Dua Lipa — Biography
Dua Lipa is a British-Albanian singer, model, and actress whose mezzo-soprano voice and disco-oriented sound have earned widespread critical praise. Throughout her career, she has accumulated an impressive collection of awards including six Brit Awards, three Grammy Awards, and two Guinness World Records. In 2021, she was recognized as part of Time magazine's 100 Next list. Before entering the music industry, Lipa worked as a model until she secured a recording deal with Warner Bros. Records in 2014.
Lipa achieved mainstream success following the release of her self-titled debut album in 2017, which reached number three on the UK Albums Chart and produced hit singles including "Be the One," "IDGAF," and "New Rules," which topped the UK charts. Her collaboration with Calvin Harris on "One Kiss" became the year's best-selling single in 2018 and earned the Brit Award for Song of the Year. At the 2019 Grammy Awards, Lipa won Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording for her work on "Electricity" with Silk City.
Her second studio album, Future Nostalgia, released in 2020, marked her first UK number-one album and received the Brit Award for British Album of the Year and Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. The album's lead single, "Don't Start Now," achieved the longest top-ten run by a British female artist on the UK Singles Chart and ranked among the Billboard Hot 100's top five year-end songs for 2020. The album continued its success with subsequent singles including "Physical" and "Break My Heart." "Levitating" topped the 2021 year-end Hot 100 chart and received diamond certification from the RIAA. Both her albums rank among Spotify's most-streamed female albums, each surpassing 10 billion streams. Lipa later claimed her third and fourth UK number-one singles with 2021's "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" featuring Elton John and "Dance the Night" from the Barbie film in 2023, where she made her acting debut.
Lipa's musical style spans pop, disco, house, and R&B, often characterized as dance-pop, synth-pop, and nu-disco. Her songwriting typically begins with a core concept that she develops collaboratively in the studio. She draws inspiration from artists including Kylie Minogue, Pink, Nelly Furtado, Jamiroquai, Kendrick Lamar, and Chance the Rapper. Her second album drew influence from 1990s and 2000s artists including Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Moloko, Blondie, and
Lipa achieved mainstream success following the release of her self-titled debut album in 2017, which reached number three on the UK Albums Chart and produced hit singles including "Be the One," "IDGAF," and "New Rules," which topped the UK charts. Her collaboration with Calvin Harris on "One Kiss" became the year's best-selling single in 2018 and earned the Brit Award for Song of the Year. At the 2019 Grammy Awards, Lipa won Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording for her work on "Electricity" with Silk City.
Her second studio album, Future Nostalgia, released in 2020, marked her first UK number-one album and received the Brit Award for British Album of the Year and Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. The album's lead single, "Don't Start Now," achieved the longest top-ten run by a British female artist on the UK Singles Chart and ranked among the Billboard Hot 100's top five year-end songs for 2020. The album continued its success with subsequent singles including "Physical" and "Break My Heart." "Levitating" topped the 2021 year-end Hot 100 chart and received diamond certification from the RIAA. Both her albums rank among Spotify's most-streamed female albums, each surpassing 10 billion streams. Lipa later claimed her third and fourth UK number-one singles with 2021's "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" featuring Elton John and "Dance the Night" from the Barbie film in 2023, where she made her acting debut.
Lipa's musical style spans pop, disco, house, and R&B, often characterized as dance-pop, synth-pop, and nu-disco. Her songwriting typically begins with a core concept that she develops collaboratively in the studio. She draws inspiration from artists including Kylie Minogue, Pink, Nelly Furtado, Jamiroquai, Kendrick Lamar, and Chance the Rapper. Her second album drew influence from 1990s and 2000s artists including Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Moloko, Blondie, and
