Welcome to this weeks Flow Feature! Unfortunately Flo lost out at the Brits also, but there are still plenty more nominations for her and the band in the coming months! This weeks Flow Feature is on Braiyan Becerra!

Braiyan’s story began a few years ago with is favourite TV show, Glee. Like many in the Flow community, the first Braiyan heard of Florence + The Machine was when the cast of Glee performed ‘Dog Days Are Over’ at the end of an episode in November, 2010. Braiyan thought the song was wonderful from the beginning, but with no knowledge of the original artist his searches came up empty. Instead Braiyan had to settle for the Glee cast version.

It wasn’t until 2011 that Braiyan decided to try and track down the original version of the song. He searched through the internet until he finally found the Glee Wikipedia page for that episode, and first read the name Florence + The Machine. Much to his regret now, his first thoughts of the band were shock and confusion, wondering what kind of name that was for a band. Little did he know what this mysterious name had in store for him…

Later in 2011 Braiyan finally decided he needed to know more about this band. The first song his Youtube search was ‘Kiss With A Fist’, which needless to say he fell in love with straight away. But Braiyan was still unsatisfied, he needed more. He kept searching and finally after so long found the original version of the song that had caught his attention so long ago, ‘Dog Days Are Over’. There was nothing like the feeling of the first listen. The drums, Florence’s voice, it was perfection that he never knew existed, had never dreamed of. 

Braiyan didn’t even need to hear the rest of the album to know that he had found something special. Now with two life-changing albums in his hands Braiyan is certainly glad that he didn’t let what at first seemed like a strange and random name keep him from digging deeper into our world.

Thank you to Braiyan for sharing your story! We sure are glad that you kept digging and eventually found not only the band and their albums, but the Flows as well!!!

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Welcome to this weeks Flow Feature! Though it was sad to see Florence + The Machine unsuccessful at the Grammy Awards it was still a wonderful experience seeing them all dressed up on the red carpet! This weeks Flow Feature is on Amal Sabrie.

Although he had heard of Florence + The Machine for a long time, Amal had never paid much attention other than their big name songs like ‘Rabbit Heart’ and ‘Dog Days Are Over’. Though it only seems like yesterday, it was two years ago at a school dance competition that Florence + The Machine pulled Amal in. That night another school at the event performed a breathtaking dance performance to ‘Cosmic Love’. After that night Amal had ‘Cosmic Love’ on repeat for months.

After a few more months there was another dance competition in the area, and yet again one of our favourite Lungs tracks was used to leave the audience in awe. Amal couldn’t believe what he was hearing as he watched the dancers perform to ‘Blinding’. A few days later he found out that the song that left him mesmerized that night was by the same band, Florence + The Machine. 

It didn’t take long for Amal to dig up and surround himself with every song by the band and start tracking down their fans. With most of his friends in love with the work of artists like Chris Brown, Amal has his work cut out for him to spread word of the beauty that is Florence + The Machine. 

We wish Amal the best in his quest to get more and more fans for the one and only Florence + The Machine, we trust if you just give them a copy of their albums the job will be done.

We hope you enjoyed this weeks Flow Feature! Have a wonderful week, may it be filled with much wonder, beauty and Florence! Until next time…

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Welcome to this weeks Flow Feature! We hope you have all had a wonderful week and can hopefully get your hands on some of that stunning Capsule Jewellery through Flotique! This weeks Flow Feature is on 16 year old Ademir Dextre from Peru!

Why does Ademir love Florence Welch and her beautiful Machine? There truly are no words in any language that can adequately describe this woman, nor words to describe how wonderful life has been for Ademir, and every Flow along with him, since discovering Florence + The Machine. And of course discovering this band doesn’t just bring us music like we’ve never heard before, but to a whole community of beautiful fans, Flows whose lives have been changed like our own, a bonus that Ademir had not expected. 

It was through Florence + The Machine that Ademir became more interested in music in general, especially Indie music. Ademir first found the band through MTV where he heard ‘Dog Days Are Over’ for the first
time.  The feeling was unbelievable, the pace of the song, the drums, Florence’s voice. Even though he
was unsure of the message it didn’t take long for the song, and the rest of Lungs, to fill a void in his life that he had never known was empty. 

For Ademir, the most influential part of Florence + The Machine has been the messages in every song. Each song brings a different type of energy, enough to get you through the day and forget whatever problems 
have been troubling your mind. Florence Welch has the ability to take Ademir away from all the problems, sorrows and worries of his life, even if just for a few minutes.  Songs like “Shake It Out’ and ‘Drumming
Song’ have held a particular power over Ademir with their mysterious ability to recharge his mind and soul.

Just recently Ademir was able to get a hold on a copy of MTV Unplugged, which was about as hard to track down as the other elusive Flows living in Peru. Little by little Ademir has been able to track down a number of Flows, many of which he found through his role as admin at Florence + The Machine Peru, whose goal is to continue to spread the music of Florence + The Machine as far as we can reach.

Thank you Ademir for sharing your story! We hope Florence + The Machine continue to rejuvenate your life for many years to come! 

We hope you enjoyed this weeks Flow Feature! If Florence + The Machine have brought new energy to your life and opened your eyes to other worlds, we would love to hear it! Send us your story today. Until next week…


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Welcome to this week’s Flow Feature! We hope you all had a wonderful week and some of you are able to get your hands on some of that beautiful new Flotique jewellery. This week’s Feature is on Marie Perin from Belgium! 

Like many in our treasured fan base, Marie’s story as a Flow started only last year, around July. When Florence + The Machine released their debut album and began their rise to stardom, Marie never paid much attention.  Where Marie lived the radio stations hardly played her songs, and though there were a few Florence + The Machine songs present on her iPod, they got lost in the shuffle of the thousands of other artists. 

It wasn’t until the cast of popular TV show Glee performed a rendition of ‘Dog Days Are Over’ that Marie started paying attention. She had occasionally listened to the bands version of the song, but Marie just fell in love with this version of the song. 
 
At long last the music festival season started and came to Belgium. Marie and her best friend had planned to go to Rock Werchter, but were only able to attend one day of the festival. They pored over the line-up and chose what day they thought would be the best of the festival, the Sunday, featuring The Vaccines, Noel Gallagher, Dropkick Murphy’s, Snow Patrol, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and our very own Florence + The Machine. 

However, amidst all the excitement, Marie’s school grades had been slipping. Her parents punished Marie by taking away all electronic equipment, including her phone, laptop, iPad and iPod. Marie wasn’t even allowed to listen to the radio, which took away all opportunity to prepare for the bands they would soon be seeing. Using the old house phone, Marie still managed to share the excitement with her friend, wondering what it would be like to stand in front of the stage, to let go completely and be one with the music. 
 
A week later it was the day of the festival, and the day that would change Marie’s life. After arriving at
the festival and watching the first three acts it was Florence + The Machine’s time to shine. Marie and her friend waited desperately, still with little idea what to expect. 

Then she appeared on the stage, like an angel from heaven, sweeping Marie off her feet. Florence enchanted the crowd with her beauty and powerful voice, perfection that couldn’t possibly be from this world. Marie was swept away in the moment, was one with the music. Much of the concert itself is a blur, at time the emotions were so overwhelming that Marie felt sick, her mind poisoned in the best possible way, by purity and goodness and light. Marie remembers leaving the festival area filled with so much happiness, happiness that had hit her like a train on a track. 
 
Not long after Marie went to Spain, and was finally given back her iPod. The entire time she was there she played only two artists, Bob Marley and Florence + The Machine. This continued as she travelled through Portugal, and when she returned to first thing she did was get a copy of Between Two Lungs. 

When she got her laptop back things moved even faster. Marie and her best friend searched for every song, every recording out there, and started building up their merchandise collections. 

On the 25th of November Florence + The Machine travelled to Antwerp, and though Marie was unable to go, her trusty best friend had her covered. Marie was able to hear ‘Dog Days Are Over’, ‘You’ve Got The Love’ and ‘No Light, No Light’ over the phone and scored a Florence + The Machine poster. Even though she wasn’t there in person it was still a beautiful moment, for which Marie is so grateful to her best friend. 
 
At the beginning of December Marie discovered Twitter. It had been a long time since Marie had used the website, but with such a beautiful new idol to track down it was now a must. Then, Marie discovered ‘Flotos’. They were everywhere, and they were beautiful, and Marie began making collages and edits to her hearts content. In the process Marie made herself a beautiful Florence Welch header for her Twitter profile. Not 24 hours later she already had people commenting on the sheer magnificence of it. She made a friend who spoke Dutch, making communication easier, and was finally able to get all new Florence + The Machine information, share news and share Florence + The Machine experiences. 
 
It started with just one, then another, and before long she had over 50 new followers who all shared the  same passion. Marie had found the Flows. Marie now has friends from every corner of the world, she belongs to a new family that she can truly rely on. For Marie it feels like a family that really cares about one another, and it’s all because of Florence Welch and her Machine. 
 
Now, anytime that Marie has to do something that she is afraid of, all she needs to do is play ‘Rabbit Heart’ in her head the day before, and ‘Heartlines’ before she does it, and she can conquer anything. Florence talks to her through the music, reminding her that she can do anything and giving her the confidence to get through it all. When she feels blue or bad about herself Marie just needs to listen to ‘Shake It Out’ to feel that Florence cares for her and will see her through. 
 
Recently a fan made ‘Florabella’ video touched Marie. She remembers crying as she watched it,
reminded of the friendship between her and her best friend. The video made Marie realise how close they were, as close as Florence and Isa, and realise that she never, ever wants to lose that. 

Marie now has hundreds of Flotos building up around her and listens to nothing but Florence. Marie drives
her parents and brother insane with the constant singing through the house, but she can’t help it. Florence really is a true icon, one that makes Marie feel more and more confident each day. Between Florence, the Machine, and her best friend Marie is ready for anything that life might throw at her. All she needs to do is remember back to that day that all three of them were together. Florence, Marie
and her best friend, together at Rock Werchter. 

Thank you to Marie Perin for sharing your beautiful story. We hope that between Florence + The Machine and your best friend you will continue to have so much happiness in your life!

We hope you all enjoyed this weeks Flow Feature! Next week could be you, so please send us your story today. Every single story sent in to us gets presented as a Flow Feature! Until next time...

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