- Suffers from dyspraxia.
- Andy Warhol was a close friend of her mother.
- Her favorite song on Ceremonials is "Only If for a Night" and she was very excited when Rihanna covered it.
- Has two siblings, Grace and J.J., and four stepsiblings, Maddie, Sam, John, and Nick.
- Her mother, Evelyn Welch, is an American art historian, and her father, Nick Russell Welch, is an English advertising executive. Her uncle, her mother's brother, is actor John Stockwell.
- She is a natural brunette.
- For her album "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful," producer Markus Dravs disallowed her to write any more water-themed songs, which Florence did for some of her previous albums. However, she was able to include the song "Ship to Wreck," which she described as "not so explicit" in regards to water.
- She broke her foot while performing at the Coachella festival in April 2015, after leaping off the stage. However, she decided to not cancel any of her touring schedules, but she had to perform cautiously until the injury was healed.
- She used to sing at weddings and funerals as a child.
- She wrote "Hunger" initially as a poem. Upon realizing the impact of the text, she turned it into a song instead. It later became the fifth song of her band to reach #1 of the Billboard charts in the category "Adult Alternative Songs".
- She came up with her band's name about an hour before they had their first gig. Initially, she considered using Florence Robot/Isa Machine, which was based on a joke between her and Isabella Summers. However, she found that name too long and later decided at the last minute to use Florence and the Machine as the name of the band.
- Revealed that she used to drink alcohol before every performance. On February 2, 2014, she quit drinking and has been sober ever since.
- Singer with the band Florence and the Machine.
- She has both British and American citizenship.
- She has said that her mother doesn't listen to her music.
- Her paternal grandmother encouraged her to pursue a career in singing and performing arts.
- The cover artwork of her album "Ceremonials" is on permanent display at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
- On July 13, 2022, she received an honorary degree from the Camberwell College of Arts.
- Before forming the band Florence + the Machine, she was a solo artist going by the name Florence Robot Was a Machine.
- While many of her songs and performances contain religious imagery, she revealed that the is not religious herself.
- Enjoys crowd surfing so much that she is often doing it during her concerts. She revealed that it once went so far that she got accidentally carried out of a show.
- Friends with Taylor Swift.
- She is best friends with Blake Lively.
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