Sophie Ellis-Bexter performed her hit brought back to life “Murder on the Dancefloor” at WeHo Pride 2024. She talks to Billboard about how the LGBTQ+ community has supported her throughout her career, her tour in America, a new album in the making and more!
Sophie Ellis-Bextor:
I know that there’ll be some young people that will only ever know me as the “Murder on the Dancefloor” lady. But to be honest, that’s absolutely fine with me. “Murder on the Dancefloor” is very much the sort of thing I do. I’ve been doing pop disco since I started. So if you’re intrigued, and you want to find more, there’s plenty of it.
I can kind of credit pretty much everything about how I performed to my relationship with my LGBTQ+ audience because it’s been those shows that I’ve done, they’ve really kind of crystallized and helped me feel safe on stage — excited and relaxed. But I do think if you are able to perform and feel safe, it’s an amazing gift when you’re performing. So yeah, my lack of inhibition is completely down to them.
My kids are thrilled. What I love about pride is that it links you to the past, and the present and the future — I really believe the message of it is still so relevant. It’s a very inclusive, supportive, warm audience. I know we talk a lot about being your authentic self to the point where we’ve kind of, we don’t really think about what that means. But actually being able to just feel comfortable in your own skin is one of the biggest things you can do for someone, isn’t it?
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