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Sophie Ellis-Bextor secures big-money deal with old record label after making comeback with 2001 hit Murder On The Dancefloor which featured in viral scene with Barry Keoghan in Bafta-nominated movie Saltburn


Her hit Murder On The Dancefloor catapulted Sophie Ellis- Bextor to stardom 23 years ago.

And now its resurgence on the Bafta-nominated movie Saltburn has once again given her career a boost – so much so that on Friday she clinched a big-money deal with her old record label to make a pop comeback at the age of 44. Ms Ellis-Bextor's 2001 hit features in the finale of Emerald Fennell's much talked about film, when main character Oliver – played by Barry Keoghan – dances naked to the song. Ms Ellis-Bextor's 2001 hit features in the finale of Emerald Fennell's much talked about film, when main character Oliver – played by Barry Keoghan (pictured) – dances naked to the song

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