Florence Rawlings (born 26 September 1988) is an English singer from South London. She first met
Dramatico Entertainment chairman
Mike Batt
Michael Philip Batt (born 6 February 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, record producer, director, and conductor. He served as the Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry.
Batt created the novelty pop band T ...
when she was 13 years old. He was auditioning female vocalists, and two of them stood out to him: one was Florence and the other was
Katie Melua
Ketevan Katie Melua (; ka, ქეთევან "ქეთი" მელუა, ; born 16 September 1984) is a British singer and songwriter. She was born in Kutaisi, Georgia and raised in Belfast and London. Under the management of composer ...
. Batt signed Melua, but as Florence was so young, it was agreed that she should finish her studies before embarking on her professional career. On completing her A level exams, Florence signed to Batt's Dramatico label.
Performances
Rawlings made a special appearance in 2008 with Mike Batt at the Stuttgart Jazz Open. She returned to the event the following year for a performance at the Bix Club and made a guest appearance at the concert given by Katie Melua with Mike Batt conducting the Stuttgart Philharmonic
In the UK, Rawlings was booked to perform at several festivals in 2009 including
The Isle of Wight Festival (her performance opened the festival), Wireless Festival, and Guilfest. She performed as support for Booker T at Bush Hall in Shepherd's Bush, London.
Rawlings toured the UK and Europe in Autumn/Winter 2009 as support act for
Tom Jones
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Arts and entertainment
*Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer
*Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist
*''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', a novel by Henry Fielding published in 1 ...
on his "24 Hours" European Tour.
She performed her first headlining show at Bush Hall in Shepherd's Bush, London on 24 February 2010.
She appeared as a support singer, not credited, in
Clean Bandit
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's cover of Royals from Lorde, in January 2014. She again met up with the group to perform 'Extraordinary' as a lead singer at the Capital Summertime Ball in June 2014, and again to perform as a lead singer with the group for their entire set at Reading and Leeds Festivals in August 2014. She toured with the band from 2013 to 2016.
Discography
Album: ''A Fool In Love'' Dramatico, 2009
*"I Wouldn't Treat a Dog (The Way You Treated Me)" (Walsh/
Barri
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:Barri the grove is named,
:which we both know,
:the grove of tranquil paths.
:Nine nights hence,
:there to Niörd’s ...
/
Price
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Omartian)
*"The Only Woman in the World" (Mike Batt)
*"Riverboat" (
Allen Toussaint
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)
*"Jump on the Wagon" (Mike Batt)
*"Wolf Man" (Mike Batt)
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A Fool in Love
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" (
Ike Turner
Izear Luster "Ike" Turner Jr. (November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout. An early pioneer of 1950s rock and roll, he is best known for his work in the 1960s and ...
)
*"Hard To Get" (Mike Batt)
*"Can't Hold Your Hand" (Mike Batt)
*"
Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" (
Strong
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* The Strong, an educational institution in Rochester, New York, United States
* Strong Hall (Lawrence, Kansas), an administrative hall of the University of Kansas
* Strong School, New Haven, Connecticut, United ...
/
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Grant
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* Grant (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters
** Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), the 18th president of the Un ...
)
*"
Can't Catch Me" (
Chuck Berry
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)
*"A Dollar of My Pain" (Mike Batt)
*"Love Can Be a Battlefield" (Mike Batt)
References
External links
MySpace page The Music Fix.co.uk
Female First.co.uk
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1988 births
Living people
Singers from London
People educated at Sydenham High School
21st-century English women singers
21st-century English singers