Femi santiago biography sampler

The fifth of The Voice 2014's blind auditions shows brought with it another batch of potential stars - among them Londoner Femi Santiago.

The 27-year-old employment officer revealed on Saturday night's show that he had had a rough ride in recent years, even finding himself homeless at the age of 19 - and admitted that at one point he considered taking his own life.

"Being on the streets is like being in a place where you don't exist," he explained.

"It was the most difficult thing I have ever faced in my life.

I was either going to end my life at that point, or do something about it. I chose to do something about it."

And Femi - who is now married with an eight-month-old son - took his first step on the road to potential singing stardom when he wowed the coaches with his version of Stevie Wonder's Ma Cherie Amour, winning a place on will.i.am's team.

Although the rapper was the only coach to turn round for the si