Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine singing on stage at the British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park in London, UK on July 2, 2016.

Florence Welch, born 28 August 1986, is an English singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, poet and author. She is the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the indie rock band Florence and [+] the Machine. The group released their debut album, Lungs in 2009. Lungs went on to win the Brit Award for Best British Album in 2010. The group’s second studio album, Ceremonials was released in October 2011 and debuted at number one in the UK. The band’s third album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful was released in 2015 and topped both the UK and US charts. In 2018, Florence + The Machine released a fourth album, High As Hope. That same year, Florence released a book titled “Useless Magic” — a collection of lyrics and poems written by her, along with illustrations. Florence got sober after she admittedly used to drink before every performance.