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From pop star to Kitchen Disco icon, Sophie Ellis-Bextor has brought joy to lives and homes across the globe. She talks to Rosamund Dean about marriage, menopause and why the music must go on

Music is in Cat Bateman’s DNA. With a dad who was a guitarist and singer, and a childhood that’s reminiscent of The Partridge Family, she can’t remember a time when she wasn’t belting out a tune. “On

Wendy Rigg is planning a summer of festival fun – but what is it about nostalgic music that makes us feel so good?

I left school at 15 and my outlook on life was the same as it is now. I was always a hopeful child if not always a happy one. I was outgoing, sociable, funny, and I was accepted by my peers. All I was

Our columnist looks back at her childhood music idols and one (slightly disappointing) chance encounter

“Peely was my hero growing up – I’d listen to his radio show late at night. The vast majority of the bands I listened to, I found through John – the ear he had was phenomenal. He was also one of the g