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 Mai 100, and broke the record for the most weeks at No. 1 of any song by a woman on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. On August 14, she joined Bruno Mars on the 24K Magic World Tour after Cardi B dropped out. On August 3, she released the single "Trip," with an accompanied music video releasing on September 18. The song peaked at number 11 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Ella Mai released her self-titled debut album, a 16-track set featuring hit "Boo'd Up," on 12 October 2018. The album sold 69,000 album-equivalent units with 17,000 coming from pure sales. On