Rita Ora Bio

Rita Ora (British singer-songwriter) is her name. Rita Sahatciu Ora was a British singer-songwriter and singer who was born to Vera Bajraktari and Besnik Sahatciu in Pristina, Kosovo in 1990. Besim Sahatciu is the granddaughter of her mother. When she was just one, her family decided to relocate to the United Kingdom. She was born in West London. She attended St Cuthbert with St Matthias CE Primary School, Earls Court. After that she graduated from Sylvia Young Theatre School followed by St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College. She began singing at the age of a very young age.In 2004 she appeared in the British film Spivs. She was chosen to audition for Eurovision Your Country needs You, a British contestant for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. However, she pulled out of the contest after only a few episodes because she didn't feel prepared. In 2007, Ora had her first music release when she appeared on the track by Craig David entitled "Awkward" and then again in 2008 on "Where's Your Love" with Tinchy Stryder. she also appears in the video. Ora began singing in bars throughout London, and in 2009 an A&R rep told Roc Nation about Ora, just a few days following Ora went to New York and met Jay-Z. Ora was featured in Jay-Z's 2009 music video "Young Forever" and "Over" from Drake. Ora was noticed by Jay-Z and he was able to sign her to Roc Nation, in which she was featured in a commercial for Roc Nation + Skullcandy Aviator Headphones. Her father Besnik was a bar owner and she began her singing performances from the same bar. She credits Gwen Stefani as a major influence on her demeanor, and her No Doubt band's "Don't speak" (1996) as one of her favorite songs.Her video for Tezenis's, The Silk Code, is the title of the novel that has won the Locus Award for Best First Science Fiction Novel in 1999.She was considered to play Iris West in Justice League (2017) before Kiersey Cymons was chosen as the character. The actress is close to Kate Moss, and Ed Sheeran.