Rita Ora

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Ora in 2014, photo by Prphotos

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 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. 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.

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  1. littlebodybigheart says:

    The correct term is Romani. The word “gypsy” is an ethnic slur.

  2. Obey says:

    There are whites with that appearance too. The singer of the German Group Alphaville has brown hair and eyes and is white German. It is using oil on the body to brown the skin and will have a false appearance of being an afro, but it is not. Appearance never deceives those who are culturally intelligent.

    • Tageslicht says:

      The singer of Alphaville has a very typical western German, Alpine/Celtic phenotype. the Dutch killer Joran van der Sloot has somewhat similar features and appearance as well. They look fully European to me while Rita Ora just has something else about her. Of course there are Europeans with dark hair and eyes, no one denies that, hair and eye color is not what makes Rita Ora look non-white. Google her childhood photos, even without a fake tan her skin has a mulatto tone and she always had an exotic face. I just saw her in the pokemon movie with my kid, and I thought she was half black like the lead actor.

  3. bablah says:

    Besim Sahatçiu’s parents were Adem Sahatçiu and Besa.

  4. blue says:

    The first time i saw her i thought she was english, american, ( usa) or the caribbean, because looks mulatta, like Rihanna, her features are non White, and she looks more darker than her family, strange case.

    I wold like to know her ancestry dna test result.

  5. luckystar says:

    Her parents looks more europeans than her
    She just went out too exotic, it happens

    • alexgxo says:

      Ethnic, Andrew whoever I’m sorry for sounding like a whining ahole but I’d like to hear your guys opinions on Miss Oras looks. her
      parents, her siblings and even her grandparents and alleged cousin I saw pics of online all have such prominent noses while Rita’s nose is flat/low bridged (still small though) and wideish at the nostrils. She even has a wide mouth.

      Given her parents and all her relatives she def looks like maybe a throwback gene popped up or an assortment of features led to her looks. I’ve seen gypsies say she looks like she could pass off as being part gypsy or even part black or multiracial Caribbean.

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