Dua Lipa<\/p>\n
British-Albanian singer, model, and entrepreneur<\/p>\n
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Dua Lipa\u00a0(born August 22, 1995, London, England) is a British-Albanian singer, model, and\u00a0entrepreneur<\/a>. The\u00a0Grammy Award<\/a>-winning artist rose to prominence with her distinctively husky voice and songs that mix 1970s disco, \u201980s pop, and \u201990s club music.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Early life and career<\/p>\n Dua Lipa was born in\u00a0London<\/a>\u00a0to parents Anesa and Dukagjin Lipa, who had fled\u00a0Kosovo<\/a>\u00a0in 1992 at the start of the\u00a0Bosnian War<\/a>. Dua Lipa is the eldest of their children; she has a younger sister, Rina, and a younger brother, Gjin. The family returned to Kosovo when Lipa was 11 years old, but she moved back to London on her own at age 15. She\u00a0attended<\/a>\u00a0the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School there and began pursuing a career in music.<\/p>\n In between waiting tables and working as a model, Lipa posted original songs and covers to\u00a0YouTube<\/a>\u00a0and the music streaming service\u00a0SoundCloud<\/a>. She signed with an agent in 2013 and the following year signed a record deal with\u00a0Warner Brothers<\/a>. Lipa\u2019s music career gained traction in Europe with 2015 singles such as \u201cNew Love\u201d and \u201cBe the One.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Debut album<\/p>\n In 2017 Lipa released her self-titled\u00a0debut studio album, which is characterized by a combination of pop, dance, and\u00a0R&B music<\/a>. The single \u201cNew Rules\u201d reached number one on the\u00a0U.K.<\/a>\u00a0charts, while the song \u201cIDGAF\u201d earned her the\u00a0Grammy Award for best new artist<\/a>. At the BRIT Awards, Lipa won best British female solo artist and British breakthrough act.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Future Nostalgia\u00a0and\u00a0Radical Optimism<\/p>\n In 2020 Lipa released her second studio album,\u00a0Future Nostalgia. The singles \u201cLevitating\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Start Now\u201d broke onto the U.S. charts, both peaking at number two on the\u00a0Billboard\u00a0Hot 100. In 2021 the album took home the Grammy for best pop vocal album and the BRIT Award for British album of the year.<\/p>\n Lipa planned to tour in 2020 to promote\u00a0Future Nostalgia, but she postponed her concerts due to the\u00a0COVID-19<\/a>\u00a0pandemic. Instead she offered a live-streamed concert she called Studio 2054. The performance included guest appearances by\u00a0Elton John<\/a>,\u00a0Miley Cyrus<\/a>,\u00a0Bad Bunny<\/a>, and Bukayo Saka of\u00a0Arsenal Football Club<\/a>. The show was a huge success, with some five million viewers.<\/p>\n In 2024 Lipa released her third studio album,\u00a0Radical Optimism. Later that year she was scheduled to headline\u00a0Glastonbury Festival<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0England<\/a>.<\/p>\n Collaborations<\/p>\n In addition to contributing vocals to Silk City\u2019s \u201cElectricity\u201d in 2018, Lipa has frequently\u00a0collaborated<\/a>\u00a0with other acts on such songs as \u201cPrisoner\u201d (2020) with\u00a0Miley Cyrus<\/a>; \u201cUn D\u00eda (One Day)\u201d (2020) with\u00a0J Balvin<\/a>,\u00a0Bad Bunny<\/a>, and Tainy; and \u201cSweetest Pie\u201d (2022) with\u00a0Megan Thee Stallion<\/a>. She collaborated with\u00a0Elton John<\/a>\u00a0on \u201cCold Heart\u201d (2021), which remixes a few of his hits, including \u201cRocket Man<\/a>\u201d (1972) and \u201cSacrifice\u201d (1989). The single reached number one on\u00a0Billboard\u2019s adult contemporary radio airplay chart.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Other projects: Sunny Hill music festival, Service95, and\u00a0Barbie<\/p>\n After the success of her first album, Lipa returned to Kosovo in 2018 and cofounded the Sunny Hill\u00a0music festival<\/a>\u00a0with her father. Lipa, Action Bronson, and Martin Garrix headlined the inaugural event, and local musicians, including her father\u2019s band, ODA, performed. Lipa planned for the festival to become an annual event, and in 2019 it featured sets by Miley Cyrus and Calvin Harris. After being canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival returned in 2022 in both\u00a0Pristina<\/a>, Kosovo, and\u00a0Tirana<\/a>, Albania. The 2023 festival was canceled, although the event was scheduled to return in 2024.<\/p>\n In 2022 Lipa launched Service95, a platform\u00a0comprising<\/a>\u00a0not only a website but also a weekly newsletter, the\u00a0podcast<\/a>\u00a0Dua Lipa: At Your Service, and a\u00a0book club<\/a>. All four offer advice, recommendations, stories, and other forms of conversations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lipa made her\u00a0film<\/a>\u00a0debut in 2023 playing Mermaid Barbie in the hit\u00a0Barbie<\/a>\u00a0movie. She also released the single \u201cDance the Night\u201d as a part of the film\u2019s soundtrack; the single was nominated for two Grammys, including song of the year. That same year Lipa collaborated with\u00a0Donatella Versace<\/a>\u00a0on a women\u2019s summer collection called \u201cLa Vacanza.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dua Lipa British-Albanian singer, model, and entrepreneur Dua Lipa\u00a0(born August 22, 1995, London, England) is a British-Albanian singer, model, and\u00a0entrepreneur. 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