About Ella Henderson
Gabriella Michelle Henderson (born 12 January 1996), is a British singer who 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 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 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. == Early life == Henderson was born on 12 January 1996, the daughter of Michelle and Sean Henderson. She has two brothers and a sister. She began singing when she was around three years old and taught herself to play the piano a few years later. She put on Christmas shows for her family and was encouraged to pursue her love of music and songwriting by her paternal grandfather. Her interest developed further at St Martins Prep School in Grimsby, and she subsequently decided to audition for a scholarship place at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Tring.
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