During her teens, Elles Bailey fronted an indie band. Born in the late 80s and raised on a mix of rock’n’roll, blues and country (plus a generous helping of Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys hits), the singer found herself on tour with noughties guitar-wave bands like Scouting For Girls. At one point they opened for pop megastars the Sugababes.
“They had a room for just their shoes,” she recalls. “This is a legit, actual thing. I think they had about fifty pairs on tour with them.”
