Ella Henderson was one of the best performers featured on tonight’s X Factor show.

The quirky singer shone when she first auditioned for the panel and at the last day of bootcamp, after sailing through the initial rounds, she told producers:

“Today instead of just doing a song that I’d normally just go for and be like ‘yeh I can do that’ I wanted to challenge myself a bit more and pick a song that was completely out of the box and out of my comfort zone. I keep going through it in my head and trying to put my twist on it because so different from what I’d normally do. I really hope they like it.”

The stunning singer gave a fabulous rendition of ‘Believe’ for the panel and was rewarded with a standing ovation from the crowd upon her conclusion. Nicole Scherzinger broke down in tears as she sang and afterwards Gary Barlow said:

“I’ve got to say, when I read you were going to sing that song, if I was going to have a top five of the most annoying songs of all time, that would come fairly close to the top for me, but today I would play lots of money to hear that version of the song again. That was amazing, well done.”
Ella leaves stage

“All of a sudden those lyrics meant something completely different.”

Nicole added:

“You can’t judge that you just have to be honoured.”

As Ella left the stage Louis Walsh said:

“She’s only 16!”

Nicole added:

“We can’t touch her, we just have to be in awe of her. I’m done.”

Do you think Ella’s performance was good enough to win her a place in the next round? Leave your comments below…

Meanwhile, as we prepare for the judges houses episodes of the show to air next weekend, Unreality TV have put together out predictions for his year’s X Factor final 12. Have a look and tell us if you agree!