We went behind the scenes with Sophie Ellis-Bextor at her huge show at the Royal Festival Hall
05 October 2018, 09:53
Photography by
Burak Cingi
Eighteen years after stepping away from The Audience and launching a solo career (and of course putting down the vocal for Spiller’s ‘Groovejet’) Sophie Ellis-Bextor played the biggest show of her career. She took to the stage of a sold out Royal Festival Hall alongside a 30-strong orchestra to perform a career-spanning set of big hits. Burak Cingi was there to capture all action both on and off the stage in this exclusive behind the scenes gallery.
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