Rita Ora Bio

Rita Ora is a British singer-songwriter. She was born Rita Sahatciu Ora in 1990 in Pristina, Kosovo, to Vera (Bajraktari) and Besnik Sahatciu. Besim Sahatciu is the granddaughter of her mother. At the age of one, her family took the decision to move to England. She was raised in West London and attended St Cuthbert with St Matthias CE Primary School in Earls Court, following which she was accepted into Sylvia Young Theatre School and afterward, St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College. She began singing from a young stage of her life. In 2004, she appeared on the British movie Spivs. She was a contestant on Eurovision Your Country needs You on BBC One to be the British contestant in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest but , later on, withdrew from the competition after a couple of episodes because she didn't feel prepared. Ora's first music release was in 2007, when she was featured on Craig David's song "Awkward" and then in 2008 with "Where is Your Love" with Tinchy Stryder. Also, she appears in the music videos. Ora began to sing in bars and clubs around London In 2009, a A&R told Roc Nation about Ora, within a couple of days Ora took a flight to New York and met Jay-Z. In 2009, Ora made a cameo in Jay-Z's video of "Young Forever" and "Over" by Drake. Jay-Z took note of Ora and shrewdly signed her with Roc Nation. She was featured in a commercial featuring Skullcandy Aviator Headphones. Her father Besnik was the owner of a pub, and she began her singing career at that pub. Counts Gwen Stefani as a major influence in terms of demeanor and her No Doubt band's "Don't speak" (1996) as one of her most cherished songs.Her video for the Tezenis song from 2016, The Silk Code, is the title of a novel which received 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 chosen as the character. She is friends with Kate Moss, and Ed Sheeran.