Rita Ora: “I Lived With Constant Anxiety”…After Being Signed By Jay-Z At 18!!! (E265)

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Education, Business

4.5 • 17.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2023

⏱️ 79 minutes

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In this new episode Steven sits down with global superstar, Rita Ora. Rita Ora is a British singer and songwriter who first rose to prominence in 2012 with the number 1 single ‘Hot Right Now’, she released her first album, ‘Ora’ later that year. In 2015, Rita made her film debut in ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, in the same year she was a coach on ‘The Voice UK’ and judge on ‘The X Factor’. In 2016, she was the host of ‘America’s Next Top Model’ and in 2018 she released her second album ‘Phoenix’. In 2020, she was a judge on ‘The Masked Singer UK’, and a year later in 2021, she became a coach on ‘The Voice Australia’. Rita’s third album ‘You & I’ is available now on all music streaming platforms. In this conversation Rita and Steven discuss topics, such as: Her childhood and life before success How her parents helped her achieve her dreams How Rita has always felt as if she has to prove herself Why she is scared of losing everything she has worked for The methods she has used to tackle anxiety and panic attacks Why she doubts she will ever feel as if she has ‘made it’ Being open and never denying who she truly is The sacrifices it has taken to reach the level she is at How her marriage has changed her life Her new album and what has inspired it You can listen to Rita’s new album, ‘You & I’, here: https://bit.ly/3XRlIbY Follow Rita: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3pNzDDu Twitter: https://bit.ly/3DaODym TikTok: https://bit.ly/3pOSA8J YouTube: https://bit.ly/3pGohRL Follow me: https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I was on a rollercoaster ride. I was living my dream, but then when I'd wake up, it'd be like
0:06.7	silent and it wouldn't feel nice.
0:14.4	There's an international pop star who's had the most solo female UK top 10 singles in history.
0:22.7	Everything I've done is about to disappear.
0:25.9	Who is Rita Ora?
0:27.7	I came to the UK when I was one. We refuged from the war in Kosovo.
0:34.7	There was a sense of having to overwork to prove myself. I was a naive, young,
0:40.6	dreamer, and that's exactly what you should be at that age.
0:45.1	I was backed up by SKZ.
0:47.0	Can you remember about JZ would roll by with a brand new artist?
0:50.2	After my first album, everything shot to number one. You know, my life just changed overnight.
0:55.2	I was looking for things in the wrong places. I just went gravel.
0:59.0	We were really bad. I was drinking, and the media were really fine.
1:03.6	And I was having the craziest panic attacks.
1:08.9	It feels like a weight that you've been carrying for a long, long time.
1:13.3	Yeah, I mean, there's nothing that anyone could say when you feel broken that is going to put you
1:19.7	back together. Don't believe all the promises that people tell you.
1:25.5	What was the advice you needed but didn't get?
1:29.2	Oh, man.
1:31.6	In life, sometimes the external worlds will craft your narrative and your story and your identity for
1:38.3	you. And often we're told that saying less is more. Now, Rita for much of her life has
1:45.8	followed that philosophy. But today, she's decided to say more.
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