July 5, 2026

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Nigerian-Born Teen Wins The Voice UK 2017

Nigerian-born Mo Adeniran has emerged the winner of the 2017 edition of The Voice UK.

The 21-year-old who currently works night shifts at a hotel, came to the show with his best friend, Max Vickers, who made it through to the semi-finals.

Adeniran was raised in a foster home and lost another of his friend to drug overdose.

His road to glory began, when he got into Jennifer Hudsonโ€™s team, after battling Diamond in the sing-offs, with his rendition of A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke.

In the quarter-final, Jennifer chose Mo to got through, while the public voted for him at the semi-final stage to qualify for the final.

On Saturday night, Adeniran came up against Into the Ark, Jamie and Michelle for the last three places in Sundayโ€™s grand final.

Mo, Jamie and Into The Ark made it into the last three, where the public again voted for Mo to win the competition.