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Rita Ora
Rita Sahatçiu Ora is a British singer, songwriter, television personality, and actress. Born in Pristina, modern-day Kosovo, she rose to prominence when she featured on DJ Fresh's 2012 single "Hot Right Now", which topped the UK singles chart. In 2008, she signed with American rapper Jay-Z's label Roc Nation and released her debut studio album, Ora (2012), which debuted atop the UK Albums Chart an…
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entertainment · British singer-songwriter (born 1990) · singer · actor · model · film actor · songwriter · voice actor · lyricist · singer-songwriter · musician · also Rita Ora, Rita Sahatçiu Ora, Ora
Born 26 November 1990 · Q229760
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2026· 17 entries
HELLO!: Rita Ora is 'body goals' in soaking wet bikini for sizzling sun-drenched photos
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foxbangor.com: Rita Ora Shows Off Beach Body in Tiny Bikini On Ibiza Vacation
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Published video “My hair with TypeBea”.
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Public attention spiked: 11,500 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.5× the usual 3,314, with 2 article edits. Coverage that week: “England bowlers fear Rita Ora show will spoil Women’s T20 World Cup final warm-up” (The Guardian).
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The Guardian: England bowlers fear Rita Ora show will spoil Women’s T20 World Cup final warm-up
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Published video “SUMMER HAS OFFICIALLY STARTED 💫✨”.
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Published video “Well folks…we making an album. #newmusiccoming”.
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Published video “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland 👑♥️⏱️ 16 July on Disney Channel and on Disney+ the following day”.
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Published video “Honoured to perform at The King’s Trust 50th Anniversary Celebration”.
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Published video “happy anniversary R.I.P. 🪦”.
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Published video “I WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN turns 12!”.
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Published video “omw Vanity Fair #OscarParty”.
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Published video “Rita, Episode 4”.
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Published video “in between the beach and going out to dinner,GRWM and my sunburned cheeks 🏝️ #getreadywithme #glam”.
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2025· 2 entries
Page Six: Rita Ora gives major Barbie vibes in head-to-toe pink for the 2025 Music Industry Trusts Awards
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Yahoo: Rita Ora Co-Hosts Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve in a Flurry of Boots
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2024· 1 entry
Ora starred on the Disney+ musical film Descendants: The Rise of Red, in which she played the Queen of Hearts—based on the character from Alice in Wonderland—and performed the song "Love Ain't It" with co-stars Kylie Can
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2023· 8 entries
Glamour: Rita Ora Flashes Her Thong in Her Most Complicated Naked Dress Yet
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Released ep “Drinkin’ (The Remixes)”.
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7NEWS Australia: Rita Ora’s dramatic exit leaves The Voice judges stunned
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People: Rita Ora Calls Husband Taika Waititi 'My Biggest Supporter,' Hopes to Expand Their Family 'One Day' (Exclusive)
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Released album “You & I”.
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The Guardian: ‘Find this man!’: Rita Ora blown away by Australian trade consul’s viral ‘worm’ dance moves
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“I wanted to tell a story of finding love, but it went deeper than that, because to find love, you have to find who you are, what makes you happy.”
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“I’ve never drawn within the lines. I’d like to think all the mistakes I’ve made, and all the decisions I’ve made, I own up to. I don’t run away from them.”
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2022· 1 entry
Awarded Naim Frashëri Order (2022).
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2021· 5 entries
Released ep “Bang (acoustic)”.
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Released ep “Bang”.
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The Guardian: Government criticised for letting Rita Ora into Australia ahead of 40,000 stranded overseas
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The Guardian: 'He's got the best banter': Rita Ora and Raff Law on working with Michael Caine in Twist
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The Guardian: Rita Ora aides 'offered restaurant £5,000' to host party in lockdown
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2019· 3 entries
Awarded Los Premios 40 Principales for Best International Video for R.I.P. (2019).
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Was the face of several German brands; luxury fashion label, Escada, jewellery company, Thomas Sabo, and footwear retailer, Deichmann
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Career landmark: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador (2019).
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2018· 3 entries
Released album “Phoenix”.
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Awarded MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video for Lonely Together (2018).
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Ora co-designed a shoe collection with the Italian footwear designer, Giuseppe Zanotti
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2016· 2 entries
Ora and American musician Andrew Watt started dating
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Collaborated with Italian fashion brand, Tezenis, on a capsule lingerie collection
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2015· 4 entries
Awarded Bambi Award (2015).
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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
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Appeared in Coca-Cola and Samsung Galaxy S6 advertising campaigns
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Was a coach on the fourth series of The Voice UK on BBC One, replacing Kylie Minogue
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2014· 3 entries
Appeared as the face of Roberto Cavalli Autumn/Winter campaign
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Ora featured on Australian rapper Iggy Azalea's single, "Black Widow", which peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100
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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
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2013· 1 entry
Was the face of Italian sneaker brand, Superga, and the face of Material Girl, a clothing line designed by Madonna
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2012· 6 entries
Released album “ORA”.
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Released ep “Hot Right Now (Remixes)”.
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Released album “How We Do (Party) (Remixes)”.
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(the only artist to do so in 2012), peaking at number ten
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“None of us want anything good to go, and that’s another reason why I work really hard.”
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“It is very complimentary, of course,”
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2011· 1 entry
Appeared in Calvin Klein's CK One campaign
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2010· 1 entry
Ora featured in a commercial for Skullcandy headphones
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2008· 3 entries
Is "unenforceable", due to California's "seven-year rule"
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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 n
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Signed with American rapper Jay-Z's label Roc Nation and released her debut studio album, Ora (2012), which debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and produced the UK number-one singles "R
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1990· 1 entry
Born 1990-11-26.
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