Rita Ora Bio

Rita Ora (British singer-songwriter) is her name. Rita Sahatciu Ora was born 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 decided to relocate to the United Kingdom. She grew up 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 then 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. The film featured her audition for Eurovision The Country That requires You, a British contestant for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. However she walked out of the competition after only a few episodes due to the fact that she didn't feel confident enough. Ora released her first music in 2007, when she was featured on the song of Craig David titled "Awkward" Then she made a second appearance on "Where’s Your Love" with TinchyStryder. Ora began to sing in bars throughout London and then in 2009 a A&R told Roc Nation about Ora, within a couple of days Ora flew out to New York and met Jay-Z. Ora was featured in Jay Z's 2009 music video "Young Forever", and "Over" from Drake. Jay-Z saw Ora and quickly signed her up with Roc Nation. She was featured in a commercial featuring Skullcandy Aviator Headphones. Her father Besnik was the proprietor of a pub and she began her career as a singer from the same bar. Gwen Stefani was her major influence. Her father was a bar manager and she started singing in the same bar. Kate Moss and Ed Sheeran are close friends.