Rita Ora's Real Name: Rita Ora
Rita Ora → Rita Ora
Quick answer: Rita Ora is known professionally and in official profiles as Rita Ora. She was born in 1990 in Pristina and grew up in West London. She is a British singer, television personality, and actress who had a run of UK number one singles and later served as a coach on The Voice UK (National Agency of the Diaspora; BBC).
Real name and early life
Albania's National Agency of the Diaspora says Rita Ora was born in 1990 in Pristina and that her family moved to the United Kingdom when she was one year old. She grew up in West London, attended St Cuthbert with St Matthias CE Primary School in Earls Court, later went to Sylvia Young Theatre School, and then St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College, the agency says, and began singing at an early age. The Library of Congress heading is "Ora, Rita." A variant family name in that record is documented only through a Wikipedia citation, so this page uses Rita Ora in the title. A BBC Voice UK profile likewise describes her as Kosovo-born and West London-raised and does not give a precise birth date, so one is omitted here.
Career highlights
The diaspora-agency profile says she appeared in the British film Spivs in 2004. Her first credited music releases were a 2007 appearance on Craig David's "Awkward" and a 2008 feature on "Where's Your Love," with Tinchy Stryder. A BBC Voice UK profile says that by age 21 she had earned three UK number one singles in a row and a number one album in the same year, then another number one, becoming the third British solo female artist to score four UK number ones in a row, and received six Brit Award nominations. She later appeared as a judge on The X Factor and America's Next Top Model, the agency says, and as a coach on The Voice UK. The same profile notes acting work in the Fifty Shades films.
Name notes for searchers
Rita Ora is the professional name used by the BBC and by Albania's National Agency of the Diaspora. A Library of Congress variant, Sahatçiu, comes from a Wikipedia citation and is not treated as independently confirmed here. Searchers looking for the West London-raised singer from Pristina are usually aiming at the same person.
FAQ
What is Rita Ora's real name?
She is documented as Rita Ora. A longer family name appears in a Wikipedia-based Library of Congress note but is not independently confirmed in the other sources used here.
When and where was Rita Ora born?
In 1990, in Pristina, according to Albania's National Agency of the Diaspora. She moved to the United Kingdom at age one and grew up in West London.
What is Rita Ora known for?
A run of UK number one singles, later television judging and coaching, and acting appearances including the Fifty Shades films.
Where did she go to school?
The diaspora-agency profile lists a West London primary school, Sylvia Young Theatre School, and St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College.