Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa Biography

Dua Lipa (; ; born 22 August 1995) is an English singer, songwriter and model. Her self-titled debut album is scheduled to be released 10 February 2017.

Early life

Lipa was born in London on 22 August 1995 to ethnic Albanian parents from Kosovo who had left Pristina in the 1990s. She attended Sylvia Young Theatre School before moving to Kosovo with her family in 2008. At the age of 16 she moved back to London with aspirations of becoming a singer. Shortly after, she began working as a model.

Lipa grew up listening to her father, the Kosovar Albanian rock singer Dukagjin Lipa. At the age of 14 she began posting covers of her favourite songs by artists such as Christina Aguilera and Nelly Furtado on YouTube.

Career

2015-present: Dua Lipa

In 2015, Lipa began working on her debut album for Warner Bros. Records. In August 2015, she released her first single "New Love", produced by Emile Haynie and Andrew Wyatt. She released her second single "Be the One", written by Lucy "Pawws" Taylor, in October 2015. Lipa has said that "Be the One is the only song on my album I haven't written ... [but] I couldn't not take it, it's my favourite thing." Lipa describes her musical style as "dark pop". On 30 November 2015, she was revealed as one of the acts on the BBC Sound of...2016 long list. Her first tour in the UK and Europe began in January 2016. In fall 2016, Lipa continues her tour through Europe.

On 18 February 2016, Lipa released her third single "Last Dance", followed by "Hotter than Hell" on 6 May. On 26 August, her fifth overall single "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" was released. Her self-titled debut studio album is set to be released on 10 February 2017.

Discography

Albums

Dua Lipa (2017)

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
Title	Year	UK	AUS	AUT	BEL (FL)	FRA	GER	IRE	ITA	NL	SWI	Certifications	Album
"New Love"	2015	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?		Dua Lipa
"Be the One"	2015	"?	6	7	1	42	11	"?	28	11	11	ARIA: Platinum BEA: Platinum BVMI: Gold FIMI: Platinum
"Last Dance"	2016	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?	"?
"Hotter than Hell"		15	17	65	20	"?	71	24	"?	32	"?	BPI: Silver ARIA: Gold
"Blow Your Mind (Mwah)"		46	59	"?	"?	"?	"?	57	"?	"?	"?
""?" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)
"New Love"	2015	Nicole Nodland
"Be the One"	2015	Nicole Nodland
"Last Dance"	2016	Anita Fontaine
"Hotter Than Hell"	2016	Emil Nava
"Blow Your Mind (Mwah)"	2016	Kinga Burza

Awards and nominations

Year	Organisation	Award	Result
2016	BBC	Sound of...2016

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