Rita Ora
Birth Name: Rita Sahatçiu
Place of Birth: Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)
Date of Birth: 26 November, 1990
Ethnicity: Albanian
Rita Ora is a British singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her songs “R.I.P.,” “How We Do (Party),” “Your Song,” “Anywhere,” “Let You Love Me,” and, in a featured role, “Hot Right Now.” She has also been billed as Rita Sahatçiu Ora.
She was born in Pristina, Yugoslavia, to a Kosovan Albanian family. She is the daughter of Vera (Bajraktari), a psychiatrist, and Besnik Sahatçiu, a pub owner. Her father is a Muslim and her mother is Catholic. Her family moved to the U.K in 1991, because of the persecution of Albanians in Kosovo, and she was raised in Notting Hill, London. Her surname, Sahatçiu, is derived from the Turkish word saatçi, which means “watchmaker.” Her family later added “Ora” to her full name; the word means “time” in Albanian. She is a citizen of the U.K. and Kosovo. In 2015, she was named Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo.
When asked about her ethnicity in an interview, Rita stated that she is “100% from Kosovo,” here. A picture of Rita’s father can be seen here. A picture of Rita’s mother can be seen here. Rita is married to New Zealand actor and filmmaker Taika Waititi.
Rita’s paternal grandfather was Besim Sahatçiu, a film and theatre director (the son of Adem Sahatçiu and Besa). Besim was born in Pejë, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, now Kosovo.
Rita’s maternal grandfather was named Osman Bajraktari. Osman was the Albanian consul to Russia, then part of the USSR.
She looks so like Rihanna. They could be twins! She has an unusual look for an Albanian, she looks quite Caribbean. So pretty.
she looks mulatto like Robert Sheehan!
I’m albanian from Macedonia and when I first saw her I thought she was Spanish I was like Kuku per mua she’s Albanian !!!!!!!!!!!
i know that some wont like what i’m going to say but when i first saw her and heard her name i thought that she was an afro-latina or something like that.
i’m albanian myself and actually i have never seen another albanian that looks similiar to her so i wonder what her parents look like
I’ve met her parents and i’ve met her and her sister. Her parents look like typical albanians. Her sister also looks albanian. She definitely does look albanian, i think its the foundation and make-up that influences that mixed look. Just imagine her without any make-up. Im sure you’ll agree with me that she would look Albanian. Proud albanian from kosovo..:D
It’s not really her coloring which make her look mixed, it’s her features. I’ve seen Europeans much swarthier than her who her who still look white.
I thought she was mulatto when I first saw her.
Well shes from Kosovo and Albanians are SPICEY!
This girl is kosovo-albanian.!!!! Wooooo met her in Kosovo! Loved her!