In 2012, Ora released her debut album, 'ORA' which debuted at number one in the United Kingdom. It also spawned three number-one singles—"Hot Right Now", "How We Do (Party)" and "R.I.P." Rita Ora is one of the first artists of 2012 to have had three consecutive number one singles in the top 40 UK Singles Chart.
Rita Ora's music falls into many different genres due to her different styles of songs, these are: Pop/Dance-Rock/Dance-Pop/R&B
Rita Ora was born in 1990 in Pristina, Yugoslavia and moved to the United Kingdom in the same year. She grew up in West London and graduated from Sylvia Young Theater School.
In 2007, Ora had her first music release when she appeared on Craig David's track entitled "Awkward" and then again in 2008 on "Where's Your Love" featuring Tinchy Stryder, for which she also appears in the music video.
Ora began singing in bars in and around London, and in 2009 an A&R told Roc Nation about Ora, a few days after Ora flew out to New York and met Jay-Z. In 2009, Ora made a cameo on Jay-Z's video for "Young Forever" and "Over" by Drake. Ora caught the attention of Jay-Z and he signed her to Roc Nation, for which she was featured in a commercial for Roc Nation and Skullcandy Aviator Headphones.
Throughout 2011, Ora released viral videos of herself working on her debut album. She posted these on You Tube to start off her self promotion and get her name out into the world. She then on the 14th December 2011 featured with DJ Fresh released the music video for single "Hot Right Now" on YouTube. The single finally was released on 12 February 2012 and reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart.
It took Rita two years to completely finish her first studio album which was entitled 'ORA' many famous well known artists and music producers helped her make this album including: will.i.am, Ester Dean, Drake, The-Dream, Kanye West and Stargate.
Her first solo record, "R.I.P." featuring Tinie Tempah, was released as her first UK single on 6 May 2012. The song was produced by Chase & Status and debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart becoming her first solo UK number 1 and second overall.
In May, Ora became a guest judge on the ninth series of The X Factor in the UK, a very popular singing contest which is broadcast across the whole of the UK and watched by millions weekly. Ora also toured with Coldplay and she then later announced that the album would be named 'ORA' Ora was released on 27 August 2012 and debuted at the top the UK Albums Chart selling over 40,000 in its first week.
Ora began singing in bars in and around London, and in 2009 an A&R told Roc Nation about Ora, a few days after Ora flew out to New York and met Jay-Z. In 2009, Ora made a cameo on Jay-Z's video for "Young Forever" and "Over" by Drake. Ora caught the attention of Jay-Z and he signed her to Roc Nation, for which she was featured in a commercial for Roc Nation and Skullcandy Aviator Headphones.
Throughout 2011, Ora released viral videos of herself working on her debut album. She posted these on You Tube to start off her self promotion and get her name out into the world. She then on the 14th December 2011 featured with DJ Fresh released the music video for single "Hot Right Now" on YouTube. The single finally was released on 12 February 2012 and reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart.
It took Rita two years to completely finish her first studio album which was entitled 'ORA' many famous well known artists and music producers helped her make this album including: will.i.am, Ester Dean, Drake, The-Dream, Kanye West and Stargate.
Her first solo record, "R.I.P." featuring Tinie Tempah, was released as her first UK single on 6 May 2012. The song was produced by Chase & Status and debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart becoming her first solo UK number 1 and second overall.
In May, Ora became a guest judge on the ninth series of The X Factor in the UK, a very popular singing contest which is broadcast across the whole of the UK and watched by millions weekly. Ora also toured with Coldplay and she then later announced that the album would be named 'ORA' Ora was released on 27 August 2012 and debuted at the top the UK Albums Chart selling over 40,000 in its first week.
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I have taken a screen shot from rita ora's official website www.ritaora.com from the page 'store' which is where you can purchase her albums/singles ect. The website promotes the artist itself using posed images that all match a theme of colours and style.
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