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Florence Welch: Biography

Florence Welch
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  • Birth Name: Florence Leontine Mary Welch
  • Birth Place: Camberwell, London, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/28/1986, Virgo
  • Profession: British indie rock singer
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Florence Welch Fast Facts:
  • Suffers from dyslexia and dyspraxia.
  • Between the ages of 10 and 14 she lost both grandparents and became more fascinated with doom and terror; her grandmother took her own life.
  • Her parents divorced when she was 13, and her mother married their neighbour which led to the two of them moving in with him and his three teenage children.
  • Has naturally brown hair but has become known for her red curly hair.
  • The name for her group Florence and the Machine originated from an inside joke with her friend Isabelle Machine with whom she made music.
  • Her single "What the Water Gave Me" was inspired by the suicide of Virginia Woolf.
  • Florence Welch Relationships:
  • Colin Welch - Grandfather
  • Stuart Hammond - Ex-significant Other
  • Nick Welch - Father
  • Evelyn Welch - Mother
  • College:
  • Attended Camberwell College of Arts, Camberwell, London, England

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Florence Welch Jason Merritt/WireImage
Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Larry Busacca/Getty Images
2011 Academy Awards, Florence Welch Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
Florence Welch Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
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