Florence + the Machine Timeline

  • Formation

    The band was formed by Florence Welch and Isabella "Machine" Summers in London in 2007. Specific date unknown.
  • Critics Choice Award at the Brit Awards

    The band's music is renowned for its dramatic and eccentric production.
  • Lungs released

    The band releases its debut studio album. It holds the number two position on the UK Album Charts for five weeks.
  • Lungs reaches #1

    After being on the chart for twenty-eight consecutive weeks, the album reaches number one.
  • Lungs wins British Album of the Year at the Brit Awards

  • Top Seller

    Lungs has been in the charts for sixty-five consecutive weeks, making it one of the best selling albums of 2009-2010.
  • Grammy nomination - Best New Artist

  • Ceremonials released

    The group's second studio album is released. It enters at number one in the UK and number six in the US.
  • Grammy nomination - Best Pop Vocal Album

  • Grammy nomination - Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

  • How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful released

    The band's third album is released. It topped the UK Charts and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. The album reached number one in eight countries and made the top ten in twenty.
  • Headliners at the Glastonbury Festival

    This England performance made Florence Welch the first British female headliner this century.
  • Grammy nomination - Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

  • Grammy nomination - Best Pop Vocal Album

  • Grammy nomination - Best Rock Performance

  • Grammy nomination - Best Rock Song