Actor`s page Rita Ora, 26 November 1990, Pristina, Kosovo, Yugoslavia!

When I perform, I usually wear wigs because I love them.

Eyebrows are really important because they structure the face. In school it was funny because I was ...Show more »

Eyebrows are really important because they structure the face. In school it was funny because I was always the one walking around with tweezers plucking my girlfriends' eyebrows. I was really good; eyebrow tweezing runs in my family - my mother used to do mine, and I picked it up. Show less «

You can be forgotten very quickly. So I am aware that I need to stay current, keep connecting, and k...Show more »

You can be forgotten very quickly. So I am aware that I need to stay current, keep connecting, and keep bringing things to the table... Otherwise, you can just disappear. Show less «

The music industry is very small.

Every person has a signature. Just some people don't know it yet.

I was always getting told off by my choir teacher for, you know, riffing when I shouldn't.

Unfortunately, being a brand is really important nowadays.

I will always love red lips.

Being a Mum is a big job.

Beyonce is this massive star, but she's incredibly humble. But it's weird because even though I love...Show more »

Beyonce is this massive star, but she's incredibly humble. But it's weird because even though I love her, she's my boss's wife. Show less «

Madonna, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe - they were myths of greatness...Show more »

Madonna, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe - they were myths of greatness. Show less «

I love the idea of being part of a campaign that captures the spirit of New York and the stories of ...Show more »

I love the idea of being part of a campaign that captures the spirit of New York and the stories of women here, passionate about their dreams. Show less «

Streetwear for me is what I was raised wearing in London, and my style influences growing up were al...Show more »

Streetwear for me is what I was raised wearing in London, and my style influences growing up were always people who wore streetwear. Show less «

Music expresses - you express yourself with music.

I was completely shocked that Prince would even know my name.

I'm a massive fragrance fan - I think fragrance is part of someone's hygiene, and I'm a big believer...Show more »

I'm a massive fragrance fan - I think fragrance is part of someone's hygiene, and I'm a big believer in leaving an impression through scent. Show less «

I walked into this industry blond with red lips, and I will leave this industry blond with red lips....Show more »

I walked into this industry blond with red lips, and I will leave this industry blond with red lips. Mark my words. Show less «

I think music will thrive where it wants to.

I've loved music. It was my first everything, but fashion and clothes is just the next step.

You always have to sacrifice something when you want to achieve something.

I really have paid my dues. When I get to stay in fancy hotel suites these days, I remind myself of ...Show more »

I really have paid my dues. When I get to stay in fancy hotel suites these days, I remind myself of that. Show less «

I'd love to do a whole soundtrack to a movie.

I have a few properties, some in the U.K., some in the States, some in Kosovo. It's a nice little em...Show more »

I have a few properties, some in the U.K., some in the States, some in Kosovo. It's a nice little empire - I'm trying to create something so my family can be all right. Show less «

There are bigger queens of the selfie, but I'm up there.

When it comes down to the music, it's just you and the microphone. It's not you and the record execs...Show more »

When it comes down to the music, it's just you and the microphone. It's not you and the record execs. Show less «

I was signed at 18 and had to grow up quickly.

I never knew how small L.A. was until I started to work here.

Women love an honest man.

'Roc The Life' is a song I wrote with The Dream, who made 'Umbrella,' 'Single Ladies' and loads more...Show more »

'Roc The Life' is a song I wrote with The Dream, who made 'Umbrella,' 'Single Ladies' and loads more. Show less «

I love how you can look different, and it changes your mood.

People like Prince don't have to care about anything, but they care because they want music for the ...Show more »

People like Prince don't have to care about anything, but they care because they want music for the future to be great. Show less «

A steamer is like an inhaler, so you can inhale this oil or frankincense or eucalyptus. Before I go ...Show more »

A steamer is like an inhaler, so you can inhale this oil or frankincense or eucalyptus. Before I go onstage, I spend half an hour taking in that steam, and it saves my life! Show less «

Roc Nation is such an incredible, unique team, especially in the music industry. Everyone genuinely ...Show more »

Roc Nation is such an incredible, unique team, especially in the music industry. Everyone genuinely loves and cares about each other. Show less «

American Apparel does great colourful basics that you can customise.

Glamour's always special to me; they gave me one of my first U.K. covers, and I was so excited when ...Show more »

Glamour's always special to me; they gave me one of my first U.K. covers, and I was so excited when I found out I got a cover for it, so, I always, always have a special place in my heart for 'Glamour. Show less «

My first tour sold out in Glasgow, and they were one of the loudest. I couldn't hear myself.

I always remember smelling Chanel No. 5 at home - my mum used to literally pour it, and she rocked i...Show more »

I always remember smelling Chanel No. 5 at home - my mum used to literally pour it, and she rocked it. Show less «

I end up doing selfies 'cause I am so sad.

I'm a real goof-ball deep down. It's always been my thing to make people like me.

I don't think I could do a reality show, no.

The worst thing is when a guy just looks awkward. It's not attractive.

I have 20 wigs at home that I play with.

To save your own hair, wigs are literally the way forward.

Jessie J is a great, great girl. I'm a friend and have always been a fan of hers. I'm happy to see h...Show more »

Jessie J is a great, great girl. I'm a friend and have always been a fan of hers. I'm happy to see her doing her thing. Show less «

I don't really have that many judgements on things, or crazy statements that I feel like I have to p...Show more »

I don't really have that many judgements on things, or crazy statements that I feel like I have to put across. Show less «

I just want to be in a relationship.

I used to do ballet all the time, and I do this ballet workout: it is an amazing thing called Barrec...Show more »

I used to do ballet all the time, and I do this ballet workout: it is an amazing thing called Barrecore. It is like pulsing. It turns your legs into, like, jelly, and you feel like a Bambi; you lose so much control over your body because you're pulsing so much. Show less «

Daphne Guinness was amazingly comfortable in her skin, and she has an amazing collection in fashion ...Show more »

Daphne Guinness was amazingly comfortable in her skin, and she has an amazing collection in fashion that I wish I could just touch. Show less «

Kerastase and Bed Head have really good products.

When you perform, you can convey emotions differently, and your look can reflect each of those emoti...Show more »

When you perform, you can convey emotions differently, and your look can reflect each of those emotions. Show less «

Gwen Stefani's style and flow I just love. She is so cool to me!

I'm not going to have a baby until I'm around 30-something.

Women love an honest man. An honest man that isn't afraid to say, 'Men get hurt too.' And a lot of m...Show more »

Women love an honest man. An honest man that isn't afraid to say, 'Men get hurt too.' And a lot of men don't admit that. Show less «

I'm most scared of failing, of disappointing people.

My dad wanted me to go down a more academic route. He is very much about sticking to the rule book a...Show more »

My dad wanted me to go down a more academic route. He is very much about sticking to the rule book and sticking to the blueprint of a successful career. Show less «

To me, I have my friends who I've known my whole life, and I can count them on one hand. They're peo...Show more »

To me, I have my friends who I've known my whole life, and I can count them on one hand. They're people I went to school with, my mum's friends' daughters. You know? Show less «

I'm very spontaneous. I go with my gut.

I was always that girl who loved music and thought of music as an escape route.

Everyone wants a love song you can dance to.

When people come to my shows, they're like, 'I can't believe you can actually freaking sing!'

I don't know how 'X Factor' works. I was only there as a guest judge for a day. But I watched 'The V...Show more »

I don't know how 'X Factor' works. I was only there as a guest judge for a day. But I watched 'The Voice' a lot; I respected how it came across on TV, and I love the freedom we get as coaches to do what we want. Show less «

If I can help one person, why wouldn't I?

I don't vocalise things that don't deserve attention.

I'd love to be the female Kanye. I think he's so cool and effortless.

I'm basically just a normal girl from West London who speaks from her heart and who loves music.

I wouldn't want to do an average fashion line. I'd want it to be an amazing piece of art.

Clothes are fun. The designers have so much fun making them, you should have fun wearing them, too.

The public's not stupid.

If I'm not working and getting my makeup done, that's my chance to do a hair mask and a face mask an...Show more »

If I'm not working and getting my makeup done, that's my chance to do a hair mask and a face mask and my plucking and waxing and all of that. Show less «

Sometimes I see people writing the most ridiculous things about me.

I can't cook.

I'm a huge Bruce Springsteen and Duran Duran fan.

Social media is so influential now.

When your time comes, you need to grab it with both hands.

You have to come to terms with loving your body.

The first album I bought was the Spice Girls, ha ha.

You can tell an honest artist from one who's just given all their songs.

I dyed my hair blonde when I was 14. My mom was not happy. But I love being blonde.

I just love pretty things, whether it is art, a song or a pair of shoes.

I don't feel like myself without the red lip. I feel like I'm taking a risk or something without it.

The best thing Jay-Z ever taught me was patience.

Every girl, without fail, loves to look at a sexy picture of herself.

I speak fluent Kosovan.

One time I tried to use the bathroom in the dark, and I missed the toilet, and I fell on the floor.

I watched 'Kill Bill,' like, three times.

I don't ever use dancers, and when I do, it's literally, like, four break dancers.

I don't want people to think that someone gives me something to wear, and I'll put it on.

I got obsessed with makeup and makeup artists when I was young, with people like Kevyn Aucoin.

It was my dad's idea to change my name from Sahatciu to Ora. He said it would be easier to pronounce...Show more »

It was my dad's idea to change my name from Sahatciu to Ora. He said it would be easier to pronounce. Show less «

I love getting dressed up and glamorous for the red carpet. It makes me feel powerful and sexy!

Chanel is my ultimate weakness.

What I'll remember about New York is growing up really fast.

I don't get jealous - I get suspicious.

I literally touched down in Kosovo and the president, prime minister and mayor were waiting for me t...Show more »

I literally touched down in Kosovo and the president, prime minister and mayor were waiting for me to get off the plane. Apparently that's unheard of. They don't wait for nobody. Show less «

To me, British fashion has a story. It has history, and I feel it's very much about our culture.

Growing up in London was the best.

The album is never finished until it's on the shelves!

I admire Rihanna.

I'm like a dude. Jordans are my favorite. I wear them all the time for shows. I can get girly-girly ...Show more »

I'm like a dude. Jordans are my favorite. I wear them all the time for shows. I can get girly-girly when I want to, but I can't perform in heels. I would bust my face open on stage, and we don't want that. Show less «

I'm the weirdest person.

I feel like I'm a character already, as in, like, I love dressing up.

It was so much fun working with Rimmel. We're inspired by many of the same things: fashion, color, s...Show more »

It was so much fun working with Rimmel. We're inspired by many of the same things: fashion, color, sounds, style, life in general, and London in particular. Show less «

I'm just very good at pretending.

I think I've always been fine on stage - though I get nervous beforehand. But once I'm on stage, all...Show more »

I think I've always been fine on stage - though I get nervous beforehand. But once I'm on stage, all of that goes out of the window. Show less «

I don't know what it feels like not to have a great family support system - I was lucky to have that...Show more »

I don't know what it feels like not to have a great family support system - I was lucky to have that. Show less «

My childhood was great, my family was great. I wasn't in a mansion, but we made it work.

I think that if you've got a great support system around you, and a great family, and a tight team a...Show more »

I think that if you've got a great support system around you, and a great family, and a tight team around you, I think you don't get lost. Show less «

I really admire people who have long-distance relationships. It's an incredible achievement. I could...Show more »

I really admire people who have long-distance relationships. It's an incredible achievement. I couldn't do it. Show less «

If I could live in a cabaret, I would. If I could live in 'Moulin Rouge,' I would.

I never think too hard about a look. When you consider an outfit too much, that's when it goes wrong...Show more »

I never think too hard about a look. When you consider an outfit too much, that's when it goes wrong. Show less «

I'm too busy for relationships.

It's a terrible feeling being lonely.

I don't know what flirting is, really. Sometimes in women, friendliness comes across as flirting. Th...Show more »

I don't know what flirting is, really. Sometimes in women, friendliness comes across as flirting. That is not what it is. Show less «

I love how music and fashion are so similar. We need each other.

It took me a while to understand that I do have a voice, and I can use it to help people.

I love the Scottish accent; it is very sexy.

I think it's a big deal to have a great soundtrack for a movie.

A music video is so different to doing a movie.

My mum and my dad are the sweetest couple.

Before every show, I have to put perfume on. I know the crowd's not necessarily going to smell me, b...Show more »

Before every show, I have to put perfume on. I know the crowd's not necessarily going to smell me, but when I smell good, I feel like I can dominate the room. Show less «

Twitter... can ruin your life.

To me, it doesn't matter who you are or where you're from - if you're a good person and you got my b...Show more »

To me, it doesn't matter who you are or where you're from - if you're a good person and you got my back, I got yours. Show less «

When I was younger, I did my first audition at 'Eurovision.' I was about 17. After my first audition...Show more »

When I was younger, I did my first audition at 'Eurovision.' I was about 17. After my first audition, I blacked out; I was just like, 'I can't do this.' I'm not knocking it or anything - it's been around for years. I'm just very, very happy I made that decision myself. I think that's one of the best decisions I've ever made. Show less «

It's nice to always make an effort when you get photographed.

I am normally the manly-ish girl on the planet.

I think the good thing about Macklemore is that he is very precise about what he gets involved in. A...Show more »

I think the good thing about Macklemore is that he is very precise about what he gets involved in. As you can tell, he's very passionate about what he puts his name on, because he talks about things people don't usually talk about, and his concepts are very, very passionate. Show less «

I like to call myself a 360-degree artist. I'm a musician, but I have other things I do, too.

One day I will settle down, when I have achieved everything I wanted.

When you're involved with someone for a while, and they decided to express their feelings to the pub...Show more »

When you're involved with someone for a while, and they decided to express their feelings to the public - that's not my personal way of therapy, but I guess everyone takes split-ups differently. Show less «

Listen, sharing my life with people is just part of my daily routine.

I just wanted to be an artist. I didn't care how or what; I just wanted to express my artistic integ...Show more »

I just wanted to be an artist. I didn't care how or what; I just wanted to express my artistic integrity, and I wanted the world to have a vision of what I was seeing in my mind. Show less «

My dad took on every job he could get. He worked like mad. But then, at some point, he had saved up ...Show more »

My dad took on every job he could get. He worked like mad. But then, at some point, he had saved up enough to open his first pub. Show less «

When I was a kid, I'd spray paint my hair, cut clothes up.

Nothing comfortable is worth wearing to the Met Ball.

I think people take the word 'feminist' really seriously, and I think people are scared to use that ...Show more »

I think people take the word 'feminist' really seriously, and I think people are scared to use that word. Show less «

I've always been into looking different.

I don't really remember much about Kosovo. I only remember growing up in London, where my parents ha...Show more »

I don't really remember much about Kosovo. I only remember growing up in London, where my parents had to basically start from scratch. Show less «

I used to wait in line for Jordans. That's how much of a freak I was.

I love eating at my dad's pub, the Queens Arms in Kilburn. It does a traditional Albanian spinach pi...Show more »

I love eating at my dad's pub, the Queens Arms in Kilburn. It does a traditional Albanian spinach pie. Show less «

My beauty icons - and this sounds cheesy - have a beauty that comes from inside.

All I can do is take influences from where I was raised.

I have always liked the contrast between being blonde and having dark features.

If you really want something, you'll make it work.

I was in Boots buying contact lens solution, and my mobile went off. It was Jay-Z's partner at Roc N...Show more »

I was in Boots buying contact lens solution, and my mobile went off. It was Jay-Z's partner at Roc Nation asking me what I was up to. He asked if I'd been to America, and I said, 'No.' Then he said, 'I'm putting you on a flight to New York tomorrow.' Show less «

Anytime I go on Twitter, there's always the good but the bad as well.

I love masculine cuts with suits and chunky jewellery. My hair is so glam, it balances it out, and i...Show more »

I love masculine cuts with suits and chunky jewellery. My hair is so glam, it balances it out, and it's comfy! Show less «

I get so nervous, I get belly pains before I go on stage.

A New Yorker is anyone who has the guts to really live in the city.

People always ask me: 'Do you have black in you? Do you have Spanish in you?'

Fashion is this obsessive narrative that people don't understand but they can't stop looking at.

For me, a fragrance is another way of leaving an impression on somebody.

I've been going to Bicester Village since I was young. My mum and dad really loved that place, and I...Show more »

I've been going to Bicester Village since I was young. My mum and dad really loved that place, and I always used to stock up on clothes. I love the fact that it supports great British designers. Show less «

I mix my fragrances with body oils - I love body oils, so that's my little trick.

In this industry, all the heads of labels are men, but every artist has to prove themselves, regardl...Show more »

In this industry, all the heads of labels are men, but every artist has to prove themselves, regardless of their sex. I have always been very vocal about the women sticking together. Show less «

Between sixteen and eighteen, I was singing anywhere I could, in bars or down at the pub.

Know yourself; keep your circle tight. Keep your friends and your work circle tight.

I'm very private.

I'm scared of a lot of things.

You should communicate with your other one. Understanding what they are on about is pretty key.

I am committed to glamour.

I try to do one thing a day that makes me proud of myself.

There was a point in school when I was, like, thirteen, that I didn't feel comfortable at all.

Without my music, no doors would have opened, so I am forever grateful, and I am always going to be ...Show more »

Without my music, no doors would have opened, so I am forever grateful, and I am always going to be singing. But yeah, when the other doors open, why not walk through? Show less «

Some people may look at you almost like a fantasy at times, you know; some people don't think you're...Show more »

Some people may look at you almost like a fantasy at times, you know; some people don't think you're real. Because people forget that celebrities are humans too, sometimes. Show less «

You know what a wifey means? It's like your other half. Like when you get married, like, that's your...Show more »

You know what a wifey means? It's like your other half. Like when you get married, like, that's your wife! Show less «

Conquering America for a U.K. artist is incredible because that's what everybody wants and dreams ab...Show more »

Conquering America for a U.K. artist is incredible because that's what everybody wants and dreams about. The accomplishment is dominating a market which you aren't familiar with. Show less «

I love my pop music.

I'm really excited to be chosen as a VEVO LIFT artist. It's a great opportunity to reach millions mo...Show more »

I'm really excited to be chosen as a VEVO LIFT artist. It's a great opportunity to reach millions more music fans with my sound and let them see the real Rita. Show less «

You have to take care of your body.

I have had young fascinations but never love.

Rita Ora

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