88-750: The Girls Tour was the third concert tour by British singer Rita Ora , which served as a prelude to her, then upcoming, second studio album, Phoenix (2018). The promotional concert tour began on 11 May 2018 in Glasgow , Scotland. On 30 October 2017, before the release of her second studio album, Ora announced tour dates, consisting of thirteen dates across the United Kingdom and Europe. Several other dates were added later on. Furthermore, Ora's festival appearances were also announced. Rita Ora Rita Sahatçiu Ora ( Albanian: [ˈɾita sahatˈtʃiu ˈɔɾa] ; born Rita Sahatçiu ; 26 November 1990)
176-571: A coach on The Voice UK (2015) and The Voice Australia (2021–2023). As an actress, she played Mia Grey in the Fifty Shades film series (2015, 2017, 2018). Ora was born on 26 November 1990 in Pristina , SFR Yugoslavia (modern-day Kosovo ), to Albanian parents. Her mother, Vera ( née Bajraktari ), is a psychiatrist and her father, Besnik Sahatçiu, is a pub owner; he studied economics . Ora has an older sister, Elena, and
264-878: A concert at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls , in Rome, at the vigil for Mother Teresa 's canonisation , alongside other Albanian artists, accompanied by the Kosovo Philharmonic Orchestra. On 26 May 2017, Ora released her first solo single in almost two years, titled " Your Song ", which peaked at number seven in the UK. The song served as the lead single from Ora's second studio album, after previous attempts at her second record were lost in her lawsuit against her former label, Roc Nation. The second single, " Anywhere ", became her eleventh top ten song in
352-514: A counter-lawsuit against Ora for breaking her recording contract, in New York. They reached a settlement in May 2016. In June 2016, it was reported that she signed a new record deal with Atlantic Records . In July 2016, Tyra Banks , the creator of America's Next Top Model , announced that Ora would replace her as host of the revamped show which aired on VH1 . On 3 September 2016, she performed in
440-556: A court record during Henry VIII 's reign that "the manor called Notingbarons, alias Kensington, in the parish of Paddington, was held of the Abbot of Westminster." For years, it was thought to be a link with Canute, but it is now thought likely that the "Nott" section of the name is derived from the Saxon personal name Cnotta, with the "ing" part generally accepted as coming from the Saxon for
528-531: A down-at-heel area of cheap lodgings, epitomised by the racketeering landlord Peter Rachman and the murders committed by John Christie in 10 Rillington Place, since demolished. The area to the north east, Golborne, was particularly known for being, in the words of Charles Booth , "one of the worst areas in London". Southam Street in Kensal Green had 2,400 people living in 140 nine-roomed houses in 1923, and
616-482: A group or settlement of people. The area in the west around Pottery Lane was used in the early 19th century for making bricks and tiles out of the heavy clay dug in the area. The clay was shaped and fired in a series of brick and tile kilns. The only remaining 19th-century tile kiln in London is on Walmer Road. In the same area, pig farmers moved in after being forced out of the Marble Arch area. Avondale Park
704-734: A large indoor antiques market, was replaced by the high-street chain AllSaints . Reflecting the increasing demise of one of the most culturally vibrant parts of central London , the 2011 Census showed that in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, in which Notting Hill is situated, the number of Black or Black British and White Irish residents, two of the traditionally largest ethnic minority groups in Notting Hill, declined by 46 and 28 percent respectively in ten years. The district adjoins two large public parks, Holland Park and Kensington Gardens , with Hyde Park within 1 mile (1.6 km) to
792-505: A mob of 300 to 400 white people, including many " Teddy Boys ", were seen on Bramley Road attacking the houses of West Indian residents. The disturbances, racially-motivated rioting and attacks continued every night until they petered out by 5 September. The dire housing conditions in Notting Hill led Bruce Kenrick to found the Notting Hill Housing Trust in 1963, helping to drive through new housing legislation in
880-482: A multi-year designer collaboration with Ora for their brand of casual sports clothing, Adidas Originals . Ora designed her own apparel collections for the brand, including footwear and accessories. In 2016, she collaborated with Italian fashion brand, Tezenis , on a capsule lingerie collection . In 2018, Ora co-designed a shoe collection with the Italian footwear designer, Giuseppe Zanotti . After appearing as
968-457: A secluded communal garden in the rear, to which people on the street did not have access and generally could not see. To this day these communal garden squares continue to provide the area with much of its attraction for the wealthiest householders. In 1837 the Hippodrome racecourse was laid out. The racecourse ran around the hill, and bystanders were expected to watch from the summit of
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#17328023158651056-768: A solo artist. Shortly after, Ora's management got in touch with the American label, Roc Nation , and told them about her. Ora signed a recording deal and a publishing deal with Roc Nation in December 2008, and was one of their first signees. She made a cameo appearance in Jay Z 's video for " Young Forever " (2009). After being signed, Ora recorded an album and wanted to release it, but her label advised against it and she started to work on other material for her debut album. Throughout 2011, Ora released covers and videos about working on her debut album on YouTube. The videos caught
1144-670: A special guest at the concert held in Tirana , Albania for the 100th Anniversary of the Independence of Albania . In January 2013, Ora embarked on her first UK tour, Radioactive Tour , to support her debut album. She was nominated for three awards at the 2013 Brit Awards , including the Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act . Also in January 2013, Ora revealed that her second album would be clearer and have more direction than
1232-626: A speech on immigration and the Syrian refugee crisis at the We Day UK event in London, organised by Free the Children . In April 2019, she became one of UNICEF UK 's ambassadors. Ora's mother is Catholic and her father is a nominal Muslim . She considers herself spiritual but not religious . Her maternal grandfather, Osman Bajraktari, was the Albanian consul to Russia (then part of
1320-448: A turn-back facility will have to be built in the area anyway. Siting it at Kensal Green, rather than next to Paddington itself, would provide a new station to regenerate the area. Among the general public there is a huge amount of support for the project and the then-Mayor Boris Johnson stated that a station would be added if it did not increase Crossrail 's overall cost; in response, Kensington & Chelsea Council agreed to underwrite
1408-539: A viaduct, calling at Westbourne Park , Ladbroke Grove and Latimer Road respectively, before reaching Shepherds Bush to the west. The Bakerloo line skirts the North East corner running from Warwick Avenue station to Paddington . At a site just to the east of the Old Oak Common site, Kensington & Chelsea Council has been pushing for a station at Kensal Green off Ladbroke Grove and Canal Way, as
1496-563: A younger brother, Don. She was born as Rita Sahatçiu (the surname is derived from the Turkish word saatçi , which means 'watchmaker'), but her parents later added Ora ( ora means 'time' in Albanian ) to the family surname so it could be easily pronounced. Her family left Kosovo for political reasons, due to the persecution of Albanians initiated with the disintegration of Yugoslavia . They relocated to London in 1991, when Ora
1584-528: Is a British singer, songwriter, television personality, and actress. Born in Pristina , modern-day Kosovo , she rose to prominence when she featured on DJ Fresh 's 2012 single, " Hot Right Now ", which peaked atop the UK singles chart . In 2008, she signed with American rapper Jay-Z 's label Roc Nation and released her debut studio album, Ora (2012), which debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and spawned
1672-466: Is a murder novel set in the past and present - featuring Notting Dale. The area's newer, wealthy residents are satirised in Rachel Johnson 's novel Notting Hell (2006) set in grand houses surrounding a fictional communal garden. Sam Selvon 's 1956 novel The Lonely Londoners set in Notting Hill portrays the lives of Caribbean immigrants making their way in post-World War II London. The area
1760-416: Is also the setting of the films: The Knack …and How to Get It (1965), Performance (1970) featuring Mick Jagger , Lava (2001), and Paddington (2014). Notting Hill serves as the locale for the 1999 romantic comedy Notting Hill , starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant . A film set in the same streets but showing a different story of the area is Pressure (1976), by Horace Ové , examining
1848-429: Is considered the major neighbourhood of Notting Hill, but Kensal Green , Latimer Road and Westbourne Park are also part of Notting Hill; though estate agents differentiate North Kensington and Notting Hill as distinct areas with Westbourne considered part of Notting Hill and Kensal considered part of North Kensington. Locally the areas of Portobello , North Kensington , Kensal are referred to as Ladbroke Grove,
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#17328023158651936-403: Is made up of mainly residential roads with Westbourne Park Road running through the entire area to the east of Notting Hill. The Westbourne Green section of Notting Hill comes under Westminster City Council. The Notting Hill Carnival also passes through Westbourne Green up Chepstow Road and turns right onto Westbourne Grove. Kensal Green is in the north of Notting Hill. It is the area north of
2024-537: Is now home to a vibrant community, mainly Mediterranean Spanish and Moroccan, together with Portuguese. By the 1980s, single-occupation houses began to return to favour with families who could afford to occupy them, and because of the open spaces and stylish architecture Notting Hill is today one of London's most desirable areas. Several parts of Notting Hill are characterised by handsome stucco-fronted pillar-porched houses, often with private gardens, notably around Pembridge Place and Dawson Place and streets radiating from
2112-605: The Artful Dodger . On 12 February 2021, Ora released the collaborative extended play, Bang , with Kazakh producer Imanbek . In February 2022, Ora signed a record deal with Berlin-based music label, BMG . Ora hosted the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards , with Taika Waititi, on 13 November in Düsseldorf , Germany. In February 2022, she was announced to act in the Disney+ prequel–an eight-episode limited series –to
2200-641: The British contestant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 and qualified, but later withdrew from the competition after a few episodes as she "did not feel ready" and thought "that challenge wasn't for her." Her manager, Sarah Stennett (who also worked with Ellie Goulding , Jessie J and Conor Maynard ), later told HitQuarters that she reassured Ora that performing in Eurovision would hinder, rather than help her chances to make it as
2288-503: The COVID-19 restrictions by having her birthday party at a West London restaurant during a period of national lockdown. Ora had recently returned from Egypt and was supposed to be isolating for 14 days, upon her return to London, as a result. According to the police, her security offered to pay the venue £5,000 to break guidelines and asked for CCTV cameras to be switched off. The restaurant's representative denied that such payment
2376-483: The Notting Hill Carnival started and where most of the scenes in the film, Notting Hill were shot. The area's main transport hub, Ladbroke Grove tube station , was called Notting Hill from its opening in 1864 until 1919. The name was changed then to avoid confusion with the new Notting Hill Gate station . Ladbroke Grove is the area's main thoroughfare. Estate agents now call the super-rich area to
2464-579: The Princess Grace Foundation . On 1 June 2013, 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. On 15 November 2014, 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 . On 9 March 2016, she gave
2552-528: The Soviet Union ). Ora's paternal grandfather, Besim Sahatçiu , was a film and theatre director. She speaks Albanian . On 10 July 2015, Ora was named an Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo by then-president, Atifete Jahjaga , at the Embassy of Kosovo in London. Ora, who was joined at the ceremony by her parents, and former British Prime Minister and his wife, Tony and Cherie Blair , said that she
2640-546: The film adaptation of the best-selling novel Fifty Shades of Grey , a role she later reprised in the film's two sequels. Ora originally approached the production hoping to contribute to the film's soundtrack and instead was asked to audition for the role of Mia Grey by the director of the film, Sam Taylor-Johnson . On 22 February 2015, at the 87th Academy Awards , she performed the song " Grateful ", which appears in Gina Prince-Bythewood 's film, Beyond
2728-548: The 1950s and 1960s, partly because of the cheap rents, but were exploited by slum landlords like Peter Rachman and also became the target of white Teddy Boys in the 1958 Notting Hill race riots . By the early 21st century, after decades of gentrification , Notting Hill had gained a reputation as an affluent and fashionable area, known for attractive terraces of large Victorian townhouses and high-end shopping and restaurants (particularly around Westbourne Grove and Clarendon Cross). A Daily Telegraph article in 2004 used
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2816-471: The 1960s and found the national housing organisation Shelter in 1966. Nos 1–9 Colville Gardens, now known as Pinehurst Court , had become so run down by 1969 that its owner, Robert Gubay of Cledro Developments, described conditions in the buildings as "truly terrible". The slums were cleared during redevelopment in the 1960s and 1970s when the Westway Flyover and Trellick Tower were built. It
2904-675: The 19th century. As late as 1870, even after the hamlet had become a London suburb, Notting Hill was still popularly referred to as being in Middlesex rather than in London. The origin of the name "Notting Hill" is uncertain though an early version appears in the Patent Rolls of 1356 as Knottynghull, while an 1878 text, Old and New London, reports that the name derives from a manor in Kensington called "Knotting-Bernes", "Knutting-Barnes", or "Nutting-barns", and goes on to quote from
2992-477: The 2017 film, Beauty and The Beast , in a role described as a "fugitive with surprising abilities who carries with her a secret that could potentially affect an entire kingdom", but the project has been put on hold indefinitely. On 27 January 2023, she released the song, " You Only Love Me ", as the lead single from her third studio album, You & I . On 19 April, she released the song, " Praising You ", in collaboration with Fatboy Slim , and announced that
3080-636: The 2019 general election. Ladbroke Grove is a road running down the west side of Notting Hill, stretching up to Kensal Green , straddling the W10 and W11 postal districts , and also the name of the immediate area surrounding the road. Ladbroke Grove tube station is on the road where it is crossed by the Westway . A turnpike gate was constructed at the foot of the hill on the main road from London to Uxbridge, now Oxford Street , Bayswater Road and Holland Park Avenue along this part of its route. The point at which
3168-402: The 20th century, the large houses were subdivided into multi-occupancy rentals. Continental Europeans , Caribbeans (both African Caribbeans , Indian Caribbeans , and White Caribbeans ), Africans , Indians , Arabs , Asians , Jewish , Central Americans , South Americans , Pacific Islanders , Irish , Northern Irish , Scottish , Welsh , and other immigrants were drawn to the area in
3256-524: The Circle (main section) and District lines (Edgware road branch), and Holland Park to the west. The northern half of Notting Hill, comprising various sub districts such as Kensal Green, Ladbroke Grove and North Kensington is served by the western branch of the Circle line, as it shares tracks with the Hammersmith & City line west of Paddington. These lines run through Notting Hill predominantly on
3344-587: The Ladbroke Estate. Working with the architect and surveyor Thomas Allason , Ladbroke began to lay out streets and houses, with a view to turning the area into a fashionable suburb of the capital (although the development did not get seriously under way until the 1840s). Many of these streets bear the Ladbroke name, including Ladbroke Grove , the area's main north–south axis, and Ladbroke Square , London's largest private garden square . The original idea
3432-489: The Lights (2014). In December 2015, Ora filed a lawsuit against Roc Nation, seeking release from the label and citing that the contract she signed in 2008 is "unenforceable", due to California's " seven-year rule ". The complaint stated that she's "only been permitted to release one album despite creating multiple additional records for release" and that her relationship with Roc Nation is "irrevocably damaged". In 2015, she
3520-724: The London Development Agency on the 2002 Carnival estimated that the event contributes around £93 million to the London and UK economy . Notting Hill provides the setting for novels by G. K. Chesterton ( The Napoleon of Notting Hill ), Colin MacInnes ( Absolute Beginners ), Michael Moorcock (the Jerry Cornelius quartet), R. C. Sherriff ( The Hopkins Manuscript ), and Alan Hollinghurst ( The Line of Beauty ). Dan Waddel's The Blood Detective
3608-581: The UK number-one singles " R.I.P. " and " How We Do (Party) ". The trio of hits made her the artist with the most number-ones on the chart that year. In 2014, Ora featured on Australian rapper Iggy Azalea 's single, " Black Widow ", which peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 . The following year, she was named an Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo . After parting ways with Roc Nation, Ora signed with Atlantic Records to release her second studio album, Phoenix (2018). The album spawned
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3696-680: The UK, and the latter became Ora's first top ten song on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number three. On 14 December 2014, Ora performed at the 2014 telecast of Christmas in Washington , filmed at the National Building Museum . In February 2015, Ora featured on Charli XCX song, " Doing It ", which debuted at number eight in the UK. In April 2014, Ora appeared alongside Korean popstar, Hyuna , in an episode of Funny or Die called "Girl, You Better Walk." In 2015, she played Christian Grey's sister, Mia, in
3784-408: The UK, peaking at number two. Ora hosted the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards on 12 November in London, at Wembley Arena . In January 2018, Ora released the song " For You " (with Liam Payne ), from the soundtrack of the film Fifty Shades Freed . On 18 September 2018, Ora revealed the title of her second studio album, Phoenix , and its release date, 23 November. On 21 September, she released
3872-680: The abundance of photogenic restaurants and pastel-coloured houses. Along with the majority of west and northwest London, Notting Hill is heavily served by the London Underground . Five lines serve the area, two deep level tubes, the Central and Bakerloo lines , with three sub-surface lines, the Hammersmith & City , Circle and District lines . Firstly, the Central line crosses the area on an east–west axis, with stations at Notting Hill Gate , which also provides an interchange with
3960-515: The album would be released on 14 July. You & I debuted at number six in the United Kingdom. In September 2023, Fox announced that Ora would join the American version of The Masked Singer as a judge. On 11 October Australian singer Kylie Minogue announced Rita Ora would be the supporting act to her U.S leg of the Tension Tour alongside Romy. In January 2014, Adidas announced
4048-525: The album's fourth single, " Let You Love Me ". The song reached number four in the UK, marking Ora's 13th top-ten song, thus breaking a 30-year-old record for most top ten songs by a British female solo artist (previously jointly held by Shirley Bassey and Petula Clark ). From 1 March to April 2019, she went on the Phoenix World Tour in Europe, Asia and Oceania. In April 2019, Ora released
4136-466: The area is Westbourne Park and Notting Hill . These areas are separated by the by westway(north-south axis) and Ladbroke Grove which runs through the area north-south. The local historian Florence Gladstone, in her much reprinted work "Notting Hill in Bygone Days" defines Notting Hill as the whole of that part of Kensington which is north of the road known as Notting Hill Gate. North Kensington
4224-484: The attention of DJ Fresh , who at that time was looking for a female vocalist for his song, " Hot Right Now ". Ora featured on the single that was released on 12 February 2012, debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart . During February 2012, Ora was also the opening act at the UK concerts from Drake 's Club Paradise Tour . The first UK single from her debut album, " R.I.P. " (featuring Tinie Tempah ),
4312-485: The author of many supernatural and fantastic fictions, lived at 23 Clarendon Road , Notting Hill Gate, in the 1880s; he writes of his life here in his memoirs Far Off Things (1922) and Things Near and Far (1923). His mystical work The Hill of Dreams (1907, though written ten years earlier) has scenes set in Notting Hill; it is here that the protagonist Lucian Taylor encounters the beautiful bronze-haired prostitute who will later connive at his death. The reputation of
4400-591: The centre of the Notting Hill race riot. David Cameron , former leader of the Conservative Party , is known as part of the "Notting Hill Set", though he states he lives in North Kensington. There are five tube stations in the area: Ladbroke Grove , Westbourne Park , Latimer Road , Notting Hill Gate and Kensal Green . Notting Hill is part of the parliamentary constituency of Kensington , represented by Conservative Felicity Buchan since
4488-474: The circular racecourse tracks. At the summit of hill stands the elegant St John's church , built in 1845 in the early English style, and which formed the centrepiece of the Ladbroke Estate development. The Notting Hill houses were large, but they did not immediately succeed in enticing the very richest Londoners, who tended to live closer to the centre of London in Mayfair or Belgravia . The houses appealed to
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#17328023158654576-648: The city's literary and cultural life, studying art, visiting the National Gallery , attending the theatre and writing prose and poetry. His first published story, "How I Built Myself a House", appeared in Chamber's Journal in 1865. Here he wrote his first―but never published―novel, The Poor Man and the Lady , in 1867, and the poem "A Young Man's Exhortation", from which Graham Greene took an epigraph for his own novel The Comedians . Arthur Machen (1863–1947),
4664-532: The district altered over the course of the 20th century. As middle-class households ceased to employ servants, the large Notting Hill houses lost their market and were increasingly split into multiple occupation. During the Blitz a number of buildings were damaged or destroyed by the Luftwaffe , including All Saints' Church , which was hit in 1940 and again in 1944. In the postwar period the name Notting Hill evoked
4752-407: The east. The gentrification has encompassed some streets that were among the 1980s' most decrepit, including the now expensive retail sections of Westbourne Grove and Ledbury Road, as well as Portobello Road's emergence as a top London tourist attraction and Chamberlayne Road as a local shopping street with its boutique independent shops. Notting Hill has a high concentration of restaurants, including
4840-430: The entire length of Notting Hill from north to south. It runs parallel to Ladbroke Grove. It contains Portobello Road Market , one of London's best known markets, containing an antique section and second-hand, fruit and veg and clothing stalls. The road was originally a lane leading to Portobello Farm in the north of Notting Hill. Westbourne Grove is a retail road running across Notting Hill from Kensington Park Road in
4928-403: The experience of those of Caribbean descent in 1970s Notting Hill including police brutality and discrimination. The Notting Hillbillies were a country rock project formed by Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler in 1986. They released a single album, Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time , in 1990. Notting Hill is often referred to as 'the most Instagrammable district in London' due to
5016-615: The face of Escada , Ora co-designed a capsule collection with the brand in 2019. In September 2023, the Dublin-based retailer, Primark , announced a multi-season fashion collaboration with Ora. The first collection, co-designed by Ora, consisted of 169 pieces across knitwear, denim, tailoring and outerwear, along with shoes and accessories. In 2010, Ora featured in a commercial for Skullcandy headphones. In 2011, she appeared in Calvin Klein 's CK One campaign. In 2013, she
5104-569: The first one. On 26 February 2013, she revealed to Digital Spy that her second album shows a different angle to a "party girl." On 24 May 2013, Ora was the headline act on In New Music We Trust stage at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend . On 28 June 2013, she performed on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury . In 2014, she had two top-five UK singles; the song " I Will Never Let You Down " which debuted at number one, and she featured on Iggy Azalea 's " Black Widow " which peaked at number four in
5192-624: The future of the Carnival". An interim report by the review resulted in a change to the route in 2002. When the full report was published in 2004, it was recommended that Hyde Park be used as a "savannah"; though this move has attracted some concern that the Hyde Park event may overshadow the original street carnival. In 2003 Carnival was run by a limited company , the Notting Hill Carnival Trust Ltd. A report by
5280-538: The hill. However, the venture was not a success, in part due to a public right of way which traversed the course, and in part due to the heavy clay of the neighbourhood which caused it to become waterlogged. The Hippodrome closed in 1841, after which development resumed and houses were built on the site. The crescent-shaped roads that circumvent the hill, such as Blenheim Crescent , Elgin Crescent , Stanley Crescent, Cornwall Crescent and Landsdowne Crescent, were built over
5368-533: The junction with Denbigh Road, is the one most closely associated with Notting Hill. It covers the central part of Notting Hill, and is situated between the A402 (Holland Park Avenue) to the south and the Westway to the north. Notting Hill is made up of four sub areas plus Notting Hill itself. In the north west is Kensal Green … North Kensington in the south west while to the north east is Kensal Town and South east of
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#17328023158655456-490: The main thoroughfare and tube station at the heart of Notting Hill. That part of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea roughly encompassed by the electoral wards of Saint Charles, Golborne, Notting Barns, Colville, Norland, and Pembridge, which is bounded on the north by Harrow Road and on the south by Notting Hill Gate and Holland Park Avenue , includes all areas known as Notting Hill, including Notting Barns,
5544-487: The moderate hit singles " Your Song ", " Anywhere " and " Let You Love Me "; the latter made Ora the first British female solo artist to have thirteen top-ten songs in the United Kingdom. Her third studio album, You & I (2023), debuted at number six in the UK. Aside from her recording career, Ora has served as a judge on television talent shows, including The X Factor UK (2015), The Masked Singer UK (2020–present), and The Masked Singer US (2024), as well as
5632-532: The past, putting it among the largest street festivals in Europe. It attracted press attention in 1976 for clashes with the police, which occurred in 1976 at the conclusion of the Notting Hill Carnival after police arrested a pickpocket and a group of black youths came to his defence. The disturbance escalated and more than 100 police officers were injured. Two notable participants in this riot were Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon , who later formed
5720-529: The phrase "the Notting Hill set " to refer to a group of emerging Conservative politicians, such as David Cameron and George Osborne , who would become respectively Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer and were once based in Notting Hill. Notting Hill is in the ceremonial county of Greater London although it was formerly a hamlet on rural land until the expansion of urban London during
5808-416: The population makes the area one of the most cosmopolitan in the world. Notting Hill Carnival is an annual Caribbean carnival event in August, over two days (Sunday and the following bank holiday ). It has continuously taken place since 1965. It is led by members of the Caribbean population, many of whom have lived in the area since the 1950s. The carnival has attracted up to 1.5 million people in
5896-427: The property. In 1823 Allason completed a plan for the layout of the main portion of the estate. This marks the genesis of his most enduring idea – the creation of large private communal gardens, originally known as "pleasure grounds", or "paddocks", enclosed by terraces and/or crescents of houses. Instead of houses being set around a garden square, separated from it by a road, Allason's houses would have direct access to
5984-431: The respective iron bridges on Ladbroke Grove and Golborne Road . Parts of this area fall under the London Borough of Brent. It has been earmarked for regeneration around the proposed crossrail station next to Sainsbury's. The area is served by Kensal Green station (Underground and Overground) North Kensington is the key neighbourhood of Notting Hill. It is where most of the violence of the race riots occurred, where
6072-444: The seminal London punk band The Clash . Their song " White Riot " was inspired by their participation in this event. Further incidents continued for a few years, but receded for several decades, until 2008 when approximately 500 youths clashed with police on the Monday. As the event grew, concerns about the size of the event prompted Ken Livingstone to set up a Carnival Review Group to look into "formulating guidelines to safeguard
6160-454: The slum children from this street were documented in the 1950s photographs of Roger Mayne . In late August and early September 1958, the Notting Hill race riots occurred. The series of disturbances are thought to have started on 30 August when a gang of white youths attacked a Swedish woman, Majbritt Morrison , who was married to a West Indian man (Raymond Morrison), following a previous incident in Latimer Road tube station. Later that night
6248-475: The song " Carry On " with Norwegian producer Kygo , as a standalone single for Pokémon: Detective Pikachu , a film in which she also briefly appears. On 31 May, she released the song " Ritual ", with Tiësto and Jonas Blue . In September 2019, Ora confirmed to Marie Claire that she had begun working on her third studio album. She provided further details regarding the music with NME , stating that "people have been coming to studio sessions from all over
6336-545: The south Notting Hill when referring to Notting Hill Gate and Holland Park . North Kensington was once well known for its slum housing. However, North Kensington retains high levels of poverty and unemployment and a high-proportion of social housing for rent. In this area, Grenfell Tower is also found, which burnt down in 2017. Waves of immigration to the area have occurred for at least a century, including, but certainly not limited to, people of Irish, Jewish, Caribbean, Spanish, and Moroccan extraction. This constant renewal of
6424-596: The southern part of Ladbroke Grove, many of which lead onto substantial communal gardens. There are grand terraces, such as Kensington Park Gardens, and large villas as in Pembridge Square and around Holland Park. There is also new construction of modern houses tucked away on backland sites. Since at least 2000, independent shops in Portobello such as Culture Shack have lost out to multinational standardised chains such as Starbucks . In 2009, Lipka's Arcade,
6512-462: The turnpike gate stood was known as Notting Hill Gate. The gate was there to stop people passing along the road without paying. The proceeds were applied towards the maintenance of this important road. The gate was removed in the 19th century and the high road was widened and straightened in the 1960s, involving the demolition of many buildings, the linking of two separate tube stations and the construction of two tower blocks. Portobello Road runs almost
6600-562: The two Michelin-rated The Ledbury and Core by Clare Smyth . The hill from which Notting Hill takes its name is still clearly visible, with its summit in the middle of Ladbroke Grove , at the junction with Kensington Park Gardens . Notting Hill has no official boundaries, so definitions of which areas fall under Notting Hill vary. The postcode "W11", centred on the former site of the Post Office in Westbourne Grove , near
6688-678: The upper middle class, who could live there in Belgravia style at lower prices. In the opening chapter of John Galsworthy 's Forsyte Saga novels, he housed the Nicholas Forsytes "in Ladbroke Grove, a spacious abode and a great bargain". In 1862 Thomas Hardy left Dorchester for London to work with architect Arthur Blomfield ; during this period he lived in Westbourne Park Villas. He immersed himself in
6776-405: The west to Queensway in the east, crossing over Portobello Road. It was noted as "fashionable" and "up-and-coming" from the 1990s since then it has attracted many designer label outlets as well as independent and chain retailers. The Notting Hill Carnival passes along the central part of Westbourne Grove. Westbourne Green is the area in between Westbourne Park Station and Royal Oak Station and
6864-418: The world. I've been working on this now for the past two years, on and off. I have plans for this third album to be something I've never done before." From January 2020, Ora has judged the UK version of the music game show The Masked Singer . From 2021 to 2023, she was a coach on The Voice Australia . In the January 2021 film Twist , an adaptation of Charles Dickens ' Oliver Twist , Ora played
6952-693: Was "overwhelmed" by the honour. Ora dated Scottish DJ Calvin Harris from 2013 until June 2014. In 2016, she and American musician Andrew Watt started dating. They were together for two years until September 2018; they got back together in January 2019, but broke up again in October 2019. Since 2021, she has been in a relationship with New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi . They married in August 2022 and live in Los Angeles. In November 2020, Ora broke
7040-613: Was a baby. She grew up in Notting Hill , in West London and attended a performing arts school, Sylvia Young Theatre School . An appearance in an episode of the British drama series, The Brief , was her first acting role, at age 13. Shortly after, she appeared in the British film, Spivs (2004). She also began performing at open mic sessions around London and, occasionally, in her father's pub. In 2008, she auditioned for Eurovision: Your Country Needs You on BBC One to be
7128-532: Was a coach on the fourth series of The Voice UK on BBC One , replacing Kylie Minogue . The same year, it was confirmed that Ora and BBC Radio 1 presenter, Nick Grimshaw , signed as judges for the twelfth series of The X Factor on the rival TV network, ITV , after a bidding war between The X Factor and The Voice UK . She hosted the BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards , alongside Grimshaw, several times (from 2013 to 2017). In January 2016, Roc Nation filed
7216-510: Was created in 1892 out of a former area of pig slurry called "the Ocean". This was part of a general clean-up of the area which had become known as the Potteries and Piggeries. The area remained rural until London's westward expansion reached Bayswater in the early 19th century. The Ladbroke family was Notting Hill's main landowner, and from the 1820s James Weller Ladbroke began to develop
7304-540: Was made. Ora apologised for the breach and was fined £10,000. Headlining Supporting Notting Hill Notting Hill is a district of West London , England, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea . Notting Hill is known for being a cosmopolitan and multicultural neighbourhood, hosting the annual Notting Hill Carnival and the Portobello Road Market. From around 1870, Notting Hill had an association with artists. For much of
7392-693: Was one of the cast members of Marks & Spencer 's "Leading Ladies" campaign. Later in 2014, she appeared as the face of Roberto Cavalli Autumn/Winter campaign. In 2015, she appeared in Coca-Cola and Samsung Galaxy S6 advertising campaigns. In 2019, she was the face of several German brands; luxury fashion label, Escada , jewellery company, Thomas Sabo , and footwear retailer, Deichmann . Ora appeared in "London After Hours" campaign for Pepe Jeans in 2023. On 23 March 2013, Ora performed at Bal de la Rose du Rocher in Monte Carlo in aid of
7480-625: Was released on 27 August 2012 in Europe and Oceania, and debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart . Ora was nominated for Best New Artist, Push Artist and Best UK/Ireland Act at the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards . In September 2012, it was announced that Ora would be the opening act on the UK concerts from Usher 's Euphoria Tour set to start in January 2013. However, the tour was postponed due to Usher's "professional and personal commitments." " Shine Ya Light ", released on 4 November, became Ora's fourth consecutive UK top ten single in 2012 , peaking at number ten. On 28 November 2012, Ora performed as
7568-550: Was released on 6 May 2012. Produced by Chase & Status , the song debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart, becoming her first solo UK number one. On 12 August, " How We Do (Party) " was released as a single, and it reached number one in the UK and Ireland. It was Ora's second UK number one as a solo artist, and third overall in 2012. Whilst supporting Coldplay on their Mylo Xyloto Tour , she later announced that her debut album would be titled Ora . The album
7656-450: Was the face of Italian sneaker brand, Superga , and the face of Material Girl , a clothing line designed by Madonna . In September 2013, cosmetics brand, Rimmel , announced their collaboration with Ora for makeup collections. She was the face of two Donna Karan 2014 collections, Resort collection and Autumn/Winter collection. She was also the face of the label's fragrance, DKNY My NY, inspired by New York City. In March 2014, Ora
7744-435: Was to call the district Kensington Park , and other roads (notably Kensington Park Road and Kensington Park Gardens ) are reminders of this. The local telephone prefix 7727 (originally 727) is based on the old telephone exchange name of PARk. Ladbroke left the actual business of developing his land to the firm of City solicitors, Smith, Bayley (known as Bayley and Janson after 1836), who worked with Allason to develop
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