Ruti Olajugbagbe (born 20 September 1999) is an English singer-songwriter. After winning the seventh series of The Voice UK, she released her debut EP Racing Cars in 2019.[1]
Ruti Olajugbagbe | |
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| Born | (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 23) Thurrock, England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Labels | Polydor (2018–2019) PMR Records (2021) |
In 2018, Olajugbagbe auditioned for The Voice UK, and joined Sir Tom Jones's team.[2] After winning the series, her winner's single "Dreams", a cover of The Cranberries song, reached number 1 on the UK iTunes Store, and debuted at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
| Performed | Song | Original artist | Result |
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| Blind Audition | "Budapest" | George Ezra | Joined team Tom by default |
| Battle Rounds | "Dog Days Are Over" (against Saskia Eng) | Florence and the Machine | Won advanced to the knockouts |
| Knockout rounds | "Dreams" | The Cranberries | Saved by Coach |
| Semi-final | "Waiting for a Star to Fall" | Boy Meets Girl | Safe |
| Live final | "If You're Not the One" | Daniel Bedingfield | Winner |
| "What a Wonderful World" (with Tom Jones) | Louis Armstrong | ||
| "Dreams" | The Cranberries |
On 5 April 2019, Olajugbagbe released her debut extended play, Racing Cars, through Polydor.[4] She returned to the final of the eighth series of The Voice to perform the lead single, "Racing Cars".[5] Following the release of the EP, Olajugbagbe announced that she had been dropped from Polydor.
In September 2021, Olajugbagbe said that she had signed a Publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing. Two months later in November 2021, Olajugbagbe also announced on her Instagram Page that she had signed a new record deal with PMR Records, part of the Universal Music Group.
| Title | Details |
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| Racing Cars |
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| All at Once |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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SCO [6] | |||
| "Dreams" | 2018 | 14 | 2 | Non-album single |
| "Racing Cars" | 2019 | 49 | 5 | Racing Cars |
| "Closer to You" | 2020 | — | — | All at Once |
| "My Sunrise" | 2021 | — | — | |
| "Stand Tall" (with DJ Zinc & DRS) |
— | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Safe & Sound" | 2022 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| "Lovely Day" (Billy Ocean & the Young Voices Choir featuring YolanDa Brown & Ruti) |
2021 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "You Move Backwards" (Bad Sounds featuring Ruti) |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||
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