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,
Ella Henderson on a celebrity Christmas special of Channel 4's "Come Dine with Me", where she performed "All I Want for Christmas Is You". She was a guest of Bianca Gascoigne, who is a family friend and who also auditioned for "The X Factor" in 2012. The episode was filmed before Henderson's "X Factor" appearance. In 2012, Henderson auditioned for series 9 of "The X Factor" with the original song called "Missed", which was later included on her debut studio album. She reached the live shows and was mentored by Tulisa. Henderson and James Arthur were controversially in the bottom two in