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Dua Lipa

Musician

Born: Albanian

Dua Lipa is an English singer and songwriter. Her accolades include seven Brit Awards and three Grammy Awards.

Lipa worked as a model before venturing into music and signing with Warner Bros. Records in 2014. She released her eponymous debut album in 2017, which peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and spawned the singles "Be the One", "IDGAF", and the UK number-one single "New Rules". She was honoured with the Brit Awards for British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act in 2018. Her second UK number-one single, "One Kiss" with Calvin Harris, was the best-selling song of 2018 in the UK and won the Brit Award for Song of the Year. She later won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording for "Electricity" featuring Silk City in 2019.

Lipa's second album, Future Nostalgia (2020), became her first UK number-one album and peaked in the top-three in the US. Its lead single, "Don't Start Now", scored the longest top-ten stay for a British female artist on the UK Singles Chart and ranked in the top five on the US Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart of 2020.

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English singer-songwriter and actress

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  1. Dua Lipa is born

    Dua Lipa, Albanian musician, known for english singer-songwriter and actress, was born on 1996-08-22. Dua Lipa is an English singer and songwriter.

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Dua Lipa was born on 1996-08-22 (Albanian).
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English singer-songwriter and actress
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