Ella Henderson – Audition – The X Factor UK – Video
The X FactorElla Henderson auditions with a song she wrote herself in honor of her late grandfather on The X Factor UK.
I can’t believe this girl is only 16! Â She writes her own songs, she has great stage presence and poise and her voice is beautiful! I’m really excited about this girl. Â I hope she does well!
This sixteen year old has never wanted to be anything other than a singer. Â She was inspired by the memory of her late grandfather when she wrote the song. Â She told Tulisa that she was very close to her grandfather and he died when she was young. Â He was always the one person who told her to never let people get her down and she was having a really down day when she wrote the song and it makes her remember his advice. Â Â She got a standing ovation from the audience and Tulisa for her performance.
This was by far my favorite audition of the episode and I’m more excited about this girl than I have been about a contestant on one of these shows in awhile. Â I though her original song was very moving, if a bit reminiscent of an Adele style breakup song. Â Her voice is clear and powerful and beautiful and she seems to have great control and emotion. Â I really hope she can put all of that into other people’s songs as well. Â Go Ella!
Judges Comments:
Louis – “It’s hard to believe that you’re only sixteen!” Â ”That was a brilliant audition, absolutely brilliant.” Â ”You’re a class act.”
Tulisa – “There’s so many good things I could say about this. Â I could go on and on. Â The list is endless.” Â ”The one thing is, you are the one person that I really want to mentor.” “I see something so special in you.” Â ”There’s just a spark and you’re just a star.”
Mel B. – “Whatever you wrote that song about, I’m sure those words hit a chord with everyone.” Â ”Your songwriting is so clever it made me go into my own little world and be like ‘Oh my god, I felt like that at one point’ and that’s hard to do as a songwriter.” Â ”When you sang it, you made me believe every single word. Â I was right there with ya.” Â ”What we just witnessed was absolutely incredible.”
Gary – “That performance was absolutely out of this world. Â It was.” Â ”That was really something special.” “Thank you very much for that.”
She got four yeses!
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