Ruti Olajugbagbe

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.

Career 2018: The Voice UK In 2018, Olajugbagbe auditioned for The Voice UK, and joined Sir Tom Jones's team. 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.

Performances 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 CoachSemi-final "Waiting for a Star to Fall" Boy Meets Girl SafeLive final "If You're Not the One" Daniel Bedingfield Winner "What a Wonderful World" (with Tom Jones) Louis Armstrong "Dreams" The Cranberries

2019: Racing Cars On 5 April 2019, Olajugbagbe released their debut extended play, Racing Cars, through Polydor. They returned to the final of the eighth series of The Voice to perform the lead single, "Racing Cars". Following the release of the EP, Olajugbagbe announced that they had been dropped from Polydor.

2021: New Record Deal 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.

Personal Life Olajugbagbe is non-binary.

Discography Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected detailsTitleDetailsRacing Cars Released: 5 April 2019 Label: Polydor Format: Digital downloadAll at Once Released: 9 April 2021 Label: Ruti Sounds Format: Digital downloadMixTea_MilkTape! Released: 9 June 2023 Label: PMR Records Format: Digital downloadLungs Released: 24 May 2024 Label: PMR Records Format: Digital downloadMaybe I Got it Wrong Released: 7 November 2025 Label: Big Family Music Format: Digital download

Singles As solo artist + List of singles, with selected details and chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK "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) — — "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" — — "Break My Own Heart" — — "Maybe I Got It Wrong" 2025 — —Maybe I Got It Wrong "If I Could Choose It Would Be You" — — "See Through" — — "I'll Be Your Friend" 2026 — — "Flowers" — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist + List of singles, with selected details and chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK "Lovely Day"(Billy Ocean & the Young Voices Choir featuring YolanDa Brown & Ruti) 2021 — "You Move Backwards"(Bad Sounds featuring Ruti) — "Train"(Show Dem Camp featuring The Cavemen., Ruti and Nsikak David) 2024 — No Love in Lagos "Shaken to My Soul"(Girls of the Internet featuring Ruti) — When I Was Lost, I Found Myself "When You Start"(Khushi featuring Ruti) 2025 — Love Songs & Other Lies "Oratores"(Vladimir Cauchemar and Apashe featuring Ruti) — Oratores, Bellatores, Laboratores "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.