Given the question: Facts: - instrument: voice - website: sophieellisbextor.net - years active: 1997 -- present - caption: ellis-bextor '' , may 2015 at the '' 2015 british academy television awards - birth name: sophie michelle ellis-bextor - origin: hounslow , london , england - label: polydor , fascination - genre: pop , pop rock , electropop , dance-pop , disco , alternative - alias: mademoiselle eb - notable instruments: guitar , piano - birth date: 10 april 1979 - name: sophie ellis-bextor - background: solo_singer - image: sophie ellis-bextor 2015.jpg - associated acts: theaudience freemasons , the feeling , bob sinclar , gregg alexander , , mathieu bouthier , roger sanchez , brian cross , manic departure lounge , armin van buuren , junior caldera street preachers , spiller , the - occupation: singer , songwriter , model Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of sophie ellis-bextor .
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sophie michelle ellis-bextor -lrb- born 10 april 1979 -rrb- is an english singer , songwriter , model and occasional dj .she first came to prominence in the late 1990s , as the lead singer of the indie rock band theaudience .after the group disbanded , ellis-bextor went solo , achieving widespread success in the early 2000s .her music is a mixture of mainstream pop , disco , nu-disco , and 1980s electronic influences .her solo debut album , '' read my lips '' , was released in september 2001 .the album reached number two on the uk albums chart and was certified double platinum by the british phonographic industry -lrb- bpi -rrb- .the record experienced international success , selling more than 2 million copies worldwide .it produced four singles , three of which reached the top three in the uk .in 2003 , '' read my lips '' won the edison award for '' best dance album '' .ellis-bextor 's second album , '' shoot from the hip '' , was released in october 2003 .the album reached number 19 in the uk and produced two top ten singles .'' trip the light fantastic '' , her third album , was released in may 2007 and reached number seven in the uk .the album produced three singles , one of which reached the top ten in the uk .in 2009 , ellis-bextor released the freemasons collaboration '' heartbreak -lrb- make me a dancer -rrb- '' -lrb- reaching number 13 in the uk -rrb- and her first extended play , '' '' .her fourth studio album , '' make a scene '' , was released in april 2011 -lrb- reaching number 33 in the uk -rrb- , with its lead single '' bittersweet '' peaking at number 25 in the uk .in 2014 , ellis-bextor released her fifth studio album , '' wanderlust '' which became her highest charting album since '' read my lips '' , reaching number 4 in the uk .coinciding with the album 's release , the lead single , '' young blood '' , reached number 34 in the uk .