Person
- Born
- 1979-04-10
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Film & TV
Acting · Hounslow, Greater London, England, UK
Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter and model. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s.
Known for
- The Extraordinary Miss Flower — Self (voice)2025
- An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile — Self - Audience Member2025
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Live at Kendal Calling2025
- Big Gay Wedding with Tom Allen — Self2024
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor's New Year's Eve Disco2024
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Baloise Session 2024 — Sophie Ellis-Bextor2024
- The Traitors: Uncloaked — Self2024
- Gary Barlow's Wine Tour — Self2024
- Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening — Self2024
- ABBA V Queen — Self (archive footage)2022
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor , ( 1979-04-10 ) 10 April 1979 (age 47) , Isleworth , London , England
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter
- Years active
- 1996–present
- Works
- Discography
- Spouse
- Richard Jones ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2005 )
- Parents
- Robin Bextor (father) Janet Ellis (mother)
- Genres
- Pop nu-disco house indie pop
- Labels
- Polydor Fascination Interscope EBGB's Cooking Vinyl Decca
- Formerly of
- theaudience
- Website
- sophieellisbextor .net
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 10 April 1979
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michelle
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Hounslow
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- indie rock
- Instrument
- voice
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Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s as the lead vocalist of the indie rock band theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo and achieved success beginning in the early 2000s. Her music is mainstream pop and dance with influences of disco, nu-disco, and 1980s electronic music.
In 2000, Ellis-Bextor collaborated with Italian DJ Spiller on "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)", which reached number one in the United Kingdom and in 2015 became the UK's biggest-selling vinyl single of the millennium so far. Her debut solo studio album, Read My Lips, was released in 2001 and peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart. It was certified double platinum by the BPI, and sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. Three of its four singles—the Cher cover "Take Me Home", "Murder on the Dancefloor", and double A-side "Get Over You" / "Move This Mountain"—reached the top three in the UK. Its follow-up Shoot from the Hip (2003) reached number 19 in the UK and spawned two top ten singles, "Mixed Up World" and "I Won't Change You".