Rihanna talks about rita ora biography

British singer-songwriter (born )

Rita Sahatçiu Ora (Albanian:[ˈɾitasahatˈtʃiuˈɔɾa]; born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November ) is a British singer, songwriter, television personality, and actress. Born in Pristina, modern-day Kosovo, she rose to prominence when she featured on DJ Fresh's single, "Hot Right Now", which peaked atop the UK singles chart. In , she signed with American rapper Jay-Z's label Roc Nation and released her debut studio album, Ora (), which debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and spawned the UK number-one singles "R.I.P." and "How We Do (Party)". The trio of hits made her the artist with the most number-ones on the chart that year.

In , Ora featured on Australian rapper Iggy Azalea's single, "Black Widow", which peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot The following year, she was named an Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo. After parting ways with Roc Nation, Ora signed with Atlantic Records to release her second studio album, Phoenix (). The album spawned the moderate hit singles "Your Song", "Anywhere" and "Let You Love Me"; the latter made Ora the first British female solo artist to have thirteen top-ten songs in the United Kingdom. Her third studio album, You & I (), debuted at number six in the UK.

Aside from her recording career, Ora has served as a judge on television talent shows, including The X Factor UK (), The Masked Singer UK (–), and The Masked Singer US (–present), as well as a coach on The Voice UK () and The Voice Australia (–). As an actress, she played Mia Grey in the Fifty Shades film series (, , ).

Early life

Ora was born on 26 November in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia (modern-day Kosovo), to Albanian parents. Her mother, Vera (née&#;Bajraktari), is a psychiatrist and her father, Besnik Sahatçiu, is a pub owner; he studied economics. Ora has an older sister, Elena, and a younger brother, Don. She was born as Rita Sa

She is one of the most successful pop superstars in the world.

But Rihanna is said to have used to her power in the industry to halt the career of her fellow labelmate Rita Ora.

The Sun is reporting that the Umbrella hitmaker's dominance within Jay Z's Roc Nation record company is one of the major factors for the X Factor judge filing suit to end her contract with the label.

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It has been alleged that Rihanna gets first choice when it comes to new songs, despite Rita still not having released a follow-up album since her eponymous debut.

A source tells the newspaper: 'Rihanna has never liked Rita and has been using her power at Roc Nation accordingly. Songs that might be submitted to her are automatically given to Rihanna, who may then hold them for months before deciding she doesn’t want them.'

Rita's ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris is also a power player at Roc Nation, famously banning the star from performing I Will Never Let You Down, a track her produced for her during their relationship.

Rita launched legal action to end her relationship with Roc Nation earlier this month, claiming the agreement is in violation of California's 'seven-year rule' and that she has been forgotten about as executives take the business in a new direction. 

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Rita Ora has addressed rumours of a feud with Rihanna in a new interview special with documentarian Louis Theroux.

Both artists were signed to Roc Nation, the record label owned by Jay Z, though reports of an alleged falling out have circulated for years.

In , Ora sued the label in order to be released from her contract, claiming that she had only been permitted to release one album, despite creating multiple other records.

Roc Nation countersued, before both parties reached a settlement in May

Ora spoke about the experience in the next episode of Louis Theroux Interviews

“Why wasn’t the music coming out?” Theroux asked her, per a preview in Metro.

“I don’t know,” Ora responded. “I was recorded for two or three years straight. There was a whole moment that was about to happen, I recorded a music video and they scrapped it. I felt really disappointed, like I’d let them down.”

“It’s been reported that all the music was going to Rihanna – she was obviously the most established artist – she was getting first refusal on all the music and she’d sit on songs that had been written,” Theroux said. “Either way the result was you couldn’t get a look at it and she had a problem with you.”

“I can’t speak for other people but I think publicly they always put women against each other. I’ve been nothing but a fan and respectful of her and I always will be.”

The Independent has contacted a representative of Rihanna for comment.

Louis Theroux Interviews… continues on BBC Two on Tuesday 29 November at pm.