Flora Cash

Flora Cash

Flora Cash is a Swedish-American indie pop duo consisting of Shpresa Lleshaj and Cole Randall. Lleshaj, from Stockholm, and Randall, from Minneapolis, met in 2012 on SoundCloud when Lleshaj began commenting on the tracks Randall had posted and the two discovered they appreciated each other's music. After meeting in person in Minneapolis, they began working together in Sweden as Flora Cash. The duo has not divulged the origin of the name. 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.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, they released their debut LP, Can Summer Love Last Forever?, in March 2016. The seven-song LP earned them nominations for two GAFFA awards, as Swedish Artist of the Year and Swedish Newcomer of the Year.They released their second album Nothing Lasts Forever (And It's Fine) in April 2017. Their single "You're Somebody Else", released in December of that year, garnered over 11 million streams on Spotify, with the lyric video gaining over 10 million views on YouTube. After debuting on Pandora Radio's Predictions chart in August 2018 and retaining the No. 4 spot there well into September, in November "You're Somebody Else" reached the Top 10 on both Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs airplay chart and the Alternative Songs chart. The track was also used in a Movistar commercial in Mexico promoting safety for young people meeting each other online.In July 2018, Flora Cash signed to RCA Records. On 9 August they made their American television debut, performing "You're Somebody Else" on The Late Late Show with James CordenThe next day they launched a North American tour where they shared the stage with Amen Dunes, Aquilo, SYML, and Superorganism.On November 6, 2018, the music video for "You're Somebody Else" came out on YouTube. It was directed by Mark Pellington and depicted individuals talking about anxiety and other struggles. The artists were also in the music video.

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