The Voice’s star singer Mo Adeniran reveals he relied on music to get him through difficult childhood in foster care
The singer, who performed Paolo Nutini's hit Iron Sky on Saturday, added he felt privileged to have so many people care for him
THE Voice's in-demand contestant Mo Adeniran has revealed he used music as his outlet to understand his difficult upbringing in foster care - yet maintained he felt "blessed" to have a host of people caring for him during his childhood.
The aspiring chart star wowed the ITV singing show's judges on Saturday night's show, with his take on Paolo Nutini's hit Iron Sky.
His stonking rendition prompted Jennifer Hudson, Tom Jones, Will.i.am and newbie Gavin Rossdale to all turn their chairs, with Mo eventually selecting American Idol star Jennifer as his mentor.
On today's Lorraine show, he opened up on the sheer impact singing has had on his life and confessed: ";I have always had a love for music.
"When I was going through different experiences when I was younger if I didn't understand what was going on, the way I would interpret the feeling was through music."
In his typically humble attitude Mo, 21, said: "I feel very blessed for the life I have lived
"I had so many people in my life to look after me and care for me.
"They have given me a better advantage than a lot of people."
The Warrington lad told show host Lorraine Kelly he wasn't after a high profile or showbiz status from the talent show, which recently switched to ITV from rival broadcaster BBC.
He insisted: "It's not about success.
"It's about performance and enjoying the moment."
Yet music wasn't the only thing on Mo's mind during his audition.
He revealed he suffered a wardrobe malfunction just ahead of blasting out the pop hit and said: "I was going up the stairs and ripped a hole in the back of my jeans.
"I just completely stopped what I was doing."
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Mo, who was brought up in foster care in Warrington, lost his close pal in 2015 after he died from a drug overdose.
Mike Carter, who was one of Mo’s bandmates, battled with an addiction to painkillers which he was taking for chronic back pain.
Speaking to , Mike’s grandfather, Ronald, said: “Mo really encouraged him to go for it with the music and he tried to help Mike with his addiction to painkillers, as all his friends did.
“They were mates for about six years and used to play locally in pubs.
“Mike would have loved to have seen Mo on The Voice, he would have supported him 100 per cent.
“He’d be glad of Mo’s success – it couldn’t have happened to a nicer lad.”
Tragically, Mo suffered another personal loss when his friends from the band Viola Beach died in a car crash.
The band, also from Warrington, were to play at a tribute concert for Mike before the accident Sweden which killed Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe, and Jack Dakin.