Who are Flo? The band you need (and we do mean need) to know

So who are the women behind the songs and why do you need to know about them? Read on to find out..

Stella Quaresma

Stella was born in Kingston upon Thames, moved to Mozambique at just a month old and then headed back to the UK at the age of five. She met bandmate Renée Downer when she moved to London to attend Sylvia Young Theatre School (a very prestigious preforming arts academy, for anyone who doesn’t know!), after which she worked as a waitress before joining the band.

Her own musical influences include African artists, who she grew up listening to, and her mum introduced her to Etta James and British artists like Amy Winehouse. 

Jorja Douglas

If the name ‘Douglas’ sounds familiar to you, that’s probably because Jorja is the daughter of esteemed former sprinter Stephi Douglas, and actually first made her TV debut way before Jimmy Kimmel Live, back in 2017 when she took part in the CBBC series, Got What It Takes? The series sees contestants compete against each other in challenges such as writing songs, performing for celebrity guests and learning choreography, and Jorja won the second series, earning her the chance to perform at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend.

Before all of that though, Jorja was born in Eastern Germany, before moving to Hertfordshire at eight-years-old, where she grew up listening to R&B music, introduced to her by her mum. Ahead of joining Flo, she worked for an accountancy firm.

Renée Downer 

Born and bred in North London, Renée Downer might be last on our list, but she’s certainly not least. As we mentioned above (we hope you’ve been paying attention!), she attended Sylvia Young Theatre School, where she met bandmate Stella Quaresma. Just like Jorja, she grew up listening to R&B music, as well as house and church music.