[Musicians] Dua Lipa

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• Musician Name:Dua Lipa
• Birthday / Location: 22 August 1995 (age 28) Westminster, London; Albanian English England
• Main instrument: Pop Disco Synth-pop dance-pop
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• Other Information: Dua Lipa (born 22 August 1995) is an Anglo-Albanian singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and model. Born and raised in London and spending part of her adolescence, more specifically from the ages of 13 to 15, in Pristina, Kosovo, Lipa became known to the world in 2017 with her hit "New Rules". With inspiration from artists like Madonna, Outkast, Moloko and her father, Dukagjin Lipa, who she grew up listening to, Dua was revealed in 2015 with her hit "Be The One", and with her she brought dance music and dark pop.
• Inspired by her father, Dukagjin Lipa, Dua began recording videos singing songs by other artists and posting them on YouTube at the age of 14. After returning to London, she tried to enter a modeling career and after working in the field, she signed a contract with Warner Music Group in 2015, where she released songs such as "New Love", "Last Dance", "Be The One", being this The latter was largely responsible for showing Lipa to the United Kingdom, reaching ninth position in the British table.
• Dua gained specialized media attention as an artist after the release of her eponymous debut album in 2017, which reached third position on the UK Albums Chart and featured eight singles. "New Rules" and "IDGAF" became global hits, reaching number one in several countries such as Australia, Belgium, Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom in addition to reaching the top ten positions in more than 30 countries. Later, the album received 5 nominations at the BRIT Awards, an important award considered the British Grammy and 2 nominations at the Grammy Awards. In early 2017, Dua embarked on her first world tour, The Self-Titled Tour. With more than sixty shows, the tour visited five of the six continents. In 2018, in partnership with Calvin Harris, she released the single "One Kiss", which reached number one in the United Kingdom and became the number one song by a female artist in 2018. In addition to this partnership, "No Lie" with Sean Paul , "Scared To Be Lonely" with DJ Martin Garrix, "Kiss and Make Up" with the girl group BLACKPINK, "Electricity", with Diplo and Mark Ronson and winner of a Grammy, entered the Dua Lipa: Complete Edition, a complete version from his debut album, containing bonus tracks and partnerships.
• His second studio album, Future Nostalgia, released on March 27, 2020 through Warner Records, has sold more than 2 million copies in the United States alone and more than 4 million copies worldwide. It contains the singles "Don't Start Now", "Physical", "Break My Heart" and "Levitating", songs that were successful worldwide. Very well received by the public and specialized media, Future Nostalgia appeared on several best of the year lists and became the most streamed female album on Spotify in 2020, with 2,976,000,000 streams. The album currently has more than 10 billion streams on Spotify. Furthermore, Future Nostalgia earned Lipa 6 nominations at the Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Album, winning the latter category.
• Dua Lipa was born in London on August 22, 1995. Daughter of Kosovar-Albanian refugee parents, her father, Dukagjin Lipa is a marketing manager and served as the lead singer of the band Oda and her mother, Anesa Lipa is a tourism executive . Her first name, Dua, is the Albanian word for love. Dua has two younger siblings, a sister named Rina Lipa and a brother named Gjin Lipa. Her parents left the city of Pristina during the Yugoslav Civil War in the mid-1990s and took refuge in London. When Dua was born, her parents worked as waiters in bars and cafes in the city. In 2008, with the Independence of Kosovo, her parents decided to return to Pristina. But, at the age of 15, Dua decided to return to London, wanting to build a musical career. In 2011, she began working as a model.
• Dua grew up listening to her father sing and, at the age of 14, began posting covers of some of her favorite songs on her YouTube channel. Dua performed songs by Canadian Nelly Furtado and North American Christina Aguilera, among other artists. Dua Lipa played the cello at school, but gave up because the instrument was too big and she was bullied for it. Later, she played saxophone and guitar, but doesn't know how to play them completely.