The British singer-songwriter Dua Lipa celebrates her 28 years and we remember her origins, the first songs she released and the beginnings of her successful musical career.
August 22, Dua Lipa turns 28 years old. A British Kosovar Albanian singer and songwriter, she gained popularity in 2017 with the release of her self-titled album. It didn't take long for her music to win fans and praise in the international press. With two albums under her belt, she is the pop star of the moment.
Dua Lipa Biography, Where Does She Come From?
The artist Dua Lipa was born on August 22, 1995 in England, although her family is of Albanian origin. Her parents come from Kosovo, a country located in southeastern Europe; and through her grandmother, she also has Bosnian ancestry. She lived in London until 2006, the year she moved with her family to the Kosovo capital Pristina due to a job offer that her father received.
Dukagjin Lipa, her father, is a marketing specialist and vocalist of the Kosovo band Ojda. On the other hand, her mother Anesa Rexha has a job in the tourism sector. The performer has two younger brothers: Rin and Gjin Lipa.
How did Dua Lipa become famous?
At age 14, Dua Lipa began her career as a singer, initially uploading videos of song covers to YouTube. Parallel to her job as a waitress in a London bar, she was offered a contract to start recording music, however, it was not until 2015 that she signed with Warner Music Group which marked the beginning of an era.
During the production of her first album, the singer released her first two singles “New Love” and “Be the One”, both quickly climbed to become among the most listened to in Europe upon their release in 2015. Two years later, in March In 2017, he released his album titled with the same name.
It was then that Dua Lipa managed to perform on her first big stages such as the SCTV Awards and the Glastonbury music festival. She was later nominated for the BRIT Awards in two categories which she won without any major problems. Suddenly, her success skyrocketed and she has not stopped advancing artistically to this day.
She received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording – for “Electricity” with Silk City – in 2019, during which time she also released “Do n't Start Now”, the single from her second album “ Future Nostalgia.” The song, in addition to being a viral hit on TikTok, was positioned at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 list.
Dua Lipa at the peak of success
In March 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dua Lipa released “Future Nostalgia,” her second studio album. Last February, she published the reissue of her album under the title “Future Nostalgia: The Moonlight Edition”, where she collaborated with other renowned artists such as Miley Cyrus, Kylie Minogue and the controversial rapper DaBaby.
