Portrait of Ella Henderson

Birthday profile

Ella Henderson

British singer

Born
January 12, 1996
Age in 2026
30
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1996

About Ella Henderson

Gabriella Michelle Henderson (born 12 January 1996), 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. In January 2013, Henderson confirmed she had signed to Simon Cowell's record label Syco Music. Henderson also featured on Norwegian record producer and DJ Kygo's song "Here for You", which was released on 4 September. While being interviewed on the show, she revealed that she had signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment. She attended the school at the same time as Dan Ferrari-Lane, who later became a member of the boyband District3 which appeared on The X Factor alongside Henderson in 2012.

Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.

Ella Henderson timeline

  1. She attended the school at the same time as Dan Ferrari-Lane, who later became a member of the boyband District3 which appeared on The X Factor alongside Henderson in 2012.
  2. In January 2013, Henderson confirmed she had signed to Simon Cowell's record label Syco Music.
  3. She signed with Syco Music shortly after, and released her debut studio album, Chapter One (2014), which reached number one in the UK.

The world when Ella Henderson was born

Ella Henderson was born in 1996. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1996

  • #1 song"Macarena" – Los Del Rio
  • Top movieThe English Patient
  • Top TV showER
  • Best-selling bookThe Runaway Jury – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMichael Jordan leads Bulls to 72-10 record and 4th NBA title
  • Top headlineCentennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta
  • Technology milestoneDolly the sheep — first mammal cloned from an adult cell
  • Defining fadMacarena dance craze
  • Notable inventionPalm Pilot
  • World population5.77 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population265.2M

1996 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ella Henderson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19962026
Gas$1.23$3.45/gal
Average home$115,800$435,000
Average income$44,006$67,500
Minimum wage$4.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population265.2M341 million

Sources and editorial standards

This profile combines a biographical source with structured birthday and historical context. Sources recorded for this profile: Wikipedia, MusicBrainz. See our editorial policy for sourcing, corrections, and review standards.

Read the source biography on Wikipedia. Wikipedia text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.