the Love, Drumming Song [2009] Cosmic Love, Heavy in Your Arms [2010] What the Water Gave Me, Shake It Out [2011] No Light, No Light, Never Let Me Go [2012].

Music videos: Kiss with a Fist, Dog Days Are Over [2008] Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up), Drumming Song, You've Got the Love [2009] Dog Days Are Over, Cosmic Love, Heavy in Your Arms [2010] What the Water Gave Me, Shake It Out, No Light, No Light [2011] Never Let Me Go [2012].

Other appearances: Halo (Beyonce Knowles cover - live 2009) from Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 4, Here Lies Love [2010] from Here Lies Love, Not Fade Away [2011] from Rave On Buddy Holly, Take Care [2012] from Radio 1 Live Lounge, Breath of Life [2012] from Snow White and the Huntsman.

Awards f.e. : Critic's Choice Award 2009 - BRIT Awards,Female Voice of July 2009 & Song of July 2009 - Studio8 Media International Music Award, Best Breakthrough Act 2009, Best Styling in a Video - UK Music Video Awards, Best Female & Best Song 2010 - Q Awards, Best Music Act 2012 - Elle Style Awards, Best Solo Artist & Best Track 2012 - Shockwaves NME Awards.