"Sophie [Ellis-Bextor] was very keen on working with Sophie Muller. She's like the name in music video production. We wanted a video that was very beautiful. Sophie Ellis-Bextor is a beautiful person to look at. She's an amazing performer, and I was like, 'I have my residency at Amnesia [a marquee club on the island], why not just do a video in Ibiza?' And everybody was like, 'OK!'"
The video shows Ellis-Bextor taking in the sun's rays, both poolside and from a yacht in the ocean. Inter-cut is a club scene showing both Ellis-Bextor and Van Buuren performing the song, the shoot for which turned out to be the first live attempt at the song for the duo.
"It was really crazy because we only had one take to do it live. We had [about] eight cameras rolling, and it was like, 'Sophie is gonna be here. She's gonna rock the track live for you guys. We are shooting a video and we only have one take to do it. So you better be enthusiastic!'"
When all was said and done, van Buuren was certainly pleased with the outcome.
"Sophie [Muller] did such an amazing job. The color. The lighting. The atmosphere. She's an artist. That's what you want to see when you watch a video. You have MTV on, and you see that video going by. And you're like, 'That's nice. That's where I wanna be!' Everybody wants to be on a boat with a beautiful girl in Ibiza!"
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Soph Media (at last!)
On 22 August 2010
Phew!
Finally after over one year, Soph Media has been updated again. We were facing some problems with the script (not to mention computers too), so we were unable to convert videos, but yesterday it was solved, so I spent the last 24 hours uploading the videos missing (a total of 34).
All new videos are marked as featured, so you can check them right here. And you can download the videos in HQ at the Video Vault, which was also updated.
And little by little we're going to update every single section of this site. So stay tuned
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The video
On 17 August 2010
The video of Sophie's new single alongside with Armin van Buuren, Not Giving Up is available on YouTube:
The screencaps of the video have been added to the Gallery:
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More on "Not Giving Up"
On 12 August 2010
As you may know, Sophie's new single Not Giving Up will be released on August 20th. You can pre-order it on iTunes. The tracklist is the following:
1. Not Giving Up On Love (Album Version) (02:53) 2. Not Giving Up On Love (Extended Version) (06:52) 3. Not Giving Up On Love (Dash Berlin 4AM Mix) (07:06) 4. Not Giving Up On Love (Jorn van Deynhoven Remix) (06:54)
You can listen to a preview of each song at Armada Music website.. On this website, you can check in HQ other three remixes by Armin van Burren, Glenn Morrison and Mischa Daniels.
Sophie has also announced the UK tour dates in December, which are:
12 - Brighton Concorde 2 13 - O2 Academy Islington 16 - Bournemouth Firestation 17 - Manchester Academy 2 18 - O2 Academy 2 Birmingham 19 - O2 Academy 2 Oxford
Apart from that, some other pictures of Sophie's performance and appearance in Russia have been added as well as some pictures taken by Sophie herself and Not Giving Up artwork.
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Sophie in Russia
On 08 August 2010
Last weekend Sophie shot the videoclip for Not Giving Up in Ibiza. She shared two pictures, which were added into our Gallery, on her twitter from her shooting session break. She also perfomed her forthcoming single, Not Giving Up, in a Club called Amnesia. Check out a little bit of the performance:
Sophie landed in Russia last Friday. She gave an interview at Silver Rain Radio, and on the following day she performed at Moscow Country Club to celebrate Silver Rain Birthday. The audio from the concert is available to download in our forums.
Our Gallery was also updated, take a look! Thanks to La Bextor.
To make it officially, I'd like to announce that the comic Magic was the winner of the Bittersweet Contest.
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"Not Giving Up" to be shot in Ibiza
On 31 July 2010
Source: Contact Music
Sophie Ellis-Bextor will film her next video in Ibiza.
The 31-year-old singer has recorded a trance track, 'Not Giving Up', with DJ Armin Van Buuren and the pair are heading to the clubber's paradise to shoot the promo and will also perform at legendary club Amnesia.
Speaking at the launch of the Jacques pop-up Townhouse earlier in the week, Sophie told BANG Showbiz: "I'm filming the video for 'Not Giving Up' in Ibiza this weekend.
"We've got a really beautiful location. And we'll be on a boat. It's going to be directed by Sophie Muller. And then I'm going to perform with Armin at the Amnesia club, where he has a residency.
"I can't wait. It's going to be so much fun. I like Ibiza, it's really beautiful. San Antonio is not really my cup of tea but the rest of the island is gorgeous."
Discussing upcoming album 'Straight to the Heart', Sophie revealed the LP is now finished ahead of its release in the autumn.
She said: "My album is all done. It will be out in the autumn. Although that's as far as I've got in my head. I'm not very good at planning ahead, it's sort of one thing at a time."
Sophie attended Glorious Goodwood festival and Jacques launch party. You can also check pictures of her performance as support act of Pet Shop Boys in Newcastle and her pictures for M and M Direct.
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Finally a picture of Kit Valentine!
On 19 July 2010
Neither Straight To The Heart nor Not Giving Up have official dates to be released. The album has been pushed back again to Autumn.
We have received 5 Comics for the Bittersweet Contest. You can view them right here. If you have an account at Sophie Online Forums, please don't forget to help us choose the best one by voting! Click here to vote. To prevent from cheating, no new members will be accepted to join the forum.
Many pictures have been added to the gallery, but I think two of them will catch your attention. On these two pictures you are able to see Sophie holding Kit. They were taken on the Cornbury Festival, where The Feeling has performed.
Also make sure to check our forums to download Sophie's latest TV and radio appearances, including the acustic version of her next single Not Giving Up (Video Vault is going to be updated soon - well, hopefully ) - thanks, littlefish, as usual!
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Sophie-Online launches Bittersweet Contest
On 01 July 2010
While we don't have any news about Sophie's next single, Not Giving Up, we'd like to invite you to join the Bittersweet Contest, where the winner will get a copy of Sophie latest single, Bittersweet. The main goal of this contest is to involve fans in a fun activity while we wait for Sophie Ellis-Bextor's future releases and promoting an interaction between us. Click here to know more about the contest and join it!
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