Ella Henderson

Also known as Gabriella Michelle Henderson

British singer

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Acting · Tetney, Lincolnshire, England

Ella Henderson is an English singer and songwriter. In 2012, she was a contestant in the ninth series of The X Factor, and finished in sixth place, despite being a strong favourite to win.

Known for

The Big Breakfast2022
Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self - Panellist2021
Michael McIntyre's Easter Night at the Coliseum — Self2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self2014
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge2010
Celebrity Juice — Self2008
The Graham Norton Show — Self2007
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway — Self

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Gabriella Michelle Henderson (born 12 January 1996), known professionally as Ella Henderson, is an English singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence after competing in the ninth series of The X Factor UK in 2012 finishing in sixth place. She signed with Syco Music shortly after, and released her debut studio album, Chapter One (2014), which reached number one in the UK. The album spawned the chart-topping single "Ghost", as well as the top 20 singles "Glow" and "Yours". She went on a four-year hiatus in 2015, and released her second studio album, Everything I Didn't Say, in 2022. It became her second top 10 album in the UK.

In addition to solo material, Henderson recorded a string of successful collaborations, including the UK top 10 singles: "Glitterball" with Sigma, "This Is Real" with Jax Jones, "Let's Go Home Together" with Tom Grennan, "Crazy What Love Can Do" with David Guetta and Becky Hill, "21 Reasons" with Nathan Dawe, "React" with Switch Disco, "0800 Heaven" with Dawe and Joel Corry, and "Alibi" with Rudimental. She has received the Brit Billion Award, and nominations for four Brit Awards and an Ivor Novello Award.