Rita Sahatçiu Ora (born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is an English singer 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 in the United Kingdom. The album contained the UK number-one singles "R.I.P." and "How We Do (Party)". Ora was the artist with the most number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart in 2012, with three consecutive singles reaching the top position.\n', '

In January 2014, Adidas announced a designer collaboration with Ora for their brand, Adidas Originals. Her second studio album, Phoenix, is scheduled to be released on 23 November 2018. The lead single, "Your Song", reached the UK top-ten, and the subsequent singles, "Anywhere" and "Let You Love Me", reached the top-five in the UK.\n', '

Ora was born in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo), to Albanian parents. Her mother, Vera (née Bajraktari), is a psychiatrist, and her father, Besnik Sahatçiu, is a pub owner, having previously studied economics. Ora has an older sister, Elena (who is a part of her management team), and a younger brother, Don. She was born as Rita Sahatçiu (pronounced [sahatˈtʃiu]; surname derived from the Turkish word, saatçi, which means "watchmaker"), but her parents later added Ora (which means "time" in Albanian) to the family surname so it could be easily pronounced.\n', '

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