
Born: 28 August 1986
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Years Active: 2006–present
Genre/s: Indie rock, indie pop, chamber pop, baroque pop, art pop, art rock, neo soul, folk
Label/s: Moshi Moshi, Iamsound, Island, Universal Republic, Republic, Virgin EMI, Polydor
Member of: Florence and the Machine
Florence Leontine Mary Welch (born 28 August 1986) is an English singer. She is the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the indie rock band Florence and the Machine. The band's debut studio album, Lungs (2009), topped the UK Albums Chart and won the Brit Award for Best British Album. Their next five albums also achieved chart success. In 2018, Welch released a book titled Useless Magic, a collection of lyrics and poems written by her, along with illustrations.