Rita Ora Cringes as Ukulele Busker Joins Her for Impromptu Performance

Rita Ora was left cringing after a ukulele busker hopped in her car to give an impromptu performance of his original tune, Dolla Dolla. 

The musician known as ‘Liam C’, real name Liam Cowan, went viral last year for his ‘cringe-worthy’ serenade of Dua Lipa, 29, and has also bombarded fellow stars including Stormzy, 31, at Glastonbury Festival. 

Now, a new video shared by Liam on Instagram sees the musician enthusiastically playing his tune to an uncomfortable-looking Rita, 34.   

At the beginning of the clip, Rita gets escorted to her car by security as she is mobbed by fans and photographers shouting out her name. 

Meanwhile, Liam could be seen pushing his way through people to get into Rita’s car as well with his cameraman. 

Once inside the car, Liam introduced Rita to the camera and said: ‘We just had an absolute madness.

Rita Ora was left cringing after a ukulele busker hopped in her car to give an impromptu performance of his original tune, Dolla Dolla

The musician known as ‘Liam C’, real name Liam Cowan, went viral last year for his ‘cringe-worthy’ serenade of Dua Lipa, 29, and has also bombarded fellow stars including Stormzy, 31, at Glastonbury Festival 

Now, a new video shared by Liam on Instagram sees the musician enthusiastically playing his tune to an uncomfortable-looking Rita, 34

He continued: ‘Very very lovely of her to just let me come in her car so I can play her a good tune. Is that alright?

Rita simply replied: ‘Always.’ 

Liam then explained what his song is about, he said: ‘This is called Dollar Dollar. So, like I’m living out my rucksack, running around doing the whole Ed Sheeran thing, doing everything I can to get noticed. So this is my song about that.’ 

As he began to strum on his ukulele, Rita’s unimpressed expression said it all, and she appeared lost for words. 

Following his quick performance, Liam asked Rita: ‘Was it good?’ and she politely replied: ‘I loved it.’

After posting the video to his Instagram, several people flocked to the comment section to share their opinions on the ‘cringe-worthy’ moment. 

One jokingly quipped: ‘Her face says it all (laughing emojis); ‘She was stressed (crying emoji)’; ‘She’s kool but she don’t like it (laughing emoji).’ 

Last year, Liam claimed he ‘blagged’ his way into Glastonbury Festival without a ticket in a bid to promote his fledgling music career. 

At the beginning of the clip, Rita gets escorted to her car by security as she is mobbed by fans and photographers shouting out her name

Meanwhile, Liam could be seen pushing his way through people to get into Rita’s car as well with his cameraman

Joined by cameraman pal Andreas Tomoiaga, Liam documented his journey from his house to Somerset on his Instagram page which he has flooded with videos of himself performing his songs to both established artists and punters during the three-day bash.

According to festival-goers, the wannabe singer played to ‘anyone who would care to listen’, many of whom mirrored Dua’s unimpressed reaction which went viral.

However, rapper Stormzy gave a far more sympathetic response moments after he joked ‘not you again!’ when Liam managed to locate him for the second successive year after he performed in front of him during the 2023 festival. 

The busker also serenaded Woody Cook, the son of DJ Fatboy Slim – aka Norman Cook – and Zoe Ball, and singer Hak Baker, plus festival-goers on site and the train down to the event.

A festival source told MailOnline at the time: ‘Liam was literally playing that song to everyone.

‘Anybody who cared to listen, he was there with his ukulele.

‘Lots of people took it in good grace and admired his positive attitude but there was also a hefty percentage of festival-goers who found him quite irritating’.

After he claimed to have evaded security to enter the site, Liam told his followers how he wore wristbands from the previous year’s festival to avoid further checks.

Once inside the car, Liam explained what his song is about: ‘This is called Dollar Dollar. So, like I’m living out my rucksack, running around doing the whole Ed Sheeran thing, doing everything I can to get noticed. So this is my song about that’

As he began to strum on his ukulele, Rita’s unimpressed expression said it all, and she appeared lost for words

The busker was so desperate to attend festivals and promote his music he even set up an online Crowdfunding page.

His Facebook page states he grew up in Colchester, Essex, before moving to Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

Liam, who has 67,000 followers on Instagram, attended the Isle of White Festival in June where he actually performed on stage. 

But he’s most known for performing to random people on the street, as well as bidding to impress celebrities with his tunes.

During his first trip to Glastonbury in 2023, he performed to not only Stormzy but ex-footballers Peter Crouch and Jamie Carragher, singer Tom Grennan, rapper Aitch and former Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews.

Before his trip to the Isle of White, he managed to perform to both Strictly winner Stacey Dooley and Inbetweeners star James Buckley outside the stage door of their London theatre show 2:22.

And in May 2023, he sang to Eighties crooner Rick Astley and rapper Professor Green at Kendal Calling and Girls Aloud duo Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts at Mighty Hoopla.

But it was his serenation of Dua at the festival which really put him on the map courtesy of her awkward reaction which went viral.

Following his quick performance, Liam asked Rita: ‘Was it good?’ and she politely replied: ‘I loved it’

After posting the video to his Instagram, several people flocked to the comment section to share their opinions on the ‘cringe-worthy’ moment

Speaking to her behind the Pyramid Stage, Liam asked the superstar: ‘I saw your Camden documentary and I thought it was amazing.

‘Right now I am busking around Camden and I wanted to play you 30 seconds of my song and if you like it, I just want to get your reaction and that’s it.’

At 30 seconds Dua politely tells Liam ‘I love it mate, so good, so good,’ while walking away as he continues to sing. 

Her unimpressed reaction went viral with one tweeting: ‘That video of the lad singing to Dua Lipa at Glastonbury has given me third degree cringe.

Another shared a screenshot of Dua’s unimpressed face as they quipped: ‘Every woman on earth can identify with Dua Lipa waiting for the guy to stop playing guitar.’

‘If you look closely you can actually pinpoint the exact moment her heart breaks in two’; ‘She thought it would be like a chorus but he kept going lmao’; ‘Dua hun, blink twice if you need help’; ‘That Dua Lipa video nearly made me fold within myself like a camping chair.’

Others though defended Liam with one musing: ‘IDK man, if playing a sh***y song and looking like an idiot gets you a hug from Dua Lipa then I’m going to buy a ukulele.’