Sophie Ellis-Bextor released her 7th studio album HANA in 2023, which charted at #8 on the U.K. albums chart, giving Sophie her 5th Top 10 record, and was the third in a trilogy of records made with long-time collaborator and friend Ed Harcourt. Following her much-loved Kitchen Disco parties shared on Instagram over lockdown, Sophie released two albums, Songs from the Kitchen Disco and Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Kitchen Disco: Live from the London Palladium, which followed her sold-out Kitchen Disco Live Tour, which she continued in 2023 with her Christmas Kitchen Disco Tour.
Alongside music, Sophie has also released her first book Spinning Plates, which is in her 15th series of the successful podcast of the same name, has released her first cookbook Love. Food. Family: Recipes from the Kitchen Disco with her husband and The Feeling bassist Richard Jones and has a much-loved, successful weekly show “Sophie’s Ellis-Bextor’s Kitchen Disco” on BBC Radio 2. Sophie also completed an impressive 24-hour Danceathon for Children in Need in November 2021 where she raised over £1M.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor has announced her much-anticipated 8th studio album Perimenopop, which will be released on September 12th. Alongside the album announcement, she has shared her new single and MNEK collaboration “Taste” out now—listen HERE—and announced a brand-new show at London’s KOKO on September 8th.
New album Perimenopop is a positive record that is a playful celebration of where Sophie is at in her life, knowing exactly who she is and embracing the joy and empowerment that brings. Featuring previously released tracks “Freedom of the Night,” “Relentless Love,” and “Vertigo,” it is the record Sophie was meant to make 7 studio albums into her 25-year career, seeing her confidently return to her iconic dance-pop sound. Sophie collaborated with MNEK and Jon Shave [Charli XCX, Sugababes] on new single “Taste,” which is an immediate and fun pop song that builds to an alluring and joyous chorus.
Sophie says, “‘With ‘Taste,’ I collaborated with MNEK and Jon Shave to write a playful, flirtatious pop song about chemistry. What can really make you want to be around someone is when their taste, what they like in life, is something you become addicted to. You want to experience all delights with them and share it with them as everything they introduce you to feels just right. All your senses feel alive and awake—like the full flavour of life is realised. Chef’s kiss.”
Alongside the album announcement, Sophie has also shared a brand-new show with an album launch gig at London’s KOKO ahead of release on September 8th. Tickets are available for pre-sale with pre-orders of the album on May 14th and go on general sale on May 16th.
The glittering anthem “Freedom of the Night” signalled a new era for Sophie with a confident return to her iconic and esteemed disco-pop sound, embracing her musical roots across pop, disco, and dance. The Radio 2 A-listed single saw Sophie back together with longstanding collaborator Sophie Muller on the video, which celebrated the renowned “Murder on the Dancefloor” video. Sophie ended 2024 with a performance of the track as part of her BBC New Year’s Eve Disco show.
With an impressive musical career that spans over an amazing 25 years, Sophie has achieved five Top 10 albums and eight Top 10 singles. With hits including “Murder on the Dancefloor,” “Take Me Home,” “Get Over You,” “Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer),” and many more. Most recently, after featuring in the epic final scene of Emerald Fennell’s film Saltburn, Sophie’s beloved 2001 hit “Murder on the Dancefloor” saw a huge resurgence, garnering a Platinum Certification in the US and 2x BRIT Platinum in the U.K., climbing to #2 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, #51 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 on Billboard Global 200 Chart, Top 5 on Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart, and #1 on the Spotify Viral 100 Chart, and amassing over 13 billion global streams across all streaming and social platforms. It was the 16th biggest song of 2024 and the biggest song of 2024 for a British female artist. Not to mention, she performed the track in New York’s Times Square on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.
Sophie has recently toured sold-out headline shows across Europe and the U.S., supported Take That, Nile Rodgers and The Human League, and appeared at festivals across the world, including performing with Peggy Gou during her set at Glastonbury, following her own set on the legendary Pyramid Stage in 2023. She will embark on her biggest ever UK headline tour in May and June, taking in 16 cities in total, including a sold-out headline show at London’s Royal Albert Hall. She will return to London for a newly announced album launch show at KOKO in September before heading out on a headline European tour in September and October.
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