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Daily Mail
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sophie Ellis Bextor surprises bride and groom as she makes a perfectly timed appearance at their wedding after her hit played while she was in the lobby
Sophie Ellis Bextor put on a surprise performance at a fan's wedding after making a perfectly timed appearance at their reception last week. In an incredible coincedence, Sophie was out in the lobby when her track was playing inside the wedding so she decided to pay the couple a visit. The British singer, 46, made the day extra special for the bride and the groom, as she delighted guests in attendance with some of her most iconic tunes. Sophie started off with her 2001 single Murder On The Dancefloor, a floorfiller that was reprised in 2023 in the raunchy film Saltburn. A guest in attendance, who also filmed the clip, revealed: 'It was my sister's wedding, it was all such a coincidence that the band started playing Murder On The Dancefloor while Sophie was out in the lobby. 'She was so kind and really topped off such a special day for the bride and groom and all of the guests.' The video was shared by the guest on TikTok with a caption reading: 'Best wedding crasher ever.' The British singer, 46, made the day extra special for the bride and the groom, as she delighted guests in attendance with some of her most iconic tunes Meanwhile fans were sent into overdrive by Sophie's unexpected appearance and praised her in the comment section, penning: 'Very cool. Good on her as well for this'; 'Brilliant' 'Didn't realise it was her till the glasses came off'; 'Funn'; 'You have to love that woman! Go Sophie'; 'This is amazing'; 'Insane'. Sophie's epic wedding crash comes after the pop chart-topper addressed the 'gloomy chapter' of perimenopause and the narrative that women should become 'quiet and invisible' with her new album Perimenopop. The singer was just 21 when she first soared to fame with her first number one hit, Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) with Spiller in 2000, going on to become a household name. 25 years later, the star is set to release her latest offering which she, in a new interview with Good Housekeeping UK, claims dispels the notion that pop music is for 'young people' and instead mocks that apparent 'gloomy chapter' women face in their later years. Perimonpop is being touted as a 'a playful celebration of where Sophie is at in her life, knowing exactly who she is and embracing the joy and empowerment that brings'. Meanwhile fans were sent into overdrive by Sophie's unexpected appearance and praised her in the comment section The singer, 46, was just 21 when she first soared to fame with her first number one hit, Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) with Spiller in 2000 [pictured], going on to become a household name And speaking to the publication about her album inspiration, Sophie echoed those sentiments as she shared: 'There's still this idea that only young people make pop music. As soon as I had the new album title, I felt like, "Now I can literally be myself." 'This album is about poking fun at this gloomy chapter and the narrative around it that women should be quietening down and becoming invisible… I don't feel like that at all.' Sophie has had somewhat of a career resurgence of late, with her 2001 track Murder On The Dancefloor gaining new popularity after it was used by filmmaker Emerald Fennell for the one-shot finale of her award-winning 2023 movie Saltburn. A single camera tracks actor Barry Keoghan as he dances to the track in the nude while walking the corridors of his newly inherited stately home - a memorable scene that introduced Sophie to a younger fanbase and helped push it back into the charts with a number two placement, her first top ten hit since 2007. She said of the track going viral: 'I was at home over Christmas when things started escalating online. The whole thing was glorious. And it wasn't just great for me, but for my whole team. We'd had a busy 2023, so we were match-fit. We could just pick up the pace.'
Telegraph
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: I don't mind if my children switch off my music – I'm not trying to raise tiny fans
How do famous names spend their precious downtime? In our weekly My Saturday column, celebrities reveal their weekend virtues and vices. This week: Sophie Ellis-Bextor 5.50am I've got five children [Sonny, 21, Kit, 16, Ray, 13, Jesse, nine, and six-year-old Mickey] so it's pot luck if we get a lie-in. During the week I'm the house alarm clock, but on Saturdays hopefully I'll get to wake up a little later. If the youngest does wake early, we'll send him downstairs to watch cartoons and snooze for a bit longer. On a good day, everyone will stay in bed, and I'll get two hours more sleep. 9am I love Saturdays at home and without fail I'll make pancakes for everyone after I've had my cup of tea, the first one always with sugar, the rest of the day without. I have the same breakfast I have every day: two slices of toast, one with Marmite, one with peanut butter. 10.30am Our morning soundtrack will be some news then BBC 6 Music if I'm in charge, but usually the kids will order Alexa to switch channels to something they like, or Sonny and Ray will put on music for their Saturday-morning guitar lessons. Occasionally, one of my songs will make it on to the stereo, probably something from my forthcoming album Perimenopop, but it's an unusual day when it gets to the end without being taken off. But that's fine. I'm not trying to raise tiny fans. 11.30am Now the weather's nicer, we'll open up the garden and have a bounce on the trampoline, usually still in our jim-jams. I love trampolining and even filmed one of my videos on one once. I love a good bounce. I find it quite contemplative. No somersaults though. I'm worried I'll break my neck. 1pm Richard [Jones, Ellis-Bextor's husband and bass player of The Feeling] and I both love cooking, so we'll pick up fresh food from the local butcher, fishmonger and grocer and often have loads of people over. Last weekend we had 40 people for a barbecue. Richard will do the meat and fish, and I'll do loads of salads and potatoes. My pomegranate and pistachio couscous and roasted peppers with anchovies went down really well. 3pm As a musician there's no hard and fast 'no work at the weekend' rule, so I might do a little. Richard and I do multiple projects together, so we might prepare for our Monday podcast, or I might rehearse in our home studio. We've also recently invested in a little business called Four Leaf Coffee in a local garden centre and take it in turns to go over there. We try to keep to the creative side rather than the boring admin stuff. 5pm I love an early-evening aperitif and my go-to is a Tia Maria espresso Martini. If I'm performing, I'll wait till later and have it as a post-gig celebration. It's been a wild 18 months since Murder on the Dancefloor featured in the film Saltburn. It's opened up a whole new American market – including me performing in Times Square. It's put so much wind behind me making the new record. 8pm We'll have been grazing on lunch all afternoon so supper tends to be lighter, maybe pasta, then as it's not a school night I'll let the kids stay up later. If I'm doing a gig, I'll grab something twinkly to put on, do my own hair and make-up and whisk off into the night with my sparkly shoes on. 11pm If I'm performing, I might get back any time between 11pm and 1am. When I was younger the distance between my everyday existence and me on stage was wider, but now there's not so much of an on/off switch to the process, so I don't feel the need to burn off the energy after a show. Midnight I like to have a chat with all the kids before they go to sleep, starting off with the youngest ones. I've been in the parenting zone for so long now I can survive on only five hours of sleep a night. 12.30am I've got a ton of books on my bedside table that I've started but not finished. I know people say don't do it, but before I close my eyes I bloody love spending a bit of time mindlessly looking at my phone, and I might have a final look at eBay before calling it a night.
BBC News
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Sophie Ellis-Bextor to visit Nantwich shop Applestump Records
A record shop that has its origins in the Covid-19 lockdown is to host Sophie Ellis-Bextor later this year - a singer who kept up spirits during the pandemic with her online "kitchen discos".Her visit to Applestump Records in Nantwich is part of her tour of record shops to promote her eighth album - an idea that store owner Steve Cook said he pitched to her Cook said the business had gone from strength to strength since its modest told BBC Radio Stoke how it grew from a hobby of visiting different cities to buy records. That became difficult during the pandemic, so he started doing his own dealing - initially from his driveway before branching out. "It's bonkers, isn't it? I never in my wildest dreams thought it would end up like this," he said."Ambition and the fun of it all just takes over."While he was doing business from his driveway, Mr Cook said he had "a stroke of luck" when a local cafe invited traders to set up market stalls in their building over a series of gradually got busier and busier, he said, and he eventually opened a small premises in the town centre. 'Kitchen discos' Ms Ellis-Bextor, 46, who has had six UK top ten singles, performed regularly during the pandemic by way of "kitchen discos" on social Cook said the tour of record stores was an idea he had pitched to her management, who told him they loved the eighth album, Perimenopop, was a record that was intended to bring joy, Ellis-Bextor said, adding it was about growing older, which she did not who pre-order it from Applestump Records will be offered a ticket to meet the will be at the store on Barker Street for a few hours on 15 Records has previously hosted The Libertines frontman Pete Doherty who visited to sign records, as well as The Lottery Winners, who Mr Cook said he believed were the first artists with a Number One to play in Nantwich. Read more Cheshire stories from the BBC and follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Royel Otis Lands First Billboard No. 1 With ‘Moody'
Royel Otis tops a Billboard chart for the first time as 'Moody' lifts a spot to No. 1 on the Adult Alternative Airplay tally dated July 12. 'Moody' exceeds the No. 2 peak of the duo's cover of Sophie Ellis-Bextor's 'Murder on the Dancefloor,' which hit No. 2 on Alternative Airplay in July 2024. More from Billboard 5 Must-Hear New Country Songs: Erin Enderlin, Randy Houser, Charley Crockett & More Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Celebrates 4th of July With 'F-k Donald Trump' Chant in Belgium Spice Girls' Mel B Marries Longtime Boyfriend Rory McPhee in London Prior to 'Moody,' Royel Otis' high on Adult Alternative Airplay was notched via 'If Our Love Is Dead,' which reached No. 39 this January. Royel Otis is the first act to score an initial No. 1 on Adult Alternative Airplay in 2025. James Bay last achieved the feat with 'Up All Night,' with The Lumineers and Noah Kahan, for a week last October. Royel Otis — duo Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic, which formed Sydney, Australia, in 2019 — boasts two career top 10s on Alternative Airplay, with 'Murder on the Dancefloor' joined by the No. 10-peaking 'Sofa King,' last November. 'Moody' concurrently reaches a new No. 15 high on Alternative Airplay. The track also ascends 16-14 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart with 2.4 million audience impressions, up 11%, in the week ending July 3, according to Luminate. The act's best there so far is 'Murder on the Dancefloor,' which rose to No. 5. 'Moody' is the lead single from Hickey, Royel Otis' second studio album, due Aug. 22. A second song from the project, 'Car,' was released in June. All Billboard charts dated July 12 will update Tuesday, July 8, on Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Four Decades of 'Madonna': A Look Back at the Queen of Pop's Debut Album on the Charts Chart Rewind: In 1990, Madonna Was in 'Vogue' Atop the Hot 100
Daily Mail
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Janet Jackson and Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne rub shoulders with British TV icons Denise Welch and Claire Sweeney as they celebrate Cabaret's 1500th performance
The 1500th performance of the iconic musical Cabaret boasted one of the most unlikely guest lists in recent years, with Hollywood heavyweights mingling with British TV icons at the famous Kit Kat Club. Among the A-Listers in attendance were Janet Jackson and Eddie Redmayne, with the music star opting for a stylish white trouser suit and a matching shirt. Joined by R&B star Maxwell, Janet, 59, looked effortlessly chic as she arrived for the gala performance of the legendary show. Eddie, who has previously starred as the Emcee in the Cabaret's London revival in 2021, enjoyed a date night with his wife Hannah Bagshawe at the show. The Oscar winner, 43, was dressed in a sharp navy blue suit and an ascot scarf, while Hannah opted for a chic black frilled dress. Parts of the A-List guest list were in a surprise contrast to some stars, that are likely to be known by a UK fanbase. Denise Welch was seen arriving for the glitzy event, dressed in a stylish all-black look, while Claire Sweeney opted for a plunging dress adorned with a floral print. Sophie Ellis-Bextor enjoyed a date night with her husband Richard Jones, and the singer showed off her quirky sense of style in a purple and red printed dress. EastEnders star Shona McGarty displayed her sartorial prowess in black corset top layered under a white shirt, and matching flares. Cabaret was revived for a run in London's West End back in 2021, and since then notable stars who have played the Emcee and Sally Bowles have been Aimee Lou Wood and John McCrea, Luke Treadaway and Cara Delevingne, and Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace. Janet has previously revealed she felt 'unattractive' and hated her body image growing up. Jackson said her anguish was made worse after she was taunted about her weight by her brothers, including Michael Jackson who called her derogatory names, such as 'pig', 'cow' and 'slaughter-hog'. 'I would literally bang my head up against the wall because I didn't feel attractive,' she said. 'There was a lot of pain in my life. But I did. I felt very unattractive.' The hitmaker wrote about her weight issues in her autobiography called True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself in 2011. Janet said her weight problems began when she was 10 years old and asked to lose weight for a TV role. 'I was asked to lose weight. I wasn't a heavy kid on the show but I was 10 years old and developing very quickly so they would put gauze around my chest to make me smaller, and I think that has an effect on you as a child as if who you are isn't good enough,' she said. Earlier this year, Janet opened up on how she copes with the loss of her brother Michael Jackson 15 years after his June 2009 death. The singer-actress chatted with the BBC about their 1995 collaboration Scream, which was Michael's first major release in the wake of the 1993 child sexual abuse allegations that had a significant impact on his life and career. The Grammy-winning artist, who was on her Together Again tour, performed the song in concert opposite video footage of her late brother, noting that it's an emotional feeling 'listening to him every night, seeing him, remembering us.' The Gary, Indiana-born entertainer looked back on creating the track with her late sibling, saying, 'Mike and I wrote that song in New York, in his apartment.' Janet said that she relives 'that whole journey, listening to him sing it' and recalling 'what he was going through at that time' as he sought to rebuild his reputation and career amid the damaging accusations. 'And just me being his little sister, always by his side, and being that support system,' Janet said. 'That's always been my role.' In the track, Michael addressed his frustrations with the fallout of the allegations and the media coverage of the issue. Lyrics included: 'I'm tired of injustice, I'm tired of the schemes/ Your lies are disgusting/ So, what does it mean, damn it?' In her self-titled 2022 Lifetime docuseries, Janet said of her late sibling, 'Mike was going through a lot, and I think it was taking its toll on him.' The song hit the fifth spot on the Billboard Hot 100 amid a 17-week stint on the chart, garnering the Best Music Video award at the 1996 Grammys. The black and white music video featured the famed siblings performing with one another, which Janet said in the docuseries was a complicated process as music industry executives involved looked to keep them apart. 'It was tough - Michael shot nights; I shot days,' Janet said in 2022. 'His record company, they would block off his whole set so that I couldn't see what was going on. They didn't want me on set.' 'I felt like they were trying to make it very competitive between the two of us. That really hurt me, because I felt I was there fighting the fight with him. Not to battle him.' Janet said that her sense of nostalgia in the collaboration with her sibling had fallen short during production of the clip.
