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Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. 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. She is also known worldwide as the dance queen. Her solo debut album, ''Read My Lips'', was released in September 2001. The album reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).〔("UK Top 40 Hit Database" ). everyHit.com. Retrieved 24 November 2008. Note: User must define 'Name of Artist' search parameter as "Sophie Ellis-Bextor".〕〔("British sales certification for ''Read My Lips''" ). British Phonographic Industry. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 24 November 2008.〕 The record experienced international success, selling more than 2 million copies worldwide.〔("Bex is Back!" ). ''NME''. 11 September 2003. Retrieved 24 November 2008.〕 It produced four singles, three of which reached the top three in the UK.〔 In 2003, ''Read My Lips'' won the Edison Award for "Best Dance Album".〔("The Edison Music Awards" ). Dutch Rock & Pop Institute. Retrieved 24 November 2008.〕 Ellis-Bextor's second album, ''Shoot from the Hip'', was released in October 2003. The album reached number 19 in the UK and produced two top ten singles.〔 ''Trip the Light Fantastic'', her third album, was released in May 2007 and reached number seven in the UK.〔 The album produced three singles, one of which reached the top ten in the UK.〔 In 2009, Ellis-Bextor released the Freemasons collaboration "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (reaching number 13 in the UK) and her first extended play, ''Sophie Ellis-Bextor: iTunes Live in London''. Her fourth studio album, ''Make a Scene'', was released in April 2011 (reaching number 33 in the UK), with its lead single "Bittersweet" peaking at number 25 in the UK. In 2014, Ellis-Bextor released her fifth studio album, ''Wanderlust'' which became her highest charting album since "Read My Lips", reaching number 4 in the UK. Coinciding with the album's release, the lead single, "Young Blood", reached number 34 in the UK. ==Early life== Sophie Ellis-Bextor was born in London on 10 April 1979 to mother Janet Ellis, who was later a presenter on BBC's children's television programmes ''Blue Peter'' and ''Jigsaw'', and father Robin Bextor, a film producer and director: they separated when she was four. As a young girl, she appeared on several ''Blue Peter'' items, with no indication given on-screen that she was Ellis's daughter. She is the half-sister of Jackson Ellis-Leach, her band's drummer. She attended St. Stephen's School and later Godolphin and Latymer School in Hammersmith. Among her earliest public performances were with the W11 Opera children's opera from the age of thirteen, and she is now a patron of the organisation. She is a lifelong supporter of Fulham F.C. and revealed in a 2012 interview that her brother Bertie had been on the club's books for a while. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sophie Ellis-Bextor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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