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Date of Birth

10 April 1979, London, England, UK

Birth Name

Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor

Height

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Spouse

Richard Jones

(25 June 2005 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Sophie's mother is Ex-Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis

Scored a no. 1 hit with her collaboration with Italian DJ Spiller, Groovejet [If This Ain't Love].

The video to her first solo single, Take Me Home, was made by Prince Edward's production company, Argent.

Received the Recording Artiste Award at The Variety Club Showbusiness Awards 2002.

Son, Sonny (b. 23 April 2004), with Richard Jones.

Was in a band called 'theaudience'.

Her grandfather is an expert in special effects.

Her grandfather spelled her name wrong. It's supposed to be Baxter, not Bextor.

Her father is the director Robin Bextor. He directed many of her music promos and her 2003 DVD Watch My Lips

Gave birth to her second child (with husband Richard Jones), a baby boy named Kit Valentine. The baby was born 9 weeks prematurely, weighing in at 2lbs, 10 oz. (February 2009).

Personal Quotes

Referring to her distinctive looks: "For every person that says I'm the new Audrey Hepburn, someone else says that I look like an alien."

I'm a sucker for good black skirts and pretty little shirts and kooky tops. I have to admit that shopping satisfies my craving for immediate gratification.

I think there's quite a lot of cowardice in music. I don't mind if it goes wrong, I just want to go for it. This is a great oppurtunity, I don't wanna look back and think 'I should have been a bit bolder'.

I was quite outspoken and cheeky and opinionated, but I wasn't like a rule breaker.

There's so many singers, you watch them and a lot of it is waving around. You don't get this feeling that they're really thinking about what they're saying.

There's music as a way to be famous, and all of that side of it. And there's music because you love singing. For me, I love a good mixture of both.

Where Are They Now

(October 2003) Released second solo album 'Shoot From The Hip' and the single 'Mixed Up World'.

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