Flora Cash

Flora Cash is a Swedish-American bedroom pop duo consisting of Shpresa Lleshaj and Cole Randall.

Flora Cash
Background information
OriginStockholm, Sweden
Genres
Years active2012 (2012)–present
Labels
Websitefloracash.com
Members
  • Shpresa Lleshaj
  • Cole Randall

History

Lleshaj, an Albanian[1] originally from Kosovo and whose family had fled to Sweden while she was a child to escape war and conflict in the region, was living in Stockholm when she met Randall, from Minneapolis, on SoundCloud in 2012. Lleshaj began commenting on the tracks Randall had posted and the two discovered they appreciated each other's music.[2][3] After meeting in person in Minneapolis, they began working together in Sweden as Flora Cash.[4] The duo has said that they've never revealed the origin or meaning of their band name to anyone.[5]

They released their debut EP, Mighty Fine, on 12 December 2012. Their second EP, Made It For You, came out on 13 June 2013. That year Lleshaj and Randall also married.[6]

They released a third EP, I Will Be There, on 20 September 2014. A few singles followed.

Then, after signing with Swedish label Icons Creating Evil Art in 2015,[7] they released, Can Summer Love Last Forever?, in March 2016. The seven-song mini-LP earned them nominations for two GAFFA awards, as Swedish Artist of the Year and Swedish Newcomer of the Year.[8][9]

They released their debut full-length album Nothing Lasts Forever (And It's Fine) in April 2017. Earmilk gave the album 9 out of 10 stars and called it, "as delicate and fragile as the core values the two write for, truth, beauty and living for the moment in a modern world where everything is taken for granted."[10]

Mainstream Success

Flora Cash broke into the mainstream with their song "You're Somebody Else"; a track from their debut full-length album that achieved its initial success after being used in a viral Movistar commercial in Mexico promoting safety for young people meeting each other online.[11]

After debuting on Pandora Radio's Predictions chart in August 2018 and retaining the No. 4 spot into September, "You're Somebody Else", reached the Top 10 on both Billboard's Alternative Songs and Adult Alternative Songs airplay charts that November.[12]

The song reached the number one position on American radio on both the Mediabase Adult Alternative[13] and Alternative radio formats.[14]

In July 2018, Flora Cash signed to Sony Music's RCA Records.[15]

On 9 August 2018, they made their American television debut, performing "You're Somebody Else" on The Late Late Show with James Corden.[16]

To date, the track has garnered over 150 million streams on Spotify[17] and the lyric video has been viewed over 110 million times on YouTube.[18]

RIAA Certification

The duo's first American number one alternative radio hit, You're Somebody Else, was certified an RIAA Gold Record on 6 December 2019, having sold over half a million units.[19]

Television

On 9 August 2018, Flora Cash performed "You're Somebody Else" on The Late Late Show with James Corden, marking their television debut.[20]

On 28 February 2019, Flora Cash performed "You're Somebody Else" on Live with Kelly and Ryan, marking their first live television performance.[21]

Their composition "Save Me" was also featured as the closing track on the final episode of series 3 of the Australian Screen NSW drama Janet King.[22]

Season 3, episode 2 of the series The Good Doctor features "You're Somebody Else" at the end of the episode montage sequence.[23]

Hulu's miniseries adaptation of "Four Weddings and a Funeral", Season 1 Episode 6 "Lights, Cameras, Wedding", features "And Ever" from the album "Can Summer Love Last Forever?" as Maya (Nathalie Emmanuel) takes the elevator to Madison rooftop restaurant, for Zara (Sophia La Porta) and Craig's (Brandon Mychal Smith) surprise engagement party.[24]

On 5 January 2020, the duo performed and was interviewed live on Sweden's most popular morning TV program, Nyhetsmorgon which airs on TV4_(Sweden). They performed "You're Somebody Else" and "You Love Me."[25][26][27]

The German teen drama web series Druck features "You're Somebody Else" in the final scene of season 3, episode 7. The scene depicts the reunion of Matteo Florenzi, played by Michelangelo Fortuzzi, and David Schreibner, played by Lukas Alexander von Horbatschewsky. They embrace in comfortable silence, while Flora Cash plays in the background.[28]

Season 1, episode 7 of the series Locke & Key features "You're Somebody Else" at the end of the episode montage sequence.[29]

Touring

In 2018, Flora Cash toured the U.S., sharing the stage with Amen Dunes, Aquilo, SYML, and Superorganism.[30]

Between late 2018 and late 2019, the duo toured with Sir Sly, Joywave, lovelytheband, Judah & the Lion and AJR .[31][32][33]

They announced their first U.S. headline tour in late 2019 for early 2020 called the 'Baby, It's Okay' tour. The tour was subsequently cancelled due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Discography

Studio albums
  • Nothing Lasts Forever (And It's Fine) (2017)
  • Baby, It's Okay (2020)

Mini-albums
  • Can Summer Love Last Forever? (2016)

EPs
  • Mighty Fine (2012)
  • Made It for You (2013)
  • I Will Be There (2014)
  • Press (2019)

Singles
  • Summerset (2013)
  • Freakin' Love (2013)
  • In The Winter (2015)
  • For Someone (2016)
  • Pharaoh (2016)
  • Sadness Is Taking Over (2016)
  • Nothing Lasts Forever (And It's Fine) (2017)
  • California (2017)
  • Roses On Your Dress (2017)
  • 18 Dollars (2018)
  • You're Somebody Else (2018)
  • They Own This Town (2019)
  • Missing Home (2019)
  • Born In The Slumber (2019)
  • You Love Me (2020)
  • Honey Go Home (2020)

References
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