It was clear at a very young age that Ruut had something special — all she needed was to be in front of the keys.
"I've never forgotten the experience of writing my first song, I just winged it. The minister of our church was over one afternoon and my mom asked if he wanted to hear it. So I sang it for him, and when I was done, I looked over and he was crying," Ruut explained.
She was just eight years old at the time.
