ORA

Lea and Samuel are siblings. In many ways, they are alike and, at the same time, diametrically opposed to each other. Despite their differences, they have always been there for each other, and their new single, 'Life Witness', is the musical proof of just how strong a connection they have as sister and brother.

“We wanted to write a song about our relationship - being brother and sister and going through life together for better or worse. We may not have lived life in the same way growing up, and we are very different people; however, we’ve kind of seen the world through the same eyes. That’s why we’ve always been there for each other - ever since we walked hand in hand in kindergarten - as each other’s life witnesses,” says Samuel.

”Caught by the feeling, Samuel suddenly started to jump around the studio singing ‘We Are Family’ by Sister Sledge. Even though it was just a funny idea, I knew we had to incorporate it and make it a feeling of our own,” explains Lea. Even though it’s just a subtle tribute to ‘We Are Family’, ORA wanted to share the track with the original writer, getting a blessing to use the famous words on ‘Life Witness’ by the one and only disco legend and musical icon, Nile Rodgers.

ORA, which is their grandmother’s name meaning “sunlight”, has already gained international praise with their R&B-influenced Nordic indie-pop. ‘Bad Day’ hit the likes of Ones To Watch (US) and tmrw magazine (UK), while ‘Space Rock’ hit Danish national radio, P3.