![]() ![]() ![]() This album was written in the wake of Ora’s marriage to New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi last year – its upbeat mood is buoyed by the confidence that comes with stability. She’s sung at the Oscars, the Vatican, and for then-president Barack Obama. Over the past decade, she’s clocked 10 billion global streams and held the record for the most Top 10 singles for a British female artist. ![]() After a messy split from Roc Nation (Ora claims she had recorded material the label failed to release), she bounced back (on Atlantic) with the forgettably fun Phoenix. She was signed to Jay Z’s Roc Nation label at 18 and released her platinum-selling debut Ora in 2012. Her mum (a psychiatrist) is her biggest fan, and she earned her stripes singing in her dad’s pub. She’s a refugee who fled Kosovo for London during her childhood. The singer, 32, has got a narrative you want to get behind. “I lost a part of me trying so hard to please/ I just find my echo/ Now I’m trying to let go” she admits towards the end of the album. It’s weird that despite her impressive vocal range and power, Ora’s emotion often feels more TV-talent-show-performed than deeply owned. But there’s still a shiny – and slightly deflective – sheen over this solid collection of 12 radio-ready pop songs. At least, by comparison to 2018’s Phoenix. “Unpolished” is how Rita Ora describes the sound of her third album, You & I. Rita Ora has released her third album ‘You & I’ (Edward Cooke) ![]()
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