Ella Henderson/Background

Gabriella Michelle "Ella" Henderson (born 12 January 1996) is a 19 years old British singer and songwriter. She was born in Tetney, Lincolnshire, England. Her career began when she was in The X Factor (UK series 9) and finished in sixth place. Then, she was signed to Simon Cowell's records, Syco Music, and released her debut single, called "Ghost", on 6 June 2014. This single entered at number one in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Her second single, "Glow", was released on 5 October 2014. It was followed on 13 October 2014 by her debut album Chapter One.

Chapter One peaked at number one in the UK and Scotland and number 11 in the USA. The album was certified Platinum in the UK, shipping in excess of 300,000 copies. "Yours" and "Mirror Man" are third and forth single and they both have entered on the chart in the UK. The album received highly positive reviews from mainstream critics and ranked at number 5 on ranking of albums released by former contestants of The X Factor.

In 2014, Henderson won the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women of the Year Award for UK Music Artist and the Attitude Awards for Best Breakthrough Artist. She has nominated for the Brit Awards 2015 in the category of Best British Female Solo Artist and Best British Single for "Ghost".

Early life
Ella Henderson was born on 12 January 1996 in the village of Tetney in Lincolnshire, England to a Scottish father, Sean, and an English mother, Michelle. She has two brothers, Patrick and Fraser; and a sister, Holly. She attended St Martin’s Preparatory School in Grimsby, and she subsequently decided to audition for a scholarship place at After that, Tring Park School. Henderson succeeded in gaining a scholarship and boarded at the school from the age of 11 to 16. She 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.