Rita Sahatçiu Ora 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. She auditioned for Eurovision: Your Country Needs You on BBC One to be the British contestant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.
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Rita Sahatçiu Ora 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. Ora was the artist with the most number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart in 2012, with three singles reaching the top position. She was born in Prishtina, Yugoslavia, to Albanian parents. 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. She made cameo appearances in Jay Z’s video for ‘Young Forever’ and Drake’s video, ‘Over’ Ora’s second album, Phoenix, was released in November 2018. The lead single, ‘Your Song’, reached the UK top ten, and the subsequent singles ‘Anywhere’, ‘How We Do’ and ‘Let You Love Me’ reached the top five in the United Kingdom. She is the first British female solo artist to have thirteen top ten songs in the U.K. in 2012. She has a younger brother, Don, and an older sister, Elena. She attended St Cuthbert with St Matthias Primary School in Earl’s Court, following which she graduated from a performing arts school, Sylvia Young Theatre School.
She began singing at an early age, and began performing at open mic sessions around London and, occasionally, in her father’s pub. In 2008, she auditioned to represent Britain in Eurovision, but did not make the cut. She signed a recording deal and a publishing deal with Roc Nation in December 2008, and was one of their first signees. She later announced that her debut album would be titled Ora. Her album debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart on 27 August 2012 in Europe and Oceania. In September 2012, it was announced that Ora will be the opening act on the concerts from Usher’s Euphoria Tour set to start to start in January 2013. She embarked on her first headlining tour on October 23 through October 30, 2012. Her fourth Ora Tour became a mini-concert tour on November 4, 2012, and Ora became a professional and professional dancer on November 5, 2013. Her fifth Ora tour, Ocea Ya Light Ya Light, began on November 11, 2013, and ended on November 16, 2013 in the US. She appeared in the music video for her single ‘R.I.P. P.’, which was released on 6 May 2012. The first UK single from her debutalbum, ‘Ora’, was released on 6 May 2012. On 12 August 2012, ‘How We Do’ was released, and it reached number one in the UK and Ireland.
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