Rita Ora Bio

Rita Ora (British singer-songwriter) is her name. Rita Sahatciu Ora was a British singer-songwriter who was born to Vera Bajraktari and Besnik Sahatciu in Pristina, Kosovo in 1990. Besim Sahatciu is her granddaughter. At the age of one, her family made the decision to relocate to England. She was born in West London. She attended St Cuthbert with St Matthias CE Primary School, Earls Court. After that she was able to graduate from Sylvia Young Theatre School followed by St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College. She began singing at a young stage of her life. In 2004, she appeared in the British movie Spivs. After a successful audition for Eurovision The Country That needs You (BBC One) She was selected to represent the UK in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. She was later unable to participate in the contest after several episodes, feeling that the stage wasn't prepared. Ora made her debut music in 2007 when she appeared on the song of Craig David titled "Awkward" followed by another appearance on "Where’s Your Love" with TinchyStryder. Ora began to sing in bars around London. A few days later, Ora flew to New York to meet Jay-Z The A&R team informed Roc Nation about Ora. Ora was featured in Jay-Z's 2009 video for "Young Forever" and "Over" from 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 a pub owner and she started her singing shows from the same bar. Gwen Stefani was her major influence. Her father was a bar owner and she started her singing performances from the same bar. Kate Moss, Ed Sheeran and their buddies.