theaudience were a British pop group of the late 1990s. They released one album and saw three singles enter the UK Singles Chart.HistoryThey were founded by guitarist Billy Reeves, formerly of the indie group, Congregation. The group were fronted by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and achieved some success with their new wave-style records. Reeves left the band in 1999 and despite the remaining band members writing new material, theaudience split soon afterwards. Bextor eventually started a solo ca