Florence Welch: 'I felt something snap...'

By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY

July 12, 2012

Florence Welch: 'I felt something snap...'
Florence Welch at Old Selfridges Hotel on June 27 in London. (Credit: By Ben Pruchnie, Getty Images)

Florence Welch, the singer of Florence + the Machine, got teary on Twitter Wednesday as fans from around the world wished her well after she mentioned she had a throat problem.

Here's how it went:

"@flo_tweet: hello everyone, thankyou so much for all your messages of support, yes its true..it finally happened, I've lost my voice..:(

I've sustained a vocal injury and been told i cannot sing for a week.., seriously i felt something snap, it was very frightening..

unfortunately this means i will not be able to perform at Benicassim and Optimus alive festival this weekend..i am so so sorry..

im so sorry to all the fans, i was desperate to still perform, but was told without question not to, so as not to do permanent damage..x

I hope i can make it up to you in the future, have an amazing time...yours croakily florence...x

: ( xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

And a couple of hours later, she wrote: "Thankyou for your get well message's, I can't tell you how much I appreciate your love and support..xxxx," and added, "Actually feeling a bit teary looking at all your messages..thankyou.. I'm gonna get mended real quick and come sing all your houses down. X"

This morning, the singer says she's "feeling much better. "

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