Dua Lipa (born 22 August 1995) is a singer and songwriter from England and Albania. Her mezzo-soprano vocal range and disco-inspired production have garnered critical acclaim and media attention. Throughout her career, she has garnered numerous awards, including six Brit Awards, three Grammy Awards, and two Guinness World Records. In 2021, she was named to the Time 100 Next list.
Before getting a music contract with Warner Bros. Records in 2014, Lipa worked as a model. Her eponymous first album, released in 2017, debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart and yielded the popular singles “Be the One,” “IDGAF,” and the UK number-one single “New Rules.”
Who is Dua Lipa?
Dua Lipa was born in London, the eldest child of Kosovo Albanian parents Anesa (née Rexha) and Dukagjin Lipa from Pristina, FR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo). Her parents are Muslim. She is of Bosniak ancestry through her maternal grandmother.
Her ancestors can also be traced back to Peja, Kosovo. Her grandfathers were both historians. She has a brother named Gjin and a sister named Rina. Lipa was influenced musically by her father, who was the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Kosovan rock band Oda. At home, her father continued to play music, including his creations as well as songs by David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Sting, The Police, and Stereophonics. Dua Lipa began singing when she was five years old.
Lipa grew up in London’s West Hampstead. She went to Fitzjohn’s Primary School, where she learned to play the cello. The teacher told her she couldn’t sing when she auditioned for the school chorus. She began weekend singing classes at the Sylvia Young Theatre School when she was nine years old. Lipa moved to Pristina with her family after Kosovo declared independence in 2008. She went to Mileniumi i Tret School, where she learnt more about the Albanian language and contemplated a musical career.
How old is Dua Lipa
The renowned Singer is currently 28 years old.
What is Dua Lipa net worth?
Lipa’s net worth is estimated to be $35 million.
What is Dua Lipa career?
In 2013, Lipa signed a contract with Tap Management, directed by Ben Mawson and Ed Millett, while working as a waitress in a cocktail bar. Lipa was introduced to Mawson by her lawyer, who discouraged her from signing another publishing deal that was offered to her. They then offered her a monthly salary to leave her job and focus on recording music. During one of the sessions, Lipa co-wrote the song “Hotter than Hell”, which led to her signing a record deal with Warner Bros Records in 2014.
Lipa played at We The Fest, an Indonesian music festival in Jakarta, in July. In October, she appeared on BBC’s Later… with Jools Holland. Lipa was voted the most streamed lady in the UK by Spotify in December. In 2017, she had four singles in the UK top ten: “Be the One,” “New Rules,” “No Lie,” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” a charity single for the families of the Grenfell Tower fire victims in London.
Lipa received five nominations for the Brit Awards in January 2018, more than any other artist that year. She was nominated for MasterCard British Album of the Year for Dua Lipa, British Single of the Year, and British Video of the Year for “New Rules”, British Female Solo Artist, and British Breakthrough Act, winning the latter two. For the first time, a female artist garnered five nominations.
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