Flo (commonly stylized in all uppercase) is a British girl group formed and signed with Island Records. The London-based group is composed of three members: Jorja Douglas, Stella Quaresma, and Renée Downer. The trio gained prominence for their debut song "Cardboard Box" (2022) after achieving viral popularity throughout social media, and received a silver certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
The song preceded the release of the group's debut extended play (EP), The Lead (2022), and was met with positive reception despite failing to chart. Flo later surprise-released their second EP titled 3 of Us (2023), while performing their first concert tour. The group released their debut studio album Access All Areas (2024), which spawned a collaboration with American rapper GloRilla for "In My Bag". The album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and first-charted on the Billboard 200 at number 163.
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 Etta James and British artists like Amy Winehouse. 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 the group, Douglas worked for an accountancy firm.[3]
Julian “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 gospel. Prior to being in the group, she worked at H&M on Regent Street.[3]
Career
2019–2022: Formation and debut with The Lead
The British girl group formed in 2019. Quaresma and Downer knew each other having met studying at Sylvia Young Theatre School and discovered Douglas from her singing videos on Instagram.[6] After spending two years in writing music, the trio recorded their debut song with producer MNEK. "Cardboard Box" was first released on 24 March 2022, after they signed to Island Records.[7] The song performed well throughout social media with established artists SZA and Victoria Monét praised the song.[8] An accompanying music video published in April,[9] with an acoustic version being released the following month.[10]
Flo later released their second song "Immature" on 6 July 2022 with a music video uploaded the same week.[11] During the promotion of the song, the trio announced and released their debut extended play (EP) The Lead on 8 July 2022. Many music critics named the EP an "essential listen" while displaying the confidence and authority of the trio.[12] Flo later performed their first two songs on YouTube for VevoDSCVR in August.[13] The trio re-released their project with an additional song "Not My Job" which served as a deluxe EP on 14 September 2022.[14]
Flo were featured on a remix for British rapper Stormzy's song "Hide & Seek" in January 2023.[21] Interviewed on radio program Rocket Hour, singer and pianist Elton John questioned the group about their debut album with Downer responding, "There sure is. It's going to be amazing."[22] The trio were later announced to perform at various summer festivals such as Big Weekend, Isle of Wight, Longitude, Summer Sonic, and Wireless Festival.[23][24]
Throughout social media, the girl group teased several snippets of an upcoming song featuring American rapper Missy Elliott.[25] "Fly Girl" was officially released on 23 March 2023 and interpolates Elliott's hip-hop song "Work It" (2002), plus a new rap verse from herself.[26] Seven days later, the trio embarked on their first sold-out concert tour, Flo Live in North America and Europe.[27] Prior to their next show in Chicago, Flo made their third television appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and performed "Fly Girl".[28]
Flo released "Walk Like This" for their upcoming debut studio album on 8 March 2024, with a music video released on March 14.[36] They later performed at Coachella 2024.[37] Another song titled "Caught Up" was released on May 24 with a music visualizer.[38] A month later, the trio played at the Governors Ball.[39] American singer Kehlani revealed the tracklist for her fourth mixtape While We Wait 2 (2024) and Flo appears for the song titled "8".[40] The group also were announced to open for Kehlani's Crash World Tour; it commenced on September 4 and concluded on November 2.[41]
The girl group revealed the title of their debut album Access All Areas earlier in August,[42] and was later released on 15 November 2024.[43] The album featured collaborations with Nigerian-British actress Cynthia Erivo and American rapper GloRilla.[44]
Flo's style distinctly draws upon classic R&B and hip-hop, particularly from the 1990s and early 2000s. The group often covered R&B songs from that era at the beginning of their career on TikTok, particularly songs by Jazmine Sullivan and Lauryn Hill.[45][46] The visuals for their debut music video "Cardboard Box" invited comparisons to that of TLC's "Unpretty" (1999) and the Sugababes' "Overload" (2000). In addition to the likes of Destiny's Child and the Spice Girls, H.E.R. was named as a more contemporary influence.[47]
All three girls described being shaped by the music they grew up listening to; Downer's mother would play Aaliyah and Ciara in the car, and Douglas' mother was into "old school R&B". Quaresma heard African music from her father, while her mother would play Amy Winehouse and Etta James.[48]
On January 6, 2023, Flo was placed on the NME 100 annual list of Essential Emerging Artists. They also appeared on the physical cover of one of the issues.[55] In March 2023, they were named as one of Rolling Stone's 25 artists of the future.[56] The same month, Flo was named Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Rookie of the Month.[57] In April 2024, they were listed on the Europe's Forbes 30 under 30 list for 2024 in the Entertainment category.[58]
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