Chart topping former X Factor star Ella Henderson has signed a global publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
This new long-term agreement follows in the footsteps of her chart topping debut single Ghost and ahead of her forthcoming debut album Chapter One.
Co-written by Ella, Ghost became one of the fastest-selling singles of 2014 in the UK with 132,000 copies sold in its first week of release. The single went straight to the top of the chart, where it stayed for two consecutive weeks.
Ella Henderson said: ‘When I auditioned for The X Factor it was because I could sing an original song and I hoped it might get me a foot in the door. I've always said that all I want my music to be is real, raw and honest and that has to come from me.
‘I'm so happy to have been given the freedom and creative control to write my debut album, working alongside other writers and producers I have looked up to and admire. I am so happy to sign my publishing deal with Sony/ATV and am excited for what's to come! To be able to call this my job is a dream come true!’
Her next single Glow will be released on October 5 and will be followed a week later by her first album Chapter One.
Songwriting collaborators on the LP include Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds (Beyonce, Madonna, Pink, Whitney Houston), Camille Purcell (Jessie J, Little Mix, The Saturdays) and Salaam Remi (Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse, Nas).
This new long-term agreement follows in the footsteps of her chart topping debut single Ghost and ahead of her forthcoming debut album Chapter One.
Co-written by Ella, Ghost became one of the fastest-selling singles of 2014 in the UK with 132,000 copies sold in its first week of release. The single went straight to the top of the chart, where it stayed for two consecutive weeks.
Ella Henderson said: ‘When I auditioned for The X Factor it was because I could sing an original song and I hoped it might get me a foot in the door. I've always said that all I want my music to be is real, raw and honest and that has to come from me.
‘I'm so happy to have been given the freedom and creative control to write my debut album, working alongside other writers and producers I have looked up to and admire. I am so happy to sign my publishing deal with Sony/ATV and am excited for what's to come! To be able to call this my job is a dream come true!’
Her next single Glow will be released on October 5 and will be followed a week later by her first album Chapter One.
Songwriting collaborators on the LP include Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds (Beyonce, Madonna, Pink, Whitney Houston), Camille Purcell (Jessie J, Little Mix, The Saturdays) and Salaam Remi (Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse, Nas).
