Watch Sophie Ellis-Bextor perform with Jessie Ware and cover Scissor Sisters with Jake Shears at New Year’s Eve show

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor was joined by Jessie Ware and Scissor Sisters‘ Jake Shears for her New Year’s Eve Disco BBC special. Check it out below.The pop star brought in 2025 with a huge headline set on BBC One and iPlayer.

Upon the show’s announcement, it was hinted that some “very special guests” would be joining – revealed to be Ware and Shears on the night.Ware was the first to join for a cover of ‘Yes Sir, I Can Boogie’, the 1977 hit from Spanish vocal duo Baccara.

Later, Shears took to the stage and the two performed the Scissor Sisters track ‘Filthy/Gorgeous’.Elsewhere, Emily Roberts – The Last Dinner Party‘s guitarist – also joined.

Reflecting on her guests in a post on Twitter/X following the performance, Ellis-Bextor wrote that it was “an absolute privilege”, adding: “What a treat to have them on stage with me!