Blessing Offor is an American soul singer who launched his career with an
appearance on the seventh season of The Voice, where he advanced as far as the
show's knockout round. A native of Nigeria, he grew up with five older siblings
and migrated to America at six years ago. Despite going blind at a young age —
the result of congenital glaucoma and an unfortunate injury to his retina during
childhood — he began playing piano at nine years old, performing a mix of pop,
jazz, and Motown covers before transitioning to his original compositions. He
later studied music at Belmont Unive...