Ruti Olajugbagbe rose to fame as the winner of The Voice 2018. Hailing from Southend-on-Sea, prior to her participance in the talent show Ruti was a part-time caregiver and student at Youth Creation Performing Arts School in Stanford-le-Hope. In her spare time, she took part in both a harmony group and dance group. On entering the ITV television show The Voice in 2018, she won a spot on Tom Jones team with her performance of George Ezra's "Budapest.