Blessing Offor is a Nigerian-born American Christian pop and gospel singer, songwriter, and composer.

Early life and career

Blessing Offor was born blind in one eye and with limited vision in the other due to congenital glaucoma. He and his uncle migrated to Connecticut at 6 years old in order to treat the glaucoma and preserve his remaining eyesight. When he was 10, he went completely blind due to an accident. He started composing music on piano and learned to play songs from

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and Sam Cook, his musical influences. He carried on with his career as a gospel musician despite his situation. He moved to

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to pursue music more. He then played at bars on his young adult years before competing on '' The Voice'' during its seventh season in 2014, where he joined team

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and later

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, before getting eliminated in the show's third round. He regularly performs at the Kennedy Center to help spread awareness about artists with disabilities. He then released "Brighter Days" along with an album named after it in 2022. The song reached 17 on the Billboard Top 20 at the time. In the year 2023, he created a single with fellow Christian singer, TobyMac called "The Goodness", and also released a solo single called "My Tribe" which peaked at number 2 on Billboard Christian AirPlay for seven weeks. "My Tribe" pays tribute to his sister, Mercy, who died December 29, 2022. The song also pays tribute to his home country, Nigeria. Later that year, his song "Believe" reached number 23, on Christian Top 40. In November 2023, "Believe" was nominated for the Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. Offor also received a nomination for the Best Contemporary Christian Music Album with his album, ''My Tribe''.

Awards and nominations

GMA Dove Awards

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References

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