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
Ella Henderson Arthur, Louisa Johnson and Matt Terry on a cover version of Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge over Troubled Water", which was recorded to raise money for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire in London earlier that month. The single reached number-one after only two days sales. In autumn 2017, it was announced that Arthur had recorded a duet with her, reportedly set to be included on her second studio album. While supporting Arthur on his tour, Henderson performed new songs that are set to be included on her second album: "Ugly", "Cry Like a Woman", "Bones", "Solid Gold" and "Let's