Sophie Ellis-Bexter will perform ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ at the BAFTAs

We’ve just received word that Sophie Ellis-Bexter is set to perform her 2000s hit ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ at this year’s BAFTA Film Awards in February. The song, first a hit back in 2001, peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and stayed on the charts for 23 weeks. It has seen a rise in popularity since being used in Emerald Fennell’s superb Saltburn.

The pop dancefloor classic has seen a huge resurgence – old and new fans are streaming the track which is being used as a trending audio for millions of videos on Instagram and TikTok, and continues to mark new achievements on Spotify, YouTube and TikTok globally alongside newfound success in America, where it entered the Billboard Top 100 for the first time and continues to climb.

The UK’S biggest night in film hosted by David Tennant takes place at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall on 18 February where Sophie Ellis-Bextor will take to the stage to perform live during the ceremony. Offering audiences at home an unmissable night of entertainment the 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards will broadcast on BBC One, and iPlayer, and on BritBox International in USA, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway and South Africa, as well as BBC Australia and Britbox in Australia, NOVA Bulgaria, NOVA Greece, Turner Spain, and Canal Plus. With more territories to be confirmed.