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 on Norwegian record producer and DJ Kygo's song "Here for You". It was released on 4 September 2015. She lives in South London. In November 2016, Henderson announced on her Instagram account that she had finished recording her second studio album, having worked with Danny O'Donoghue from The Script and producer Max Martin. In April 2017, it was announced that she would be supporting "The X Factor" winner and fellow contestant James Arthur on his Back from the Edge Tour. In June, she featured along with other artists, including fellow "X Factor" artists Leona Lewis, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, James