| Ruti Olajugbagbe | |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Thurrock, England |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Instruments: | Vocals |
| Years Active: | 2018–present |
| Label: | Polydor (2018–2019) PMR Records (2021 - Present) |
Ruti Olajugbagbe, known professionally as Ruti, (born 20 September 1999) is an English singer-songwriter. After winning the seventh series of The Voice UK, they released their debut EP Racing Cars in 2019.[1]
In 2018, Olajugbagbe auditioned for The Voice UK, and joined Sir Tom Jones's team.[2] After winning the series, their 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] They 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 they had been dropped from Polydor.
In September 2021, Olajugbagbe said that they had signed a Publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing. Two months later in November 2021, Olajugbagbe also announced on their Instagram Page that they had signed a new record deal with PMR Records, part of the Universal Music Group.
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| All at Once |
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| MixTea_MilkTape |
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| Lungs |
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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| UK | SCO [6] | ||||
| "Dreams" | 2018 | 14 | 2 | ||
| "Racing Cars" | 2019 | 49 | 5 | Racing Cars | |
| "Closer to You" | 2020 | — | — | All at Once | |
| "My Sunrise" | 2021 | — | — | ||
| "Stand Tall" (with DJ Zinc & DRS) | — | — | rowspan="2" | ||
| "Safe & Sound" | 2022 | — | — | ||
| "So Much More" | 2023 | — | — | MixTea_MilkTape | |
| "Luh Luh Love" | — | — | |||
| "Nothing's Easy" | — | — | |||
| "Bubblehouse Bounce (move as one)" | 2024 | — | — | Lungs | |
| "Don't Make a Sound" | — | — | |||
| "Lungs" | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| UK | ||||
| "Lovely Day" (Billy Ocean & the Young Voices Choir featuring YolanDa Brown & Ruti) | 2021 | — | rowspan="2" | |
| "You Move Backwards" (Bad Sounds featuring Ruti) | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||