Ella Henderson Triumphs on Solo Show

Ella Henderson is essentially one of the most rawest talents to come from The X Factor. Now the show can be quite the taboo subject on the music scene - some will consider it a blessing, some consider it the death of music, but bygones be bygones... Let's talk Ella.

The show opened with Ella's 2nd single "Glow", a track that doesn't entice too greatly and it's chart performance would show that... no disrespect to Ella, but with no writing credit on the track, the track is pretty beige... Thankfully the show kicks off nicely when "Pieces" is performed and it is quite evident there is little difference between the album vocals and the live vocals. A trouper vocalist.

The setlist is knee deep with "Chapter One" tracks and even bonus tracks are given a shot of limelight, like the beautiful "1996" (a shout-out to all "Lizzie McGuire" lovers), a song which is a shout-out to everyone who has been around Henderson since birth and reminding the rest of us that this powerhouse vocalist is only 19 years old! The difference of myself at 19 makes me cringe.

The interesting thing about Henderson is how she manages to keep the pace of her show going. Whilst generally being a slower singer, she manages to entertain the audience throughout her hour set and when she mashes up The Jackson 5 classics "I Want You Back" and "ABC" with own track "Rockets" you can really feel the buzz of the audience participation.

The show 'ends' on the ridiculously catchy "Glitterball", a summer banger if ever was one and Henderson departs the stage with the audience questioning if she will return and of course... she does. She performs her rendition of the Cher classic "Believe". If you hadn't heard it now... she slows down the tempo and manages to turn an incredible song even more incredible. The show ends on #1 hit single "Ghost" and the show ends.

Henderson is an act to watch out for. As her career progresses, you can see how a star is forming. At the moment, the voice is very much there but the only thing that is lacking is the performativity but I have no doubt that it is coming, and with that voice 95% of the work is already there.

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