Ella Henderson: 9 of her most successful songs
She's had some huge hits!
Ella Henderson shot to fame in 2012 when she was just 16-years-old. She finished in sixth place on the ninth series of The X Factor, but that didn't stop her getting a recording contract and having a successful career in music.
Ella is known for many of her amazing hits, such as her debut Number 1 song 'Ghost'. On top of that, Ella has teamed up with other artists to bring us some pretty epic collaborations over the years, including 'Crazy What Love Can Do' with David Guetta and Becky Hill, '0800 Heaven' with Joel Corry and Nathan Dawe and 'React' with Switch Disco! In 2024, Ella has dropped 'Alibi' with Rudimental, 'Mamma, You Were Right', and 'Under the Sun' with Switch Disco and Alok, and been announced for Hits Radio Live in Birmingham, so we thought we'd take a look at some of her biggest hits.
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Take a look at some of Ella's most successful songs:
9) Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan 'Let's Go Home Together'
'Let's Go Home Together' was a Top 10 hit in 2021 for Ella and Tom Grennan. Ella co-wrote the song with James Arthur and a songwriting team.
The music video shows Ella and Tom sitting separately with their own friends in a pub, before coming together after a few drinks.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
8) Nathan Dawe, Joel Corry and Ella Henderson '0800 Heaven'
This huge collab from Nathan Dawe, Joel Corry and Ella Henderson, ended up being a Top 10 hit. The trio joined us for an interview, where Ella told us: "I've known Nath for ages and we've done two records together before so this is our third, and Joel's such a good mate and we've always wanted to work together."
Watch the music video on YouTube.
7) Nathan Dawe with Ella Henderson '21 Reasons'
Nathan Dawe and Ella joined forces for this club banger. '21 Reasons' samples the 2007 hit by Alex Gaudino, 'Destination Calabria' and features Ella's distinctive vocals.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
6) Ella Henderson with Jax Jones 'This is Real'
In 2019, Ella teamed up with Jax Jones on the fantastic hit 'This Is Real'. The song reached Number 9 in the UK and was co-written by the pair, along with some other songwriters.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
5) Ella Henderson 'Glow'
'Glow' was Ella Henderson's second single to be released. It dropped in 2014 and the song was another Top 10 hit for the singer. It has now had 13 million views on YouTube.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
4) David Guetta, Ella Henderson and Becky Hill 'Crazy What Love Can Do'
Released in 2022, this iconic collab saw the powerful vocals of both Ella Henderson and dance music legend Becky Hill join forces with French DJ David Guetta. 'Crazy What Love Can Do' soared up the Charts, hitting Number 5 in the UK Singles Chart and Number 2 in the UK Dance Chart.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
3) Sigma featuring Ella Henderson 'Glitterball'
Ella featured on Sigma's huge hit 'Glitterball' back in 2015, the song got to Number 4 in the UK and was the first time Sigma and Ella had collaborated. The music video has now had over 18 million views on YouTube.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
2) Ella Henderson with Switch Disco 'React'
Ella Henderson teamed up with DJ duo Switch Disco to release 'React'. The song samples the 90s classic from Robert Miles, 'Children', and was a Top 5 hit in the UK. The music video has now had more than 4.8 million views.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
1) Ella Henderson 'Ghost'
Ella Henderson's debut single 'Ghost' gave her a Number 1 single in the UK and the music video has now had more than 112 million views on YouTube. The song was released back in 2014 and co-written by Ella.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
What is Ella's second album called?
Ella released her second album, 'Everything I Didn't Say' in 2022, eight years after her first was released. It was written by Ella along with a songwriting team, and is about feelings of heartbreak, love and self-worth.
Ella told her fans: 'My brand new album "Everything I Didn't Say" is OUT NOW!! 💜 ✍🏻 Thank you to everyone for sticking by me and being so patient! This has been such a journey and I'm SO happy that you can all finally hear the album! I hope you like it! E.Xx'.
We caught up with Ella Henderson at Hits Live in 2019, where she told us about the 'epic journey' to self-confidence her new music gave her.
"I think a lot has changed and evolved," Ella explained, continuing: "I’ve changed and evolved as well as a person, the transition from being a teenager which is scary and challenging in itself as we all know.
"Doing that in the public eye I just wanted to have a little bit of time to take it for myself, grow up and become a young lady and understand me a bit more and go on my own self-journey and come back into music when I felt physically and mentally, and that’s where i’m at now, I’m in a really happy, positive place."
In the run up to Christmas 2020, Ella Henderson performed two fantastic songs for us, one was a cover of Wham!'s 'Last Christmas', the other was her track 'Dream On Me'. Showing off her talents, Ella accompanied herself playing the piano.
Ella at the BRIT Awards 2023
Ella performed at the BRIT Awards 2023 in David Guetta's medley alongside Becky Hill and Sam Ryder, as they sang 'Remember', 'Crazy What Love Can Do' and 'I'm Good (Blue)' at the ceremony.
WATCH: David Guetta, Becky Hill, Ella Henderson, Sam Ryder - Live at The BRIT Awards 2023
Which other artists has Ella collaborated with?
She has gone on to release a number of successful songs including 'Ghost', 'Glow' 'Yours' and her collabs, with Jax Jones 'This Is Real', 'We Got Love' with Sigala, 'Let's Go Home Together' with Tom Grennan and 'Brave', as well as 'Crazy What Love Can Do' with Becky Hill and David Guetta. And not to forget the banger '21 Reasons' with Nathan Dawe, which went Platinum in May 2023. She's also worked with Switch Disco on 'React', '0800 Heaven' with Joel Corry and Nathan Dawe, and she released a Christmas song with Cian Ducrot called 'Rest of Our Days'.
In 2024, Ella released 'Alibi' with Rudimental. It was certified Platinum less than a year later.
When is Ella Henderson getting married?
In January 2023, Ella announced she was engaged to her boyfriend Team GB's Jack Burnell. We caught up with Ella backstage at Hits Live Liverpool in May, and she told us that she would be delaying her wedding until at least 2025.
The singer explained: "Do you know what? We were both just like, let's not talk about planning it this year. I've got so much going on and he's so busy with work. So it's just like, let's not talk about it. Maybe 2025?"
How old is Ella Henderson?
Ella was born on 12th January 1996, meaning she is now 28-years-old.
To celebrate her 28th birthday in 2024, Ella dropped her new single 'Alibi' with Rudimental. She wrote on Instagram: 'Happy birthday to me & ALIBI IS OUT NOW with @rudimentaluk, link in bio!!!! 🙌 Knew we had to get this out ASAP after hearing all the love on the teaser and what better day than on my birthday! Have the best weekend and I hope this song brings you the VIBES 💖 #newmusic #dancemusic'. (sic)
You can hear songs by Ella Henderson on Northsound 1.
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