British singer Rita Ora has made a name for herself over the last decade for her hits including 'For You', 'Your Song' and 'Let Me Love You'. Aside from singing, the pop star has even turned to acting later in her career - appearing in all threeFifty Shadesfilms.

Since 2021, she has appeared onThe Voice Australiaas an international judge, and has previously worked on bothThe Voice UKandThe X Factor.

In 2022, she became a 'taken' woman after marrying her long-term partner Taika Waititi... but the pair waited a whole year, until their first wedding anniversary, to share details of the big day with the world.

“She proposed to me,” Waititi told Vogue in August. “And I said ‘yes’ instantly.”

But before Ora's time on Australian TV began, the singer and actress lived a life that is anything but boring,

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Rita Ora's early life and career.

Rita Ora (born Rita Sahatçiu) was born in Prishtina, Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo) in 1990 to her Albanian parents – Vera, a psychiatrist, and Besnik, a pub owner and economist. She has an older sister, Elena, and a younger brother, Don.

When Ora was just a baby, the family relocated to London. At the time of their departure, Albanians in Kosovo were being oppressed by Dictator Slobodan Milosevic.

Ora grew up in Notting Hill in West London, attending St Cuthbert with St Matthias Primary School in Earls Court and Sylvia Young Theatre School, a specialist performing arts school.

From a young age, Ora had an interest in music, performing at various open mic sessions in London.

She later got her first big break in music when she featured on Craig David's song, 'Awkward', in 2007.

The next year, the singer successfully auditioned forEurovision: Your Country Needs You,becoming the British contestant for Eurovision Song Content in 2009. However, she later withdrew from the competition after her manager told her that Eurovision would hinder her solo career.

Shortly afterwards, Ora signed a record deal with Roc Nation, Jay Z's entertainment agency.

Then, in August 2012, the singer's debut album,Ora,was released. It debuted at number one in the UK. As a result, the pop singer landed nominations for Best New Artist, Best Push Artist and Best UK/Ireland Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

By 2013, Ora was sharing her schemes for a second album. However, a legal battle with Roc Nation soon halted her plans.

In December 2015, the singer filed a lawsuit against the record company, seeking release from the label. According to court documents, Ora stated that she'd "only been permitted to release one album despite creating multiple additional records for release" and that her relationship with Roc Nation was "irrevocably damaged".

In response, Roc Nation filed a counter-lawsuit. They later reached a settlement in May 2016.

The singer signed a new record deal with Atlantic Records in June 2016, before releasing her second album,Phoenix, in November 2018. She's planning on releasing her third studio album in the near future.

Outside of music, Ora has had a number of acting roles, including an appearance in the British filmSpivsand a role as Christian Grey's sister, Mia, inFifty Shades of Grey,which she reprised in the film's sequels.

The 32-year-old has also worked as an ambassador for countless brands, including Superga, Coca-Cola, and Rimmel.

The 'How to be lonely' singer opened up about freezing her eggs at age 24, and then again at 27, admitting she felt pressure to have her own children due to her Kosovar background.

"I’d love to have a nice big family," she told The Independent in 2021. "And I think as women, we put that pressure on ourselves, subconsciously, because we feel like that is our duty – to create and give life... So, I just wanted to not worry about it. And I didn’t after, and it was the best thing I ever did."

Rita Ora's relationships.

Before breaking into the music industry, Rita Ora reportedly dated Bruno Mars from 2009 to 2011.

"It was love at first sight. I was 18 and starting out. I thought: 'Wow, that's just the world's greatest guy,'" she told German MagazineBravo, according to Express .

"We ended it... But we remained close. And when we were together, we were so happy."

From 2011 to 2012, Ora was linked to Rob Kardashian.

While Kardashian tweeted an angry message about a cheating ex-girlfriend, which many assumed to be about Ora, the pair seemed to disagree on whether or not they were in a relationship.

"I never thought it was actually a relationship," the singer admitted.

"I never mentally defined it as 'boyfriend, girlfriend,'" she added.

"When I split up with him, I said, 'It’s because I’m never there, I don’t know how to do it.' That’s all I said, then... the rest happened. He obviously felt that creating myths was the way forward."

From May 2013, the singer had an on-and-off relationship with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris.

Their relationship later turned ugly when the pair split in June 2014. Harris, who had been producing songs for Ora's second album, legally blocked her from performing the new songs, delaying the release of her album.

He also blocked her from performing the new songs at the Teen Choice Awards in 2014.

"I was supposed to perform, and for anyone that doesn't understand how it works, [Harris] wrote and produced the song – I mean, he's an incredible songwriter, never going to disregard his talents, he's incredible," Ora told Ryan Seacrest in 2014.

"So [Harris] has to approve anything TV-wise, for anybody that doesn't get it, and obviously, he owns the rights to it, and he didn't approve the Teen Choice Awards."

Speaking to Marie Claire ,she later added:"I thought he had my back and that he'd never steer me wrong. But then 'I Will Never Let You Down' came out, and everything started to go a bit weird. I don't know if it was because business was mixed with personal or what."

Ora later dated Tommy Hilfiger's son, Ricky, from 2014 to 2015, and musician Andrew Watt from 2016 to 2018.

From late 2018 to early 2019, she reportedly datedThe Amazing Spider-Manactor Andrew Garfield. However, according to The Sun ,the pair went their separate ways because Garfield wanted "a more private life".

Prior to heading Down Under, the 'Let You Love Me' singer was dating 39-year-old video director Romain Gavras.

And in March 2021, Ora began dating director Taika Waititi.

After the two were spotted together in Sydney a few times, Ora seemed to confirm their romance in an Instagram post in April, posting a picture of herself being embraced by Waititi in a carousel of photos.

The pair first met in 2018 at a barbecue but reconnected a few years later in Australia. A relationship was not something Ora says she was "looking for".

"I didn’t expect to find love in Australia, nor was I looking for it," she shared.

In regards to a public relationship, the singer says she has every intention to keep hers out of the spotlight. "I think protecting something that you really care about, you’ve got to have a sense of privacy a little bit. I wouldn’t have known that if I didn’t go through what I went through in the past," she said before admitting she had been too "trusting and oversharing".

"It’s okay to be a bit more reserved with things that you find private and want to protect."

In 2021, just a month after Ora and theThor: Love and Thunderactor sparked dating rumours, the pair went viral for seemingly getting frisky in public with fellow actor Tessa Thompson. The trio were seen cosying up together and kissing outside of Waititi's home in Sydney – however, both Ora and Waititi denied the rumours.

"That [photo] was just a bunch of friends having a good time," she told GQ. "They [Taika and Tessa] had a crazy schedule and everyone was letting loose."

In 2022, the couple tied the knot, with Waititi revealing it was Ora who popped the question during a holiday to Palm Springs.

"She proposed to me, and I said ‘yes’ instantly," he told Vogue, on their first wedding anniversary.

They immediately got married a few weeks later at their home in Los Angeles.

"It wasn’t in London or in France like everyone reported," he clarified. "It was in L.A. with a small group of friends."