Ella Henderson

Ella Henderson is a British singer-songwriter. She was a finalist on the ninth series of "The X Factor" in 2012 and finished in sixth place, despite being a strong favorite to win. She was subsequently signed to Syco Music, and her debut album was released in March 2014.

Henderson began singing at the age of 3 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. 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. She succeeded in gaining a scholarship and boarded at the school from the age of 11 to 16.

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." Later in 2012, Henderson auditioned for series 9 of "The X Factor." During the show and following her exit, a number of celebrities came out in support and praise of Henderson, including Adele, Chloe Moretz, Simon Cowell, Sarah Millican, Kitty Brucknell, Stephen Fry, Lily Allen, Nick Grimshaw and Cher.

Her debut album was be written by Henderson, working in collaboration with a number of writers and producers including: Claude Kelly (former collaborations include Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Jessie J, Michael Jackson), Camille Purcell ("What About Us" by The Saturdays, "Nothing Feels Like You" by Little Mix and "Hero" by Jessie J), Eg White (Adele, Tom Odell, Will Young, Kris Allen, Duffy, James Morrison) and TMS (Professor Green and Emeli Sandé "Read All About It" and Little Mix "Wings").

Henderson has undertaken a number of fashion magazine interviews and shoots, reflecting her interest in fashion, including: Look, Fabulous Magazine and very.co.uk.

In January 2013, it was announced that Henderson was part of Disney's web safety campaign.