Who Is Rita Ora?

Meet the girl who's leading Roc Nation's British invasion.

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Meet the girl who's leading Roc Nation's British invasion.

Rita Ora is on top of the world right now, but it’s been a long time coming. The 21-year-old Roc Nation artist has put in nearly three years working on her debut album, which is due out later this year.

Some may remember the sexy UK-based singer from her collabos with Craig David on “Awkward” and “Where’s Your Love,” others may be more familiar with her acoustic covers of Outkast’s “Hey Ya” and Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know.” But now she's bringing original songs to the table. With tracks produced by The-Dream and her latest, ‘R.I.P.,’ written by Drake, Rita’s taking her career to a whole new level.

The video for her latest single “How We Do” dropped on Tuesday, nearly a month after she and Jay-Z walked into New York's Z-100 FM and the powerhouse pop station added the song on the spot. She'll be playing a showcase at SOB's this Wednesday—a sure sign of big things ahead.

Complex caught up with Rita at the Shoreham Hotel bar the day after she performed at the Cartier Juste un Clou party—where she sang a rendition of “Say My Name” with Beyoncé and Jigga watching in the audience. Freshly tattooed and sipping a watermelon martini, Rita told us about growing up in West London, what she thinks of all the Rihanna comparisons, and explained that “drunk sex feeling" she sings about on "how we do." So read on to learn all about Rita. This girl's going places.

As told to Lauren Nostro (@LAURENcynthia

Growing Up

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Growing Up

Rita Ora: “My childhood was great, my family was great. I wasn’t in a mansion or anything but we made it work. We grew up in Ladbroke Grove. Me, my mom, my siblings and my dad in a 3-bedroom flat. I shared a room with my sister my whole life.

“My mom studied to be a doctor, she’s a psychiatrist now. While she was studying, she couldn’t work and it was kind of difficult. I didn’t know that when I was younger but my mom and dad did it together, they made a great platform for us.


 

Drake comes in and we’re just chilling and my mom said ‘Rita, get Don and Drake to take a picture.’ My brother was on his game system and put his finger up like 'wait one second.' Drake laughed. He doesn’t care.


 

“I moved to London when I was one. When I moved here, my dad owned pubs, bars and a lot of restaurants. My sister is two years older than me, she actually works with me now on the and manages my day to day things. My brother is 14, he still goes to school and plays on his Xbox all day.”

“I have a very educated background. I went to school every day. I was very disciplined, but I was having fun with it. My mom and dad weren’t so strict as long as you have morals and you show everyone you have respect. We’re Kosovans. We’re very patriotic and very proud of everything we do. My mom said make sure you do something that you’re proud of.

“I have a sister, Elena, she’s 23. I just got her name tattooed on me. I have a brother, Don, he’s 14. He doesn’t care about a thing. He is so oblivious. I took him to the Drake show in Manchester and no joke, he was on his [game system] the whole time. Drake is my boy, I have so much love for him.

"Drake comes in and we’re just chilling and my mom said ‘Rita, get Don and Drake to take a picture.’ My brother was on his game system and put his finger up like wait one second. Drake laughed. He doesn’t care. It’s good because my brother is so real and Drake is such a real guy. He was like ‘That’s the shit.’ He got up and my brother posed and went back to his game.

“I had so many embarrassing moments in high school. It was a private school and I grew up in a middle class neighborhood. I lived in an estate which is counsel housing or government housing. Going to a private school, there was a lot of wealthy children around me.

"I would have the same red Nike backpack and they would have Louis Vuitton bags and I used to get upset about it. One day, I cut my bag up and made it into a handbag, it’s so embarrassing but everyone wanted one! I cut it up, I made a handle and I would go to school with it. Everyone would be like ‘That’s such a nice bag.’

“I worked with my dad in the pub for a bit, I used to sell trainers at Size? on Portobello Road where I grew up. I was going there after college, I used to work on the weekends and I would get 60 pounds a week and I would spend it on trainers. My oldest pair are Stan Smiths and Reebok pumps too. I didn’t even feel the pump. Do they even pump? They just looked cool.”

“I grew up really quickly because I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I told my mom, ‘Just give me a year’ because I dropped out of college to try to pursue it. I graduated my first year but I was like, ‘Let me take a year off’ and if not, I’ll go back to school. In London, you start secondary school at 16 and then you go to college for two years. At 18, you go to university.

"I finished secondary school and I started going to college. I finished college when I was 17 and during that year was when I was doing gigs where I could. At 18, I got signed. It was all the pressure of me trying to prove to my mom and my family that I wanted to do this. It all happened at the end but it was a bit of a journey.”

Being Kosovan

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Being Kosovan

Rita Ora: “I’m 100 percent Kosovan. Everyone confuses that. I don’t understand what the big deal is because I’ve been seeing people have debates on if I’m Albanian or Kosovan. To me, it’s seems like the same thing but I don’t think it is. Kosovo became independent seven years ago so I would say I’m Kosovan.

“Our background is patriotic, our culture. I know that my background and my country is proud, we support each other. I rep it because no one has ever done what I’ve done for my country. My mom and dad brought me up to be proud of where I’m from, even though I wasn’t raised there. I know where I’m from.


 

No one has been on MTV from Kosovo. Over there, they’re so proud of me already. I just love to talk about it as much as I can because it’s a country full of talent.


 

“When people ask me where I’m from, I’m not going to say West London. I was raised in London but I was born in Kosovo. No one has been on MTV from Kosovo. Over there, they’re so proud of me already. I just love to talk about it as much as I can because it’s a country full of talent.

“My grandma, my aunts, my cousins, everyone is there. I haven’t been there in four years but my mom is there at the moment and she says everyone is asking for a CD. She’s like, ‘I feel like I want to fake a signature and give it to people.’ I was like, ‘No mom don’t do that.’

“I would love to plan a festival, bring some people that I know from Roc Nation or friends in the industry and create something every year that would be really cool there.

Starting to Sing

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Starting to Sing

Rita Ora:“I joined a choir when I was six and I liked the feeling of music. I’m always going to remember Suzie my singing teacher. She was blonde, always wore tight clothes, she was really pretty. She was the one that said to my mom ‘You know your daughter can actually sing.’ My mom was like, ‘really?’ Suzie was like, ‘Yeah, I think you should take her to theatre schools and stuff.’


 

I saw that I caused a reaction to people I didn’t know, that was my favorite thing about singing. I really like that feeling. When I was performing, in the crowd I would see people’s faces change or smile.


 

“I saw that I caused a reaction to people I didn’t know, that was my favorite thing about singing. I really like that feeling. When I was performing, in the crowd I would see people’s faces change or smile. I feel like I touched you and I don’t even know you.

“I auditioned for schools. My mom was like, ‘Alright you can sing, let’s do this.’ My mom and dad were so supportive. We went to all these schools, I auditioned and I got into them and I chose to go to Sylvia Young Theatre School. Amy Winehouse and a lot of people went there. It was a whole school of energetic, talented people. There was definitely competition but it was never harsh competition. I didn’t experience any harsh competition.”

Acting

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Acting

Rita Ora: “Acting came about because I went to a theatre school so they do 360 degrees in training. When you go to their school, they have an agency. Whenever there’s an audition or something, they put you up for it. Unfortunately for me, they had more acting auditions than music or singing auditions.

“I liked to act so I went there and I did auditions and I got them. I was young, it was so cool for me to do but it doesn’t ever come in between my music, at all. It was just the right time and I was young and it was a great opportunity and it was good fun. I had so much fun. In the movie Spivs, I was only 14.”

Influences

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Influences

Rita Ora: “Early '90s hip-hop is an influence on my music. I have a variety of influences. You’ll hear it in the album. You’ll hear the No Doubt, Gwen Stefani side. You’ll hear the reggae kind of Bob Marley side and then you’ll hear the Celine Dion side. My dad had such a huge variety of music. I was never the type that loved a specific genre.

“When I was younger, I listened to all types of music. For me, it was always Celine Dion. When I heard her voice, I loved her. I think my dad had a crazy, random obsession with Celine Dion. He’s going to kill me for saying that but I always found her album and put it on. Me and my friends used to sing karaoke to it.


 

Gwen Stefani is my dream collaboration. I haven’t met her but I think if I did I would faint...


 

"I loved Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Duran Duran, Destiny’s Child and Spice Girls. When I got about 13 or 14, I started listening to No Doubt. That got me obsessed with Gwen Stefani. I love her, I really do, I think she’s such a huge talent. Gwen Stefani is my dream collaboration. I haven’t met her but I think if I did I would faint.

“I do love Lana Del Ray’s album. I think she got hated on because no one was ready. I love that album. Despite the hype, she’s a fucking singer. Her lyrics are very good. You can’t knock that. She went number one in 13 countries. I’m listening to this Swedish band, Little Dragon, they’re really good and this guy called SBTRKT who is basically drum & bass but a breath of fresh air.

Azealia Banks is so cool. She’s a good friend of mine and she’s so dope. There may be [some collaborations], there’s definitely talks of stuff happening it’s just our schedules are really crazy. We both keep messaging each other like, ‘Let’s do this, let’s do this.’ But before the album comes out, you’ll definitely get something...if I have to handcuff her down. [Laughs.]”

The Eurovision Song Contest

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The Eurovision Song Contest

Rita Ora: “Before I got signed, this opportunity came my way and I didn’t really know a lot about the contest. I didn’t really watch it but I thought it was my last shot. There was a time, from when I was 16 to 18, where I was like, ‘What am I doing with myself?’ I was lost and I didn’t really have that much to do. I just felt like I didn’t know what was going to happen to me so I thought that was my last chance.

“Luckily I didn’t pursue it and I got a great deal instead. It was funny because when you feel like something is not working out, all of a sudden something turns around and something happens. It was a really weird time in my life but it was also amazing because I had to grow up fast.”

Her First Record Deal

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Her First Record Deal

Rita Ora: “I got a production deal when I was 14 with this producer Martin Terefe, he’s done music for Jason Mraz’s, James Morrison, he’s more of a guitar-based producer. When I signed to the production deal, it was a small amount of money. I used to go there after school and just sit there, work with him and just kind of get the vibe of it.

“During those two years is when I met Craig, because Martin was working with Craig. I was meant to just demo the song for Craig but it ended up that I stayed on the track, which was really cool and that’s how it got started.

“When I was 16, I didn’t feel I was right at that record label. I felt like I was going in a different direction so I didn’t extend the deal. I met a few A&Rs through that two-year deal and they remembered me. I met one A&R named Brynee who remembered me and she’s the one that introduced me to Jay Brown and the whole Roc family.”

Signing to Roc Nation

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Signing to Roc Nation

Rita Ora: “I saw Brynee at a Lykke Li show. She was like, ‘What are you doing?/ and I said, ‘I’m gigging, I’m working, I’m going to college, I’m just trying to do this.’ She told me to go see her the next day. She’s like, ‘I know someone who would be really great for you, Jay Brown.’

"I’m like, ‘Why did you just come out of the blue?’ And she said, ‘Because I’ve heard about you for ages and I just want to do something with you.' I’ve heard that before and no one really followed it through. But she did, she called Jay Brown right there on the spot.


 

Ty Ty came over and was like, ‘Who is this girl you are all working with?’ Jay was like, ‘She’s a singer from the UK that’s really interesting.’ So anyway, so then they came in and they played some songs and Jay was like, ‘We’d love you to be on the Roc.’


 

“I spoke to Jay Brown on the phone and he told me to send him some songs. I sent him my demo that I did on my laptop, it was called ‘I’ll Be Waiting.’ It was the first song that I recorded by myself on Garageband. I still have it—I’m embarrassed, it’s so rough. I sound young. I might put it on YouTube though, maybe for history purposes. My sister still thinks I should make it a single.

“I was getting offers from other labels—Universal, Island. A&Rs were promising me a lot of things but not following through. I was just really pissed off. My mom was like, 'Do not rush into anything.' She’s smart. Jay Brown called me two days after I sent him my song and was like, ‘We’d love to meet you.’ I flew out to New York for the first time. Luckily, I have a cousin who lives in New York.

“As soon as I got off the plane, I went to meet up with Jay Brown. I was wearing a Run-DMC T-shirt, my hair was wet, it was raining, I was cold and tired. I was like, ‘Let’s do this.’ I got into the club and they were celebrating Rocawear at the Christmas party. I met Ty Ty and then I met Jay-Z, I didn’t know I was going to meet him. I’m happy I didn’t know because if I knew I would’ve freaked out.

“We went to Roc the Mic, which is Jay’s studio in Manhattan and when we went there, Ty Ty came over and was like, ‘Who is this girl you are all working with?’ Jay was like, ‘She’s a singer from the UK that’s really interesting.’ So anyway, so then they came in and they played some songs and Jay was like, ‘We’d love you to be on the Roc.’

"I knew I wanted to be on that team, they just felt comfortable, they felt like family. To me, it’s not like any other label. They take their artists really personally and they put their heart and soul into every project they do. It was really refreshing to see. I got back to London and I was like, ‘Mom, I’m signed!’”

Working With Jay-Z

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Working With Jay-Z

Rita Ora:“Working with Jay has always been an honor for me from three years ago to now. My view hasn’t changed. I’m so happy to be part of a great family and to be part of a voice that is hugely respected in the music industry and to be under his wing is just really lucky but also an amazing learning experience as an artist. I’m just around these amazingly talented people that have been doing this for a long time and to have them worry about me and stuff like that is great. I just hope I do everybody justice.


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[Jay] just calms me down more than anything. He’s like ‘Chill, let me hear it.’ And it ends up being great and everything’s fine.


 

“I get nervous every single time not because of who or what Jay-Z is but because it’s your music. I wouldn’t want anyone to think of the worst. I’m so protective over myself that he just calms me down more than anything. He’s like ‘Chill, let me hear it.’ And it ends up being great and everything’s fine but it’s just that process. It’s good stress though, I would never do anything else. If I didn’t get that feeling, I would feel like I was lost.

“Beyoncé’s the family too, she’s a great lady and now she’s an amazing mom and she just tells me when things are going great and she’s just such a supportive wife and a friend. She’s just amazing to be around.”

Rihanna Comparisons

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Rihanna Comparisons

Rita Ora: “I don’t know, know Rihanna. I’ve met her a few times through industry events. It’s always been perfectly cool. I don’t know what people are trying to do but I think it’s a compliment.


 

I really like that comparison because she’s hot and she’s doing her thing. I’d rather be compared to her than someone rubbish.


 

I can’t change my face. I’ve been blonde for literally seven years. I’ve had this look for a long time.

“When my music comes out, I think this will all go away. When you recognize something and you start acknowledging the important shit, I feel like it’s just going to go away. But right now, it’s a compliment. I really like that comparison because she’s hot and she’s doing her thing. I’d rather be compared to her than someone rubbish.”

Her Tattoos

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Her Tattoos

Rita Ora:“I have an anchor on my wrist, it just keeps you grounded and shows strength. I have the words 'promise' on my pinky finger and 'love' on my other finger. I have my best friend’s birthday in white ink on my right arm. Above is my sister’s name in hindi.


 

On my left arm is Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and she’s holding my heart on my left arm. This is my eighth one. I have 11 all together. But this is my favorite.


 

“I have the phrase ‘All is fair in love and war’ and ‘Love all, trust a few and do wrong to none.’ My sister used to tell me that. Shamrock [Social Club] in L.A. did all of the script. I have a star that I got with my best friend and we haven’t removed it because it’s a memory. Behind my ears, I have a sagittarius sign and an R for Rita. I have wings on my ankle, two wings.

“On my left arm is Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and she’s holding my heart on my left arm. This is my eighth one. I have 11 all together. But this is my favorite. It’s the most in detail one. I just really love it and it’s holding my heart.

"I always believe that one person is going to control your heart when you find that love so she’s that person that’s going to control the love. I don’t care about that love now, to tell you the truth. I haven’t had the chance to think about anything yet but maybe one day, hopefully, someone will make me feel special.”

Her Debut Album

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Her Debut Album

Rita Ora: “There’s been a lot of frustration. It took a lot of patience from Roc Nation. I got signed and I was like “Cool, Oprah next week.” But obviously not. I knew I was going to record the album or whatever but I was so eager to put everything out that I didn’t think about the long run. That’s why Jay and Jay Brown and Ty Ty are the best at what they do because they think in the future.

"I’d be like, ‘I just want to put something out’ but it wouldn’t be the same as it is now. I’m really happy they waited for me, and had patience. They let me grow and they didn’t even influence me. They told me to go find myself and do what I do.

“Roc Nation is like family. They take their artists seriously because there’s not that many of us. They take into consideration your feelings and they let you grow, that’s what they did with me so that’s why it took me so long to write this record because I didn’t want to write about something that wasn’t really me. It took me a minute to find myself but once I found myself, it was fine. [Laughs.]

“I have more things to talk about now than I did then. If I played you a song when I was 18 and I played you a song now, they’d be two completely different periods of my life and two completely different stories.


 

I’ve been working with some people that I’m grateful to be in the same room with like Drake and The Dream, who is an amazing songwriter, Stargate, Ester Dean, who is a great writer. These people are so great at what they do. To have a chance to work with them was such an honor.


 

"That’s why some people find it hard to stop recording for their album because every day they’re growing and they’re doing new things so someone has to tell you ‘Stop now’ because you could write an album forever, you have things to talk about every day.

“I was working with Drake on some tracks and that’s when he was doing that ‘Over’ video and he just asked me for a favor and I was like ‘Yeah, I’ll do it.’ Of course I would do that. That’s how it came about. I met Drake through writing sessions and we just carried our friendship out. It was cool to be in the video because I love the song.

“I’ve been working with some people that I’m grateful to be in the same room with like Drake and The Dream, who is an amazing songwriter, Stargate, Ester Dean, who is a great writer. These people are so great at what they do. To have a chance to work with them was such an honor.

"We came up with some great stuff and you know, your vibe with them and your connection with someone is really important when you’re writing so during that time, it was really important to vibe off of each other’s energy. I think I came up with the best album I could come up with at this time and it’s just a huge honor on my debut album. I can’t believe it sometimes.

“I wanted to put as much music out as possible and it ended up being ‘How We Do’ was the US and ‘R.I.P.’ was the UK. To tell you the truth, music will convert regardless if it’s good music, it will go everywhere.

"Adele’s music for example, it was good. It just spread. I said to myself, ‘I’m going to put out a couple songs and whatever happens, happens.’ I’ve spent three years. It’s like when you have a baby and then the baby’s grown and you gotta let it walk. You’re like, ‘Please don’t bang your head’ and you can’t help it if it bangs its head. That’s how it was.

“I don’t have an album title yet. I have some options, I was going to call it ‘Fair’ then I was going to call it ‘Let’s Run Away’ but then it was too long. It might just be ‘Reet,’ that’s what my mom used to call me.

“There’s definitely some songs that show my vocal training on the album. I’ll sing however the track feels. I’m not just going to over-sing a track but there’s definitely tracks on there when you can hear my voice. There’s a song with me and a guitar and you can definitely hear my voice.”

Hot Right Now

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‘‘Hot Right Now”

Rita Ora: “I met DJ Fresh through my management, he was working on some stuff in the management studio downstairs with the Invisible Men, who are sick producers. He needed a vocalist for ages to do this track and he tried a few people but I heard it and I was like, ‘I’d love to do it’ and he was like, 'I would love you to sing it.'

"My album was so close to being finished and we were about to go with the single so it was perfect. We literally recorded it 2 weeks before it came out. We did it and the next week it was on the radio.

"All of a sudden everyone wanted to hear my music. The first time I heard it on the radio I was in the car with my mom and my sister and I was screaming so loud. They were so happy.”

RIP

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‘‘R.I.P.”

Rita Ora:“R.I.P. was so fun to film because it was directed by a friend, Emil Nava, who is a younger director and on set, he’s so energetic. He’s definitely the motivator because it’s a long day. It was in a warehouse so it was all about the performance. We changed outfits and we got some kind of raggedy cars. We’re not going to pretend we own a Ferrari so let’s get an old vintage 5000 pound BMW and pimp it out.


 

Drake wrote 'R.I.P.' [for Rihanna’s Loud] I think Rihanna heard it first but she didn’t take it. I was like, 'I need that song.'


 

“The video got 2.5 million views in two days or something like that. Looking at the video, it just oozes confidence. The lyrics are so confident. If a girl is singing it, she has to be secure. It’s about, I almost get a feeling you’re reminding your man like, ‘You’ve got a good girl. You’ve got a hot girl.’ Use your woman powers.

“Drake wrote 'R.I.P.' I just found that out [that he wrote it for Rihanna’s Loud]. I think Rihanna heard it first but she didn’t take it. I was like, 'I need that song.' Regardless, that’s why I find it a bit difficult to sing on other people’s songs because it’s almost like it gets filtered. I almost couldn’t say no to it. It was such a banger that I was like, ‘I don’t care who it’s been through, I want that song. And I will own it.’”

How We Do (Party)

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“How We Do (Party)”

Rita Ora:“After the Z 100 release, I cried, I was so happy. I never heard myself on US radio waves. It was my single and to share it with Jay, it was just a moment for me. I genuinely felt like I was doing something right and I was so happy. I just had to shed a tear. I was in the car with Jay and he was like ‘Well done.’


 

You know when you have a drink and sometimes it touches the different nerves? And at times, when you’re with your boyfriend or something, sex is different when you’re drunk. It’s a fact.


 

”The video is basically about every single different type of party in one room because it’s party and bullshit. All these random people—there’s an old man in there, there’s twins in there, there’s a drag queen in there —there’s a lot of random shit in this party and it’s about basically just coming to a party where you don’t get judged and everyone’s just having a good time. It’s just the party that I wish existed.

“My laugh in the video is like a smoker’s laugh. I have a deep voice and they’re like, ‘Why is that in the video?’ I didn’t know but I don’t mind it. It’s how I laugh—whatever.”

“In the song the lyrics are, ‘It’s when the sun sets baby, on the avenue, I get that drunk sex feeling when I’m with you.’ You know how good sex is when you’re drunk? Kelly [Sheehan] and Bonnie [McKee] are the songwriters. I just thought it was true. If people don’t drink, I respect that. But all my drinkers, you know when you have a drink and sometimes it touches the different nerves and at times, when you’re with your boyfriend or something, sex is different when you’re drunk. It’s a fact. I just thought it was true.

“I want to put Andre 3000 on the remix for ‘How We Do.’ I mean I’m trying to, but that was just an idea I had a few days ago. If we changed the beat and made it for Andre to rap on, that would sound so sick. We’re in the works. He’s Andre 3000, he could turn around and say no anytime.”

Roc the Life

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“Roc the Life”

Rita Ora: “I wrote that with The-Dream and we just wanted a feel-good song. I wanted a song that explained my transition from what I used to be like to now being a signed artist moving to the U.S. and having three years to focus on myself.

"It’s like rocking the hell out of my life. You only live once...YOLO. I don’t get that by the way. Does everyone say that nowadays? I love the fact that Drake and Wayne came up with this genius thing. I love it."

The Cartier Event

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The Cartier Event

Rita Ora: “I was so nervous. I did the show for Cartier and my label, Columbia, Roc Nation all came down. I’ve built such a relationship with them because we’ve worked on my album for two and a half years. Me and the band just rocked it and I was really happy with it.

“I performed my set, I did ‘R.I.P.’ and ‘How We Do.’ On top of that I did some album tracks, ‘Shine Your Light,’ ‘Roc the Life’ - that’s one of my favorite songs on the album.


 

Before a show, I have to focus, I can’t have people around me partying. I need silence and then I have to wait for a minute and then I go over the set in my head and I’m constantly shaking. It’s not a good feeling. As soon as I get on stage, it goes.


 

“Before a show, I have to focus, I can’t have people around me partying. I need silence and then I have to wait for a minute and then I go over the set in my head and I’m constantly shaking. It’s not a good feeling. As soon as I get on stage, it goes.

“Thank God Jay-Z and Beyoncé weren’t in the front row. I wasn’t nervous because it was them. I was nervous because we built the album together and now you’re finally seeing it as an audience. It was the first time Jay and Beyoncé actually could see me perform as an artist instead of seeing me as a recording artist. It’s like ‘Okay Rita, let’s do this.’

“I did a ‘Say My Name’ cover. Beyoncé didn’t know and I didn’t know she was going to be there. I do it in my set sometimes. That’s something that inspires me and that made me more nervous because no one could sing it better than her. I have to make it in my own way and we did it and she was apparently dancing on the couch, she was so happy. She was like ‘Wow.’ I don’t think anyone realized like I’ve been trained vocally a lot. I think I shocked a few people on how I’ve been trained. It was a good moment for me."

Upcoming Shows

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Upcoming Shows

Rita Ora: “I’m going to be at S.O.B.’s on April 25. Lights, band, a couple songs, a cover. Don’t stand too close to the stage because I’ll interact with you. It’s gonna be a show. There’s going to be a surprise but I don’t want to give that away.

“I’m doing a tour with Coldplay around Europe. Frank Ocean and Marina and The Diamonds are opening too. It’s the European tour. It’s just so great. My label just called me and told me that they offered me to go on tour with them. I said, ‘of course.’”

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