Sophie Ellis-Bextor dedicates Murder on the Dancefloor in Bataclan

Sophie Ellis-Bextor had a clumsy second as she carried out Murder on the Dancefloor on the Bataclan, the place dozens died within the Paris terror assaults.

The 44-year-old made no apologies for the efficiency on the notorious Paris venue on Tuesday, saying it was an essential tribute. 

‘This is for everybody who has ever danced right here on the Bataclan. This is Murder on the Dancefloor,’ the singer mentioned whereas on stage on the Bataclan, the place 90 concertgoers had been killed and 400 wounded by Islamist terrorists on November 13, 2015. 

Three Isis-linked gunmen stormed in to a live performance by the American rock band Eagles of Death Metal, opening hearth on round 1500 individuals. This was a part of a wider assault on Paris, which additionally noticed cafes and eating places hit, and brought about 130 deaths in all.

The present was Ms Ellis-Bextor’s solely live performance in France after her 2001 dance hit regained worldwide consideration after being featured within the movie Saltburn.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor (pictured throughout a present final yr) had a clumsy second as she devoted her tune Murder on the Dancefloor to the victims of the 2015 Paris assaults throughout her live performance on the Bataclan

‘This is for everybody who has ever danced right here on the Bataclan. This is Murder on the Dancefloor,’ the singer mentioned whereas on stage on the Bataclan (pictured), the place 90 concertgoers had been killed and 400 wounded by Islamist terrorists on November 13, 2015

Flowers are tied to a fence exterior the “Bataclan” live performance corridor throughout All Saints’ day in Paris on November 1, 2016, one of many targets of the November 13, 2015 terrorist assaults throughout which 130 individuals had been killed and one other 413 had been wounded within the French capital

‘It did not really feel proper to me to only waltz right into a tune referred to as Murder on the Dancefloor with out noting and paying tribute to the historical past,’ she informed the sell-out crowd.

‘All I wish to say is that Murder on the Dancefloor isn’t a tune with any evil in its coronary heart. 

‘The complete intention of that tune, like this venue, is to place pleasure and music onto the dancefloor.’ 

As the intro the pop tune began, Ms Ellis-Bextor, who was sporting a pink sparkly bodysuit and a purple glitter cape, added: ‘I really like you Paris.’ 

‘Murder on the Dancefloor’, which was co-written by Ms Ellis-Bextor, is one in every of her best hits.

It was launched in 2001, and peaked at Number Two within the UK Singles Chart, whereas additionally reaching enormous success overseas, together with in France and the USA. 

As the intro the pop tune began, Ms Ellis-Bextor, who was sporting a pink sparkly bodysuit and a purple glitter cape, added: ‘I really like you Paris’

The 44-year-old (pictured singing on the BAFTAs) made no apologies for the efficiency on the notorious Paris venue on Tuesday, saying it was an essential tribute

Floweres, candles and tributes cowl the pavement close to the scene of Friday’s Bataclan Theatre terrorist assault on November 15, 2015 in Paris, France

Ms Ellis Bextor, who’s at the moment on a 10-date European tour, mentioned she was delighted the tune was used within the movie Saltburn.

‘What’s occurred with this tune and the truth that it is being listened to by individuals who weren’t even born when it got here out is simply spectacular,’ she mentioned.

The Bataclan, which has hosted a number of the largest bands on the planet through the years – from Echo and the Bunnymen to the Velvet Underground – reopened inside a yr of the 2015 assault, with a live performance by Sting.

MailOnline has contacted representatives for Ms Ellis-Bextor for remark.