Blessing Offor (born September 5, 1989) 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 studi...