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Florence + the Machine

English indie rock band
MusicGroup rock_band Q217360
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Summary

Florence + the Machine is a rock band[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of rock band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,669 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Influenced by: Kate Bush[3]
  • Genre: art rock[4], indie rock[5]
  • Record label: Moshi Moshi Records[6], Island Records[7]
  • Discography: Florence + the Machine discography[8]
  • Commons category: Florence and the Machine[9]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[10]
  • Has part(s): Florence Welch[11], Isabella Summers[12]
  • Inception: 2007[13]
  • Location of formation: London[14]
  • Official website: http://florenceandthemachine.net/[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Florence and the Machine[16]
  • Nominated for: Grammy Award for Best New Artist[17]
  • Topic has template: Template:Florence and the Machine[18]
  • Official name: Florence and the Machine[19]
  • Start of work period: 2007[20]
  • Has list: Florence + the Machine/Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe[21]

Product Details

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  • Type: Group[22]

  • Country: GB[23]

  • Began / founded: 2007[24]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, art pop, indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock, pop soul, rock[25]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, art pop, enfp, female vocals, indie, indie pop, indie rock, pop, pop rock, pop soul, rock, rock and indie, vyrzukhisuc-artiest[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5fee3020-513b-48c2-b1f7-4681b01db0c6[27]

Why It Matters

Florence + the Machine has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It has been cited as an influence by Bridgit Mendler[30], a singer[31], b. 1992[32], of United States[33], specialised in music composing[34] and Mustii[35], a singer[36], b. 1990[37], of Belgium[38], awarded the Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor[39].

FAQs

Who did Florence + the Machine influence?

Florence + the Machine has been cited as an influence by Bridgit Mendler[30] and Mustii[35].

Related Entities

Bridgit Mendler Florence Welch Island Records Kate Bush London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . rockonthenet.com. rockonthenet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discography → Florence + the Machine discography
    Country of origin → —
    Nominated for → Grammy Award for Best New Artist
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+1046893'}, {'amount': '+1073047'}, {'amount': '+1022809'}
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