Ellis-Bextor was born in London to Janet Ellis, who was a presenter on BBC's children's television programmes Blue Peter and Jigsaw, and Robin Bextor, a film … See more

1996–99: Theaudience
Ellis-Bextor began her professional musical career in 1996 while singing lead vocals in indie band Theaudience. … See more

In 2001 Ellis-Bextor auditioned for the 2001 film Moulin Rouge! for the character Satine. In 2007, she appeared at Christmas in the Robbie the Reindeer episode "Close Encounters of the Herd Kind". She was depicted as a female alien at the closure of the … See more

Ellis-Bextor met her future husband, the Feeling bassist Richard Jones, when he auditioned for her tour band in 2002. Jones has said, "Something kind of smacked us in the … See more

In the 2019 European Parliament election, Ellis-Bextor endorsed Change UK. Her father, Robin Bextor, was a candidate for the South East Region. He received 105,832 votes but lost his deposit, as he did not get at least 5% of the vote. See more

• Phil Wilkinson – drums
• Richard Jones – bass
• Ciaran Jeremiah – keyboards
• Seton Daunt – guitar See more

Studio albums
• Read My Lips (2001)
• Shoot from the Hip (2003)
• Trip the Light Fantastic (2007) See more