Ellis-Bextor 'knew little about trance'

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has admitted that she did not know a lot about trance music before collaborating with Armin Van Buuren.

The singer has been working with the DJ since completing her forthcoming album and has promised a shift in direction when the record is released.

Ellis-Bextor said: "I must confess I knew very little about the trance scene, I'm more house and commercial dance but it was really interesting and different.

"If you're going to start in trance then you should start with the number one trance DJ in the world, I figured. It's going to be really good fun."

Of her work with Lily Allen producer Greg Kurstin in LA on the upcoming Straight To The Heart, she added: "He holds the award for the quickest written song on the record. I turned up midday, we wrote, we had a long leisurely lunch and it was done by quarter to four.

"I've never done a song in under four hours before - from start to finish. It's called 'Revolution' and it's probably going to be a single."

Ellis-Bextor recently revealed that her next single will be 'Not Giving Up'.