# Singer wins The Voice UK after starting her career busking in Cardiff

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/singer-wins-the-voice-uk-after-starting-her-career-busking-in-cardiff/
- Published: 2026-11-01T11:46:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T12:40:18+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Entertainment (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8y56vp10075o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Music, UK, World

## Key points

- Cate McHugh won The Voice UK.
- The Cardiff busker receives £50,000 and a recording contract.
- Her win came in Sir Tom Jones’s final appearance as a coach.

## Summary

Cate McHugh, a singer from Llantwit Major who began busking in Cardiff as a teenager, has won The Voice UK. Her victory marks a major step in her career, which she continued to pursue after being diagnosed with a degenerative sight condition and registered blind.

The 31-year-old was coached by Sir Tom Jones, who hugged her after the result in his final appearance on the programme. McHugh wins £50,000 and a recording contract; her debut single, a cover of The Beatles’ “Blackbird”, has been released. She also performed “Take Me Home, Country Roads” with Jones in the final.

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