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Paris Paloma performed her viral hit “Labour” with Florence Welch during the final show of their tour in Berlin
Paloma described the experience as surreal, calling it the “highlight” of the tour and praising Welch’s graciousness
Paloma announced a North American tour and released her new single “Stem the Flow” on May 8
Paris Paloma is still euphoric about the moment Florence Welch took the stage with her on the last leg of their tour together.
Two months ago, the 26-year-old British singer was playing her final show as the support act for the veteran performer’s band Florence + the Machine in Berlin on March 9 when Welch, 39, decided to jump on stage with Paloma.
That moment, where the pair sung Paloma’s viral hit, “Labour,” was caught on camera and has more than 16 million views on TikTok at the time of publication.
“It was [Florence’s] idea. It was so incredibly gracious for her to suggest it,” Paloma — who dropped her new single, “Stem the Flow” Friday, May 8 — told PEOPLE.
Speaking to PEOPLE before the announcement, which included news of her North American tour, Paloma said the “highlight” of the tour was “definitely” singing her own song with Welch.
“You feel like you’re on drugs when something like that happens,” she described of the moment.
“I’d not gone down the catwalk [on stage] … and she turned to me during sound when we were singing and she was like, “I’m going to take you down the catwalk,” … so she held my hand and we walked down the catwalk. And then I turn around and we’re just on the big screen,” Paloma said.
“So I’m simultaneously holding hands with Florence walking down and also watching myself holding hands with Florence and walking down like the stage in on an enormous screen and I was like that, ‘God, my life is ridiculous.'”
Paris Paloma and Florence Welch in March 2026
Credit: Paris Paloma/TikTok
Paloma, originally from Derbyshire, described Florence, an artist she looks up to, as a “wonderful individual” who is “so fun” and “free.”
“I learned from her that that you can be totally vulnerable and you don’t need to become this untouchable, unemotional person to be as much of a legend as she is, because she is still this living breathing human … you feel so comfortable [with] her,” she told PEOPLE.
“I really appreciated that. It just felt like a field trip every night watching her play. I just want to be a great performer like she is, desperately. I think she’s brilliant.”
The Fatal Flaw releases on September 4, preorder it here. For tickets and more details about the tour, visit Paloma’s website.
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