One revolutionised dance music while Britpop – even Britain itself – was taking on the world at the end of the last century; the other is a record-breaking global superstar. They have both come a long, long way, but now Norman ‘Fatboy Slim’ Cook, 59, and Rita Ora, 32, are together, talking to The Big Issue about their collaboration, which reimagines Cook’s 1999 hit Praise You for a new generation, a new world.
In what seems like a divided nation, Ora and Cook want to create something positive to rally around. On his recent UK tour, Cook displayed Gary Lineker’s face, showing solidarity for the broadcaster speaking out about the government’s awful rhetoric towards migrants.
Migrants like Rita Ora and her family. They came to the UK fleeing conflict in Kosovo at the start of the 1990s. Since then, Ora has become one of our brightest stars. Now, she says, she wants to become an advocate for people just like her. Those being demonised by the people who are supposed to lead.
Ora is currently in Australia, a judge on their version of. Cook is at home, which is, as you’d expect, overlooking the beach in Brighton. Although they’ve worked together on a new single, they’ve not
