British pop star Rita Ora feels pressure of performing to foreign crowd at ARIAs

Rita Ora was feeling the pressure at Australian music’s biggest night of the year. “I think it is more pressure because it is not your territory,” the British pop star told The Daily Telegraph at the 2018 ARIA Awards.

Jonathon Moran

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November 28, 2018 - 7:55PM

Rita Ora was feeling the pressure at Australian music’s biggest night of the year.

“I think it is more pressure because it is not your territory,” the British pop star told The Daily Telegraph at the 2018 ARIA Awards.

“You want to impress, you want to be here and to adapt to the incredible culture and the music that is coming out of Australia so I kind of think it is more pressure.”

Rita Ora arrives for the 32nd Annual ARIA Awards 2018 on Wednesday night. Picture: Getty Images

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Impress Ora did as she made a spectacular entrance on the red carpet at The Star wearing showstopping Marchesa.

“You guys killed it this year with so much great talent,” she said.

Ora is performing her single Let You Love Me at the awards ceremony. Picture: Matrix Media Group

Ora was to perform her new single — Let You Love Me — as part of the night and will return to Australia for a full national tour in March to support her new acclaimed album Phoenix.

“It will be a full blown concert,” she said.

“It is glitter and bells and unicorns and donkeys … actually no donkeys … kangaroos and confetti.”

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