Gabriella Michelle "Ella" Henderson (born 12 January 1996) is an English singer and songwriter. She competed in the ninth series of The X Factor UK in 2012, and finished in sixth place despite being a strong favourite to win. 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". Henderson subsequently recorded successful collaborations: "Glitterball" with Sigma, "Here for You" with Kygo (both 2015), "This Is Real" with Jax Jones, "We Got Love" with Sigala (both in 2019), and "Let's Go Home Together" with Tom Grennan (2021), three of which reached the top 10 in the UK.