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Rita Sahatçiu Ora (born 26 November 1990) is an accomplished British singer, actress and songwriter. She became an instant success in 2012 with the release of her debut album Ora, which reached number one in the UK.
The album’s lead single, “RIP”, peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. Her second album, Phoenix, was released in 2019 and peaked at number 1 in the UK.
Rita Ora has achieved success in both the UK and the US. In the UK, she has had the most number one singles (9) (more than any other artist) and 27 top ten singles. In the US, she has had the most singles in the Billboard Hot 100 top ten (3).
British singer
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 Rita Ora: History, Life, Photos |
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| Name: | Rita Sahacho Ola |
| stage name: | Rita Ora |
| Date of Birth: | November 26, 1990 (33 years old) |
| place of birth: | Pristina |
| Country of Citizenship: | U.K. |
| high: | 1.68m |
| parents: | Vera Ora, Besnik Sahatçiu |
| Brothers and sisters: | Don Ora, Elena Ora |
| Husband • Spouse: | Taika Waititi ( m. 2022) |
| Boyfriend and partner: | Joey Essex (2020), Rafferty Law (2019-2020), Andrew Garfield (2018-2019), Brooklyn Beckham (2017-2018), Tyrone Wood (2017), Andrew Watt (2016-2019), Travis Barker (2015-2016), Ricky Hill (2014-2015), Calvin Harris (2013-2014), Dave Gardner (2013), Rob Kardashian (2011-2012), Cara Delevingne (2011-2013), Bruno Mars (2009-2011), Lewis Hamilton (2016-2017), James Arthur (2016), Faye Khadra (2016 ), Justin Bieber (2014), Evan Ross (2013), A$AP Rocky (2012), Drake (2012), Jay-Z (2009), Conor McGregor (2017), Wiz Khalifa (2015), Chris Brown (2015), Snoop Dogg (2013), Jonah Hill (2012) |
| Children: | not applicable |
| Profession: | Singer • Actor |
| net worth: | $30 million |
Early life and education
Rita Ora was born on 26 November 1990 in Pristina, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) to Albanian parents. Her mother, Vera Ora, is a psychiatrist, while her father, Besnik Sahatciu, is a bar owner who studied economics.
Her mother is Catholic and her father is a nominal Muslim. She considers herself religious but not practising. Her maternal grandfather, Osman Bajraktari, was the Albanian consul to Russia (then part of the Soviet Union). Rita Ora’s grandfather, Besim Sahatçiu, was a film and theatre director.
Rita Ora has a younger brother named Don Ora and an older sister named Elena Ora. Rita Sahatçiu’s last name is derived from the Turkish word saatçi, meaning “watchmaker”, but her parents later added Ora (ora means “time” in Albanian) to the family name to make it easier to pronounce.
Her family left Kosovo for political reasons due to the persecution of Albanians that began after the breakup of Yugoslavia. They moved to London, England in 1991 when she was a newborn. Rita Ora grew up in Notting Hill, west London, and attended the Sylvia Young School of Drama, a performing arts school.
Personal life
From 2013 to June 2014, Rita Ora dated Scottish DJ Calvin Harris, and began dating American musician Andrew Watt in 2016, and the two dated for two years until September 2018.
The two reconciled in January 2019, but broke up for the second time in October 2019.
Rita Ora has been in a relationship with New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi since 2021 and they reportedly got married in August 2022.
Rita Ora has dated Joey Essex (2020), Rafferty Law (2019-2020), Andrew Garfield (2018-2019), Brooklyn Beckham (2017-2018), Tyrone Wood (2017), Andrew Watt (2016-2019), Travis Barker (2015-2016), Ricky Hill (2014-2015), Calvin Harris (2013-2014), Dave Gardner (2013), Rob Kardashian (2011-2012), Cara Delevingne (2011-2013), and Bruno Mars (2009-2011).
She has met Lewis Hamilton (2016-2017), James Arthur (2016), Faye Khadra (2016), Justin Bieber (2014), Evan Ross (2013), A$AP Rocky (2012), Drake (2012) and Jay-Z (2009).
Rita Ora has been rumored to have dated Conor McGregor (2017), Wiz Khalifa (2015), Chris Brown (2015), Snoop Dogg (2013), and Jonah Hill (2012).
Profession
Rita Ora began performing at open mic nights around London, sometimes in her father’s pub. In 2008, she auditioned for BBC One’s Eurovision: Your Country Needs You to become the UK’s entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, but withdrew after a few episodes because she “didn’t feel ready” and thought “the task was not for her”.
Rita Ora’s manager Sarah Stennett (who has worked with Ellie Goulding, Jessie J and Conor Maynard) told HitQuarters that she convinced Rita Ora that competing in the Eurovision Song Contest would be detrimental to her success as a solo artist, rather than beneficial.
Soon after, Rita Ora’s manager contacted American record label Roc Nation and introduced her to them. She was one of Roc Nation’s first artists to sign, signing a record and publishing deal in December 2008.
She appeared in Jay-Z’s music video “Young Forever” (2009). After signing, she recorded an album and planned to release it, but the company discouraged her from doing so, so she began writing other songs for her first album.
Rita Ora posted covers and videos for her debut album on YouTube throughout 2011. The videos piqued the interest of DJ Fresh, who was looking for a female singer for his song “Hot Right Now.”
Rita Ora featured on the song, which was released on 12 February 2012 and peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart. She also opened for Drake on his Club Paradise Tour in the UK in February 2012.
On 6 May 2012, “RIP” (featuring Tinie Tempah) was released as the first UK single from her debut album. Produced by Chase & Status, the song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming her first solo UK number one single.
How We Do (Party) was released as a single on 12 August and reached number one in the UK and Ireland. It was Rita Ora’s second number one single in the UK as a solo artist and her third number one single of 2012.
net worth
Rita Ora is a singer with an estimated net worth of $30 million. She has released several albums and singles, and her music has been well received by fans and critics alike.
In addition to her music career, Rita has appeared in several films and television shows.
Social Media
- Instagram account: @Ritaora
- Twitter account: @Ritaora
Discography
- poison
- RIP
- Ceremony
- Anywhere
- Your Song
- The body is on me
- Let you love me
- Just want you
- I will never let you down
- Girls
- continue
- New look
- go home
- Fragmented
- radioactivity
- Love and War
- Roadblocks
- Follow me
- How to endure loneliness
- Shine bright
- First high
- Soul Survivor
- Rick’s Life
- Summer romance
Filmography
- Spives
- Fast and Furious 6
- Fifty Shades of Grey
- left handed
- Fifty Shades Darker
- Fifty Shades Freed
- Pokémon Detective Pikachu
- twist
- Wanderwell
