Dua Lipa
The charming and incredibly talented Dua Lipa stormed into the hearts of millions of music lovers. Having overcome a very difficult path on the way to becoming her career, the singer became the darling of the world public. She is fascinated by her bright appearance, stunning voices and unsurpassed charm. The most authoritative publications of the world write about her, her photos do not go off the covers of the most popular magazines, they predict the future of the British pop queen. What is she, Dua Lipa?
short biography
Dua Lipa was born on August 22, 1995 in London into a family of Albanian migrants. Her parents, people from Kosovo, were forced to bid farewell to their homeland in the early nineties, due to the difficult political situation. The name of the singer, translated from the native language of her parents, has a very beautiful meaning. It translates as: "I love."
The future British pop star had a great love of music since childhood and very early began to show her musical talent. One of the reasons for this was the fact that her father had been involved in rock music for a long time. Little Dua spent a lot of time at rehearsals and performances of her father and his colleagues.
When Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia, the family returned to their homeland. Dua Lipe at the time was thirteen years old. Her voice still won the hearts of all who heard her. But the first popularity came to a young performer at the age of fourteen, when she began to spread on youtube cover versions of the very popular songs of Nelly Furtado and Christina Aguilera at that time.
Dua Lipa came to the conclusion that it would be difficult for her to develop a career in show business in Kosovo and at the age of 15 she returned to London. This was her first life experience away from her parents, and he did not immediately succeed easily. But the great love of music and the desire to become a popular singer cheered in difficult times. A lot of support was provided by friends.
Continuing to pursue the development of her musical career, she simultaneously began to build a model career. Good looks and model data allowed her to quickly conquer the podiums of London. But even success in the modeling career did not make the rising star move away from the dream of a big stage and music.
When the young singer was twenty years old, the world-famous company Warner Brothers signed it, with the support of which Dua Lipe released her first single. 3 months after the debut single, he was immediately followed by the second one. Even these first two entries bring Lipa an incredible success. In January 2016, the first concert tour of European countries took place, which gathered an incredibly large number of fans of the young singer. The concert in London, becoming the final highlight of her tour, barely fit everyone to listen to Dua Lipe's songs in a live performance.
In the first half of 2016, the young star issued her third, fourth and fifth singles. It was her fifth sign called Blow Your Mind broke into the world charts, taking a decent position in America's Top 100 songs and showed very good results in other countries.
The incredible success of the young performer attracted the attention of cinematographers, and in 2016 a film about childhood, family and career path Dua Lipa was shot.
In mid-2017, the first album of the already very popular Dua Lipa was released under the name New Rules. He not only climbed to the tops of the British charts, but also broke all records in recent years. In its success, it can be compared with the success of the song Hello, which Adele released in 2015.
Interesting Facts
- In professional music circles in Britain, the name of the new Queen of Great Britain, of course the music queen, stuck with Dua Lipe.
- The singer describes her music as dark pop.
- Almost all the songs of Dua Lipa are written by her own. The singer often says that writing songs brings her no less pleasure than performances in front of thousands of fans.
- The singer does not like scary when they call her new Lana Del Rey. This is not due to the fact that Dua Lipa may not be delighted with Lana Del Rei. The reason for this is the natural desire of the young singer to be herself, and not the prototype of other famous stars.
- Dua Lipa, despite her young age, has already started to engage in charity. At the same time, she participates in projects to support people in Kosovo.
- In response to a question about whether she feels like a foreigner in London, the girl always answers that she has two homelands - London and Pristina.
- The hardest creative period of the career of Dua Lipe came at a time when she returned to London and began desperately trying to develop her musical career. The singer often mentions that for a long time she had a feeling that she was doing something wrong and very worried about it. The experiences of those times are already behind, but since they occupied a very significant place in her life, she decided to reflect her feelings of that period in new songs.
- Despite the furious success on the stage and continuous concerts, Dua Lipa, though a little, continues her modeling career. In 2017, she became the face of the Italian brand Patrizia PePe.
- The singer constantly declares that in her stage image she absolutely does not pursue fashion. In her opinion, attempts to keep up with fashion indicate the absence of human individuality. The young singer says she always takes the stage in the image she chooses herself. Or rather, in the image that inspires her inner state.
- In 2017, Dua Lipa performed in Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium. After the concert, she said that she incredibly liked the atmosphere in Moscow and the Moscow audience.
The best songs of Dua Lipa
The first song that brought her fame and popularity was the single "New love ". The song was produced by Andrew Watt and Emily Heini. This is a bright and, at the same time, delicate single, which instantly takes over the soul.
"New Love" (listen)
The second single of the singer called "Be at One ", according to Dua Lipa herself, is a song about self-belief, perseverance and struggle in the name of achieving the desired goal. This song, which was performed in synthpop format, took a worthy place in the European charts. It was she who became the No. 1 song on the US club dance song charts.
The fourth single titled "Hotter than hell " is a reflection of a very difficult situation in the life of a young girl. The author of the song is Dua Lipa herself. In numerous interviews after the release of the song, she told me that she had to go through a very difficult relationship with a young man. They were filled with pain and anguish. The singer constantly mentions that at that time her only desire was to get up and go further, but there was absolutely no power for that. Dua Lipa reflected the depth of her feelings and experiences in a new single that attracted the interest of the biggest labels from around the world.
Duo Lipa’s fifth single in electro pop style was released under the title "Blow your mind ". The words to the song she wrote herself. It was this incendiary single that brought wide world fame to the singer. He took the highest position in the world charts and sounded in all the prestigious clubs in the world.
"Blow Your Mind" (listen)
The seventh single by Dua Lipa in the style of electropop called "New Rules " released in 2017. This single was released by Warner Brothers Records, and its authors are Carolyn Eileen, Emily Warren, Ian Kirpatrick. He formed the basis for the creation of the same-name debut album Dua Lipa. It was this single that the British star performed at her concert in Moscow in mid-2017 as part of the Europa Plus concert. Despite the fact that he received mixed reviews from critics, this record was yet another confirmation of the popularity of the young singer and was very popular with her fans.
"New Rules" (listen)
Collaborations Dua Lipy with other artists
Like most other stars of show business, in the first two years, Dua Lipa has already managed to acquire collaborations with other performers.
So, at the end of 2016, the singer took part in the work of Sean Paul over a song called "No Lie", which later took a fairly high place in the British charts.
In early 2017, with the participation of Dua Lipa, Martin Marix released his single titled "Scared to be lonely". This deep lyrical composition was really liked by her fans.
Awards and nominations
Despite the fact that Dua Lipa has relatively recently achieved universal recognition and global popularity, it already has a lot of prestigious nominations and awards. The first nomination, which opened the young singer, was the nomination for the Sound of 2016 list, which includes the most popular songs of the year.
Another very important nomination is the MTV Europe Music Awards, whose results are not yet known.
In 2017, Dua Lipa was also awarded victories at such prestigious music competitions as NME Awards, Clamour Awards, SCTV Music Awards, BBC Radis First Teen Award, UK Music VideoAwards.
Film about dua lipe
In December 2016, the documentary "See in Blue" about the life and professional way of Dua Lipa. The film tells about the childhood of the young singer, her early passion for music, describes in detail all the difficulties that she had to face in her professional career. Dua Lipa herself, commenting on the main line of the film, says the following: “You have to work very hard and hard. Not only to succeed in your musical career, but also in any other profession. In order to achieve the desired result, you must be assertive and hardworking, and fight for your dream. "
The unique symbiosis of strong character, attractive appearance and stunning vocals made Dua Lipu a favorite of British music lovers, and helps her win new fans around the world. Despite her young age and still a short career path, the singer managed to securely secure the place of the brightest star of the British charts. Musical critics of England and other countries unanimously declare that today's success of Dua Lipa is far from the limit of her possibilities, and she predicts a bright future among the stars of modern music.
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