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

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'', 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

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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

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. Following this, Jamil was dropped from

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

References

21st-century Black British male singers English pop singers English soul singers Musicians from Cheshire 1996 births Living people The Voice (franchise) winners The Voice UK contestants English people of Yoruba descent English people of Nigerian descent Yoruba musicians {{UK-singer-stub