Sophie Ellis-Bextor performs 'Murder on the Dancefloor' 🪩 | BAFTA Film Awards 2024 - BBC

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[@chicken]

Anyone else notice she's wearing the same makeup look as the music video? Timeless

[@_SunTzu]

nice

[@tomiomori5796]

You’re not alone 😅❤🎉

[@kellymingan8037]

But she isn't 20 anymore

[@squib2118]

and the choreography from the music video made me so happy

[@Trish_Carmichael]

Yessss! Seems time haven't passed on her ❤❤❤❤

[@user-fw6vm9mx1q]

I’m here for the renaissance of Sophie . She’s an icon and very underrated

[@DaveLombardo77]

x2 I'm SO happy for her. Finally having the recognition that she deserves :,D

[@Sineadhawk]

@@DaveLombardo77what? She was very famous in her prime

[@Sineadhawk]

She’s not underrated.. she was famous in her prime

[@DaveLombardo77]

@@Sineadhawk I know, but she wasn't ... I mean like a Lady Gaga. That she could be easily invited to performance in The Academy Awards... You know what I mean?

[@audraelynnegrimmelhaussen8808]

Love her. She's such a class act

[@cameronclarkhull]

she sounded so nervous but still smashed it. Glad she's finally getting the recognition she deserves

[@ReezASam]

Thank god she sings live!

[@rocklover3300]

Nervous? She's been a performer for over 20 years I'm sure she's already overcame that

[@katg5547]

​​​@@rocklover3300Tell me you're not an artist without telling me you're not an artist. Even when you have a lot of experience you might feel anxious and nervous, that doesn't go away, plus she hasn't done it in a live big audience, specially in these type of shows in a long time, plus, she did sound nervous at the beginning of the song, but she sounded great.

[@Hedge_witch]

She does have that verbrato sound though that's all wobbly 😊

[@murpho999]

Sounded nervous? Whilst most likely lip syncing?

[@valed.6214]

THE GREEN EYE MAKEUP WILL ALWAYS BE ICONIC!!!

[@Mvnerv_]

Only she can pull it off!!! Love you Sophie!!💕💕✨✨

[@yourcelebrityangle]

yessss where is my class of 2004 people 😂

[@Mvnerv_]

@@yourcelebrityangle 2003. Close enough lol

[@marialauracanpat]

It seems that the years have not passed, she looks beautiful and sings so beautifully!

[@Lommy9999]

She looks exactly the same. She's a class act!

[@matulionis]

Who is queen never lost her Majesty .

[@Em-sz7bh]

She’s had at least 5 kids if not 6 in the meantime too

[@alexang6257]

she looks the sameeeeeee . i still like the songs since it came out....

[@SpaceMango]

My jaw literally dropped. It's so weird, feels like i traveled back in time and i'm a kid again

[@Tessthesess]

So ppl of the UK, when are you gonna finally give her the no 1 single she so deserves with this one?

[@osric190]

How it hasn't happened yet is ridiculous after the Saltburn boost.

[@DIANAROSS4EVER]

She already had one with Groovejet

[@osric190]

@@DIANAROSS4EVER True but arguably this is a better song. It's also more 'hers' with less colloboration.

[@pobstrel]

​@@osric190It was co written with Gregg Alexander who co wrote most of Adele's biggest hit songs.

[@Red1Green2Blue3]

@@osric190 No way. Groovejet is genre defining. MotDF is a great song but it's not Grooejet.

[@Paulxl]

"Murder on the dancefloor" is such a banger and Sophie is just the nicest. I'm happy for her.

[@andrewcapstick7463]

She sure is, met her twice, always lovely

[@geraldineboetsch4988]

She sounded nervous but yet she overcame her fear and kept going. Not easy to make a comeback but she did it.

[@christopheradams7869]

She is not nervous; her voice has anatural warble.

[@creativesource3514]

What i love is Sophie always sings in a strong British accent. 👌🏾👍🏾

[@TheOrlandoTrustfull]

Ah yes, that famous "British accent", like people from Glasgow and Cornwall sound exactly the same.

[@nikkidonovan2101]

Twarty comment of the night

[@creativesource3514]

@@TheOrlandoTrustfull I know you are trying to make a point but it must be hard for you to express yourself 👍🏾. South east England accent. Did you want me to specify postcodes Professor Higgins?

[@kyliekat]

English accent, no such thing as a British accent

[@Sineadhawk]

It’s because she talks her words mainly . Doesn’t sing them

[@DanielCostadaSilva]

I love that she always stomps her foot in the first chorus! She’s been doing it since the original release of the song

[@SakMin]

I have always do the same when hearing this song. I used to watch her music video in a copilation that my parents had with early 2000s hits, and that stomp has been engrained in my brain since

[@user-zc6ol6zl8d]

I think its fair to say she looks SPECTACULAR 22 years on. Wow

[@dreasbn]

1998 - 2002 had endlessly brilliant timeless dance classics. This is one of them…

[@NomfundoV8]

❤❤❤❤

[@jamiewhitney4724]

It’s a Fricking awesome song😻😻😻😻😻🤟🤟🤟smashed it!😎❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥!! When it was released 2001 = i would have been 10!🤯!

[@saira9466]

Can you recommend some similar to this one?

[@mjg239]

@@saira9466 Check out "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" by Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor. The video is also on KZbin and was originally released around the same time as this song.

[@amyprince2867]

Best era for music!

[@OfficialSpencer]

Love how this song chnaged her life 22 years ago and continues to do so!

[@annabelkeith8167]

I was at school with her (younger than her but she was one of ‘those girls’ who everyone looked up to and was obsessed with. She was funny, cool and STUNNING. SO happy for this next chapter of her life and career!

[@natalienat411]

That's cool

[@DepressedCapitalist]

Her lack of grace while "dancing" is iconic and probably one of her best trademarks.

[@bdf2199]

Even in the music video, she is very obviously not the best dancer which is why her winning is all the more amazing

[@katealison6087]

It's definately her thing. But the choreography here was jaw droppingly good. To co-ordinate 10-15 people doing individual moves, which all come together as a fascinating, collective view is just amazing. And to style it in the "Saltburn" theme too - just fantastic. The choreography and the great song both held Sophie's rather "still" physical performance together.

[@barbarorey]

Its grace on her disgrace. ❤

[@kellyhere2031]

Her dancing is like Dua Lipa’s before she learned to dance

[@DepressedCapitalist]

@@kellyhere2031 I still think Dua Lipa can't dance....

[@l5468]

david tennant is so charismatic as a presenter

[@jarlhenrik]

can cut off those 3 last words and the sentence is still true! :D

[@President44259]

Shame he has to show off his bigoted Scottish nationalism.

[@elevensbox]

@@President44259 so he's not allowed to wear anything traditionally scottish??

[@President44259]

​@@elevensbox Let's see what happens if the next presenter wears something traditionally English.

[@ParisianBreakfast]

​@@President44259 I don't get it. What's wrong?

[@catiagoncalves2590]

This song and Sophie doesn't aged ❤

[@demirhan3658]

SHE IS A LEGENDDD

[@albertissa1989]

She's definitely aged. Not sure what you're on about.

[@2hawtforya464]

You definitely need glasses if you think she did not age. She’s still beautiful for her age though.

[@terrytownsend5583]

Age not aged

[@Crottedeparis]

​@@albertissa1989enjoy it. Envy is bad for your skin complexion

[@AsukaAmai]

How the hell she is just as majestic as 20 years ago. Love Sophie ✨🔥

[@pikapika4240]

Excuse me, could someone tell me HOW does she look exactly the same as 20 YEARS AGO? I need to get the same skincare routine!

[@themaskedcat_]

Those backup dancers were giving it there all. Great performance Sophie absolutely slayed ❤❤

[@MartijnPennings]

Yessss! Excellent performance by both Sophie and the dancers! She probably couldn't move that much to focus on the singing (and maybe because of the dress), but the performance is never boring thanks to the dancers and direction.

[@paradiseb5950]

Their not there. You’re welcome.

[@dalestaley5637]

I love how David Tennant dresses.

[@alexc.7375]

An extremely underrated artist, she truly deserves this resurgence.

[@thelightuponthesea]

the green eye shadow speaks ICONIC!!! VERY MUCH she's amazing

[@trinaq]

This song will forever be a jam, kudos to Saltburn for introducing it to a new generation! ❤

[@PR7-82]

Let me guess you're that generation 😅

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Except that 25-30-years-old already knew that song

[@65g4]

I know its wonderful isnt it the song is getting a second life

[@TheTinKunt]

New cemented as a multigenerational icon

[@mfredescarrasco]

She deserves the number 1 spot in official charts with this performance❤

[@fakeigniz13]

22 years, you'd think she'd have aged.

[@carolalmeida-lo6kw]

20 years ago I was 19 and in love with this song/video playing over and over again on MTV. 20 years later and here I am to witness new generation enjoying MOTD rebirth. 💙

[@gediginekorum]

It was 23 years ago…guess you missed math classes while watching mtv much

[@davidbosquette4798]

I think its fair to say she looks SPECTACULAR 22 years on. Wow❤

[@thea1990x]

She has FIVE kids too! I can’t believe how amazing she looks

[@steveduerr6367]

She is gorgeous.

[@xXTheoLinuxXx]

She is 44 now, but still looking better that a whole lot of 22 year old women.

[@nick37104]

Honestly she looks the same as she did in the original video. It’s like she’s a Highlander.

[@martinschnelle3077]

Since I've seen her kitchen disco videos during the pandemic (which helped a lot when you're alone in your flat sitting in front of a computer for months) I knew she would be back. And here she is!

[@healthycathy9782]

Same here. ❤

[@anya190]

Me too: loved them so much

[@Micsq4lv]

Incredible pipes. Sings live better than most!

[@zimmack]

She's not aging, even the voice still the same as 22 years ago ❤

[@exitscreaming4637]

lol she was lip-syncing to the original recording

[@jackramsay2267]

@@exitscreaming4637no she isn’t go and look at other lives it’s not a lip sync at all

[@exitscreaming4637]

@@jackramsay2267 Ok , you're entitled to your opinion. I think it's lip-synced and sounds like the original song version

[@gunxstha]

I CRIED I CRIED I CRIED 😭😭😭😭😭 the song and Sophie finally get the spotlight they deserve 😭

[@KristianDennett]

She had it 20 years ago too 😂 it was also a big hit then too, it’s just had a renaissance 🕺🏻 💃

[@skarsgard1342]

She had it when it came out lmao what are you talking about 💀 Tell me you only know her through salt burn without saying it

[@EmeraldStarryEyez]

Bit dramatic love?

[@lol-zh9uk]

@@EmeraldStarryEyezagree!! Some people are so weird

[@Daen009]

I'm crying now todo 😭🙏🏼

[@JessicaSuttaMX]

Loved the ICONIC foot stomp at 2:05 👠

[@DaveLombardo77]

It's canon! 😂🤣🤣😂🤣🤣

[@czfuchs]

I still do it unconsciously when I listen to the album version

[@JessicaSuttaMX]

@@czfuchs same here! It’s a sound that lives in my mind 😌

[@brondo93]

I always look for it every time she performs the song and it’s almost always there hahaha. I love that they had everyone do The Altogether at the end as well!

[@Yanoozen]

And the one at 3:30

[@moonandsunrise7936]

She's still wearing that beautiful blue eyeshadow! It really suits her.

[@thisisfrenchtouch]

Possibly the most iconic voice of house and dance music in the 2000s. Glad to have her back in the spotlight.

[@91Virtue]

What about Kylie?

[@TheHovelad]

Obviously didn't get out muxh

[@HeavenScent2110]

I saw Sophie sing this live in Edinburgh. Such a great vibe and I’m glad it appeared in the iconic scene of SALTBURN.

[@MSW9]

Amazing how it sounds just like it did 22 years ago! Tune!

[@EmainMhacha]

SEB has never been anything other than stunning.

[@frenzelventura8910]

I really do love how the dancers subtly recreated the movie dance with their poses, their horns and even the jumps. Masterpiece!! Sophie is eternal. Love her

[@SorenRingholm]

How good does Sophie Ellis-Bextor look, 5 children later, and with all that femine power 💃 also shout-out to Sophie & DJ Spiller's "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Sophie looks and sounds amazing!

[@scottanno8861]

Was just saying she aged really well! You almost can't tell!

[@hitchih382]

03:35 I love how the dancers recreated a part of the original choreography

[@edwardpayne5818]

Sophie and her team have played a blinder in this campaign. Rightly deserved too, this is one of my favourite ever songs. ❤

[@Andrei-sg7lu]

Right! Nobody has talked about that aspect. They've played this perfectly. Future artists this happens to should take note.

[@marcarvalho86]

So glad for her renaissance. Her kitchen disco during the pandemic was soooo good. Honestly wish I discovered it at that time as it would have really helped bring me some joy in a very dark time.

[@MrDfix1988]

She brought us through the dark times with her kitchen. Putting her back into the limelight, is the least we can do ❤

[@markleon411]

It's such a great song but Sophie Ellis-Bexter is just a brilliant bloody singer. So underrated.

[@keepingitreal.5539]

She is incredible

[@kieranwhite6647]

Seeing Sophie becoming popular again makes my heart happy

[@georginaCsweeting]

I met Sophie in a Meribel pub in 2008 and she could not have been sweeter. I am so happy for this resurgence of her success!

[@simonlee7501]

Was a fan of the song back then, and still is today. Congratulations Sophie, well done.

[@tazochaiguy]

I love that this song is enjoying a renaissance... I loved it 20 years ago, and love it as much now

[@steveduerr6367]

I don't know how I heard this song only 2 days ago but, I am sure glad I did.

[@nv-kw6vt]

I hope she gets invited to perform at the Oscars!

[@nopo8011]

Is the film even nominated for an oscar? I dont think it was

[@bcnmanhattan5022]

@@nopo8011 No. Not the film or anybody or anything in it. Hollywood can't risk backing a movie like this. They are incapable to come with one like it

[@g-roy23]

“I’m just Ken” *has* to be the song at the Oscars.

[@pippahall3041]

@@nopo8011it wasn’t😢

[@pommesschale5440]

Crazy to witness Sophie Ellis-Bextor's comeback. I will see her next Wednesday in Cologne, Germany in a very small club where roughly 500 people fit in. She played there last year as well. Maybe she could have moved the show now to a bigger venue. If only she had known ...

[@pineapplestraws329]

this is so underrated!! her performance was amazing !!

[@terrywright7470]

Fantastic performance....as always.... from Sophie. How on earth does she look that great after having FIVE children??? Apart from the looks her voice and presentation are as good (if not even better) now as they were when she first performed this classic number. She is the definition of a superstar.

[@ashleymason5655]

Still obsessed with the green eyeshadow 22 years later 😍

[@cdparadoja]

This song never gets old! And with Sophie looking great and signing live is even better! 🔥💃🏻

[@elaine_2570]

This song brings me back ... I was in college back then, this song used to play everywhere. Good times

[@luisnarvaez4762]

I can’t believe this has become a hit after 22 years. Amazing! 🎉 love it 🥰

[@walterrjamess]

It’s just insane that people just started to know this song. It’s madness. Me at 29 when it came out I danced my butt to it (back in El Salvador), but still it was huge back then, but I’m sooo happy for Sophie to get the recognition she deserves as a great singer + her other music is AWESOME as well. She’s that good. ❤

[@flowher6996]

So happy for her and her song. She’s iconic🎉

[@primroseeverdeen4932]

She sounds exactly like the record. Amazing performance. I never heard the song before the movie and TikTok so she has a new fan in me. ❤

[@scotchette]

Lip sync, that's why.

[@szasza9761]

I love how Sophie gets more and more attention with this hit, i hope people will start listening more songs from here disco… its amazing… Hypnotized is also a banger 🙃

[@sterratogrecale9265]

She sounds so CRISP singing this live! ✨

[@realworkoutsforrealpeople5041]

Never stopped listening to it and squealed when the first notes came on at the end of Saltburn. So happy for her!

[@paullblakeman]

A BAFTA performance that doesn't make you cringe like 'did the thing'

[@bibisrocha]

Wow she didn't age one single day! So gorgeous!

[@mrwhoannon300]

Love David Tennant, needs to host more, got the talent for it

[@GregNoahKogkalidis]

Always loved SEB, her career is so consistent. Shame that her dance moves here are non-existent, at least she did the iconic stomp at 02:05. Give her the No. 1 on the Official UK Chart now for God's sake, she bloody deserves it! 🔝1️⃣🏅

[@ddjr6673]

I’ll happily take on point live vocals with the mic on (and no vocal playback) over dance moves any day - to dance and sing perfectly is so terrifically difficult

[@GregNoahKogkalidis]

@ddjr6673 Of course vocals matter. But imagine how much more hype this would give SEB had she actually performed a segment where she would dance. A little choreography during the guitar solo would elevate the whole performance. If Madonna can still do it at 65 in her concerts, surely SEB can, too, for a 4-minute show. We love her regardless.

[@ddjr6673]

@@GregNoahKogkalidis You have a good point - although I think *a lot* of Madonna's concert was play back with the mic down. As you say, still love SEB 💓

[@GregNoahKogkalidis]

Madonna sings with a backing track on, she doesn't lip sync!

[@ddjr6673]

@@GregNoahKogkalidis Oh Madonna so does not sing live on every track in concert at all.... I LOVE LOVE Madonna but there is a lot of play back (with the mic down) on this tour

[@user-pp9gq4li1i]

She's so angelic

[@jaypenniall8536]

Sophie never seems to age. Her voice is still just the same. Wonderful.

[@blaircathrine]

Well deserved Sophie! Congratulations!!! I’ve always loved the song ✨

[@lyndkent-cl2oe]

The beautiful talented Sophie Ellis-Bextor....Love this lady!!....Smash it!

[@guillermoalvarezlabastida4628]

So happy to see Sophie is getting all the recognition she deserves for making great music. México loves you!

[@Trish_Carmichael]

I'm so happy seeing her shining again! Time didn't touch her and she's still wearing that iconic make up! Love from Argentina

[@MarshallFlores]

I'm old enough to remember Murder on the Dancefloor not being as big of a hit as it should have been stateside back in the early 2000s, so I'm very happy that it's finally getting its moment 20 years later.

[@hughw2377]

Glad the song finally getting the recognition it deserves!

[@PlutoForrest]

This tune still gives me goosebumps.....

[@MrEurominx]

She never ages and this song is classic; let’s get it to number one in the chart where it should always have been!

[@BlueSix100]

She did an amazing job! So happy to see this song get the love it deserves. And especially proud to see Sophie performing again and getting global recognition!❤

[@charliequinn_]

God I love this woman

[@marioulic]

COME THROUGH SOPHIE❤ COME THROUGH❤

[@driftgXd]

I remember she performed this live during COVID in her living room with her kids.

[@MaikelDulos]

The chills of nostalgia with this one I'm feeling right now, can't believe it's already been 20-ish somewhat years

[@konigschwarz2565]

Give this singer all the awards!! 👏🏽

[@pippahall3041]

And credit to Barry Keoghan, for the revival, she owes him a lot

[@wallisonsouza374]

Sophie Ellis-Bextor is an icon of pop music from 2000s and she deserves all the recognition she’s getting. ❤

[@Freeden]

I am loving the resurgence of this song after two decades. It's still a fantastic track that holds up today. Still love the music video for it too.

[@Nimpd]

her voice, her beauty, her music, the groove seems like yesterday..nothing change ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

[@MrSaxbb]

After listening to this song from one of my playlists for over 10 years, I can't believe what I see right now. I feel incredibly happy for Sophie and how a film and social media gave her the overdue respect for such an underrated yet incredible song from the recent past. To many years of shining on the dance floor!

[@renatoviloche]

No puede ser que hayan pasado tantos años y siga igualita. Que hermosa es esta mujer y su voz increible.

[@stevejennings3960]

Sophie is timelessly flawless

[@welling1]

I completely missed this song when first released -- thank goodness Saltburn brought it back!

[@nightview93]

she's so iconic

[@luizgiem3864]

Here for Sophie EB receiving the recognition and attention she rightfully deserves.

[@nerd26373]

I've never heard of her before, but I can tell she's an excellent performer. Personally not many get to witness this type of talent on stage.

[@christopherkerns639]

Sophie is finally getting the exposure and recognition she has long deserved! Sounds awesome live!

[@abcabcboy]

She is so classy

[@saflool]

on the duns florr haha i LOVE her accent... and her style, very elegant and effortless

[@lushcat6142]

I danced to this at my school disco in 2002. Iconic song.

[@aspidiske]

I'm happy to see Sophie getting recognition again! Discovered this song on MTV when I was 10 I think? Really happy for her!