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Rita Sahatçiu Ora (d. Rita Sahatçiu, 26 Kasım 1990, Priştine, Kosova), Arnavut kökenli, İngiliz şarkıcı, söz yazarı ve oyuncu. 2012'de yayınlanan ilk albümü Ora, Birleşik Krallık'ta bir numaradan listelere giriş yaptı. Albümde Birleşik Krallık'ta liste birincisi olan "R.I.P." ve "How We Do (Party)" teklileri bulunmaktadır. DJ Fresh'in "Hot Right Now"undaki düetiyle zirveye ulaştıktan sonra, Ora art arda üç teklisi ile zirveye ulaşarak 2012 yılında Birleşik Krallık Tekliler Listesi'nde bir numara olan en fazla tekliye sahip sanatçı oldu.[2] 2013 töreninde üç Brit Ödülü'ne aday gösterildi.[3] İkinci albümünün ilk teklisi "I Will Never Let You Down", 2014 listelerine zirveden giriş yaparak Ora'nın Birleşik Krallık'taki dördüncü bir numarası oldu.[4] Ayrıca 2014'te, Iggy Azalea'nın teklisi "Black Widow"da düet yaptı ve ABD'de üçüncü sıraya ulaştı. 2015'te, Ora The Voice UK'un dördüncü sezonunda jüri koltuğunda yer aldı.

İçindekiler

1 İlk yılları
2 Müzik kariyeri

2.1 2007–10: Kariyer başlangıçları
2.2 2011–13: Atılım ve Ora
2.3 2013–günümüz: Yaklaşan ikinci stüdyo albümü

3 Diğer Girişimleri

3.1 Oyunculuk
3.2 Reklam

4 Sanatı

4.1 Etkilendikleri

5 Kişisel hayatı
6 Diskografi

6.1 Stüdyo Albümleri
6.2 Single

6.2.1 Düetler

7 Promosyon Amaçlı Şarkılar
8 Diğer Liste Şarkıları

8.1 Konuk olduğu projeler

9 Video klipler
10 Yer aldığı projeler
11 Ödüller ve adaylıklar
12 Kaynakça
13 Dış bağlantılar

İlk yılları

Ora, 1990'de Priştine, Kosova'da[a] Kosovalı Arnavut anne-babanın çocuğu olarak dünyaya geldi ve bir yaşındayken Birleşik Krallık'a taşındı. Batı Londra'da Portobello Road yakınlarında büyüdü,[5] and attended St Cuthbert with St Matthias CE Primary School in Earls Court, öğrenimine "St Cuthbert with St Matthias CE Earls Court" ilkokulunda başlamıştır. Ardından "Sylvia Young Tiyatro Okulundan" ve sonra da "St Charles Catholic Sixth Form Koleji"nden mezun olmuştur. Rita genç yaşta şarkı söylemeye başlamıştır.

Annesi Vera Sahatçiu bir psikiyatr, babası Besnik Sahatçiu ise bir pub sahibidir.[6] Ora'nın Elena adında bir ablası ve Don adında bir erkek kardeşi vardır. Adını dedesi Besim Sahatçiu'nun sevdiği film yıldızı Rita Hayworth'tan aldı.[7] Rita Sahatçiu [Arnavutçada saatçi] olarak doğdu, fakat babası daha sonra soyadına Ora'yı (Arnavutçada saat) ekletti, böylece kolayca telaffuz edilebilirdi.[1]

Müzik kariyeri
2007–10: Kariyer başlangıçları

Ora Londra civarındaki açık mikrofon oturumlarında ve bazen de babasının pub'ında sahne almaya başladı.[7] 2007'de, Ora Craig David'in "Awkward" adlı parçasında göründüğünde ilk müzik yayınına sahip oldu and then again in 2008 on "Where's Your Love", featuring Tinchy Stryder, for which she also appeared in the music video.[8][9] James Morrison'un albümü Songs for You, Truths for Me'nin iki şarkısında bek vokal olarak düet yaptı.[10]

2009 Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması'nda Birleşik Krallık adına yarışmak için BBC One'da yayınlanan Eurovision: Your Country Needs You'nun seçmelerine katıldı, fakat daha sonra kendisini hazır hissetmeyerek yarışmadan çekildi.[11][12] Menajeri Sarah Stennett (aynı zamanda Ellie Goulding, Jessie J ve Conor Maynard ile birlikte çalışan), daha sonra HitQuarters'e Ora'nın, başarıyı yakalamak için tek şansının bu olduğunu hissettiğini bu yüzden yarışmaya girdiğini anlattı.[13] Her withdrawal followed her first meeting with her manager when she was reassured that she had genuine potential to make it as a solo artist and that performing in Eurovision would hinder rather than help her chances.[13] Stennett, Amerikalı plak şirketi Rc Nation'dan Jay Brown ile temasa geçti ve ona Ora'dan söz etti. Brown Ora'dan New York'a uçmasını istedi, şirketin kurucusu olan Jay-Z ile tanıştı.[13][14] Aralık 2009'da Ora, ABD'ye vardıktan sonraki 48 saat içinde Roc Nation'la anlaşma imzaladı.[13] Aynı yıl, Jay-Z'nin "Young Forever" için olan videosunda bir kısa görüntüsü oldu.[15] 2010'da, Drake'nin "Over" klibinde göründü.[16] Anlaşmanın ardından, Ora bir albüm kaydetti ve bunu yayınlamak istedi, ancak şirketi buna karşı bir öneride bulundu ve çıkış albümü için başka bir içerik üzerine çalışmaya başladı.[7]

2011–13: Atılım ve Ora

2011 boyunca, Ora YouTube'da çeşitli cover'lar ve çıkış albümü üzerine yaptığı çalışmaları hakkında videolar yayınladı.[17] Videolar o sırada "Hot Right Now" şarkısı için kadın vokalist arayan DJ Fresh'in dikkatini çekti.[18] Ora 12 Şubat 2012'de yayınlanan tekliye eşlik etti ve Birleşik Krallık Tekliler Listesi'nde bir numaraya yerleşti.[19] Şubat 2012 boyunca, Drake'nin Club Paradise Turnesi dahilindeki Birleşik Krallık konserlerinin açılışında da yer aldı. Ora çıkış albümünde Ester Dean, will.i.am, Chase & Status, The-Dream ve Stargate ile çalıştı ve albümü tamamen bitirmesi iki yıl sürdü.[20][21]

Eylül 2012'deki "Shine Ya Light" klibinin çekimleri sırasında Kosova Piriştina'da.

Çıkış albümünden Birleşik Krallık'taki ilk teklisi "R.I.P." (Tinie Tempah ile düet), 6 Mayıs 2012'de yayınlandı.[22] Chase & Status tarafından yapılan şarkı Birleşik Krallık Tekli Listeleri'ne en üst sıradan giriş yaptı ve Ora'nın Birleşik Krallık'taki ilk solo bir numarası oldu.[23] 12 Ağustos 2012'de, "How We Do (Party)" yayınlandı ve Birleşik Krallık ve İrlanda'da bir numaraya ulaştı. Bu, Ora'nın Birleşik Krallık'taki solo sanatçı olarak ikinci ve toplamda ise üçüncü bir numarasıydı.[24] Şarkı Avustralya, Yeni Zelanda ve Japonya'da da ilk ona erişti.

Mylo Xyloto Turnesi'nde Coldplay'i desteklediği sırada, çıkış albümü adının Ora olacağını duyurdu.[25] It was released on 27 Ağustos 2012'de yayınlanan albüm Birleşik Krallık Albümler Listesi'ne birinci sıradan giriş yaptı.[2] Ora 2012 MTV Avrupa Müzik Ödülleri'nde En İyi BK/İrlanda Hareketi, En İyi Sanatçı ve Push Sanatçısı olarak aday gösterildi.[26] Eylül 2012'de, Usher'in Ocak 2013'te başlaması planlanan Euphoria Turnesi kapsamındaki Birleşik Krallık konserlerinin açılışında yer alacağı duyuruldu. Son anda, turne Usher'in "mesleki ve kişisel taahhütleri" yüzünden ertelendi.[27] 23 Ekim ile 30 Ekim 2012 arasında, Ora ilk turnesi olan Ora Turnesi'ne girişti, beş gün süren ABD turnesi MTV tarafından desteklendi.

"Shine Ya Light" 4 Kasım 2012'de yayınlandı ve onuncu sıraya yerleşerek Ora'nın Birleşik Krallık'taki art arda dördüncü ilk onda yer alan teklisi oldu.[28][29] 28 Kasım 2012'de, Ora Arnavutluk'un Bağımsızlığının 100. Yıl Dönümü için Tirana, Arnavutluk'ta düzenlenen konserde özel konuk olarak sahne aldı.[30] 11 Şubat 2013'te, Ora albümünün dördüncü ve sonuncu teklisi olan "Radioactive"yi yayınladı.[31] Ora çıkış albümünü desteklemek için 28 Ocak ile 13 Şubat 2013 arasından iki gün süren "Radioactive Turnesi"ne çıktı. 2013 BRIT Ödülleri'nde üç dalda aday gösterildi.[3]

2013–günümüz: Yaklaşan ikinci stüdyo albümü

2013'te Sepang, Malezya'da sahne alıyor

14 Ocak 2013'te, Ora ikinci albümünün daha açık ve ilkine göre daha fazla yönlü olacağını açıkladı.[32] 26 Şubat 2013'te, she revealed to Digital Spy'a ikinci albüm için Dev Hynes ile çalışıyor olduklarını ve kayıtın bir "parti kızı"nı farklı bir açıdan göstereceğini açıkladı.[33][34]

23 Mart 2013'te, Ora Princess Grace Foundation'ın yararına Monte Carlo'da Karl Lagerfeld tarafından düzenlenen etkinlik Le Bal de la Rose du Rocher'de özel konuk olarak sahne aldı.[35] 24 Mayıs 2013'te, Ora was the headline act on 1Xtra Arena/In New Music We Trust stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend.[36] On 28 June 2013, Ora performed on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.[37]

30 Ocak 2014'te, ikinci stüdyo albümünden ilk teklinin Calvin Harris tarafından yapılan "I Will Never Let You Down" olacağını duyurdu.[38][39] 18 Mayıs 2014'te, şarkı Birleşik Krallık Tekliler Listesi'ne bir numaradan giriş yaptı ve Ora'nın liste birincisi olan toplamda dördüncü, solo sanatçı olarak ise üçüncü teklisi olmuş oldu.[40]

Nisan 2014'te, Fuse'ye ikinci albümünde Diplo ve DJ Mustard ile düet yapacağını bunu yanı sıra Prince ile de birlikte çalışacağını açıkladı.[41] Ora, Iggy Azalea'nın The New Classic albümünden "Black Widow" adlı teklisinde ona eşlik etti.[42] Ağustos 2014'te, "Black Widow" Ora'nın Billboard Hot 100 listesinde ilk 10 arasında yer alan ilk şarkısı oldu.[43] 14 Aralık'ta, National Building Museum'da çekilen Christmas in Washington'un 2014 yayınında sahne aldı.[44] 22 Şubat 2015'te, 87. Akademi Ödülleri'nde Akademi ödülüne aday gösterilen "Grateful" şarkısını seslendirdi, şarkı Beyond the Lights filminde yer almıştı.[45]

Diğer Girişimleri
Oyunculuk

Ora 2004'te İngiliz filmi Spivs'de rol aldı.14 Aralık 2012'de Electronic Arts basına Rita Ora'nın The Sims 3:Seasons adlı video oyununda yer alacağını duyurdu.2013'te 90210adlı diziye ve Hızlı ve Öfkeli 6 filmine konuk oldu.Nisan 2014'te Koreli şarkıcı Hyuna ile Funny or Die programının "Girl, You Better Walk" bölümünde yer aldı.

Rita Grinin Elli Tonu kitabının filminde kitabın kahramanı Christian Grey'in kız kardeşi Mia'yı canlandırdı. Film çekimleri Aralık 2013'te başladı ve Şubat 2015'te gösterime girdi.

Reklam

2010'da  "Roc Nation + Skullcandy Aviator Headphones" reklamında ve Calvin Klein'ın "CK one Lifestyle" kampanyasından yer aldı. Superga'nın 2013 İlkbahar/Yaz koleksiyonun yüzü seçildi.2013 yazında Material Girl'ün yeni yüzü oldu.8 Eylül 2013'te DKNY'nın New York Moda Festivalinde podyuma çıktı. DKNY'nın Resort 2014 ve DKNY My NY parfümünün yüzü oldu.12 Eylül 2013'te Rimmel London Ora ile ruj ve oje üzerine bir çalışma yapacağını duyurdu. Ocak 2014'te Adidas 2014 Sonbahar/Kış koleksiyonu için Rita ile çalıştığını duyurdu. Marks&Spencer'ın 2014 İlkbahar/Yaz  "Leading Ladies" kampanyasının yüzlerinden biri oldu. Nisan 2014'te Roberto Cavalli ile Italian Fashion House kampanyasının reklamında rol almak için anlaşma imzaladı.

Sanatı
Etkilendikleri

Rita'nın en büyük idolü Gwen Stefani'dir,bir röportajında "Onu neden bu kadar çok sevdiğimi biliyor musunuz?Onunla ilgili her şeyini seviyorum" demiştir. Ayrıca Beyoncé'nin de kendi üzerinde büyük bir etkisi olduğunu ve bir danışman olduğunu söylüyor. Ayrıca onun gibi bir idole sahip olduğu için güçlü hissettiğini ve Beyoncé'nin albümü için ona tavsiyelerde bulunduğunu belirtiyor. Diğer etkilendiği kişiler;Aaliyah, India Arie, Christina Aguilera, Brandy, Monica, Madonna, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Celine Dion, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Vybz Kartel ve Sade'dir. Ora, oyunculuk kariyeri hakkında ona ilham veren kişinin Rita Hayworth olduğunu söylemiştir.

Modada etkilendikleri; Ora'nın moda konusunda stil ikonu Gwen Stefani'dir.Stefani'ye ek olarak Marilyn Monroe ve Daphne Guinness'in moda trendlerini, klasik ve nostaljik giyim tarzlarını da benimsemiştir.

Kişisel hayatı

2012'nin başlarında Rob Kardashian ile ilişkisi olduğu dedikoduları çıktı ama Temmuz 2012'de Rita bu dedikoduları yalanladı ve belirtti "Bu gerçek bir ilişki değil. O harika biri.Çok iyi arkadaşız." dedi

Rita One Direction grubundan Harry Styles ve BBC'nin sunucusu Nick Grimshaw ile iyi arkadaşlar.

Rita Ora Kosovalı Arnavut etnik köken ve Arnavutça ve İngilizce bilmektedir, Rita Ora'nın "Elena" isimli bir ablası ve "Don" isimli bir küçük erkek kardeşi vardır.

Diskografi
Stüdyo Albümleri

İsim Albüm detayları Listelerdeki Zirve Durumları Sertifikalar Satışlar
UK[46] IRE[47] UK (İskoçya)[48] CAN
[49] DEN
[50] AUS
[51] NL
[52] NZ
[53] SWI
[54] US
[55]
Ora[56]

Yayınlanma: 27 Ağustos 2012
Şirket: Roc Nation, Columbia
Format: CD, dijital indirme

1 2 1 — — — — — — — Yok Yok

Single

Teklilerin listesi,Liste durumları,Yayınlanma tarihi ve Albüm İsmi
İsim Yıl Listelerdeki Zirve Durumları Sertifikalar Albüm
UK
[57] AUS
[51] BEL
(FL)
[58] CAN
[49] DEN
[50] IRE
[53] NL
[52] NZ
[53] SWI
[54] US
[55]
"How We Do (Party)" 2012 1 9 — 68 — 1 — 5 — 62

ARIA: Platinum[59]
RIANZ: Gold[60]

Ora
"R.I.P."
(featuring Tinie Tempah) 1 — 44 — 26 11 89 28 46 —
"Radioactive" 2013 — — — — — — — — — —
"Facemelt" — — — — — — — — — —
"—" bu işaret şarkının listede olmadığını ya da o bölgede yayınlanmadığını gösterir.

Düetler

Teklilerin listesi,Liste durumları,Yayınlanma tarihi ve Albüm İsmi
İsim Yıl Listelerdeki Zirve Durumları Albüm
UK
[57] AUS
[51] AUT
[61] BEL
(FL)
[58] BEL
(WA)
[62] GER
[63] IRE
[53] NL
[52] SWI
[54]
"Hot Right Now"
(DJ Fresh featuring Rita Ora) 2012 1 46 24 11 73 28 17 22 39 Ora
"R.I.P."
(Tinie Tempah featuring Rita Ora) 2012 28 10 51 44 - 36 11 56 64 Ora

Promosyon Amaçlı Şarkılar

Teklilerin listesi,Liste durumları,Yayınlanma tarihi ve Albüm İsmi
İsim Yıl Albüm
"Roc the Life"[64] 2012 Ora

Diğer Liste Şarkıları

Teklilerin listesi,Liste durumları,Yayınlanma tarihi ve Albüm İsmi
İsim Yıl Listelerdeki Zirve Durumları Albüm
UK
[65]
"Better Than You"
(Conor Maynard featuring Rita Ora) 2012 105 Contrast
"Lay Down Your Weapons"
(K Koke featuring Rita Ora) 2013 18 I Ain't Perfect

Konuk olduğu projeler

Başlık Yıl Albüm Sanatçı
"Awkward" 2007 Trust Me Craig David

Video klipler

Başlık Yıl Yönetmenler
"Where's Your Love" 2008 Steve Kemsley
"Hot Right Now" 2011 Rohan BM
"R.I.P." 2012 Emil Nava
"How We Do (Party)" Marc Klasfeld
"Shine Ya Light" Emil Nava
"Radioactive" 2013
"Facemelt" Rankin
"I Will Never Let You Down" 2014 Francesco Carrozzini

Yer aldığı projeler

Film
Yıl Film Rol Notlar
2004 Spivs Rosanna İlk rol aldığı proje
2013 90210 Rita Ora [66] "Misery Loves Company" Bölümünde Konuk Oyuncu olarak oynadı.
2013 Hızlı ve Öfkeli 6 [67] Londra'da bir yarış ekibinin başkanın kızı
2015 Grinin Elli Tonu Mia Grey
Son Şans Maria Escobar

Ödüller ve adaylıklar

Yıl Ödülü veren organizasyon Kategori Aday gösterilen çalışma Sonuç
2012 MOBO Ödülleri[68] En İyi Çıkış Yapan Sanatçı Rita Ora Kazandı[69]
En İyi Kadın Sanatçı Adaylık
En İyi Albüm "Ora" Adaylık
En İyi Video "R.I.P." Adaylık
2012 MTV Avrupa Müzik Ödülleri 2012[70] En İyi Yeni Sanatçı Rita Ora Adaylık
En İyi Push Sanatçısı Adaylık
En İyi İngiliz ve İrlandalı Sanatçı Adaylık
2012 Urban Müzik Ödülleri[71] En İyi Yeni Oyuncu Rita Ora Adaylık
En İyi Kadın Sanatçısı Adaylık
Yılın Sanatçısı Kazandı[72]
En İyi Uluslararası Sanatçı Adaylık
En İyi Single "R.I.P." Adaylık
En İyi Albüm "Ora" Adaylık
En İyi Müzik Videosu "Hot Right Now" Adaylık
2013 BRIT Ödüller[73] Yılın İngiliz Single "R.I.P." Adaylık
"Hot Right Now" Adaylık
En iyi çıkış yapan İngiliz Sanatçı Rita Ora Adaylık
2013 Kids' Choice Ödülleri[74] Favori İngiltere Kadın Sanatçı Rita Ora Adaylık
2013 Glamour Yılın Kadını Ödülleri[75] İngiltere Solo Sanatçı Rita Ora Kazandı[76]
Pandora Breakthrough Adaylık
2013 BET Ödülleri[77] En İyi Uluslararası Sanatçısı: İngiltere Rita Ora Adaylık
2013 Dünya Müzik Ödülleri[78] Dünya'nın En İyi Kadın Sanatçı Rita Ora Adaylık
Dünyanın En İyi Canlı Performans Sanatçısı Adaylık
Dünyanın En İyi Şarkısı "R.I.P." Adaylık
2014 IMA Ödülleri 2014 [79] En iyi Arnavut sanatçı Rita Ora Adaylık

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Overview (3)

Born November 26, 1990 in Pristina, Serbia, Yugoslavia [now Serbia]
Birth Name Rita Sahatçiu Ora
Height 5' 6¼" (1,68 m)

Mini Bio (1)

Rita Ora is a British singer-songwriter. She was born Rita Sahatçiu Ora in 1990 in Pristina, Kosovo, to Vera (Bajraktari) and Besnik Sahatçiu. She is a granddaughter of director Besim Sahatçiu. At age one, her family decided to move to the United Kingdom. She grew up in West London and attended St Cuthbert with St Matthias CE Primary School in Earls Court, following which she graduated from Sylvia Young Theatre School and then St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College. She began singing from a young age.

In 2004, she appeared in the British film Spivs. She auditioned for Eurovision: Your Country Needs You on BBC One to be the British contestant for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest but later withdrew from the competition after a few episodes as she did not feel ready.

In 2007, Ora had her first music release when she appeared on Craig David's track entitled "Awkward" and then again in 2008 on "Where's Your Love" featuring Tinchy Stryder, for which she also appears in the music video. Ora began singing in bars in and around London, and in 2009 a A&R told Roc Nation about Ora, a few days after Ora flew out to New York and met Jay-Z. In 2009, Ora made a cameo on Jay-Z's video for "Young Forever" and "Over" by Drake. Ora caught the attention of Jay-Z and he quietly signed her to Roc Nation, in which she was featured in a commercial for Roc Nation + Skullcandy Aviator Headphones.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Driton Haxhiu

Family (2)

Parents Besnik Sahatçiu Ora
Vera Ora
Relatives Besim Sahatçiu (grandparent)
Elena Ora (sibling)
Don Ora (sibling)

Trivia (10)

(November 18, 2013) Rushed to the Miami hospital after she collapsed and was diagnosed and treated for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
Ranked #73 on Maxim's "Hot 100" of 2014 list.
Her father Besnik was a pub owner and she started her singing performances from the same pub.
Counts Gwen Stefani as a major influence in terms of demeanor, and her band No Doubt's "Don't Speak" (1996) as one of her favorite songs.
Her 2016 video for Tezenis, The Silk Code, is the title of a novel that won the Locus Award for Best First Science Fiction Novel of 1999.
She was seriously considered for the role of Iris West in Justice League (2017) before Kiersey Clemons was cast.
Friends with Kate Moss, and Ed Sheeran.
Maternal grandfather, Osman Bajraktari, was the Albanian consul to Russia, then part of the USSR.
She appears in the movie Harry Potter ve Azkaban Tutsağı (2004) in the background during the scene when Harry, Ron and Hermione attend professor Trelawney's divination class. Her character can be seen wearing a Gryffindor tie. She is not credited anywhere for this small cameo.
One of the few people with a rating of gorgeous on Wikifeet.

Personal Quotes (170)

I never think too hard about a look. When you consider an outfit too much, that's when it goes wrong.
I walked into this industry blond with red lips, and I will leave this industry blond with red lips. Mark my words.
I really admire people who have long-distance relationships. It's an incredible achievement. I couldn't do it.
All I can do is take influences from where I was raised.
I'm most scared of failing, of disappointing people.
Women love an honest man.
Know yourself; keep your circle tight. Keep your friends and your work circle tight.
Every person has a signature. Just some people don't know it yet.
Clothes are fun. The designers have so much fun making them, you should have fun wearing them, too.
I have always liked the contrast between being blonde and having dark features.
I'm a massive fragrance fan - I think fragrance is part of someone's hygiene, and I'm a big believer in leaving an impression through scent.
Eyebrows are really important because they structure the face. In school it was funny because I was always the one walking around with tweezers plucking my girlfriends' eyebrows. I was really good; eyebrow tweezing runs in my family - my mother used to do mine, and I picked it up.
To me, it doesn't matter who you are or where you're from - if you're a good person and you got my back, I got yours.
I don't get jealous - I get suspicious.
I think I've always been fine on stage - though I get nervous beforehand. But once I'm on stage, all of that goes out of the window.
If I'm not working and getting my makeup done, that's my chance to do a hair mask and a face mask and my plucking and waxing and all of that.
I was signed at 18 and had to grow up quickly.
Before every show, I have to put perfume on. I know the crowd's not necessarily going to smell me, but when I smell good, I feel like I can dominate the room.
I have had young fascinations but never love.
I've always been into looking different.
Madonna, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe - they were myths of greatness.
I'm very private.
You can tell an honest artist from one who's just given all their songs.
The public's not stupid.
I don't know what flirting is, really. Sometimes in women, friendliness comes across as flirting. That is not what it is.
When it comes down to the music, it's just you and the microphone. It's not you and the record execs.
A New Yorker is anyone who has the guts to really live in the city.
For me, a fragrance is another way of leaving an impression on somebody.
I love eating at my dad's pub, the Queens Arms in Kilburn. It does a traditional Albanian spinach pie.
I literally touched down in Kosovo and the president, prime minister and mayor were waiting for me to get off the plane. Apparently that's unheard of. They don't wait for nobody.
Roc Nation is such an incredible, unique team, especially in the music industry. Everyone genuinely loves and cares about each other.
I don't feel like myself without the red lip. I feel like I'm taking a risk or something without it.
I admire Rihanna.
I don't know what it feels like not to have a great family support system - I was lucky to have that.
I don't really have that many judgements on things, or crazy statements that I feel like I have to put across.
It's nice to always make an effort when you get photographed.
I love the Scottish accent; it is very sexy.
Jessie J is a great, great girl. I'm a friend and have always been a fan of hers. I'm happy to see her doing her thing.
I'm not going to have a baby until I'm around 30-something.
I love masculine cuts with suits and chunky jewellery. My hair is so glam, it balances it out, and it's comfy!
I was always that girl who loved music and thought of music as an escape route.
'Roc The Life' is a song I wrote with The Dream, who made 'Umbrella,' 'Single Ladies' and loads more.
I'm scared of a lot of things.
I was always getting told off by my choir teacher for, you know, riffing when I shouldn't.
I'm very spontaneous. I go with my gut.
One day I will settle down, when I have achieved everything I wanted.
It's a terrible feeling being lonely.
Music expresses - you express yourself with music.
The best thing Jay-Z ever taught me was patience.
You can be forgotten very quickly. So I am aware that I need to stay current, keep connecting, and keep bringing things to the table... Otherwise, you can just disappear.
A music video is so different to doing a movie.
I dyed my hair blonde when I was 14. My mom was not happy. But I love being blonde.
I really have paid my dues. When I get to stay in fancy hotel suites these days, I remind myself of that.
I just want to be in a relationship.
I always remember smelling Chanel No. 5 at home - my mum used to literally pour it, and she rocked it.
I don't think I could do a reality show, no.
I love getting dressed up and glamorous for the red carpet. It makes me feel powerful and sexy!
I am committed to glamour.
I will always love red lips.
The first album I bought was the Spice Girls, ha ha.
Unfortunately, being a brand is really important nowadays.
I was in Boots buying contact lens solution, and my mobile went off. It was Jay-Z's partner at Roc Nation asking me what I was up to. He asked if I'd been to America, and I said, 'No.' Then he said, 'I'm putting you on a flight to New York tomorrow.'
To save your own hair, wigs are literally the way forward.
I just wanted to be an artist. I didn't care how or what; I just wanted to express my artistic integrity, and I wanted the world to have a vision of what I was seeing in my mind.
Beyonce is this massive star, but she's incredibly humble. But it's weird because even though I love her, she's my boss's wife.
Between sixteen and eighteen, I was singing anywhere I could, in bars or down at the pub.
Every girl, without fail, loves to look at a sexy picture of herself.
Chanel is my ultimate weakness.
Daphne Guinness was amazingly comfortable in her skin, and she has an amazing collection in fashion that I wish I could just touch.
Being a Mum is a big job.
American Apparel does great colourful basics that you can customise.
The music industry is very small.
When people come to my shows, they're like, 'I can't believe you can actually freaking sing!'
Anytime I go on Twitter, there's always the good but the bad as well.
I end up doing selfies 'cause I am so sad.
I feel like I'm a character already, as in, like, I love dressing up.
I have 20 wigs at home that I play with.
I got obsessed with makeup and makeup artists when I was young, with people like Kevyn Aucoin.
I get so nervous, I get belly pains before I go on stage.
I don't really remember much about Kosovo. I only remember growing up in London, where my parents had to basically start from scratch.
I don't vocalise things that don't deserve attention.
I don't ever use dancers, and when I do, it's literally, like, four break dancers.
I can't cook.
I don't want people to think that someone gives me something to wear, and I'll put it on.
Everyone wants a love song you can dance to.
Gwen Stefani's style and flow I just love. She is so cool to me!
Growing up in London was the best.
Fashion is this obsessive narrative that people don't understand but they can't stop looking at.
I am normally the manly-ish girl on the planet.
I love my pop music.
I love how music and fashion are so similar. We need each other.
I just love pretty things, whether it is art, a song or a pair of shoes.
I love how you can look different, and it changes your mood.
I like to call myself a 360-degree artist. I'm a musician, but I have other things I do, too.
I love the idea of being part of a campaign that captures the spirit of New York and the stories of women here, passionate about their dreams.
I never knew how small L.A. was until I started to work here.
I think it's a big deal to have a great soundtrack for a movie.
I mix my fragrances with body oils - I love body oils, so that's my little trick.
I speak fluent Kosovan.
I'm the weirdest person.
I'm just very good at pretending.
I'm a real goof-ball deep down. It's always been my thing to make people like me.
I'm a huge Bruce Springsteen and Duran Duran fan.
I'm basically just a normal girl from West London who speaks from her heart and who loves music.
I'm too busy for relationships.
I've loved music. It was my first everything, but fashion and clothes is just the next step.
If I could live in a cabaret, I would. If I could live in 'Moulin Rouge,' I would.
If you really want something, you'll make it work.
If I can help one person, why wouldn't I?
Kerastase and Bed Head have really good products.
It was my dad's idea to change my name from Sahatciu to Ora. He said it would be easier to pronounce.
It took me a while to understand that I do have a voice, and I can use it to help people.
Listen, sharing my life with people is just part of my daily routine.
My beauty icons - and this sounds cheesy - have a beauty that comes from inside.
I try to do one thing a day that makes me proud of myself.
I think music will thrive where it wants to.
I think people take the word 'feminist' really seriously, and I think people are scared to use that word.
I think that if you've got a great support system around you, and a great family, and a tight team around you, I think you don't get lost.
I used to wait in line for Jordans. That's how much of a freak I was.
I was completely shocked that Prince would even know my name.
I'd love to do a whole soundtrack to a movie.
I wouldn't want to do an average fashion line. I'd want it to be an amazing piece of art.
I watched 'Kill Bill,' like, three times.
I'd love to be the female Kanye. I think he's so cool and effortless.
Sometimes I see people writing the most ridiculous things about me.
People always ask me: 'Do you have black in you? Do you have Spanish in you?'
People like Prince don't have to care about anything, but they care because they want music for the future to be great.
Social media is so influential now.
One time I tried to use the bathroom in the dark, and I missed the toilet, and I fell on the floor.
My first tour sold out in Glasgow, and they were one of the loudest. I couldn't hear myself.
My mum and my dad are the sweetest couple.
My dad took on every job he could get. He worked like mad. But then, at some point, he had saved up enough to open his first pub.
Nothing comfortable is worth wearing to the Met Ball.
My childhood was great, my family was great. I wasn't in a mansion, but we made it work.
When I was a kid, I'd spray paint my hair, cut clothes up.
When I perform, I usually wear wigs because I love them.
Twitter... can ruin your life.
What I'll remember about New York is growing up really fast.
To me, British fashion has a story. It has history, and I feel it's very much about our culture.
The worst thing is when a guy just looks awkward. It's not attractive.
The album is never finished until it's on the shelves!
There are bigger queens of the selfie, but I'm up there.
Streetwear for me is what I was raised wearing in London, and my style influences growing up were always people who wore streetwear.
There was a point in school when I was, like, thirteen, that I didn't feel comfortable at all.
You have to come to terms with loving your body.
When you perform, you can convey emotions differently, and your look can reflect each of those emotions.
When your time comes, you need to grab it with both hands.
You always have to sacrifice something when you want to achieve something.
Women love an honest man. An honest man that isn't afraid to say, 'Men get hurt too.' And a lot of men don't admit that.
To me, I have my friends who I've known my whole life, and I can count them on one hand. They're people I went to school with, my mum's friends' daughters. You know?
When you're involved with someone for a while, and they decided to express their feelings to the public - that's not my personal way of therapy, but I guess everyone takes split-ups differently.
When I was younger, I did my first audition at 'Eurovision.' I was about 17. After my first audition, I blacked out; I was just like, 'I can't do this.' I'm not knocking it or anything - it's been around for years. I'm just very, very happy I made that decision myself. I think that's one of the best decisions I've ever made.
My dad wanted me to go down a more academic route. He is very much about sticking to the rule book and sticking to the blueprint of a successful career.
It was so much fun working with Rimmel. We're inspired by many of the same things: fashion, color, sounds, style, life in general, and London in particular.
Without my music, no doors would have opened, so I am forever grateful, and I am always going to be singing. But yeah, when the other doors open, why not walk through?
You know what a wifey means? It's like your other half. Like when you get married, like, that's your wife!
I'm really excited to be chosen as a VEVO LIFT artist. It's a great opportunity to reach millions more music fans with my sound and let them see the real Rita.
You have to take care of your body.
Conquering America for a U.K. artist is incredible because that's what everybody wants and dreams about. The accomplishment is dominating a market which you aren't familiar with.
You should communicate with your other one. Understanding what they are on about is pretty key.
I think the good thing about Macklemore is that he is very precise about what he gets involved in. As you can tell, he's very passionate about what he puts his name on, because he talks about things people don't usually talk about, and his concepts are very, very passionate.
I've been going to Bicester Village since I was young. My mum and dad really loved that place, and I always used to stock up on clothes. I love the fact that it supports great British designers.
I used to do ballet all the time, and I do this ballet workout: it is an amazing thing called Barrecore. It is like pulsing. It turns your legs into, like, jelly, and you feel like a Bambi; you lose so much control over your body because you're pulsing so much.
In this industry, all the heads of labels are men, but every artist has to prove themselves, regardless of their sex. I have always been very vocal about the women sticking together.
I'm like a dude. Jordans are my favorite. I wear them all the time for shows. I can get girly-girly when I want to, but I can't perform in heels. I would bust my face open on stage, and we don't want that.
Glamour's always special to me; they gave me one of my first U.K. covers, and I was so excited when I found out I got a cover for it, so, I always, always have a special place in my heart for 'Glamour.
I don't know how 'X Factor' works. I was only there as a guest judge for a day. But I watched 'The Voice' a lot; I respected how it came across on TV, and I love the freedom we get as coaches to do what we want.
A steamer is like an inhaler, so you can inhale this oil or frankincense or eucalyptus. Before I go onstage, I spend half an hour taking in that steam, and it saves my life!
Some people may look at you almost like a fantasy at times, you know; some people don't think you're real. Because people forget that celebrities are humans too, sometimes.
I have a few properties, some in the U.K., some in the States, some in Kosovo. It's a nice little empire - I'm trying to create something so my family can be all right.

Rita Sahatçiu Ora (born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer, songwriter and actress. 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.[4]

Ora's second studio album, Phoenix, was released in November 2018. The lead single, "Your Song", reached the UK top ten, and the subsequent singles, "Anywhere" and "Let You Love Me", reached the top five in the UK. "Let You Love Me" made Ora the first British female solo artist to have thirteen top ten songs in the United Kingdom.[5]

Contents

1 Early life
2 Music career

2.1 Career beginnings
2.2 Breakthrough and Ora
2.3 Split from Roc Nation and other projects
2.4 Phoenix
2.5 Upcoming third studio album

3 Other ventures

3.1 Acting
3.2 Endorsements
3.3 Design
3.4 Television
3.5 Philanthropy

4 Personal life
5 Discography
6 Tours
7 Filmography

7.1 Film
7.2 Television

8 Awards and nominations
9 References
10 External links

Early life

Ora was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia (modern-day Kosovo),[2] to Albanian parents. Her mother, Vera (née Bajraktari), is a psychiatrist and her father, Besnik Sahatçiu, is a pub owner, having previously studied economics.[6] Ora has an older sister, Elena, and a younger brother, Don. She was born as Rita Sahatçiu (pronounced [sahatˈtʃiu]; 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.[7]

Her family left Kosovo for political reasons, because of the persecution of Albanians initiated with the disintegration of Yugoslavia.[8] They relocated to London, England in 1991, when she was a baby.[6] She grew up in Notting Hill, in West London,[9] and attended a performing arts school, Sylvia Young Theatre School.[10]

Music career
Career beginnings

Ora began performing at open mic sessions around London and, occasionally, in her father's pub.[11] 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."[12][13] 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.[14]

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.[14][15][16] She made a cameo appearance in Jay Z's video for "Young Forever" (2009).[17] 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.[11]

Breakthrough and Ora

Ora in Pristina, Kosovo during the filming of the "Shine Ya Light" music video in September 2012

Throughout 2011, Ora released covers and videos about working on her debut album on YouTube.[18] The videos caught the attention of DJ Fresh, who at that time was looking for a female vocalist for his song, "Hot Right Now".[19] Ora featured on the single that was released on 12 February 2012, debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart.[20] During February 2012, Ora was also the opening act at the UK concerts from Drake's Club Paradise Tour.

The first UK single from her debut album, "R.I.P." (featuring Tinie Tempah), was released on 6 May 2012.[21] Produced by Chase & Status, the song debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart, becoming her first solo UK number one.[22] On 12 August 2012, "How We Do (Party)" was released, 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.[23]

Whilst supporting Coldplay on their Mylo Xyloto Tour, she later announced that her debut album would be titled Ora.[24] The album was released on 27 August 2012 in Europe and Oceania, and debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart.[4] Ora was nominated for Best New Artist, Push Artist and Best UK/Ireland Act at the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards.[25] 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. However, the tour was postponed due to Usher's "professional and personal commitments."[26] From 23 October through to 30 October 2012, Ora embarked on her first headlining tour, Ora Tour, a mini-concert US tour.

"Shine Ya Light", released on 4 November, became Ora's fourth consecutive UK top ten single in 2012, peaking at number ten.[27][28] 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.[29] Ora embarked on her first UK tour, "Radioactive Tour", in January 2013, to support her debut album. She was nominated for three awards at the 2013 Brit Awards, including the Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act.[30]

Split from Roc Nation and other projects

In January 2013, Ora revealed that her second album would be clearer and have more direction than the first one.[31] On 26 February 2013, she revealed to Digital Spy that her second album shows a different angle to a "party girl."[32][33] On 24 May 2013, Ora was the headline act on in New Music We Trust stage at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.[34] On 28 June 2013, she performed on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.[35]

In 2014, she had two top-five UK singles; the song "I Will Never Let You Down" which debuted at number one, and she featured on Iggy Azalea's "Black Widow" which peaked at number four in the UK, and the latter became Ora's first top ten song on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number three.[36][37][38] On 14 December 2014, Ora performed at the 2014 telecast of Christmas in Washington, filmed at the National Building Museum.[39] In January 2015, Ora featured on Charli XCX song, "Doing It", from her second studio album. On 22 February 2015, at the 87th Academy Awards, she performed the song "Grateful", which appears in the film Beyond the Lights.[40]

In December 2015, Ora filed a lawsuit against Roc Nation, seeking release from the label and citing that the contract she signed in 2008 is "unenforceable", due to California's "seven-year rule." The complaint stated that she's "only been permitted to release one album despite creating multiple additional records for release" and that her relationship with Roc Nation is "irrevocably damaged."[41][42][43] In January 2016, Roc Nation filed a counter-lawsuit against Ora for breaking her recording contract, in New York.[44] They reached a settlement in May 2016.[45]

In June 2016, it was reported that she signed a new record deal with Atlantic Records.[46] On 3 September 2016, she performed in a concert at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, in Rome, at the vigil for Mother Teresa's canonisation, alongside other Albanian artists, accompanied by the Kosovo Philharmonic Orchestra.[47][48]

Phoenix

Ora in an interview for MTV International (2018)

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.[49][50] 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, peaking at number two.[50] In January 2018, Ora released the song "For You" (with Liam Payne), from the soundtrack of the film Fifty Shades Freed.[51]

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".[52] 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).[5] On 29 October, she announced tour dates for the album in Europe, Asia and Oceania from 1 March until 29 May 2019.[53]

Upcoming third studio album

In April 2019, Ora released the song "Carry On" with Norwegian producer Kygo, as a standalone single for Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, a film in which she also briefly appears.[54] On 31 May, she released the song "Ritual", with Tiësto and Jonas Blue.

In September 2019, Ora confirmed to Marie Claire that she had begun working on her third studio album.[55] She provided further details regarding her upcoming third studio album with NME, stating that "people have been coming to studio sessions from all over the world. I've been working on this now for the past two years, on and off. I have plans for this third album to be something I've never done before."[56] On 12 February 2021, Ora released the EP Bang, with Kazakh producer Imanbek.[57]

In February 2022, Ora announced that she signed a record deal with BMG.[58]

Other ventures
Acting

An appearance in an episode of the British drama series, The Brief, was her first television role, at age 13. Shortly after, she appeared in the British film, Spivs (2004). In April 2014, Ora appeared alongside Korean popstar, Hyuna, in an episode of Funny or Die called "Girl, You Better Walk."[59] In 2015, she played Christian Grey's sister, Mia, in the film adaptation of the best-selling novel Fifty Shades of Grey, a role she later reprised in the film's two sequels.[60][61][3] Ora originally approached the production hoping to contribute to the film's soundtrack and instead was asked to audition for the role of Mia Grey by the director of the film, Sam Taylor-Johnson.[62][63] In the 2021 film, Twist, an adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, Ora played the Artful Dodger.[64]

She was announced to star in the Disney+ prequel to the 2017 film, Beauty and The Beast, in a role described as a “fugitive with surprising abilities who carries with her a secret that could potentially affect an entire kingdom”, but the series has been put on hold indefinitely.[65][66][67]

Endorsements

In 2010, Ora featured in a commercial for Skullcandy headphones.[68] In 2011, she appeared in Calvin Klein's CK One campaign.[69][70] In 2013, she was the face of Italian sneaker brand, Superga, and the face of "Material Girl", a clothing line designed by Madonna.[71][72] In September 2013, cosmetics brand, Rimmel, announced their collaboration with Ora for makeup collections.[73][74] She was the face of two Donna Karan 2014 collections, Resort collection and Autumn/Winter collection.[75][76][77] She was also the face of the label's fragrance, DKNY My NY, inspired by New York City.[78] In March 2014, Ora was one of the cast members of Marks & Spencer's "Leading Ladies" campaign.[79][80] Later in 2014, she appeared as the face of Roberto Cavalli Autumn/Winter campaign. In 2015, she appeared in Coca-Cola and Samsung Galaxy S6 advertising campaigns.[81][82] In 2019, she was the face of several German brands; luxury fashion label, Escada, jewellery company, Thomas Sabo, and footwear retailer, Deichmann.[83][84][85][86]

Design

In January 2014, Adidas announced a multi-year designer collaboration with Ora for their brand of casual sports clothing, Adidas Originals.[87][88] Ora designed her own apparel collections for the brand, including footwear and accessories.[89][90] In 2016, she collaborated with Italian fashion brand, Tezenis, on a capsule lingerie collection.[91][92] In 2018, Ora co-designed a capsule shoe collection with the Italian footwear designer, Giuseppe Zanotti.[93][94][95] After appearing as the face of Escada, Ora co-designed her own collection with the brand in 2019.[96]

Television

In 2015, she was a coach on the fourth series of The Voice UK on BBC One, replacing Kylie Minogue.[97] The same year, it was confirmed that Ora and BBC Radio 1 presenter, Nick Grimshaw, signed as judges for the twelfth series of The X Factor on the rival TV network, ITV, after a bidding war between The X Factor and The Voice UK.[98] She hosted the BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards, alongside Nick Grimshaw, several times (from 2013 to 2017).[99][100]

In July 2016, Tyra Banks, the creator of America's Next Top Model, announced that Ora would replace her as host of the revamped show which aired on VH1.[101] Ora hosted the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards on 12 November in London, at Wembley Arena.[102] In September 2019, Ora was announced as a judge for the UK version of the music game show, The Masked Singer, which aired on ITV in January 2020.[103]

Philanthropy

On 23 March 2013, Ora performed at Bal de la Rose du Rocher in Monte Carlo in aid of the Princess Grace Foundation.[104] On 1 June 2013, Ora performed at the "Chime for Change" charity concert at Twickenham Stadium, London, which raised funds and awareness for girls' and women's issues around the world.[105]

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.[106] 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.[107]

In April 2019, she became one of UNICEF UK's ambassadors.[108][109]

Personal life

Ora speaks Albanian. Her mother is Catholic and her father is a nominal Muslim.[6] She considers herself spiritual but not religious.[110]

Her maternal grandfather, Osman Bajraktari, was the Albanian consul to Russia (then part of the Soviet Union).[111][112] Ora's paternal grandfather, Besim Sahatçiu, was a film and theatre director.[11][113]

On 10 July 2015, Ora was named an Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo by then-president, Atifete Jahjaga, at the Embassy of Kosovo in London.[114][115] Ora, who was joined at the ceremony by her parents, and former British Prime Minister and his wife, Tony and Cherie Blair, stated she was "overwhelmed" by the honour.[114]

Ora dated Scottish DJ Calvin Harris from 2013 until June 2014.[116] In 2016, Ora began a relationship with American musician Andrew Watt. They were together for two years until September 2018. They got back together in January 2019, but broke up for the second time in October 2019.[117]

In November 2020, Ora broke the COVID-19 restrictions by having her birthday party at a West London restaurant during a period of national lockdown.[118][119] 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.[120] The restaurant's representative denied that such payment was made.[121] Boris Johnson's official spokesperson criticised Ora for the breach; however, it was later revealed that, six months prior, Johnson broke the lockdown rules himself.[122][123][124][125]

Discography

Main article: Rita Ora discography

Ora (2012)
Phoenix (2018)

Tours

Headlining

Ora Tour (2012)
Radioactive Tour (2013)
The Girls Tour (2018)
Phoenix World Tour (2019)

Supporting

DJ Fresh – DJ Fresh Tour (2012)
Drake – Club Paradise Tour (2012)
Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto Tour (2012)

Filmography
Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Spivs Rosanna
2013 Fast & Furious 6 Race Caller[126] 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[127]
2021 Twist Dodger[128]
TBA Wonderwell Yana

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Brief Jaclyn Livermore Episode: "Children"
Credited as Rita Sahatçiu Ora
2006 Bombshell Leylah Episode: "Episode 2"
2013 90210 Herself Episode: "Misery Loves Company"
2015 The Voice UK Coach[129] Series 4
Empire Herself[130] Episode: "Who I Am"
The X Factor Judge Series 12
2016–17 America's Next Top Model Host Cycle 23
2017 Boy Band Host
MTV Europe Music Awards Host[131]
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Guest Judge[132] Season 4
2020–present Masked Singer UK Panelist Series 1–3
2021-present The Voice Australia Coach Series 10-present
2022 The Voice: Generations Coach Spin-off series