Nadeem: I did drugs everyday

THE VOICE hopeful Nadeem Leigh says his life spiralled out of control as he battled serious drugs and booze addiction from his mid teens.

The reformed addict admits he was lucky to survive getting drunk and high on drugs including cannabis and cocaine EVERY DAY after he began to experiment at the age of 15.

His personal life hit a new low when he was 19 after his mum Deborah died suddenly when she suffered a stroke.

Nadeem, who wowed the shows judges on Saturday despite previously auditioning unsuccessfully for X Factor, said: I turned to drugs and alcohol early on in my life, I was 15. There wasnt a day that I look back and I was sober.

My mum dying when I was 19 was a major factor in my addiction.

It was a massive shock she was only 37 years old.

I felt very lost. My relationship with my mum was a very strong one, she raised me on my own. When she died I felt completely abandoned.

My dad left when I was two. I saw him on and off until I was 14 but he has never been a part of my life.

The singer, who for many years battled daily suicidal thoughts, added: My life was so troublesome drugs and alcohol were the way I coped with things day-to-day. I was very fortunate not to get into hard drugs such as heroin I sort of dabbled with those kinds of drugs, but I was lucky to not go down that road.

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