Mo Adeniran, a 21 year old Nigerian singer, has emerged the winner of the 2017 edition of The Voice, United Kingdom. “After months of stellar performances, battle rounds and public votes, Mo Adeniran was crowned the winner of The Voice UK during Sunday night’s live final,”

Adeniran’s stirring performance of “Unsteady” had Hudson struggling to contain her emotions. Blinking back tears, she told him: “Mo, we feel your heart. He won praise from all the coaches, with Gavin Rossdale gushing: “You have the voice of a generation.” Adeniran was adopted into a family at the age of three – only to be taken away again at the age of eight after it was discovered his adoptive mother was abusive.

Mo currently works night shifts in a hotel but is determined to make his mark as an artist. The 21-year-old Nigerian singer battled to find his voice following a secret double tragedy that he hid from The Voice cameras