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Ella Henderson
Performing at Sommarkrysset Sweden in 2014
Performing at Sommarkrysset Sweden in 2014
Background information
Birth nameGabriella Michelle Henderson
Born (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 28)
Tetney, England, United Kingdom
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano
Years active2012–present
LabelsSyco, Columbia

Gabriella Michelle "Ella" Henderson[1] (born 12 January 1996)[2] is a British singer-songwriter. She was a finalist on the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012 and finished in sixth place,[3] despite being a strong favourite to win.[4] She was subsequently signed to Syco Music.[5]

Henderson's debut album Chapter One was released on 13 October 2014[6][7] and peaked at number 1. Her first single, "Ghost", co-written with Ryan Tedder was released on 8 June 2014 and went straight to number one in the UK, remaining in the Top 5 for eight consecutive weeks.[8] Her second UK single, "Glow", was released on 5 October 2014[9] and debuted at number 7. Her third single "Yours" was released on the 30th of November.[10]

Early life

Henderson was born and raised in Tetney, near Grimsby, to parents Sean and Michelle. She has two brothers, Patrick and Fraser and a sister Holly.[11] Henderson developed a keen interest in fashion in her youth, notably vintage fashion, which she retains.[12]

Henderson began singing at the age of three and taught herself to play the piano a few years later. She began to put on shows for her family at Christmas and developed a special bond with her grandfather Bill, who encouraged her to pursue her love of music and songwriting.[13] Her interest developed further at primary school, St Martin’s Preparatory School in Grimsby, and she subsequently decided to audition for a scholarship place at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire. Henderson succeeded in gaining a scholarship and boarded at the school from the age of 11 to 16 and attended the school at the same time as Dan Ferrari-Lane of boy band District3, who was on The X Factor with Henderson in 2012.[14]

In early 2012, Henderson made a singing appearance on a celebrity Christmas special of Channel 4's Come Dine with Me, where she performed "All I Want for Christmas Is You".[15] She was a guest of Bianca Gascoigne, who is a family friend[16] and also auditioned for The X Factor in 2012.[17] The episode was filmed before Henderson's X Factor appearance.

Career

2012: The X Factor

Main article: The X Factor (UK series 9)

In 2012, Henderson auditioned for series 9 of The X Factor with the original song called "Missed" which was later included on her debut album. She reached the live shows and was mentored by Tulisa Contostavlos. Henderson and James Arthur were in the bottom two in week 7 and sang for survival, after which the judges were split on who should go. The decision went to "deadlock" and the public votes cast. Arthur got through after gaining 13.7% of the vote to Henderson's 12.1%.[18] Presenter Dermot O'Leary described Henderson's exit as "one of the biggest shocks we've ever had on the results show."[3]

During the show and following her exit, a number of celebrities came out in support and praise of Henderson, including Adele, Chloë Grace Moretz, Simon Cowell, Sarah Millican, Stephen Fry, Lily Allen, Nick Grimshaw and Cher.[19][20] In 2013, on The Xtra Factor, O'Leary named Henderson the most talented performer in his seven years on the show, in his view.[21]

2013–present: Chapter One

Main article: Chapter One (Ella Henderson album)

On 15 December 2012, Henderson made an appearance on Ireland's RTÉ The Saturday Night Show: singing "Silent Night".[24] While being interviewed on the show, Henderson revealed that she had signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment.[25] On 24 December 2012, she performed on the Myleene Klass's Heart FM show, singing "Last Christmas" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".[26] On 22 January 2013, Henderson confirmed she had signed to Simon Cowell's record label Syco Music.[27] During January and February 2013, Henderson took part in The X Factor live tour, where she sang four songs: her X Factor audition song "Missed", "Believe", "Rule the World" and "You Got the Love". On 23 January 2013, she performed "Believe" at the 18th National Television Awards.[28] On 9 June 2013, she appeared as a special guest at the Capital Summertime Ball and performed a duet of "Beneath Your Beautiful" with Labrinth.[29]

During 2013, Henderson released a number of live promotional songs to YouTube, including a mashup of Drake's "Hold On, We're Going Home" and John Newman's "Love Me Again",[30] as well as four originals: "Evaporate" (which she previously sang live on The Xtra Factor[31] and performed on a webcam session for fans),[32] "Waiting",[33] "Five Tattoos",[34] and "The First Time".[35]

In March 2014, Henderson announced her début album name as Chapter One.[36] The album was written by Henderson, working in collaboration with a number of writers and producers including: Claude Kelly[36] (former collaborations include Whitney Houston, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Jessie J, Michael Jackson), Eg White (Adele, Tom Odell, Will Young, Duffy and James Morrison),[37] Salaam Remi (Nas, Amy Winehouse, Fergie, Alicia Keys), Richard "Biff" Stannard, Babyface (Whitney Houston, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Ariana Grande) and TMS (Professor Green and Emeli Sandé, and Little Mix).[36] It has also been reported that Henderson met with Sandé 'to work on some music together'.[38]

In March 2014, Henderson announced that her debut single would be "Ghost", co-written with Ryan Tedder.[39] The video for the single was shot in New Orleans[40] and premiered on 23 April 2014.[41] "Ghost" was released on 8 June 2014.[40] Before its release Henderson performed the song on the first semi-final of Britain's Got Talent on 26 May 2014.[42] Henderson's second UK single, "Glow" co-written with Camille Purcell, was released on 5 October 2014.[7] Chapter One was released on 13 October 2014.[6][7] Henderson's third single "Yours", co-written with Josh Record, is due for release on 30 November 2014.[10]

Henderson was announced as the supporting act for Take That on their 24 date UK tour, starting April 2015.[43]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[44] 		AUS
[45] 		AUT
[46] 		DEN
[47] 		GER
[48] 		IRE
[49] 		NZ
[50] 		SCO
[51] 		SWE
[52] 		SWI
[53]
Chapter One 1 11 14 17 22 4 9 1 34 9

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[44] 		AUS
[45] 		AUT
[46] 		CAN
[55] 		DEN
[47] 		GER
[48] 		IRE
[49] 		NZ
[50] 		SCO
[56] 		SWE
[52] 		SWI
[53] 		US
[57]
"Ghost" 2014 1 3 2 52 15 3 1 4 1 11 10 52 Chapter One
"Glow" 7 49 — — — — 17 26 3 — — —
"Yours" 46 — — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[61] 		AUT
[46]
"Hard Work" 2014 — 73 Chapter One
"Missed" 151 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Tours

As opening act

References

Notes

  1. ^ Henderson confirmed that writing the song "Missed" was inspired by her grandfather Bill and that it reminds her of him; the lyric 'Goodbye' is particularly poignant for her.[22]
  2. ^ Henderson's second audition, "Midnight Train to Georgia", was not aired on TV.[23]

Sources

  1. ^ "Tring girl Gabriella makes grade with X Factor judges". Berkhamsted Today. 29 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Twitter / Ella Henderson". Twitter.
  3. ^ a b "X Factor favourite Ella Henderson makes a surprise exit". itv.com.
  4. ^ Seale, Jack (2 October 2012). "The X Factor 2012: Ella Henderson". Radio Times.
  5. ^ Foster, Alistair (23 January 2013). "Ella Henderson: I signed with Simon Cowell after he put me in control". London Evening Standard. Daily Mail and General Trust. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Ella Henderson's Ghost Trail campaign launches new single". Grimsby Telegraph.
  7. ^ a b c "Chapter One and Glow delay". Twitter.
  8. ^ "Ed Sheeran continues UK chart reign". BBC. 3 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Ella Henderson announces new single Glow". Official Charts Company. 4 August 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Ella Henderson's Got Another Hit On The Way With New Song 'Yours'". CapitalFM. 6 November 2014.
  11. ^ "X Factor: Family are rooting for Ella Henderson's fairytale ending". Grimsby Telegraph. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  12. ^ London, Bianca (11 December 2013). "X Factor's Ella Henderson chats to FEMAIL about her mentor and plans to launch a fashion line". Daily Mail. DMG Media.
  13. ^ Jefferies, Mark (12 October 2012). "I feel he is with me in the studio': X Factor sensation Ella Henderson on her strong bond with her late grandad". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  14. ^ Coates, Jon; Henderson, Eugene (21 October 2012). "Ella Henderson's talent was never going to be Missed". Daily Express. Northern & Shell. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  15. ^ "Ella Henderson performs "All I Want For Christmas Is You" on Come Dine with Me". YouTube.
  16. ^ Buckland, Lucy (17 March 2013). "He's got the X Factor! Ella Henderson holidays with Gazza's model son Regan Gascoigne". Daily Mail. London: DMG Media. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  17. ^ Redfern, Corinne (15 September 2012). "Uh oh. Prepare yourself for a sort-of-sad Bianca Gascoigne X Factor story". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  18. ^ "XFactor: Ella Henderson was never top of the voting table - but she is still shining on". Grimsby Telegraph.
  19. ^ Gray, Victoria (19 November 2012). ""Tragic": Ella Henderson gets Twitter support from celebrities including, er, H from Steps". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  20. ^ Jefferies, Mark (12 October 2012). "'I feel he is with me in the studio': X Factor sensation Ella Henderson on her strong bond with her late grandad". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  21. ^ "Dermot O'Leary says Ella Henderson is his favorite X Factor finalist to date (24th November)". YouTube. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  22. ^ Jeffries, Mark (28 December 2012). "X Factor favourite Ella Henderson: Scottish grandad inspired me to sing.. I wish he could hear me now". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror.
  23. ^ "Ella Henderson - Midnight Train To Georgia *Unseen Audition*". YouTube.
  24. ^ "X Factor's Ella on Saturday Night Show". RTÉ.ie.
  25. ^ Wilde, Joe (16 December 2012). "Ella Henderson Signs Recording Deal With Sony Music, Promises: "This Is Just The Beginning"". contactmusic.com. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  26. ^ Redfern, Corinne (19 December 2012). "Myleene Klass and Ella Henderson record a Christmas song together! Kind of, anyway". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  27. ^ Hind, Katie (9 January 2013). "I've got the new 'Adella': Simon Cowell wins fight to sign X Factor's Ella Henderson". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  28. ^ Duncan, Amy (24 January 2013). "National Television Awards: Kimberley Walsh's debut solo performance put to shame by Ella Henderson". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  29. ^ "Labrinth Joined By Ella Henderson For 'Beneath Your Beautiful' Live At Summertime Ball 2013". Capital FM. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  30. ^ Smith, Carl (17 October 2013). "ELLA HENDERSON COVERS DRAKE'S 'HOLD ON, WE'RE GOING HOME' AND JOHN NEWMAN'S 'LOVE ME AGAIN' - WATCH!". sugarscape.com. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  31. ^ "Olly Murs meets Ella Henderson - The Xtra Factor 2012". YouTube.
  32. ^ "Ella Henderson live chat (30th December, 2012) – "Evaporate" (time: 31:57)". YouTube.
  33. ^ Ledger, Emma (8 May 2013). "X Factor's Ella Henderson debuts her song Waiting". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  34. ^ "Video: Ella Henderson's 'totally amazing' song Five Tattoos wows fans". Grimsby Telegraph. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  35. ^ Corner, Lewis (16 October 2013). "Ella Henderson debuts new song 'The First Time' - video". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  36. ^ a b c "Ella Henderson stands a good chance of conquering 2014". Pop Justice. Cite error: The named reference "Pop Justice" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
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  38. ^ "The X Factor Star Ella Henderson Working With Emeli Sande On Her Debut Album". Capital FM. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
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  40. ^ a b "Ella Henderson unveils artwork for new single, Ghost". Official Charts Company.
  41. ^ "Ella Henderson - Ghost (Official Video)". YouTube.
  42. ^ Henderson, Ella (22 May 2014). "I'm doing my first live TV performance of Ghost on the Britain's @GotTalent semi-final on Monday! SO excited! Tune in if you can guys E x". Twitter.
  43. ^ "Tetney singer Ella Henderson to support Take That on 24-date UK tour in 2015 that includes Sheffield and Manchester". Grimsby Telegraph. 9 November 2014.
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  49. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Ella Henderson". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  50. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Ella Henderson". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  51. ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  52. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Ella Henderson". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  53. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Ella Henderson". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  54. ^ a b "BPI Certified Awards > Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  55. ^ "Ella Henderson – Chart history: Billboard Candian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  56. ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  57. ^ "The Hot 100 – Week of December 06, 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  58. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  59. ^ "Ella Henderson Facebook Post 1 September 2014". Ella Henderson Facebook Page. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  60. ^ "The Official NZ Music Charts - Singles - 10 November 2014". NZ Top 40. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  61. ^ Peak positions for the Other charted songs in the UK:

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