Only Rita Ora could muddle through an otherwise-embarrassing on-stage blunder and still come out of it laughing.
During the second day of the Mighty Hoopla music festival on Sunday, the chart-topping singer came off stage to greet some of the people at the barrier, where one fan in particular serenaded her with a few lines of her hit Anywhere.
Rita seemingly decided this would be an opportune moment to launch into a sing-a-long of the song before her own rendition… only she struggled to find anyone else within reach who actually knew the words.
Instead, she decided to take matters into her own hands – but wound up singing the wrong song entirely.
Oh, Rita!
After making one more last-ditch attempt (only to wind up with a fan who wanted to restart the song all over again), Rita eventually gave in, joking: “It’s absolutely not going to happen.”
Meanwhile, one fan also spotted that the I Will Never Let You Down singer’s husband, Taika Waititi, had joined her in London for the festival, and could be seen recording the whole thing from the side of the stage.
Rita’s set also included hits Hot Right Now, Your Song, Lonely Together and her recent single Praising You.
Before her Mighty Hoopla set, Rita unveiled her latest musical offering Ask & You Shall Receive, which features a cameo from Taika in its accompanying music video.
Other performers on the day included Louise Redknapp, All Saints’ Shaznay Lewis, Jojo Siwa and headliner Jessie Ware, who surprised fans with a guest appearance from Beth Ditto.