Flo (stylised in uppercase) is a British girl group from London consisting of members Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma, and Renée Downer. The group formed in 2019 and signed to Island Records. The trio released their debut single "Cardboard Box", which gained popularity on social media. The single was featured on their extended play, The Lead (2022).
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| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
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| Website | flolikethis |
I saw the girls and we screamed across the room. I knew from that moment we were about to start something big.
— Douglas on when the members met for the first time[1]
Stella Quaresma was born in Kingston upon Thames, and at four weeks old, she moved to Mozambique. She moved back to the British countryside at the age of five, before returning to London, where she began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School, where she met bandmate Renée Downer.[2] Quaresma was a year above Downer. She grew up listening to African musical artists and her mother later introduced her to British artists including Amy Winehouse and Etta James. Prior to being in the group, she worked as a waitress.[3]
Jorja Douglas was born in Eastern Germany, before moving to Hertfordshire at eight months old.[1] She grew up listening to R&B music introduced to her by her mother.[3] She is the daughter of former sprinter Stephi Douglas, and in 2017, she competed in and won the second series of the CBBC competition series Got What It Takes?.[4][5] Prior to being in Flo, Douglas worked for an accountancy firm.[3]
Renée Downer was born and raised in North London. She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School, where she met bandmate Stella Quaresma, who was a year above Downer. She grew up listening to R&B, house and church music. Prior to being in the band, she worked in H&M on Regent Street.[3]
Flo formed in 2019.[6] Quaresma and Downer knew each other having met studying at East London Arts and Music and discovered Douglas from her singing videos on Instagram.[3] Their debut single, "Cardboard Box", was produced by British record producer MNEK and was released on 24 March 2022 after they signed to Island Records.[7] The song performed well on social media,[8] and weeks later, an accompanying music video followed in April 2022, which amassed 900 thousand views in a few days.[9][10] An acoustic version of the song was released the following month.[11] Also produced by MNEK, their second single "Immature" and its accompanying music video was released in July 2022,[12] ahead of their debut extended play The Lead on 8 July 2022.[13][14] A music video for "Summertime", also produced by MNEK, was released.[15] Flo re-released The Lead in September 2022 alongside another single, "Not My Job".[16]
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| "Cardboard Box" | 2022 | 19 | The Lead |
| "Immature" | — | ||
| "Summertime" | — | ||
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| NZ Hot [18] | |||
| "Not My Job" | 2022 | The Lead | |
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| Title | Year | Director(s) |
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| "Cardboard Box" | 2022 | LOOSE |
| "Immature" | Avesta Keshtmand | |
| "Summertime" | Saorla Houston | |
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| "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" | 2022 | Performers | [19] |
| Award | Year | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| Guap Gala | 2022 | Flo | Music Artist to Watch | Won | [20] |
| Popjustice Twenty Quid Prize | 2022 | "Cardboard Box" | Best British Pop Single | Pending | [21] |
| The Rated Awards | 2022 | Flo | Female Artist of the Year | Pending | [22] |
| Breaktudo Awards | 2022 | "Immature" | Anthem of the Year | Pending | [23] |