Rita Sahatçiu Ora born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990 is a British singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence in February 2012 when she featured on DJ Fresh’s single, “Hot Right Now”, which reached number one in the UK. Her debut studio album, Ora, released in August 2012, debuted at number one in the United Kingdom. The album contained the UK number-one singles, “R.I.P.” and “How We Do (Party)”. Ora was the artist with the most number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart in 2012, with three singles reaching the top position.
Rita Ora Facts
Born: Rita Sahatçiu26 November 1990 (age 33)Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia (modern-day Kosovo
Citizenship:Kosovo, United Kingdom
Occupations:Singersongwriteractress
Years active: 2008–present
Works : Discography
Spouse : Taika Waititi
Relatives :Besim Sahatçiu (grandfather),Musical career
Genres:Pop electropop
Labels: Rock Nation Atlantic BMG
Rita Ora Early life
Rita Ora was born on 26 November 1990 in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia (modern-day Kosovo), to Albanian parents. Her mother, Vera (née Bajraktari), is a psychiatrist and her father, Besnik Sahatçiu, is a pub owner, having previously studied economics. Rita Ora has an older sister, Elena, and a younger brother, Don. She was born as Rita Sahatçiu (surname derived from the Turkish word saatçi, which means “watchmaker”), but her parents later added Ora (ora means “time” in Albanian) to the family surname so it could be easily pronounced.
Rita Ora Her family left Kosovo for political reasons, due to persecution of Albanians initiated with the disintegration of Yugoslavia They Rita Ora relocated to London, England in 1991, when Ora was a baby.She grew up in Notting Hill, in West London, and attended a performing arts school, Sylvia Young
Rita Ora Music career
Ora began performing at open mic sessions around London and, occasionally, in her father’s pub.In 2008, she auditioned for Eurovision: Your Country Needs You on BBC One to be the British contestant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 and qualified, but later withdrew from the competition after a few episodes as she “did not feel ready” and thought “that challenge wasn’t for her.” Her manager, Sarah Stennett (who also worked with Ellie Goulding, Jessie J and Conor Maynard), later told HitQuarters that she reassured Ora that performing in Eurovision would hinder, rather than help her chances to make it as a solo artist.
Rita Ora Shortly after, Ora’s management got in touch with the American label, Roc Nation, and told them about her. Ora signed a recording deal and a publishing deal with Roc Nation in December 2008, and was one of their first signees.She made a cameo appearance in Jay Z’s video for “Young Forever” (2009). After being signed, Ora recorded an album and wanted to release it, but her label advised against it and she started to work on other material for her debut album.
2012–2013: Breakthrough and Ora
Ora in Pristina, Kosovo during the filming of the “Shine Ya Light” music video in September 2012
Rita Ora Throughout 2011, Ora released covers and videos about working on her debut album on YouTube The videos caught the attention of DJ Fresh, who at that time was looking for a female vocalist for his song, “Hot Right Now”. Ora featured on the single that was released on 12 February 2012, debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart. Rita Ora During February 2012, Ora was also the opening act at the UK concerts from Drake’s Club Paradise Tour.
Rita Ora The first UK single from her debut album, “R.I.P.” (featuring Tinie Tempah), was released on 6 May 2012. Produced by Chase & Status, the song debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart, becoming her first solo UK number one. On 12 August, “How We Do (Party)” was released as a single, and it reached number one in the UK and Ireland. It was Ora’s second UK number one as a solo artist, and third overall in 2012.
Rita Ora Whilst supporting Coldplay on their Mylo Xyloto Tour, she later announced that her debut album would be titled Ora The album was released on 27 August 2012 in Europe and Oceania, and debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart. Ora was nominated for Best New Artist, Push Artist and Best UK/Ireland Act at the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards. In September 2012, it was announced that Ora would be the opening act on the UK concerts from Usher’s Euphoria Tour set to start in January 2013. Howeve , Rita Ora the tour was postponed due to Usher’s “professional and personal commitments.”
“Shine Ya Light”, released on 4 November, became Ora’s fourth consecutive UK top ten single in 2012, peaking at number ten.] On 28 November 2012, Ora performed as a special guest at the concert held in Tirana, Albania for the 100th Anniversary of the Independence of Albania.n January 2013, Ora embarked on her first UK tour, Radioactive Tour, to support her debut album. She was nominated for three awards at the 2013 Brit Awards, including the Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act.
Rita Ora In January 2013, Ora revealed that her second album would be clearer and have more direction than the first one.On 26 February 2013, she revealed to Digital Spy that her second album shows a different angle to a “party girl.” On 24 May 2013, Ora was the headline act on In New Music We Trust stage at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend. On 28 June 2013, she performed on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.
Rita Ora Ora performing at MTV Presents Gibraltar Calling (2018)
Rita Ora On 26 May 2017, Ora released her first solo single in almost two years, titled “Your Song”, which peaked at number seven in the UK. The song served as the lead single from Ora’s second studio album, after previous attempts at her second record were lost in her lawsuit against her former label, Roc Nation. The second single, “Anywhere”, became her eleventh top ten song in the UK, Rita Ora peaking at number two. In January 2018, Ora released the song “For You” (with Liam Payne), from the soundtrack of the film Fifty Shades Freed.
On 18 September 2018, Ora revealed the title of her second studio album, Phoenix, and its release date, 23 November. On 21 September, she released the album’s fourth single, “Let You Love Me”.The song reached number four in the UK, marking Ora’s 13th top-ten song, thus breaking a 30-year-old record for most top ten songs by a British female solo artist (previously jointly held by Shirley Bassey and Petula Clark).29 October, she announced tour dates for the album in Europe, Asia and Oceania from 1 March until 29 May
Rita Ora Philanthropy
Rita Ora On 15 November 2014, Ora joined the charity group Band Aid 30 to record a version of the track, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, to raise money for the 2014 Ebola crisis in West Africa. On 9 March 2016, she gave a speech on immigration and the Syrian refugee crisis at the We Day UK event in London, organised by Free the Children. Rita Ora In April 2019, she became one of UNICEF UK’s ambassadors.
Rita Ora Personal life
Ora’s mother is Catholic and her father is a nominal Muslim.She considers herself spiritual but not religious.
Rita Ora Her maternal grandfather, Osman Bajraktari, was the Albanian consul to Russia (then part of the Soviet Union). Ora’s paternal grandfather, Besim Sahatçiu, was a film and theatre director. She speaks Albanian.
In November 2020, Ora broke theRita Ora COVID-19 restrictions by having her birthday party at a West London restaurant during a period of national lockdown. Ora had recently returned from Egypt and was supposed to be isolating for 14 days as a result. According to the police, Ora’s security offered to pay the venue £5,000 to break guidelines and asked for CCTV cameras to be switched off.The restaurant’s representative denied that such payment was made. Rita Ora apologised for the breach and was fined £10,000
Rita Ora Film
- 2004 Spivs Rosanna
- 2013 Fast & Furious 6 Race Caller[148] Uncredited
- 2015 Fifty Shades of Grey Mia Grey
- Southpaw Maria Escobar
- 2017 Fifty Shades Darker Mia Grey
- 2018 Fifty Shades Freed
- 2019 Pokémon Detective Pikachu Dr. Ann Laurent[149]
- 2021 Twist Dodger[150]
- 2023 Wonderwell Yana
- TBA Descendants: The Rise of Red Queen of Hearts
Rita Ora Awards and nominations
- MTV Millennial Awards 2019 Music – Ship of the Year “R.I.P.” (with Sofía Reyes and Anitta) Nominated
- MTV Video Music Awards 2018 Visual Effects “Lonely Together” (with Avicii) Nominated
- Dance Video Won
- Nickelodeon UK Kids’ Choice Awards 2013 Favourite UK Female Artist Herself Nominated
- Popjustice £20 Music Prize 2018 Best British Pop Single “Anywhere” Won
- 2019 “Ritual” Nominated
- Premios Juventud 2019 Best Choreography “R.I.P” (with Sofía Reyes and Anitta) Nominated
- Premios Lo Nuestro 2020 Crossover Collaboration of the Year “R.I.P” (with Sofía Reyes and Anitta) Nominated
- Video of the Year Nominated
- QQ Music Awards 2016 Best International Female Artist Herself Woz.