Ella Henderson competed in the ninth series of The X Factor UK in 2012, finishing in sixth place despite being a strong favourite to win.
28 Facts About Ella Henderson
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Ella Henderson signed with Syco Music shortly after, and released her debut studio album, Chapter One, which reached number one in the UK.
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Gabriella Michelle Henderson was born in Tetney, Lincolnshire, on 12 January 1996, the daughter of Michelle and Sean Henderson.
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Ella Henderson began singing when she was around three years old and taught herself to play the piano a few years later.
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Ella Henderson put on Christmas shows for her family and was encouraged to pursue her love of music and songwriting by her paternal grandfather.
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Ella Henderson's 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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Ella Henderson boarded at the school between the ages of 11 and 16.
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Ella Henderson 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.
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Ella Henderson reached the live shows and was mentored by Tulisa.
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Ella Henderson consequently finished in sixth place, despite being a strong favourite to win.
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In December 2012, Ella Henderson made an appearance on Ireland's RTE The Saturday Night Show, singing "Silent Night".
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Ella Henderson performed "Last Christmas" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" on the Myleene Klass Heart FM show that month.
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In January 2013, Ella Henderson confirmed she had signed to Simon Cowell's record label Syco Music.
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Ella Henderson performed as the supporting act for Take That on their 38 date Take That Live 2015 UK tour, while embarking on her debut headlining UK tour in October and November 2015.
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In November 2016, Ella Henderson announced that she had finished recording her second studio album, having worked with Danny O'Donoghue from The Script and producer Max Martin.
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Later that year, it was announced that Arthur had recorded a duet with Ella Henderson, reportedly set to be included on her second studio album.
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Ella Henderson supported Rudimental on their European tour that year.
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On 13 September 2019, Ella Henderson released "Glorious" as the lead single from her EP of the same name, which was released on 8 November.
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Ella Henderson featured on Dutch DJ Sam Feldt's song "Hold Me Close" released on 27 March 2020.
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Ella Henderson released the single "Dream On Me" with Roger Sanchez on 2 October 2020, and a Christmas song "Blame It on the Mistletoe" with AJ Mitchell on 4 December.
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On 20 August 2021, Ella Henderson released the single "Risk It All" with House Gospel Choir and Just Kiddin, followed by a collaboration with the French DJ duo Ofenbach titled "Hurricane" the next month.
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On 9 September 2022, Ella Henderson collaborated with British-German DJ duo M-22 on the song "Heartstrings".
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Later in 2022, Ella Henderson performed at a number of UK Pride events, as well as UK Music and TikTok showcases held at the Labour Party Conference and Conservative Party Conference.
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On 13 January 2023, Ella Henderson collaborated with Switch Disco on the song "React", becoming her 8th UK top-ten single.
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On 20 January 2023, Ella Henderson featured on Frank Walker's song "I Go Dancing".
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On 17 March 2023, Ella Henderson collaborated with Regard on the song "No Sleep".
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On 28 April 2023, Ella Henderson collaborated with Sonny Fodera and Paul Woolford on the song "Like I Used To".
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Ella Henderson has been in a relationship with English retired swimmer Jack Burnell since early 2020.