Florence and the Machine

Enw recordio cerddorol Florence Welch, ac amryw o gerddorion sy'n cydweithio ar y gerddoriaeth cefndirol i'w llais, ydy **Florence and the Machine**. Disgrifir sain Florence and the Machine yn gyffredinol fel roc annibynnol sydd wedi ei ysbrydoli gan "Soul". Mae ei cherddoriaeth wedi derbyn clod ar draws y cyfryngau cerddoriaeth, yn enwedig gan y BBC a chwaraeodd ran allweddeddoll yng nghodiad Florence and the Machine i amlygrwydd gan ei hybu fel rhan o BBC Introducing. Arweiniodd hyn at y band yn chwarae mewn nifer o wyliau cerddoriaeth yn 2008, gan gynnwys Glastonbury a Gŵyl Reading a Leeds a T in the Park. Albwm cyntaf y band oedd *Lungs*, rhyddhawyd ar 6 Gorffennaf 2009, a bu yn yr ail safle yn y siartiau am ei bum wythnos cyntaf, tu ôl i Michael Jackson. Mae'r albwm wedi bod yn 40 uchaf y siartiau Prydeinig am 26 wythnos yn ganlynol.

## Florence Welch 
Ganwyd Florence Leontine Mary Welch ar 28 Awst 1986 yn Llundain yn ferch i Evelyn Welch, Athro Astudiaethau'r Dadeni a Deon Academaidd y Celfyddydau ym Mhrifysgol Llundain y Frenhines Mary, sydd hefyd yn awdures a chynt yn Studio 54, a Nick Welch, sy'n gweithio ym maes hysbysebu. Mae Welch wedi derbyn diagnosis o dyslecsia a dysmetria. Dywed Welch y buasai'n hoffi cael gyrfa tebyg i PJ Harvey a Björk sy'n "creu stwff newydd a cyffrous yn gyson". Yn 2006, dechreuodd perfformiadau Welch mewn llefydd bychain yn Llundain dan yr enw "Florence Robot is a Machine"  dynnu sylw. Chwaraeodd Johnny Borrell o'r band Razorlight yr allweddellau am gyfnod, a bu Ritch Mitchell o'r Dogs ar y drymiau.

Caiff Florence and the Machine eu rheoli gan Mairead Nash o'r Queens of Noize. Penderfynodd Nash reoli'r band wedi i Welch ei llusgo i'r toiledau yn feddw, a chanu "Somethings Got A Hold On Me" gan Etta James iddi, yn ystod noson clwb Nash.

## *Lungs* (2009) 
Rhyddhaodd Florence and the Machine eu albwm cyntaf *Lungs* yn y Deyrnas Unedig ar 6 Gorffennaf 2009. Rhyddhawyd yr albwm yn swyddogol gyda'r ban yn chwarae set yn y Rivoli Ballroom yn Brockley, de ddwyrain Llundain. Cyrhaeddodd yr albwm yr ail safle yn siartiau'r Deyrnas Uneidg a safle 13 yn Ewrop. Erbyn 6 Awst roedd yr albwm wedi gwerthu dros 100,000 copi yn y Deyrnas Unedig ac erbyn 10 Awst roedd wedi bod yn ail yn y siart am bump wythnos yn ganlynol. Yn dilyn rhyddhad yr albwm ar gyfer ei lawrlwytho yn yr Unol Daleithiau ar 25 Gorffennaf 2009 gan fynd yn syth i safle 17 yn siart "Heatseekers" Billboard . Rhyddhawyd yr albwm yn gorfforol yn yr Unol Daleithiau ar 20 Hydref gan Island Records.

Cynhyrchwyd yr albwm gan James Ford a Paul Epworth. Much of the material on the album was written as reaction to what turned out to be a temporary break-up with Welch's current boyfriend. Welch says "He prefers me not to talk about it. It's funny then singing about it." The follow-up single "Dog Days Are Over" was recorded with no instruments in a studio the "size of a loo". The next singles were "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" and then "Drumming Song". Recently Florence and the Machine filmed a video for her cover of Candi Staton's "You Got The Love".

In January, "Hurricane Drunk" was announced as the fifth single from the album.

## Ail albwm
Bydd y band yn dechrau recordio eu hail albwm ym mis Ionawr 2010.

Ym mis Hydref 2009, aeth offer ac offerynau'r band ar dân tra oeddent ar daith. Dywedodd Welch "It was dreadful, but we recorded the sound of the burning [instruments] to use as inspiration for our next album".

## Touring 
Florence and the Machine burst onto the London scene playing a handful of gigs in and around London for the likes of The Lock Tavern, Blue Flowers and Filthy Few. 

Florence and the Machine were part of the 2009 Shockwaves NME Awards tour. Welch said that she planned a "pretty theatrical" performance. Welch was planning to bring "as many weird clothes" as possible with the idea of deciding what to wear before going on stage.

The group played the Concerts for Teenage Cancer Trust charity event at the Royal Albert Hall in March 2009.. Florence and The Machine supported Blur for their 26 June comeback performance at the MEN Arena in Manchester. They played at the Lovebox festival this July 18 and 19. In July 2009, the group was supporting Duran Duran.

On the 27 October the group played its first official New York City show and appeared on the television programmes *Late Night With David Letterman* and *Jimmy Kimmel Live!*.

Welch has stated although she would like to tour the United States she is fearful of becoming homesick due to the length of time it would take to tour the country.

On December 5, Florence recorded a three song acoustic performance with guitar and harp for the RTÉ show *Other Voices* in a small venue on the Dingle Peninsula in Kerry, Ireland . The performance was recorded in a separate venue to the main show due to the artist having other tour commitments in Cork, Ireland.

On New Year's Eve 2009, the group appeared on the pre-recorded New Year's Eve celebration show *Hootenanny*. On the show, they performed "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" and "Dog Days Are Over". Welch then performed a cover of "My Baby Just Cares for Me" with Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra.

## Critical acclaim 
In early 2008 Welch was interviewed by London events website Run-Riot.com . As well as the attention from the BBC they have received a large amount of support from *NME* magazine who included them in their annual NME Awards Tour for 2009. They supported White Lies, Friendly Fires and Glasvegas on the tour. *The Times* described her as "the most peculiar and most highly acclaimed female singer of the moment" and "the latest in a line of great English pop eccentrics".Spin Magazine gave *Lungs* four out of five possible stars and wrote, "You’ve gotta hand it to the girl: She always makes you feel something" . The magazine named the album as the 8th best of 2009.

She appeared on the front cover of *The Guide* subsection to *The Guardian*. Florence collected the Critics' Choice Award at the Brit Awards in February 2009. Florence and the Machine came third in the BBC's *Sound of 2009* In 2009 she covered Beyoncé's song "Halo" on the BBC1 Live Lounge; host Jo Whiley stated that it was one of the best covers they have ever had in the Live Lounge.

## Awards 
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|rowspan="9"| 2009 ||rowspan="1"| Florence and the Machine || The Brits Critics' Choice section || 
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|| Florence and the Machine || BBC Sound of 2009 || 
3rd Place
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|| *Lungs* || Mercury Prize || 
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|| Florence and the Machine || Studio8's Female Voice of July 2009 || 
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|| "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" || Studio8 Song of July 2009 || 
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|| Florence and the Machine || MTV EMA's Best UK and Ireland New Act || 
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||  Florence and the Machine || Q Awards Best Breakthrough Artist || 
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||  "Drumming Song" || Q Awards Best Video Trophy || 
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||  *Lungs* || Q Awards Best Album Award || 
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||  2009 || Florence and the Machine || UK Festival Awards 2009 Best Breakthrough Act || 
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## Disgograffi
### Albymau stiwdio
### Senglau

### Other charted songs
### EPs
* *A Lot of Love. A Lot of Blood* (28 April 2009, 12") 

### Music videos

## Cyfeiriadau
## Dolenni Allanol
*Gwefan swyddogol
*Safle MySpace Florence
*BBC Artist page
*Cyfweliad 2008, Run-Riot
*NME Artists page
*Florence and the Machine, cyfweliad God Is In The TV Zine
*Cyfweliad Nick Welsh, The Daily Mail
*Erthygl Dazed Digital ar fideo'r gân Drumming Song
*Lluniau Florence ar gyfer Dummymag.com, Awst 2009 
*Florence & The Machine live, review at Manchester Academy
*Cyfweliad gyda cylchgrawn *Hearty* 

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