Who is Mo Adeniran AKA Mo Jamil? The Voice 2017 winner coached to victory by Jennifer Hudson
MO ADENIRAN lit up The Voice 2017, taking overall victory after a string of superb performances.
But what is the former hotel worker's background, how did he make it all the way on the ITV show and what's he been up to since as he embarks on a music career as Mo Jamil? Here's what you need to know.
Who is Mo Adeniran?
Mo worked night shifts in a hotel before joining The Voice and getting the chance to make his mark as an artist.
The 22-year-old singer from Warrington, Cheshire, battled to find his voice following a secret double tragedy that he hid from The Voice cameras.
According to the Mirror, Mo overcome the odds to appear on the show after he suffering the heartbreak of losing one of his closest friends.
He came to The Voice with best friend Max Vickers, who made it through to the semis, after producers scouted him out for the show.
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 bandmates, 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 in 2016.
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.
Aside from that personal tragedy, Mo says working in a hotel has "scarred him" for life.
That's because he was once asked to deliver room service to a man who had tied his wife up in a kinky sex game.
He also had to deal with prostitutes and send them to the correct rooms.
What was Mo Adeniran's journey on The Voice?
The 22-year-old won his place in the Jennifer Hudson's team after battling against Diamond in the sing-offs.
Jennifer decided to keep Mo after he impressed with his version of "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke.
Mo sang Iron Sky by Paolo Nutini in his first audition, getting all four judges to turn around and despite pleas from the others, Mo opted for Jennifer as his mentor.
In the Knockout show Mo was saved by the public and in the quarter-final Jennifer chose Mo to got through to next week.
During the semi-final round Mo was chosen by the public to go through to the FINAL.
What happened to Mo Adeniran during the final?
In the first final show he battled it out against Into the Ark, Jamie and Michelle to win one of the last three places in Sunday's grand final.
At this stage in the competition judges Sir Tom Jones and newbies Gavin Rossdale and Jennifer Hudson, veteran judge Will.i.am have lost their power.
Having made it through to the very last show Mo, Jamie and Into the Ark each performed again to win the public vote. After Jamie was eliminated it was down to the final showdown between Mo and Into the Ark before Mo eventually claimed victory.
"I feel that now my song writing’s at a very good level. When I write I like to write from my own experiences, not matter how uncomfortable it might be for someone else."
He released Globetrotter as a digital download under the performer name Mo Jamil in April 2017, although it largely flew under the radar.
Mo's single "Unsteady" failed to make much of an impression in the UK but had modest success in Japan.