Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa is an English singer and songwriter born on 22 August 1995 in London, England. Recognized for her chart-topping pop music, she has won seven Brit Awards and three Grammy Awards. Her career includes multi-platinum studio albums, global hit singles, high-profile brand endorsements, and film roles.

Born to Kosovo Albanian parents Anesa and Dukagjin Lipa, she grew up in West Hampstead, London. Influenced by her father, who was the lead singer and guitarist of the Kosovan rock band Oda, Lipa began singing at age five and learned the cello in primary school. At age nine, she began weekend singing lessons at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. After moving to Pristina, Kosovo, with her family in 2008, she returned to London alone at age fifteen to pursue a music career, attending Parliament Hill School and Sylvia Young Theatre School while uploading original songs and covers to YouTube and SoundCloud.

Lipa worked as a model and waitress before signing with Tap Management in 2013. Co-writing the song "Hotter than Hell" helped her land a record contract with Warner Bros. Records in 2014. She released her debut single, "New Love," in 2015, followed by "Be the One." Her self-titled 2017 debut album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and featured the UK number-one single "New Rules." In 2018, Lipa won Brit Awards for British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. She also achieved a UK number-one single with "One Kiss," a collaboration with Calvin Harris, and won two Grammy Awards in 2019, including Best New Artist.

Her second studio album, Future Nostalgia (2020), became her first UK number-one album and reached the top three in the United States. Its singles "Don't Start Now," "Physical," "Break My Heart," and "Levitating" achieved widespread commercial success. "Levitating" topped the Billboard year-end Hot 100 chart in 2021 and earned a Diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. The album won the Brit Award for British Album of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album.

Lipa expanded her career into film and scored further chart hits, including the 2021 Elton John duet "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" and "Dance the Night" from the 2023 movie Barbie, in which she made her acting debut. She also appeared in a supporting role in the 2024 spy film Argylle. In 2024, Lipa released her third studio album, Radical Optimism, which debuted atop the UK Albums Chart following the top-ten singles "Houdini," "Training Season," and "Illusion." Across her career, she has also partnered with brands such as Jaguar, Yves Saint Laurent, and Évian.