Her family left Kosovo for political reasons, because of the persecution of Albanians initiated with the disintegration of Yugoslavia.

She was born as Rita Sahatçiu (surname derived from the Turkish word saatçi, which means 'watchmaker'), but her parents later added Ora ( ora means 'time' in Albanian) to the family surname so it could be easily pronounced. Ora has an older sister, Elena, and a younger brother, Don. Her mother, Vera ( née Bajraktari), is a psychiatrist and her father, Besnik Sahatçiu, is a pub owner, having previously studied economics.

Ora was born on 26 November 1990 in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia (modern-day Kosovo), to Albanian parents. 'Let You Love Me' made Ora the first British female solo artist to have thirteen top ten songs in the United Kingdom. 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. Ora's second studio album, Phoenix, was released in November 2018. īorn in Pristina, modern-day Kosovo, Ora was named an Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo in 2015. Ora was the artist with the most number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart in 2012, with three singles reaching the top position. The album contained the UK number-one singles, ' R.I.P.' and ' How We Do (Party)'. Her debut studio album, Ora, released in August 2012, debuted at number one in the United Kingdom. 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. Rita Sahatçiu Ora ( Albanian: born Rita Sahatçiu on 26 November 1990) is a British singer and songwriter.

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