Mo Jamil Adeniran (born 25 September 1995) is an English singer. He rose to fame after winning the sixth series of ''

The Voice UK ''The Voice UK'' is a British singing reality competition television series. Created by John de Mol and Roel van Velzen, it premiered on BBC One on 24 March 2012. Based on the original Dutch singing competition '' The Voice of Holland'', and ...

'', where he won a recording contract with

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. His debut album, titled ''Evolve'', charted at number 36 on the

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Early life

Before auditioning for ''The Voice UK'', Jamil was a hotel worker. He is from

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and is of Yoruba descent.

Career

2017: ''The Voice UK''

Adeniran auditioned for ''

'', and joined

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's team, after receiving a turn from each coach. He won his battle round against Diamond, and later went through to the live shows. He was automatically safe in the first two live shows, and was announced as the winner in the grand final on 2 April 2017.

Performances

2018–present: ''Evolve''

On 30 March 2018 Jamil released his debut studio album, ''Evolve''. The album peaked at 36 on the

. Following this, Jamil was dropped from

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

1995 births Living people 21st-century Black British male singers 21st-century British male singers English pop singers English soul singers The Voice (franchise) winners The Voice UK contestants English people of Yoruba descent English people of Nigerian descent Yoruba musicians {{UK-singer-stub Singers from Cheshire People from Warrington