Dua Lipa (born: August 22, 1995
) is an English and Albanian singer-songwriter and model. After working as a model, she signed with Warner Music Group in 2015 and released her eponymous debut album in 2017. The album reached number three on the United Kingdom Albums Chart and yielded seven singles, including "Be the One" and "IDGAF" and the United Kingdom number-one single "New Rules", which also reached number six in the United States. In 2018, Lipa won the Brit Awards for British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act.Personal life[]
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 honor 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 November 26, 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 honor of Sunny Hill.
Music Career[]
Released in April 2018, the single "One Kiss", with Calvin Harris, reached number one in the UK and became the longest-running number one for a female artist in 2018. It won her the 2019 Brit Award for Song of the Year, the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording, and she also received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. The success of the singles helped her self-titled album become one of the most-streamed albums on Spotify and achieve platinum certifications. In 2019, Lipa released "Don't Start Now", the lead single from her upcoming second studio album, Future Nostalgia, scheduled to be released in 2020.
Political views[]
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 and wrote that it was "the most important election in a generation", urging people to vote for Labour.
Copyright lawsuit[]
On March 1, 2022, Artikal Sound System filed a copyright infringement suit against Lipa and Warner Records, citing similarities between "Levitating" and their 2017 song "Live Your Life."[1] The suit was dropped in June 2023 with prejudice.[2] A second suit by songwriters L. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer claimed "Levitating" infringed on their 1979 disco song, "Wiggle and Giggle All Night".[3]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Familja Moderne | Robert's friend | Minor role[4] |
2017 | Sounds Like Friday Night | Herself (co-host) | Series 1, episode 6 |
2018 | Saturday Night Live | Musical guest | Episode: "Natalie Portman/Dua Lipa" |
The Voice of Germany | Herself / Advisor | Season 8; Mark Forster's team |
Discography[]
Dua Lipa (Deluxe Edition) (Complete Edition) (2017)[]
12 Singles
- New Love (2015)
- Be The One (2015)
- Last Dance (2016)
- Hotter Than Hell (2016)
- Blow Your Mind (Mwah) (2016)
- No Lie (Sean Paul ft Dua Lipa) (2016)
- Scared To Be Lonely (Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa) (2017)
- Lost In Your Light (Dua Lipa ft Miguel) (2017)
- New Rules (2017)
- IDGAF (2018)
- One Kiss (Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa) (2018)
- Electricity (Dua Lipa and Silk City ft Mark Ronson and Diplo) (2018)
5 Promotional Singles
- Room For 2 (2016)
- Thinking 'Bout You (2017)
- Homesick (Dua Lipa and Chris Martin frontman of Coldplay) (2017)
- Want To (2018)
- Kiss and Make Up (Dua Lipa and BLACKPINK) (2018)
Future Nostalgia (The Moonlight Edition) (2020)[]
8 Singles
- Don't Start Now (2019)
- Physical (2020)
- Break My Heart (2020)
- Halluciate (2020)
- Un Día (One Day) (Dua Lipa and J Blavin and Bad Bunny and Tainy) (2020)
- Levitating (Solo or DaBaby) (2020)
- Fever (Dua Lipa and Angèle) (2020)
- Prisoner (Miley Cyrus Ft Dua Lipa) (2020)
- We're Good (2021)
- Love Again (2021)
1 Promotional Single
- Future Nostalgia (2019)
Club Future Nostalgia (2020)[]
1 Single
- Levitating (The Blessed Madonna remix) (Dua Lipa and The Blessed Madonna ft Madonna and Missy Elliott) (2020)
Radical Optimism (2024)[]
3 Singles
- Houdini (2023)
- Training Season (2024)
- Illusion (2024)
Tours[]
Headlining[]
- The Self-Titled Tour (2017–2018)
- Future Nostalgia Tour (2022-2023)
- ACL Fest (2024)[5]
- Glastonbury (2024)[6]
Promotional[]
- 2016 UK Tour (2016)
- Hotter Than Hell Tour (2016)
- US and Europe Tour (2017)
Opening act[]
- Troye Sivan – Suburbia Tour (2016)
- Bruno Mars – 24K Magic World Tour (2017–2018)
- Coldplay – A Head Full of Dreams Tour (2017)
Trivia[]
- Lipa's first name "Dua" was her grandmother's suggestion and means "love" in Albanian.[7]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220302125244/https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/dua-lipa-accused-stealing-levitating-artikal-sound-system-lawsuit-1235037859/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230608023517/https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/dua-lipa-levitating-copyright-lawsuit-dropped-1235348897/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220307070123/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dua-lipa-second-levitating-lawsuit-1317471/
- ↑ Dua Lipa on Familja Moderne (sq).
- ↑ https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/dua-lipa-tyler-the-creator-to-headline-acl-fest-2024
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw4dlg2qvn8o
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180415122433/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/15/dua-lipa-pop-has-to-be-fun-you-cant-get-upset-about-every-little-thing-new-rules