Of all the Rita Ora tunes ranked here, RIP takes the title of being the first song I’d ever heard by Rita Ora. And you know what? It still bangs. Tinie and Rita have great chemistry, and whilst it’s very of the time you can’t help but feel a bit nostalgic for this early 10s sound in British pop. 13. Lonely Together (with Avicii) At this point in my career – I’ve been in the game 10 plus years now – I felt it was important to remind the public, as well as myself, of the journey,” Ora said of her wish to open up “people’s perception of a girl like me coming from a third world country like Kosovo, and yes, being a refugee and coming into the UK and my dreams coming true.”

Rita Ora has discussed her experiences as a refugee and the importance of positive refugee stories, in an exclusive interview in this week’s Big Issue in which she and DJ/producer Norman ‘Fatboy Slim’ Cook, discuss their new collaboration, Praising You, an update of Cook’s classic Praise You. A Calvin Harris produced unrelenting one way ascent to pop heaven. The biggest Rita Ora detractors will say she’s boring. They’ll say she has no identity. They’ll tweet “I’ve never met a Rita Ora fan.” To those people, I press play on I Will Never Let You Down and watch their faces light up in that way only perfect pop music can make a face light up. The combination of Calvin Harris’ pen, production fingers and Rita’s radiant vocals made this a stone cold classic from the moment it dropped. Nearly 10 years later, it remains her best song – a career definer. Get the latest news and insight into how the Big Issue magazine is made by signing up for the Inside Big Issue newsletter Rita, it’s me” coos Taika Waititi at the start of You Only Love Me, the muted lead single from Rita’s not even a week old third studio album You & I. I call it muted because this song has pretty much zero wow factor, but still manages to have milked at least 50 streams out of me this year and that simply must count for something. Generic but great in equal measure. Give Taika a verse next time you cowards! 11. Don’t Think TwiceRita Ora has supported UNICEF UK since 2013, with a particular interest in their work with refugees. In 2019, she was made a UNICEF UK Ambassador. Learning to let go of the past to make way for new experiences is a deeply personal process, and one I felt compelled to document through my music – the journey was not always easy, but I’ve come out of it stronger and filled with more love than I ever thought possible.”

I know, I know. We all have sampling fatigue. Every pop song under the sun in the last few years has heavily sampled a dance classic from the 90s or 00s. I said I was done with it, but then Rita Ora dropped the Praise You sampling banger Praising You – a monster banger that should have been number one from the moment it released earlier this year and still should be in the top five right now. The chorus speaks for itself, but her lyricism is so much fun and the melody on the verse scratches my ear in the most delicious way. Justice for Praising You. 4. How We Do (Party) Ora and her family fled their native Kosovo in 1991 amid ethnic tensions and violence as the former Yugoslavia disintegrated and thousands of displaced people sought refuge in the UK and other countries. I cannot believe. Rita Ora. Was at Heaven. @romincatboy @jazzy_layla_ why couldn’t this have happened when we wentAs a way to usher in her sure-to-be iconic new music era, Ora surprised fans at Heaven Nightclub with an electric performance on 28 January.