18-year-old Nigerian Ruti Olajugbagbe has been crowned the winner of The Voice UK 2018. She was mentored by Sir Tom Jones, who described her as a “wonderful, magical” singer.
Her final battle came when she went up against Donel Mangena, Belle Voci and Lauren Bannon but the teen still stole the lead by coming out on top!
Her prize was a guaranteed record deal and her first single ‘Dreams’ has also been officially released.
All of the finalists sang a duet with their mentors during the show before the revelation of the two finalists: Ruti and Donel.
Donel had been the favourite and ‘one to watch’ throughout the series. Despite not winning the UK singing competition, his coach Will.i.am revealed that Prince Harry had invited him to perform at the Queen’s 92nd birthday celebrations this month. Not bad for a consolation prize!
