Florence Rawlings (Born September 26, 1988) is a British singer from South London, England. Florence first met Dramatico Entertainment Chairman Mike Batt when she was 13 years old. He was auditioning female vocalists, and two of them stood out to him: one was Katie Melua the other was Florence Rawlings.[1]
Batt signed Katie Melua, but as Florence was so young, it was agreed that she should finish her studies before embarking on her professional career.[2] On completing her A level exams Florence signed to Batt's Dramatico label.
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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 [3]
In the UK, Rawlings was booked to perform at several festivals in 2009 including The Isle of Wight Festival (her performance opened the festival),[4] Wireless Festival,[5] and Guilfest.[6] She performed as support for Booker T at Bush Hall in Shepherd's Bush, London.[7]
Rawlings toured the UK and Europe in Autumn/Winter 2009 as support act for Tom Jones on his "24 Hours" European Tour.[8]
She performed her first headlining show at Bush Hall in Shepherd's Bush, London on 24 February 2010.[9]
Album: "A Fool In Love" Dramatico, 2009