ELLA Henderson is a British pop star who made a name for herself on The X Factor.
The singer will be performing at Children In Need 2024, alongside a teenager who wants to raise awareness for British hospices.
Ella was born in Tetney, Lincolnshire, on January 12, 1996.
She is the daughter of Michelle and Sean Henderson, and has two brothers and a sister.
Ella showed a talent for music at a young age and taught herself to play the piano.
The future star earned herself a scholarship place at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, where she met Dan Ferrari-Lane.
Dan was a member of the boyband District3.
Ella appeared on the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012, where she sang an original song named Missed.
Dan also appeared on the same series of The X Factor.
Ella was mentored by Tulisa but, sadly, she became the eighth contestant to be eliminated from the show.
Presenter Dermot O’Leary described her exit as “one of the biggest shocks we’ve ever had on the results show”.
Celebrities including Adele, Lily Allen, Simon Cowell, Cher and Chloë Grace Moretz voiced their support for the young singer.
Since appearing on the show, Ella has remained close friends with fellow X Factor star Rylan Clark.
Ella’s career was far from over though.
She topped the charts with her 2014 single Ghost, which remained in the top five for eight weeks.
The song was certified platinum in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and US.
Her debut album Chapter One reached the number one spot on the UK charts.
Ella was one of several X Factor artists to cover Simon & Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water to raise money for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.
She was joined by Leona Lewis, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, James Arthur, Louisa Johnson, and Matt Terry.
Ella has been in a relationship with Jack Burnell since 2020.
Jack is a retired professional swimmer, who won a silver medal in the 10km at the European Open Water Swimming Championships in 2016.
The couple became engaged in January 2023.
Ella announced that she would be performing at Children In Need 2024, to help raise money for disadvantaged young people.
She will perform alongside Tanisha, a 17-year-old hospice ambassador whose father tragically passed away from cancer.
The pair will perform when Children In Need kicks off on November 15, 2024.
The telethon will be presented by stars including Chris Ramsey and Rochelle Humes.
