Ella Henderson Ella Henderson Gabriella Michelle "Ella" Henderson (born 12 January 1996) is an English singer and songwriter. She was a contestant in the ninth series of "The X Factor" in 2012 and got into the final 12, finishing in sixth place, despite being a strong favourite to win. She was subsequently signed to Syco Music, from which she has been dropped. In August 2018, Ella signed with record label Warner Music Group. Henderson's first single, "Ghost", co-written with Ryan Tedder, was released on 8 June 2014 and gave Henderson her first number-one song on the UK Singles Chart while remaining in
Conor Henderson contract. After being released by Hull City, Henderson joined Crawley Town for free on a one-year contract. Henderson made his debut in the opening game of the season, where he set up the only goal in the game as Crawley Town beat Barnsley 1–0. Henderson scored his first goal for the club on 21 October 2014, in a 1–0 win over Walsall. However, Henderson was placed on the transfer list by Manager John Gregory after being on the bench. Nevertheless, Henderson remained in the first team, until an ankle injury in the 2–2 draw against Milton Keynes Dons kept him