Florence Leontine Mary Welch (August 28, 1986, London, United Kingdom) is a singer and songwriter, best known for being the leader of the band Florence and the Machine.
Born , a district in South London , Florence is the niece of satirist Craig Brown and granddaughter of former deputy editor of The Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail columnist , Colin Welch in Camberwell . She is the daughter of Evelyn Welch , Professor of Renaissance Studies and Dean of Arts at Queen Mary University of London, and Nick Welch , a publicist . His father Nick contributed a " rock and roll element to the family mix ." In addition , his father, a self-confessed " frustrated performer " admitted in Florence propel you hear the music of The Ramones rather than Green Day .
Florence was educated at Thomas Day School in London, before moving to the Alleyn 's School, in southeast London, where he did well academically. Often had trouble in school for impromptu singing . After his meteoric rise to fame, she suffered a bout of depression . Upon leaving school , Florence studied at Camberwell College of Arts before dropping out to focus on music . Welch 's fascination with terror arose due to the death of his grandparents. At age 10 Welch witnessed her grandfather's deterioration , and her maternal grandmother , also an art historian , committed suicide when Welch was 14 años.
Welch was 13, she and her mother moved with her neighbor side and their three teenage children. According to Welch : " We get along great, but it was a nightmare back then I used to stay in my room and all I did was dance These facts influence his music when I was a teenager I read fashion than music magazines magazines Can . . . . be due to this hobby, decided to adopt her red hair with natural brown hair. Welch has a dramatic mezzo-soprano vocal range , having an extension of three octaves of mi3 -fa # 5 on chest voice and the voice of 6 head and has as one of its principles regarding the singer Stevie Nicks of the band from the '80s Fleetwood Mac , both musically and aesthetically
