What Is Rita Ora's Net Worth?
Rita Ora is a British singer-songwriter and actress who has a net worth of $30 million. Rita Ora is one of the most successful solo female singers to come out of the United Kingdom, and she has many high-charting hits to her name. She has also experienced considerable success outside of the United Kingdom with various mainstream singles. Outside of singing, Ora has enjoyed a semi-substantial acting career. She is also an accomplished entrepreneur who has collaborated with various fashion brands to create her own clothing lines.
Rita Ora is NOT worth $145 million
In April 2014, Rita appeared on "The Breakfast Club" radio show and was asked whether or not she was really "worth $145 million." That false number came from a parody celebrity website that we will not name here. This same website also falsely claimed that Rita owned a restaurant chain called Fat Ora Burger, a football team called Pristina Angels, a vodka company, a perfume, and a video game. All these reports are completely false. If you look up Cuba Gooding Jr. on this same parody website, his net worth is also coincidentally listed at $145 million. The site also just so happens to claim that Cuba owns a burger chain called Fat Gooding Burger, a football team called New York Angels, a perfume, and a fashion line. The entire website is a hoax.
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Early Life
Rita Sahatçiu was born on November 26, 1990, in Pristina, Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo). Raised alongside two siblings by Albanian parents, her family relocated to London, England, in 1991 when she was still a baby. Her parents emigrated to England because Albanians were being persecuted following the collapse of Yugoslavia.
Rita's last name roughly translates to "watchmaker" in Turkish, although her parents later changed the surname to "Ora" so that it could be easily pronounced by Londoners. Once Rita arrived in London, she quickly became interested in the performing arts. She began singing at a young age and attended a performing arts school in her youth.
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Music Career
Rita Ora began her music career singing in pubs during open mic sessions. Although she briefly entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009, she quickly withdrew as she felt the contest would hinder rather than help her career. During this time, she signed with US-based record label Roc Nation and began work on her solo album.
Rita broke through in 2011 after featuring on the track "Hot Right Now" by DJ Fresh. The single debuted at #1 on the UK charts, and Ora began to tour in support of her upcoming debut album. Before the album was released, her singles "R.I.P." and "How We Do (Party)" topped the UK charts, elevating her to even greater fame.
In 2012, she released her debut album, "Ora." Although the album received mixed reviews, she was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards. Throughout 2013, she continued to release more hits and announced her second album and a change in musical direction away from her "party girl" image. However, conflicts arose with her Roc Nation contract. She alleged that the label was preventing her from releasing another album despite her having tons of material available. In the end, they settled the disagreement out of court, and Rita switched to Atlantic Records.
It wasn't until 2017 that she released another solo single, "Your Song." In 2018, she contributed the track "For You" to the soundtrack of the film "Fifty Shades Freed." That year, she finally released her second album, "Phoenix," which featured tracks like "Let You Love Me." She followed up with tours throughout 2019. That year, she also contributed the track "Carry On" to the soundtrack of the film "Pokemon: Detective Pikachu." Although she announced a new album and started releasing singles from the upcoming release, it was pushed back indefinitely due to the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020.
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Acting Career
Rita Ora appeared in both "Fifty Shades Freed" and "Pokemon: Detective Pikachu," having also contributed to the films' soundtracks. She also appeared in TV shows such as "The Brief" and "Funny or Die." In addition, she appeared in the British film "Spivs."
Endorsements
Ora has supplemented her income with a number of notable brand endorsements throughout her career. In 2010, she appeared in a commercial for Skullcandy Headphones. The next year, she endorsed Calvin Klein's CK One line in a marketing campaign. In 2013, Rita became a spokesperson for Superga, an Italian sneaker brand. That year, she also collaborated with Madonna and became the new face of her clothing line, Material Girl. Later that year, she worked with Rimmel to promote two makeup lines.
In 2014, Rita helped promote two Donna Karan clothing lines while also endorsing their perfume, DKNY My NY. That year, she also appeared in an ad campaign by Marks & Spencer's before ending the year with an endorsement of Roberto Cavalli's A/W release. In 2015, she appeared in ads for Coca-Cola and Samsung Galaxy. Throughout 2019, Ora collaborated with a number of German brands, including Escada, Thomas Sabo, and Deichmann.
Fashion
Rita has acted as a fashion designer on more than one occasion. In 2014, she was invited to collaborate with Adidas for their Adidas Originals line. She designed a number of items for the brand, including clothing, footwear, and accessories. In 2016, she worked with the Italian brand Tezenis for an all-new, signature lingerie capsule collection.
In 2018, Rita collaborated with fashion designer Giuseppe Zanotti to create a capsule footwear collection. In 2019, after endorsing the brand, she designed her own collection for Escada.
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Personal Life
In 2022, Rita married writer/director/actor Taika Waititi.
Real Estate
In 2014, Rita Ora gave her home in North London (which was worth 1.4 million at the time) to her parents. She revealed that her parents needed a nice place to live more than she did and that she rarely even used the lavish property anyway due to the fact that she was constantly touring. She originally purchased the property for 1.15 million pounds, although the property is worth more than 1.6 million pounds today.
In 2019, it was announced that Ora had purchased a mansion in Kosovo for her parents. The property cost 1.5 million pounds, and Rita apparently gave the house to her parents to thank them for all their support over the years. The mansion will see relatively little use, as both Rita and her parents live in London full-time. However, the Ora family will always have the opportunity to reconnect with their roots in their hometown of Pristina.
Also in 2019, Rita spent 3.25 million pounds on a beautiful West London property in a neighborhood close to a number of other celebs, including the Beckhams. The property features a stunning roof terrace with a bar area – perfect for parties.
