Thursday 5 June 2008

Live: Sophie Ellis Bextor

SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR made her live return with a secret gig on top of a
building in West London last night.

The sexy songstress ran through a short eight-song set in front of an invited
audience at Kensington Roof Gardens - a plush venue above an office block.

The cocktail-loving posh girl bigged up sponsors Martini, and other stars at
the event included LILY COLE, NICK MORAN, and The Kills' ALISON
MOSSHART - minus her boyfriend NOEL FIELDING.
JAY KAY, Page 3 girl KEELEY HAZEL and NATALIE IMBRUGLIA stood
at the frontsinging along like real fans.

Sophie sang several songs from her forthcoming fourth album due out later this
summer - plunging straight into new track If I Can't Dance, a revved-up
electro-pop offering that could well become a chart-botherer.

Ellis Bextor has roped in CALVIN HARRIS, RICHARD X and GROOVE
ARMADA to help her write songs.

But the biggest cheers of the evening were reserved for the SEB hits
collection. Take Me Home, Yes Sir I Can Boogie, Groovejet (If This Ain't
Love) and Murder On The Dancefloor were all well received by the small
audience.

Sophie looked anything but mumsy wearing an almostly indecently see-through
dress and precipitous heels which required her husband - The Feeling's RICHARD
JONES - to stand on a step when the couple posed for pics after the gig.