Ghost (Ella Henderson song) 2014, Henderson's 18th birthday. In March 2014, Henderson announced that it would be her debut single, and released on 8 June 2014. The song received its debut radio airplay on Capital FM on 10 May 2014. Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review, stating: "The end result, Ella's first single 'Ghost', would make a worthy winner's launch, let alone someone who fell victim to the mid-series shock elimination. "I keep going to the river to pray/ 'Cos I need something that can wash out the pain," Henderson professes over stomping Americana-folk beats and taut guitar twangs,
Ghost (Ella Henderson song) Since its release, it has sold over 1.2 million copies in the UK and in excess of one million in the US. It was also the sixth best-selling single of 2014 in the UK. It served as the main song in the romantic comedy "My Dead Tinder Match." On 18 November 2012, Henderson finished in sixth place on the ninth series of "The X Factor", despite being the favourite to win. On 15 December, whilst being interviewed on "The Saturday Night Show" in Ireland, she revealed that she had signed a record deal with Sony Music. On 22 January 2013,