Ellis-Bextor began her career in 1997, with an indie band called theaudience. She sang the lead vocal in the band. While she was a band member, readers of Melody Maker elected her to the Number 1 position among the ‘most sexy people in rock’. She recorded a duet with Manic Street Preachers—”Black Holes for the Young”—as a B-side for their 1998 single “The Everlasting”. Some songs released by theaudience are “I Got the Wherewithal”, “If You Can’t Do It When You’re Young; When Can You Do It?” , “I Know Enough (I Don’t Get Enough)”, and “A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed” (perhaps their best-known single). The band split in December 1998.
After theaudience split, Sophie took a year off from singing; she tried modelling, but didn’t like it and soon gave it up. She also started writing a novel. In 2000, Sophie collaborated with Italian DJ Spiller on the song “Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love)”, her first recorded work since that with theaudience. “Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love)” entered the U.K. charts at No. 1, just beating former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham to the top spot. Since then, the two have been known as rivals to each other. “Groovejet” won several awards: No. 1, Pop Top 20; No. 1, ILR; No. 1, Radio 1; No. 8, top dance track of 2000 and single of the year in Melody Maker. In the Metro Newspaper, it received ninth place in the contest for the Greatest No. 1 of all time, beating the likes of Madonna. In 2000, it was a finalist in The Record of the Year. In that same year, it won the awards for Best Single and Best Ibiza Tune at the Ericsson Muzik Awards.
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