Dua Lipa is an English singer and songwriter. She is becoming one of the biggest pop stars on the world.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about her life and career thus far.
- Dua Lipa was born on August 22, 1995
- She is an English singer, songwriter and model
- After working as a model, she signed with Warner Music Group in 2015
- She released her eponymous debut album in 2017
- The album reached number three on the UK Albums Chart
- It yielded seven singles
- Including “Be the One” and “IDGAF” and the UK number-one single “New Rules”
- “New Rules” also reached number six in the US
- In 2018, Lipa won the Brit Awards for British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act
- Released in April 2018, the single “One Kiss”, with Calvin Harris
- The song reached number one in the UK
- It became the longest running number one single for a female artist in 2018
- It won her the 2019 Brit Award for Song of the Year
- In 2019, she also received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- “Electricity”, a duet with Silk City, won her the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording
- The success of the singles helped her self-titled album become one of the most-streamed albums on Spotify
- The album achieved platinum certifications
- Her second studio album, Future Nostalgia was released in March 2020 to critical acclaim
- Its lead single “Don’t Start Now” reached number two on both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100
- Dua Lipa was born in Westminster, London, to Kosovo Albanian parents
- Her father Dukagjin Lipa is a marketing manager who is also lead vocalist in a Kosovan rock band, Oda
- Her mother Anesa Lipa works in tourism
- Her parents are originally from Kosovo
- They left Pristina in 1992
- Her father Dukagjin is the son of historian Seit Lipa who was the head of the Kosovo Institute of History from 1990 to 1995
- Lipa has a younger sister and a younger brother
- She attended Sylvia Young Theatre School part-time before moving to Kosovo with her family in 2006 when her father had been offered a job
- There she attended the Mileniumi i Tretë school in Pristina
- She became a fan of hip hop artists, which would later influence her music style
- Her first name means “love” in Albanian
- At the age of 14, Lipa began posting covers of her favourite songs by artists such as Pink and Nelly Furtado on YouTube
- At the age of 15, she moved back to London with aspirations of becoming a singer
- Lipa lived with a friend and studied at Parliament Hill School, returning to the Sylvia Young Theatre School on Saturdays
- In order to earn money for music sessions, Lipa had different jobs, such as hostessing restaurants and nightclubs
- She began working as a model for the online catalogue ASOS Marketplace when she was 16
- With the goal of meeting people who could help her with her music career
- However, she left after a manager told her to lose weight.
- In 2013, she starred in a television advertisement for The X Factor
- Dua Lipa’s music is primarily pop
- Lipa describes her musical style as “dark pop”
- Her music has also been described as dance-pop, synth-pop, R&B, dream pop and alternative pop
- She is also known for singing in a “distinct, husky, low register” and her “sultry” tone
- During writing sessions, Lipa states she usually comes to the studio with a concept and starts developing the song with her co-writers
- She cites Pink, Nelly Furtado, Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper among her musical influences
- Future Nostalgia was inspired by artists that she listened to during her adolescence, including Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Moloko, Blondie and Outkast
- In 2016, Lipa and her father set up the Sunny Hill Foundation in Pristina to donate to the citizens of Kosovo, her parents’ home country
- In August 2018, Lipa hosted her own festival to raise money for the Sunny Hill Foundation, called the SunnyHill Festival where she also performed
- The Mayor of Pristina, Shpend Ahmeti then awarded Lipa the Key to Pristina the first time such an honour had ever been granted
- She hosted the festival for the second year in a row in 2019, with Miley Cyrus as one of the performers
- On 26 November 2019, an earthquake struck Albania and Lipa appealed to fans for support and donations to the relief effort
- Lipa has 15 tattoos, including one in honour of Sunny Hill
- In November 2019, Lipa endorsed the Labour Party in the 2019 UK general election
- She broke down the policies of both Labour and the Conservatives on various issues in an Instagram post
- In March 2020, she endorsed Bernie Sanders for Democratic nominee for US President
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