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Florence Welch, cantante inglese che sta diventando un fenomeno di culto in Uk con il nome di Florence & The Machine, suonerà in Italia a ottobre.
La cantante, premio della critica ai Grammy Awards 2009 e nominata per l’ultima edizione dei Mercury Prize,
http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/artists/florence_and_the_machine/biography/1.html
Florence and the Machine (stylized as Florence + The Machine on the album "Lungs") is the recording name of Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide backing music for her voice. Musically Florence and the Machine's sound is generally referred to as soul inspired indie. Florence and The Machine's music has received praise across the British music media, especially from the BBC who have played a large part in Florence and The Machine's rise to prominence by bringing them into the spotlight as part of BBC Introducing. This has led to their playing Glastonbury as well as Reading and Leeds festivals. Florence and The Machine have also received a considerable amount of airplay on Australian alternative radio station, Triple J. The band's debut album, Lungs, was released on 6 July 2009. The band's debut single was "Kiss with a Fist". The follow up single "Dog Days are Over" was recorded with no instruments in a studio the "size of a loo". "You've Got the Love" was released as the third single and "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" was released as the fourth, which became their highest charting single at 12 in the UK. Their debut album Lungs was released on 6 July 2009 and reached number 2 in the UK album charts, behind Michael Jackson.
Background
Florence Welch
As a small girl Welch sang to her grandmother and in the school choir. She would dance on top of a wooden chest belonging to her father, that contained all his vinyl records by artists such as Love, The Incredible String Band, The Smiths and The Velvet Underground. Welch's mother liked Tom Jones and The Monkees and Welch says her singing style resulted from listening to a combination of these acts. She also grew up listening to The White Stripes and Kate Bush.
In school Welch was labelled as dyslexic and dyspraxic.
While attending Alleyn's School in Dulwich, London an exclusive private school Welch was in a punk "musical collective" entitled The Toxic Cockroaches.
Welch attended Camberwell College of Art where she "did Foundation Art and got in to do illustration". She attended concerts by art college bands. These gigs would influence the "more outrageous" side of Florence and The Machine's performances. She left Camberwell after a year and a half to pursue her professional music career. One punk band that heavily influenced her "more outrageous" side were 'The Ludes'. Welch dated a member of the band and later went on to write a song about him (My Boy Builds Coffins). Florence also covers a song by The Ludes on her album entitled 'Girl with One Eye'. Welch says she writes metaphorical songs that are "stories with consequences and weird morality issues," She gets her material from a variety of sources and experiences. It is not based on domestic violence, as so commonly thought, but is based on a couple Welch once knew, who had a rough relationship which they thrived on.
Welch, a self described "real geek", is an avid book reader who likes to completely lose herself in weekend "adventures". As of December 2008 she lived in the Camberwell neighbourhood in South London where she was brought up.
The Machine
The Machine is Florence's backing band and consists of several musicians, which previously included Devonte Hynes from Lightspeed Champion.
Florence and the Machine are managed by Mairead Nash who is one half of the DJ outfit Queens of Noize. Nash decided to manage the group when at one of Nash's club nights an inebriated Welch dragged Nash into the toilet cubicles and sang an Etta James song to her.
Touring
Florence and The Machine burst onto the London scene playing a handful of gigs in and around London for the likes of The Lock Tavern, Blue Flowers and Filthy Few. Florence often filled in for bands who did not turn up for their set, and would accapella with other guitarists from other bands.
Florence and The Machine were part of the 2009 Shockwaves NME Awards tour. Welch said that she planned a "pretty theatrical" performance. Welch planned to bring "as many weird clothes" as possible with the idea of deciding what to wear before going on stage.. They supported White Lies, Friendly Fires and Glasvegas on the tour.
The group also played at T4 on the beach 2009 at Weston-Super-Mare beach on the 19 July performing to a crowd of 45,000.
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Critical Acclaim
On top of the BBC praise they have received a large amount of support from NME magazine who included them in their annual NME Awards Tour for 2009. Florence collected the Critics' Choice Award at the Brit Awards in February 2009, an award which focuses on new talent and is voted for by a panel of music industry experts. Florence and the Machine came third in the BBC's Sound of 2009. On 21 July 2009 Lungs was nominated for the 2009 Mercury Prize.
http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/artists/florence_and_the_machine/biography/1.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_+_the_Machine
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Florence Welch, cantante inglese che sta diventando un fenomeno di culto in Uk con il nome di Florence & The Machine, suonerà in Italia a ottobre.
La cantante, premio della critica ai Grammy Awards 2009 e nominata per l’ultima edizione dei Mercury Prize,
http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/artists/florence_and_the_machine/biography/1.html
Florence and the Machine (stylized as Florence + The Machine on the album "Lungs") is the recording name of Florence Welch and a collaboration of other artists who provide backing music for her voice. Musically Florence and the Machine's sound is generally referred to as soul inspired indie. Florence and The Machine's music has received praise across the British music media, especially from the BBC who have played a large part in Florence and The Machine's rise to prominence by bringing them into the spotlight as part of BBC Introducing. This has led to their playing Glastonbury as well as Reading and Leeds festivals. Florence and The Machine have also received a considerable amount of airplay on Australian alternative radio station, Triple J. The band's debut album, Lungs, was released on 6 July 2009. The band's debut single was "Kiss with a Fist". The follow up single "Dog Days are Over" was recorded with no instruments in a studio the "size of a loo". "You've Got the Love" was released as the third single and "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" was released as the fourth, which became their highest charting single at 12 in the UK. Their debut album Lungs was released on 6 July 2009 and reached number 2 in the UK album charts, behind Michael Jackson.
Background
Florence Welch
As a small girl Welch sang to her grandmother and in the school choir. She would dance on top of a wooden chest belonging to her father, that contained all his vinyl records by artists such as Love, The Incredible String Band, The Smiths and The Velvet Underground. Welch's mother liked Tom Jones and The Monkees and Welch says her singing style resulted from listening to a combination of these acts. She also grew up listening to The White Stripes and Kate Bush.
In school Welch was labelled as dyslexic and dyspraxic.
While attending Alleyn's School in Dulwich, London an exclusive private school Welch was in a punk "musical collective" entitled The Toxic Cockroaches.
Welch attended Camberwell College of Art where she "did Foundation Art and got in to do illustration". She attended concerts by art college bands. These gigs would influence the "more outrageous" side of Florence and The Machine's performances. She left Camberwell after a year and a half to pursue her professional music career. One punk band that heavily influenced her "more outrageous" side were 'The Ludes'. Welch dated a member of the band and later went on to write a song about him (My Boy Builds Coffins). Florence also covers a song by The Ludes on her album entitled 'Girl with One Eye'. Welch says she writes metaphorical songs that are "stories with consequences and weird morality issues," She gets her material from a variety of sources and experiences. It is not based on domestic violence, as so commonly thought, but is based on a couple Welch once knew, who had a rough relationship which they thrived on.
Welch, a self described "real geek", is an avid book reader who likes to completely lose herself in weekend "adventures". As of December 2008 she lived in the Camberwell neighbourhood in South London where she was brought up.
The Machine
The Machine is Florence's backing band and consists of several musicians, which previously included Devonte Hynes from Lightspeed Champion.
Florence and the Machine are managed by Mairead Nash who is one half of the DJ outfit Queens of Noize. Nash decided to manage the group when at one of Nash's club nights an inebriated Welch dragged Nash into the toilet cubicles and sang an Etta James song to her.
Touring
Florence and The Machine burst onto the London scene playing a handful of gigs in and around London for the likes of The Lock Tavern, Blue Flowers and Filthy Few. Florence often filled in for bands who did not turn up for their set, and would accapella with other guitarists from other bands.
Florence and The Machine were part of the 2009 Shockwaves NME Awards tour. Welch said that she planned a "pretty theatrical" performance. Welch planned to bring "as many weird clothes" as possible with the idea of deciding what to wear before going on stage.. They supported White Lies, Friendly Fires and Glasvegas on the tour.
The group also played at T4 on the beach 2009 at Weston-Super-Mare beach on the 19 July performing to a crowd of 45,000.
.....
Critical Acclaim
On top of the BBC praise they have received a large amount of support from NME magazine who included them in their annual NME Awards Tour for 2009. Florence collected the Critics' Choice Award at the Brit Awards in February 2009, an award which focuses on new talent and is voted for by a panel of music industry experts. Florence and the Machine came third in the BBC's Sound of 2009. On 21 July 2009 Lungs was nominated for the 2009 Mercury Prize.
http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/music/artists/florence_and_the_machine/biography/1.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_+_the_Machine
Video su youtube
dal primo si nota che ha anche delle belle gambe:
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puhHUKaq60c[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpLXQorSQe8[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0ZPTFfpO40[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nxO-yPQesA[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j07TL2Cxcg[/ame]
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