Florence and the Machine

Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) is an English indie rock band, consisting of lead singer Florence Welch, Isabella "Machine" Summers, and a collaboration of other artists who provide backing music. The band has released two studio albums, two live albums, three extended plays, twelve singles and fifteen music videos.

They released their first extended play, A Lot of Love. A Lot of Blood in March 2009. Their debut album, Lungs, was released in July 2009 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. The album was certified quintuple platinum in the United Kingdom, quadruple platinum in Ireland, and triple platinum in Australia.The album's first single "Kiss with a Fist" peaked at number fifty-one in the UK and was followed by "Dog Days Are Over", which reached number twenty-three in the UK and twenty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Their third single "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" reached number twelve in the UK and number forty-one in Ireland. Other singles released were "Drumming Song", "You've Got the Love", "You Got the Dirtee Love", "Cosmic Love" and "Heavy in Your Arms" which included on the soundtrack for the film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

The band's second album, Ceremonials was released in October 2011, and debuted at number-one in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Singles on the album include "What the Water Gave Me", "Shake It Out", "No Light, No Light", "Never Let Me Go" and "Spectrum (Say My Name)"  which became their first UK number one single.