Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa

Lipa on Sommarkrysset in August 2016
Background information
Born (1995-08-22) 22 August 1995
London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • model
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2015–present
Labels Warner Bros.
Website dualipa.com

Dua Lipa (/ˈduːə ˈliːpə/; Albanian pronunciation: [dua liːpa]; born 22 August 1995) is an English singer, songwriter and model.[4][5] Her self-titled debut studio album is scheduled to be released on 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.[4][5] She attended Sylvia Young Theatre School before moving to Kosovo with her family in 2008.[2] At the age of 16 she moved back to London with aspirations of becoming a singer.[6] Shortly after, she began working as a model.[7]

Lipa grew up listening to her father, the Kosovar Albanian rock singer Dukagjin Lipa.[2][8] At the age of 14 she began posting covers of her favourite songs by artists such as Christina Aguilera and Nelly Furtado on YouTube.[7][9]

Career

2015–present: Dua Lipa

In 2015, Lipa began working on her debut album for Warner Bros. Records.[7] In August 2015, she released her first single "New Love",[10] produced by Emile Haynie and Andrew Wyatt.[7] She released her second single "Be the One", written by Lucy "Pawws" Taylor,[5] in October 2015.[11] 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."[9] "Be the One" achieved success across Europe, reaching number 1 in Belgium,[12] Poland and Slovakia, as well as charting within the top 10 in over 11 European territories. In Australia and New Zealand, the song became an airplay success, reaching number 6 and 20 respectively.[13] Lipa describes her musical style as "dark pop".[11] On 30 November 2015, she was revealed as one of the acts on the BBC Sound of...2016 long list.[9] Her first tour in the UK and Europe began in January 2016.[2] In November 2016, Lipa concluded her tour through Europe.[14]

On 18 February 2016, Lipa released her third single "Last Dance", followed by "Hotter than Hell" on 6 May. "Hotter Than Hell" became a hit worldwide, especially in the UK, where it peaked at number 15.[15] On 26 August, her fifth overall single "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" was released, and became the singer's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 72.[16] Elsewhere, the song enjoyed moderate success, reaching the Top 20 in Belgium,[12] Hungary, New Zealand and Scotland. In the UK, the single peaked at number 30, making it the singer's second highest charting single there.[15]

In November 2016, Sean Paul released his single "No Lie" featuring Lipa.

Her self-titled debut studio album is set to be released on 10 February 2017.[17]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[15]		 AUS
[13]		 AUT
[18]		 BEL
(FL)
[12]		 GER
[19]		 IRE
[20]		 ITA
[21]		 NL
[22]		 SWI
[23]		 US
[16]
"New Love"[24] 2015 — — — — — — — — — — Dua Lipa
"Be the One" — 6 7 1 11 — 28 11 11 —
"Last Dance"[29] 2016 — — — — — — — — — —
"Hotter than Hell" 15 17 65 20 71 24 — 32 — —
"Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" 30 59 — 44 — 40 — — — 72
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[15]		 AUT
[18]		 IRE
[20]		 SWI
[23]
"No Lie"
(Sean Paul featuring Dua Lipa)		 2016 53 57 79
[32] 		60 TBA

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"Room for 2" 2016 Dua Lipa

Music videos

Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"New Love" 2015 Nicole Nodland [10]
"Be the One" [11]
"Last Dance" 2016 Jon Brewer and Ian Blair (production) [33]
"Hotter than Hell" Emil Nava [34]
"Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" Kinga Burza [35]
"Room for 2" Vicky Lawton [36]

Tours

Headlining
Supporting

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Award Result
2016 BBC Sound of...2016[9] Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Push Act Nominated
2017 Eurosonic Noorderslag European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA) Won
Brit Award Critics' Choice Pending

References

  1. ↑ Yeung, Neil Z. "Dua Lipa | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Davidson, Amy (11 December 2015). "Meet your new favourite popstar Dua Lipa – just don't call her the new Lana Del Rey". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Green, Chris (27 January 2016). "Dua Lipa, O2 ABC, Glasgow, review: Jazz-infused songs recall a smoke-filled cabaret bar". The Independent. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 Savage, Mark (9 February 2016). "Dua Lipa: A pop star in waiting". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Lester, Paul (1 January 2016). "Shake it up: the future female pop stars of 2016". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Gore, Sydney (23 October 2015). "Band Crush: Dua Lipa". Nylon.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Weber, Lindsey (9 December 2015). "Meet Dua Lipa, A Restless Spirit With A Mighty Big Voice". The Fader.
  8. ↑ "Njihuni me Dua Lipa, shqiptarja që premton të bëhet ylli i ardhshëm në muzikë" [Meet Dua Lipa, the Albanian who is set to become the next star in music]. Lapsi.al (in Albanian). 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "'I want to work with A$AP Rocky' – Dua Lipa talks dark pop and hip hop influences". BBC Radio 1. 10 December 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Lana Del Rey's management have a new artist and she is amazing". Popjustice. 21 August 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 Lester, Paul (9 November 2015). "The playlist: new bands – with the Prettiots, Dua Lipa and Mind Enterprises". The Guardian.
  12. 1 2 3 "Discografie Dua Lipa" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  13. 1 2 Peaks in Australia:
  14. ↑ "Dua Lipa Tickets". Livenation. 13 May 2016.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Dua Lipa". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Dua Lipa – Chart history: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  17. ↑ Sonis, Rachel (24 August 2016). "Dua Lipa Reveals Cover Art For Self-Titled Album". Idolator. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  18. 1 2 "Discographie Dua Lipa" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Discographie von Dua Lipa" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  20. 1 2 "Discography Dua Lipa". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "Discography Dua Lipa". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  22. ↑ "Discografie Dua Lipa" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  23. 1 2 "Discography Dua Lipa". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  24. ↑ "New Love – Single by Dua Lipa". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  25. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (18 June 2016). "ARIA Singles: Drake Returns to No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  26. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2016". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  27. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Dua Lipa)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  28. ↑ "Certificazioni" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  29. ↑ "Last Dance – Single by Dua Lipa". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  30. ↑ "British certifications – Dua Lipa". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 August 2016. Enter Dua Lipa in the field Search. Select Artist in the field Search by. Click Search
  31. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  32. ↑ http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles
  33. ↑ Hunt, El (18 February 2016). "Dua Lipa shares video for 'Last Dance'". DIY. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  34. ↑ Spanos, Brittany (6 May 2016). "Watch Dua Lipa's Steamy 'Hotter Than Hell' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  35. ↑ Renshaw, David (12 September 2016). "Dua Lipa Shares "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" Video". The Fader. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  36. ↑ "PREMIERE: Dua Lipa's video for Room For 2". Hunger TV. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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