Florence Welch by Thomas Nutzl for Grazia France May 2015

Florence Leontine Mary Welch (born 28 August 1986) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the indie rock band Florence + the Machine.

Florence + the Machine's debut album, Lungs, was released in 2009; on 17 January 2010, the album reached the top position, after being on the chart for 28 consecutive weeks. The group's second studio album, Ceremonials, released in October 2011, debuted at number one in the UK and number six in the United States. The band's third album, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful was released in 2015 to very positive reviews on Metacritic.