English pop singer Dua Lipa showcases a throwback vibe and a knack for catchy pop with soulful grit. After a steady rise in the U.K., she broke onto the U.S. charts with a series of collaborations with Sean Paul, Martin Garrix, and Calvin Harris, as well as multi-platinum singles "New Rules" and "IDGAF" from her 2017 debut, "Dua Lipa." Still riding the high from her breakthrough, she won 2019 Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording for her collaboration with Silk City, "Electricity." The following year, she hit new highs with her chart-topping, Grammy-winning sophomore album, the club-inspired "Future Nostalgia."

Lipa was born and raised in London to Kosovar-Albanian parents. Her first name "Dua" is an Albanian word which means "love" or "want". Lipa attended the Sylvia Young Theater School (Rita Ora, Amy Winehouse) until the age of 13, when she relocated to Kosovo with her family. However, the move wouldn't last very long, and she was back in London by age 15, living on her own and pursuing a singing career. Her first demos were released in 2012, attracting the attention of Lana Del Rey's management team, who signed her. Long-listed for the prestigious BBC's Sound of 2016, she released "Hotter Than Hell" and "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" in 2016, coinciding with a tour throughout the spring and summer. "Hotter Than Hell" went on to break into the Top 20 in the U.K., in 2017 and Lipa had three simultaneously charting singles in the U.K. Top 15 with "Be the One," "Scared to Be Lonely" with Martin Garrix and "No Lie" with Sean Paul.

"Dua Lipa," her debut full-length, arrived that summer that included single "New Rules," which became another multi-platinum hit, not only rising into the Top Ten on the Billboard Hot 100 but also landing on European and Australian Top Ten lists. By January 2020, she had released two more hit songs, "Don't Start Now" and "Physical," as the leadoff tracks to her sophomore full-length album, "Future Nostalgia." The funky set arrived a week earlier than expected that March, a gift to fans quarantined at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Capping this triumphant period for the artist, Lipa took home her third Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album.

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