Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextoris 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. Her music is a mixture of mainstream pop, disco, nu-disco, and 1980s electronic influences...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth10 April 1979
CityLondon, England
chewed great music people prepare
'The X Factor' is great entertainment, but it doesn't prepare people for getting chewed up and spat out by the music industry.
counter developed fairly few good hand money proper seem shops strange unless wait weeks
I think I'm fairly good with money, but I've developed some strange tics - in shops I don't like to go to the counter unless I've got at least two things to buy. If I'm walking around with just one thing in my hand I'll put it back and wait a few weeks because that doesn't seem like a proper purchase.
sleep night listening
Trust your instincts: they tend to see you right. By listening to them, at least you can sleep at night.
gigs sophie contracts
Now when I say Sophie Ellis-Bextor I feel that's not really me because that's become this entity from doing the gigs and the shows and the make-up contracts and whatever else.
nhs issues priorities
The NHS is a bit iffy when you sprain an ankle, but when it's a high-priority issue, it's fantastic. They don't mess about. They're incredibly efficient when things go wrong.
music-is dance-music
Dance music is great, but it's not a time to be reflective or particularly wistful.
hard-work too-much would-be
Being a chef would be too much hard work.
teenager doe feels
I didn't feel so great when I was a teenager, but who does?
trying shapes stuff
I've got quite a curvy shape so I try to wear stuff that's tailored.
never-quit my-family should
When it comes to my family I never quite know how protective I have to be, or what I should or shouldn't say.
names brands bits
I do find it a bit disconcerting when your name becomes a brand.
hips albums reason
That's part of the reason I called the album 'Shoot From The Hip.' I did feel it was time to open up more.
hands icons grease
In terms of influence, my style icons have been a mixture of Julie Andrews and Olivia Newton-John. When I was little I used to watch 'Grease,' 'Mary Poppins' and 'The Sound of Music' a lot. If you put all those things together you do kind of get my outfits. A slightly tarty nanny in a second-hand outfit. That is pretty much what I wear.
careers needs
You need to have a life outside your career.