History of Rita Ora in Timeline

Rita Ora is a British singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Born in Kosovo, she gained initial recognition with DJ Fresh's "Hot Right Now" in 2012. She signed with Roc Nation in 2008, releasing her debut album, Ora (2012), which achieved UK chart-topping success with singles like "R.I.P." and "How We Do (Party)". She had the most UK number-one singles that year.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

2010: Skullcandy headphones commercial

In 2010, Rita Ora featured in a commercial for Skullcandy headphones.

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2011: Calvin Klein's CK One campaign

In 2011, Rita Ora appeared in Calvin Klein's CK One campaign.

March 2013: Bal de la Rose du Rocher performance

On 23 March 2013, Rita Ora performed at Bal de la Rose du Rocher in Monte Carlo in aid of the Princess Grace Foundation.

June 2013: "Chime for Change" charity concert performance

On 1 June 2013, Rita Ora performed at the "Chime for Change" charity concert at Twickenham Stadium in London, which raised funds and awareness for girls' and women's issues around the world.

September 2013: Rimmel collaboration

In September 2013, cosmetics brand, Rimmel, announced their collaboration with Rita Ora for makeup collections.

2013: Relationship with Calvin Harris began

Rita Ora started dating Scottish DJ Calvin Harris in 2013.

January 2014: Adidas collaboration announced

In January 2014, Adidas announced a multi-year designer collaboration with Rita Ora for their Adidas Originals brand of casual sports clothing. Ora designed her own apparel collections, including footwear and accessories.

March 2014: Marks & Spencer "Leading Ladies" campaign

In March 2014, Rita Ora was one of the cast members of Marks & Spencer's "Leading Ladies" campaign.

June 2014: Breakup with Calvin Harris

Rita Ora and Scottish DJ Calvin Harris broke up in June 2014, after dating since 2013.

November 2014: Band Aid 30 recording

On 15 November 2014, Rita Ora joined the charity group Band Aid 30 to record a version of the track, "Do They Know It's Christmas?", to raise money for the 2014 Ebola crisis in West Africa.

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July 2015: Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo

On 10 July 2015, Rita Ora was named an Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo by then-president, Atifete Jahjaga, at the Embassy of Kosovo in London. Ora said that she was "overwhelmed" by the honour.

2015: Coca-Cola and Samsung Galaxy S6 advertising campaigns

In 2015, Rita Ora appeared in Coca-Cola and Samsung Galaxy S6 advertising campaigns.

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March 2016: We Day UK speech

On 9 March 2016, Rita Ora gave a speech on immigration and the Syrian refugee crisis at the We Day UK event in London, organised by Free the Children.

2016: Relationship with Andrew Watt began

In 2016, Rita Ora and American musician Andrew Watt started dating.

2016: Tezenis collaboration

In 2016, Rita Ora collaborated with Italian fashion brand, Tezenis, on a capsule lingerie collection.

September 2018: Breakup with Andrew Watt

In September 2018, Rita Ora and American musician Andrew Watt broke up after dating for two years.

2018: Giuseppe Zanotti shoe collection co-design

In 2018, Rita Ora co-designed a shoe collection with the Italian footwear designer, Giuseppe Zanotti.

January 2019: Reunion with Andrew Watt

In January 2019, Rita Ora and American musician Andrew Watt got back together.

April 2019: UNICEF UK ambassador

In April 2019, Rita Ora became one of UNICEF UK's ambassadors.

October 2019: Second Breakup with Andrew Watt

In October 2019, Rita Ora and American musician Andrew Watt broke up again.

2019: Escada capsule collection co-design

After appearing as the face of Escada, Rita Ora co-designed a capsule collection with the brand in 2019.

2019: Face of German brands

In 2019, Rita Ora was the face of several German brands including luxury fashion label, Escada, jewellery company, Thomas Sabo, and footwear retailer, Deichmann.

November 2020: COVID-19 restrictions breach

In November 2020, Rita Ora broke the COVID-19 restrictions by having her birthday party at a West London restaurant during a period of national lockdown. She had recently returned from Egypt and was supposed to be isolating. She apologised and was fined £10,000.

2021: Relationship with Taika Waititi began

Since 2021, Rita Ora has been in a relationship with New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi.

August 2022: Marriage to Taika Waititi

Rita Ora married New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi in August 2022 and live in Los Angeles.

September 2023: Primark collaboration announced

In September 2023, the Dublin-based retailer, Primark, announced a multi-season fashion collaboration with Rita Ora. The first collection, co-designed by Ora, consisted of 169 pieces across knitwear, denim, tailoring and outerwear, along with shoes and accessories.