Mo Adeniran, 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 Sundaynight’s live final,” according to
Dailmail UK.
Flabbergasted as the result was announced, Adeniran looked on in
shock whilst his mentor, singer and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson
immediately burst into tears of happiness. Adeniran who worked night shifts at a hotel prior to the show,
came to the show with his best friend, Max Vickers, who made it through to the
semi-finals.
He beat other contestants with his rendition of Iron Sky which
had the judges turning their chairs. His victory left him in shock while his mentor,
Hudson, burst into tears of joy. Adeniran who scooped the title with winning performances of
Paolo Nutini’s Iron Sky and Unsteady by X Ambassador looked stunned as host
Emma Willis announced his name.
He thanked his mentor, Hudson, for her support. “An amazing
thank you to the most phenomenal person I have ever met, thank you Jennifer,”
he said.
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.
The star was then placed back into social services and his
turbulent family life led him to go off the rails as a teen.
This came to a head when Mo lost his close pal in 2015 after he
died from a drug overdose. Mike Carter, who was one of Mo’s band mates, battled with an
addiction to painkillers which he was taking for chronic back pain.
Tragically, Mo suffered another personal loss when his friends
from the band Viola Beach died in a car crash last year. The band were to play at a tribute concert for Mike before the
accident Sweden which killed Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe, and Jack
Dakin.
Adeniran was congratulated by his fellow contestants, Jamie
Miller and duo, Into The Arkas as confetti fell on the stage.
His mentor, Hudson who could not control her tears, tweeted her
delight at his win.
She wrote: “Now that I’m kinda done crying ….OMG!!!!!! CONGRATS
@imjustcalledmo #Teamjhud #TheVoiceUk”.
He is now headed to the studio to record his winner’s EP.
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