{"id":19141,"date":"2021-08-27T16:01:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T14:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=19141"},"modified":"2021-08-28T13:10:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T11:10:52","slug":"yes-im-albanian-rita-ora-educates-fans-on-kosovos-independence-sparking-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/yes-im-albanian-rita-ora-educates-fans-on-kosovos-independence-sparking-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Yes, I\u2019m Albanian!\u2019, Rita Ora educates fans on Kosovo\u2019s Independence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rita Ora never hid the fact she was Albanian, but recently the world-famous singer specified that she was Kosovar, without stressing out that she was Albanian.<\/p>\n<p>This declaration spurred a lot of backlashes recently, leading to the singer having to clarify things.<\/p>\n<p>While invited on \u2018Wired\u2019, the singer was asked the question, \u201cIs Rita Ora Albanian?\u2019 to which she answered by saying that \u2018Albanian\u2019 and \u2018Kosovar\u2019 is the same thing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I\u2019m Albanian but let me just tell you, it\u2019s a bit complicated, right? Kosovo is now independent, which it wasn\u2019t back in the day. So technically yes, for years I would say I\u2019m Albanian, I\u2019m Albanian but I\u2019m actually Kosovan, but it\u2019s really very much, it\u2019s similar,\u201d said Rita Ora.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RitaOra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RitaOra<\/a>&#8216;s vocal range? What&#8217;s her most popular song? What&#8217;s the nickname for her fans? Is she Albanian? Rita answers all these questions and much more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uWuDHZr7Rv\">https:\/\/t.co\/uWuDHZr7Rv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KOZ7MOh2BZ\">pic.twitter.com\/KOZ7MOh2BZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WIRED (@WIRED) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WIRED\/status\/1430565242581360650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/video\/2021\/05\/31\/singer-gjons-tears-talks-about-his-experience-in-eurovision-and-his-relations-with-albania\/\">Singer Gjon\u2019s Tears talks about his experience in Eurovision and his relations with Albania<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/08\/22\/goran-bregovic-to-sing-an-albanian-song-as-the-opening-act-of-the-last-night-of-korcas-beer-fest\/\">Goran Bregovic to sing an Albanian song as the opening act of the last night of Kor\u00e7a\u2019s Beer Fest<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/07\/23\/dua-lipa-in-tirana-for-reconstruction-initiative-adopt-a-kindergarten\/\">Dua Lipa in Tirana for reconstruction initiative \u201cAdopt a Kindergarten\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rita Ora never hid the fact she was Albanian, but recently the world-famous singer specified that she was Kosovar, without stressing out that she was Albanian. 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