The Floacist

Natalie "the Floacist" Stewart (born 13 February 1979) is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, spoken word artist, poet, and actress.

Born in Germany and raised in London, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child, and rose to fame in the early 2000s as part of the R&B girl-duo Floetry.

A self-described "modern-day poet", the Floacist creates songs that are often characterised by themes of love, relationships, and inspiration, as well as problems and solutions.

With her father in the British Armed Forces, she was born in Germany, the youngest of three children,[1] and started school in Hong Kong.

She was a founding member of the performance poetry group 3 Plus 1, which was critically well received[citation needed] in London, Birmingham and Manchester.

After frequenting spoken word/poetry spots in Atlanta, such as Yin Yang Poets' Cafe, they went to Philadelphia where they met Darren "Limitless" Henson and Keith "Keshon" Pelzer of DJ Jazzy Jeff's Touch of Jazz studio and began recording.

The album was released in the UK with additional tracks, one of which featured the British singer-songwriter and record producer, Sebastian Rogers.

[5] On 16 May 2015, Floetry reunited and performed the first show in nine years at Pepsi Funk Festival in College Park in Georgia, USA.

[8] The event gives spoken word artists and poetics a platform to perform at Hideaway Jazz & Comedy Club in Streatham, London.

[10] The Floacist is known to speak of the ultimate focus of her life being the continual development, evolution and growth of her person; spiritually, mentally and artistically.

Floetry at February 2016 reunion. Stewart (left) and Marsha Ambrosius .