Ruti Olajugbagbe (born 20 September 1999) is an English singer-songwriter. After winning the seventh series of ''

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'', she released her debut EP ''Racing Cars'' in 2019.

Career

2018: ''The Voice UK''

In 2018, Olajugbagbe auditioned for ''

'', and joined

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's team. After winning the series, her winner's single "

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", a cover of

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song, reached number 1 on the UK iTunes Store, and debuted at number 14 on the

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Performances

2019: ''Racing Cars''

On 5 April 2019, Olajugbagbe released her debut extended play, ''Racing Cars'', through

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. She 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 she had been dropped from Polydor.

2021: ''New Record Deal''

In September 2021, Olajugbagbe said that she had signed a Publishing deal with

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. Two months later in November 2021, Olajugbagbe also announced on her Instagram Page that she had signed a new record deal with

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, part of the

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Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As solo artist

As featured artist

References

1999 births Living people 21st-century Black British male singers English pop singers Nigerian emigrants to the United Kingdom The Voice (franchise) winners The Voice UK contestants Feminist musicians {{england-singer-stub