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 took the decision to relocate to England. She was raised in West London. She attended St Cuthbert with St Matthias CE Primary School in Earls Court. After that she graduated from Sylvia Young Theatre School followed by St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College. She began singing at an early age. In 2004, she appeared on the British film Spivs. She auditioned for Eurovision Your Country Needs You on BBC One to be the British contestant for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest but later withdrew from the competition after a couple of episodes because she was not sure she was ready. Ora released her first music in 2007 when she was featured on Craig David’s song entitled "Awkward" Then she made a second appearance on "Where’s Your Love" featuring TinchyStryder. Ora started singing in bars across London. Roc Nation was informed by an A&R representative about Ora in the year 2009 just days following Ora traveled to New York and met Jay-Z. Ora appeared in Jay-Z's video from 2009 for "Young Forever" as well as "Over" by Drake. Ora caught the attention of Jay-Z and he shrewdly signed her up to Roc Nation, in which she appeared in an advertisement for Roc Nation + Skullcandy Aviator Headphones. Her father Besnik was a proprietor of a pub and she started singing in the same bar. Gwen Stefani is a major influence on her character. She also credits her father, Besnik, who was the owner of a pub. Kate Moss and Ed Sheeran are good friends.