Former 'X Factor' contestant Ella Henderson has given fans a taster of her upcoming debut album with the release of demo track 'Waiting'.
The 17-year-old posted a two-minute version of the new recording on SoundCloud, tweeting to fans: "I wrote this ballad during my first session back in the studios."
Ella describes the ballad as "relating back to my experiences of the past year – massive ups and huge downs" and also apologised for the cough that can be heard in the rough cut.
'Waiting' has the seal of approval from 'X Factor' winner James Arthur, who tweeted out a link to the song, writing: "My girl @Ella__Henderson #LOVE."
Ella was signed to Sony after her shock elimination from the talent show last year, which saw her finish sixth.
Teasing her debut album in an interview earlier this year, she said: "It's exciting as we're finding the 'Ella' sound. I think a lot of people expect me to come out with an album that is just going to have emotive ballads on there.
"I have written a lot of emotive songs that are quite deep. My album's going to be honest, truthful, but there is going to be an up tempo song, which is exciting. It's going to represent me and who I am, and let everybody know who I am as a person," she added.
Ella recently hit the headlines after her parents were arrested on suspicion of money laundering.