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Dua Lipa (/ˈdə ˈlpə/ DOOLEE-pə;[c] born 22 August 1995) is an English singer and songwriter. Her accolades include seven Brit Awards and three Grammy Awards.

Key Information

Lipa worked as a model before venturing into music and signing with Warner Bros. 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 for 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. The album's success continued with the follow-up singles "Physical", "Break My Heart", and "Levitating", with the latter topping the Billboard year-end Hot 100 chart of 2021 and receiving a Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Diamond certification in the US. Future Nostalgia won the Brit Award for British Album of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album.

Lipa subsequently scored her third and fourth UK number-one singles with the 2021 Elton John duet "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" and "Dance the Night" from the soundtrack of the film Barbie (2023), wherein she also made her acting debut. Lipa released her third studio album, Radical Optimism (2024), which debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and was preceded by the UK top-ten singles "Houdini", "Training Season", and "Illusion". She also had a supporting role in the 2024 spy film Argylle.

Early life

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Dua Lipa was born on 22 August 1995,[3] in London,[4] the eldest child of Kosovo Albanian parents Anesa (née Rexha) and Dukagjin Lipa from Pristina, FR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo).[5][6] She has a sister, Rina, and a brother, Gjin.[7][8][9] The name Dua was her grandmother's suggestion, and means "love" in Albanian.[10] Her maternal grandmother is of Bosniak descent.[11][12][10] Her father's ancestry can be traced back to the city of Peja, Kosovo. Both of her grandfathers were historians.[13]

Lipa was musically influenced by her father,[14][15][16] who was the lead singer and guitarist of the Kosovan rock band Oda.[17][18][9] Her father continued to play music at home, including his own compositions and songs of artists such as David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Sting, the Police, and Stereophonics.[15][16][19] Dua Lipa began singing at the age of five.[20]

Lipa grew up in West Hampstead, London.[18] She attended Fitzjohn's Primary School[21][22] and her music lessons there included the cello.[6] When she auditioned to enter the school choir, the teacher told her that she could not sing.[6][15][23] At the age of nine, she began weekend singing lessons at the Sylvia Young Theatre School.[6][11][24] Lipa moved with her family to Pristina after Kosovo declared independence in 2008.[11][20] There she attended Mileniumi i Tretë School,[25] learned more about the Albanian language, and considered a music career.[26][27]

At age 15, Lipa moved back alone to London and shared a flat with a family friend.[28][29][30][31] At Parliament Hill School she passed her A-Levels, then re-entered Sylvia Young Theatre School part-time.[30][32] She uploaded her own songs to SoundCloud and YouTube. She began posting videos of herself covering songs such as "If I Ain't Got You" (2004) by Alicia Keys and "Beautiful" (2002) by Christina Aguilera on YouTube.[20] Lipa modelled with Topshop[29] and signed with a modelling agency, helping her land a role as a singer in an ITV advertisement for The X Factor in 2013, covering Sister Sledge's 1979 song "Lost in Music".[33][34] She acquired a producer and a manager.[5][30]

Career

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2013–2018: Career beginnings and Dua Lipa

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Lipa in 2016

In 2013, Lipa signed a contract with Tap Management, directed by Ben Mawson and Ed Millett, while working as a waitress in a cocktail bar. Lipa was introduced to Mawson by her lawyer, who discouraged her from signing another publishing deal that was offered to her. They then offered her a monthly salary to leave her job and focus on recording music.[35] During one of the sessions Lipa co-wrote the song "Hotter than Hell",[35] which led to her signing a record deal with Warner Bros. Records in 2014.[36][37] Millett retrospectively elaborated: "Dua was really smart – she signed to Warner Bros. partly because they didn't have a big female pop artist and they needed one. They really wanted her, so she had the focus of the team from day one."[35]

In August 2015, Lipa released her first single, "New Love",[38] produced by Emile Haynie and Andrew Wyatt.[39] Her second single, "Be the One", was issued to European success in October 2015,[40][41] reaching number one in Belgium,[42] Poland and Slovakia, as well as charting in the top ten in over eleven European territories. In Australia and New Zealand, the song became an airplay success, reaching numbers 6 and 20 respectively.[43] In November 2015, she was revealed as one of the acts to appear on the BBC Sound of... 2016 long list.[44]

We've seen artists who might get half a good song out of 10 writing sessions; with Dua, one in five or one in four is a banger. She gets results out of other people as well, because her personality is so engaging and she is so charismatic. She definitely has that special something.

—Ben Mawson on Lipa's songwriting[35]

Her first tour in the UK and Europe began in January 2016,[15] and concluded in early December 2016.[45] On 18 February 2016, Lipa released her third single, "Last Dance", followed by "Hotter than Hell" on 6 May. The latter was successful particularly in the UK, where it peaked at number 15.[46] On 26 August, her fifth overall single, "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)", was released, peaking at number 30 in the UK.[46] It became the singer's first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 72.[47] The song also topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart[48] and reached number 23 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart.[49]

Lipa was featured on Sean Paul's single "No Lie", released in November 2016,[50] which reached number ten in the UK.[51] The song became a top-ten hit in ten countries six years after its release, and it became Sean Paul's most-streamed song as of December 2022. The music video (directed by Tim Nackashi) surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube in April 2022.[52] The following month, a documentary about Lipa named See in Blue was commissioned by The Fader.[53] In January 2017, Lipa won the EBBA Public Choice Award,[54] and released the single "Scared to Be Lonely", a collaboration with Martin Garrix, reaching number 14 in the UK.[55]

In May 2017, she performed at the anniversary of Indonesian television channel SCTV and won the award for Young and Promising International Artist at the SCTV Music Awards.[56][57] Lipa's first album Dua Lipa was released on 2 June 2017.[58] Its sixth single, "New Rules", released in the following month, became Lipa's first number one in the UK,[46] and the first by a female solo artist to reach the top in the UK since Adele's "Hello" in 2015.[59] Her best-selling single to date, the song also charted in the top ten of other countries, including number two in Australia, number six in the US, and number seven in Canada. As of 2024, the music video has streamed over three billion views on YouTube.[60][61] Lipa performed at the Glastonbury Festival in June.[62] In July, Lipa performed at the We The Fest, an Indonesian music festival in Jakarta.[63] She performed on the BBC's Later... with Jools Holland in October.[64] In December, Lipa was named the most streamed woman of 2017 in the UK by Spotify.[65] She had four singles reach the UK top 10 in 2017, with "Be the One", "New Rules", "No Lie", and "Bridge over Troubled Water", a charity single for the families of the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire in London.[66]

Lipa at the Hollywood Palladium in February 2018

In January 2018, Lipa received nominations in five categories at the Brit Awards, more nominations than any other artist that year. She was nominated for MasterCard British Album of the Year for Dua Lipa, British Single of the Year and British Video of the Year for "New Rules", British Female Solo Artist, and British Breakthrough Act winning the latter two.[67] This was the first time that a female artist had received five nominations.[68][69]

Lipa performed at the awards ceremony held on 21 February at the O2 Arena in London.[67] The singer collaborated with American DJ Whethan on the song "High" for the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack, released in February 2018.[70] She started working on new material for her second album in January 2018.[71] On 6 April, Lipa and Calvin Harris released the single "One Kiss",[72] which topped the UK Singles Chart on 20 April, making it Lipa's second number one in the chart;[73] Lipa provided the vocals and is also credited as a writer. The single went on to become the biggest selling song in the UK of 2018 and topped the chart for eight consecutive weeks. She performed in the opening ceremony of the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final in Kyiv on 26 May.[74] It was reported that Lipa would be releasing collaborations with other artists coming out later in 2018, such as one with Mark Ronson and Diplo's newly formed superduo Silk City.[75] Ronson later confirmed the song's title would be "Electricity".[76] The song was released on 9 September. Lipa was also featured in "If Only", a song from Italian singer Andrea Bocelli's sixteenth studio album .[77]

Lipa performed at the F1 Singapore Grand Prix in September.[78] In the same month, Lipa endorsed British car brand Jaguar's new electric car, I-PACE. The brand created a remix of Lipa's song "Want To" and launched a service where fans could create their own version of Dua Lipa x Jaguar's song on the Join the Pace website, based on their own driving behaviour or the music they listen to, and share it on social media. According to Lipa's team, Jaguar and Lipa set the world record for the "most remixed song ever".[79] In October, the singer released Dua Lipa: The Complete Edition, an expanded version of her debut album that includes three new songs, including the aforementioned "Want To", and her previous collaborations with other artists.[80] This included a collaboration with South Korean girl group Blackpink called "Kiss and Make Up".[81]

2019–2022: Future Nostalgia

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In January 2019, Lipa released the single "Swan Song" as part of the soundtrack to the 2019 film Alita: Battle Angel.[82][83] That same month, Lipa stated that she spent the preceding year in the writing process for her second studio album.[84] Lipa commented that the album's sound would be a "nostalgic" pop record that "feels like a dancercise class".[85] In August 2019, Lipa partnered with brand Yves Saint Laurent to endorse their fragrance Libre.[86]

Following the release of its lead single "Don't Start Now", Lipa's second album, Future Nostalgia, and its accompanying tour were announced in December 2019.[87][88][89] "Don't Start Now" peaked at number two on both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100.[90][47] On the former, it earned the longest top 10 stay for a British female artist and the longest top 10 stay without reaching the summit in that chart's history.[91] The song also peaked at number one on the UK Big Top 40 and the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart.[92][93] Lipa's second single leading up to the release of the album was "Physical".[94] It was released on 30 January 2020 and the song's music video was released a day later.[94] "Physical" debuted at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[95] Future Nostalgia was released on 27 March to widespread critical acclaim,[96] following the release of the record's third single "Break My Heart" on 25 March.[97] The album debuted at number two on the Official UK Albums Chart, 5550 copies behind 5 Seconds of Summer's Calm.[98] Future Nostalgia peaked at number one on the Official UK Albums Chart the following week in April 2020, while four of the album's singles entered the top ten of the Official Singles Chart.[99] The album holds the record for having the lowest one-week sales while at the top of the chart in the 21st century; when it was number one—the week beginning 15 May 2020—the album had only 7,317 sales.[100] At the time of the album's release, Lipa became the first British female artist since Vera Lynn to have three top-ten singles in a single calendar year, with Lynn having three in 1952.[101] Lipa eventually overrode this record with the single "Levitating", which also peaked within the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming her third top-ten in the US overall. Lipa's music video for "Physical" was nominated for Best Art Director at the Berlin Music Video Awards in 2020. The art director of the music video is Anna Colomer Nogué.[102]

On 27 April 2020, DJ Ben Howell released a remix of her song "Hallucinate" with the BBC news theme.[103] Created during the height of the coronavirus lockdown in his flat in Glasgow, Scotland,[104] the remix has garnered more than a million views on YouTube as of July 2023. It was pleasantly received by both Lipa[105] and BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James, the latter quipping on Twitter "Ben's made you [the BBC] a new theme tune and it's a certified banger. Please change with immediate effect".[106]

Lipa performing at the O2 Arena, London in May 2022

On 11 August 2020, she was named global ambassador of the French mineral water brand Évian. Lipa made the announcement on social media, where she stated that "it had been an honor" working with the brand.[107] On 13 August, Lipa released a remix of "Levitating" featuring American artists Madonna and Missy Elliott.[108] It served as the lead single from Club Future Nostalgia, a remix collection of Future Nostalgia tracks by the Blessed Madonna and Mark Ronson, which was released on 28 August.[109] On 2 October 2020, Lipa released the second remix of "Levitating" featuring American rapper DaBaby; on the same day, Lipa released the music video for the second remix.[110] On 14 October 2020, Lipa and Belgian singer Angèle were photographed on the set of a music video.[111] Later in the month, the singers announced the release of their collaboration, "Fever"; it was released on 30 October 2020.[112] It is included on the French re-release of Future Nostalgia.[113] Lipa was featured on "Prisoner", a song from Miley Cyrus' seventh studio album Plastic Hearts. The single was released on 19 November 2020 alongside the music video.[114] In November it was announced that Lipa would be the musical guest on 19 December episode of Saturday Night Live.[115] On 27 November, Lipa performed in a livestream concert titled Studio 2054, where she sang various songs from Future Nostalgia, a new unreleased track with FKA Twigs, as well as some previous singles such as "New Rules", "One Kiss" and "Electricity". The event featured many special guests like the Blessed Madonna, Angèle, Kylie Minogue and Elton John, among others.[116] Future Nostalgia was the most streamed album by a woman (and fifth most streamed album overall) on Spotify in 2020.[117]

On 11 February 2021, Lipa released a single titled "We're Good", along with Future Nostalgia: The Moonlight Edition.[118][119] On 26 February 2021, Aleyna Tilki released her debut English-language single "Retrograde", co-written by Lipa.[120] Lipa released the song "Can They Hear Us" from the soundtrack of the film Gully on 4 June 2021.[121] On 13 August 2021, Lipa worked again with Elton John on the song "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)", released as the lead single from John's studio album The Lockdown Sessions.[122] On 15 October, the single reached the number-one spot on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Lipa's third song to achieve this feat.[123] In February 2022, Lipa launched a weekly lifestyle newsletter entitled Service95 as well as its accompanying podcast Dua Lipa: At Your Service.[124]

On 18 February 2022, a source close to the issue confirmed to Variety that Dua Lipa had parted ways with her longtime management business, Ben Mawson and Ed Millet's TaP Management. Contrary to other reports, the insider claims that the singer is not currently meeting with other management firms, but she will do so in the future.[125] On 1 March 2022, reggae band Artikal Sound System filed a suit against Lipa and her label Warner Records alleging copyright infringement, asserting similarities between "Levitating" and their 2017 song "Live Your Life".[126] In June 2023, the suit was dropped with prejudice.[127] A second suit by songwriters L. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer claimed that "Levitating" infringed on their 1979 disco song "Wiggle and Giggle All Night".[128]

On 11 March 2022, Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion released "Sweetest Pie" accompanied by its music video.[129] The song marks their first collaboration[130] and serves as the lead single from Megan's second studio album Traumazine.[131] On 27 May, Lipa collaborated with Calvin Harris and Young Thug to release "Potion", serving as the lead single from Harris's sixth studio album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2. It marked the second collaboration between Harris and Lipa following their 2018 single "One Kiss".[132]

2023–present: Acting debut and Radical Optimism

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Lipa headlining Glastonbury Festival on 28 June 2024

On 26 May 2023, Lipa released "Dance the Night" as the lead single of the Barbie film soundtrack.[133] Lipa made her acting debut in the movie, portraying Mermaid Barbie.[134] In November 2023, Lipa acquired full ownership of all her songs, music, and publishing rights, in a new deal she completed with her former music publishers, TaP Music. The deal included all of her master recordings from her entire music catalogue, which by February 2024, had reached 40 billion streams.[135][31]

On 9 November 2023, Lipa released the lead single from her third studio album titled "Houdini".[136] On the day of its release, she said that Kevin Parker, who produced the song with Danny L Harle, was among her "core collaborators" on the album. Spin referred to Harle as the co-producer of the record.[137] The follow-up singles, "Training Season" and "Illusion", were released on 15 February 2024 and 11 April 2024, respectively.[138][139] The album titled Radical Optimism followed on 3 May 2024.[140] She continued her acting career with a starring role in the 2024 spy action comedy Argylle.[141]

In March 2024, Dua Lipa announced she would do a short tour of European arenas in June of the same year.[142] She performed at the Arena of Nîmes, the Waldbühne in Berlin and the Pula Arena,[142] all of which are amphitheatres. In June, she headlined at Glastonbury Festival 2024, closing the festival's Pyramid Stage on 28 June.[143] On 18 March 2024, Lipa announced the Radical Optimism Tour, a concert tour in support of the album.[144] On 17 October, she performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London for an ITV television special titled An Evening with Dua Lipa, where she sang her biggest hits and songs from Radical Optimism, backed by the Heritage Orchestra.[145][146] A remix of "These Walls" featuring Belgian singer Pierre de Maere, was released as the fourth single from Radical Optimism on 8 November 2024.[147] On 19 November, she announced the release of her first live album titled Dua Lipa Live from the Royal Albert Hall for 6 December, preceding the broadcast of An Evening with Dua Lipa on 8 December.[148][149]

Fashion ventures

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Lipa has been the cover girl of several magazines.[150] She signed with Next Models.[151][152][153] She was in the cover of the "Boom Boom Tick" editorial for Elle's January 2016 issue.[154][155] In April 2016 she was again in an editorial of Elle.[5][156] She was on a supplemental cover of British Vogue in November 2016.[157][158] She starred an editorial for the January 2017 issue of V.[159] In the same month, she was on the cover for issue 102 of Clash.[160][161] In March 2017, she became a global ambassador for the American shoe company, Foot Locker, to present women's collections offered by the brand.[162][163] She was in an editorial for Interview released in April 2017.[164][165] She modelled for an editorial of Paper, published on 6 June 2017.[166][167] She was featured in the summer 2017 issue of Teen Vogue in an editorial titled "Fine Tuned".[168][169] She was in an editorial for June 2017 issue of InStyle.[170][171] She was in an editorial called "Game Changers" for Fall 2017 issue of V.[172][173] She was in the Fall/Winter 2017–18 advertising campaign of the Italian brand Patrizia Pepe,[174][175] as well as recorded a cover of the song "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" (1966) as a soundtrack for the commercial for the said campaign.[176] She was on the cover and appeared in an editorial for November 2017 issue of Evening Standard.[177][178] In the same month, she released her second collaboration with the brand Foot Locker for autumn/winter collection.[179][180] In January 2018, she was part of a promotional clip for an Adidas Originals campaign called "Original Is Never Finished".[181] She was on the cover of April 2018 issue of Teen Vogue.[182] She was on one of the covers for issue 113 of V entitled "The Music Issue", published in May 2018 as a limited edition.[183][184] She partnered with the fashion brand Nyden on a project to create four clothing collections, but it failed and Lipa "discontinued" her work with the brand.[185][186]

She was on the cover of British GQ for May 2018 issue.[187][188] She was in the cover for May 2018 issue of Turkish edition of Vogue.[189][190] She was in the cover for June 2018 issue of British edition of Elle.[191][192] In October 2018, she was part of an Adidas campaign called "Here to Create" in which she wore brand clothes.[193] She appeared in a Billboard editorial called "Grammy Preview" alongside Post Malone and Ella Mai.[194][195] She starred the cover for January 2019 issue of British Vogue and an editorial called "Youth Quake".[196][197] She was the image for the Pepe Jeans London spring/summer 2019 collection campaign, settling down as the first musician to be global ambassador for the brand.[198][199] Months later she launched her first-ever capsule with the same brand for the autumn/winter collection where she designed clothing inspired by the fashion of the 90s and early 2000s. She had spent part of her childhood in London and remembered her mother talking to her in a Pepe Jeans store in Portobello Road;[200] the collection included chain mail dresses, "casual" denim outfits and garments based on Lipa's "style" released in September 2019.[200][201]

Lipa was on the cover of the May 2019 issue of Elle.[24][202] She starred one of the four covers in the first issue and an editorial of the re-launch of The Face released in September 2019.[203][204] She was the cover girl of the October 2019 issue and an editorial for the Spanish edition of Vogue.[205][206] She starred in a Vogue sitcom clip set in the 90s titled "Dua's World" where she wore the "best" collections of New York Fashion Week.[207][208] She released her second design collaboration with Pepe Jeans London for spring/summer 2020 collection inspired by the fashion of late 1980s and early 1990s whose collection included "oversized" blazers, cropped knitwear, bodycon dresses, and "metallic" miniskirts.[209][210] She was on the cover and an editorial called "True to form" for April 2020 issue of Vogue Australia.[211][212][213]

She appeared in a Rolling Stone editorial published in April 2020 to discuss about her second studio album Future Nostalgia (2020).[214][215] She was on the cover of the Elle May 2020 issue and an editorial titled "Dua Lipa Gets Physical",[216][217][218] and months later she was in the cover for its Canadian and British edition.[219][220] She was the cover girl for June 2020 issue of GQ on its British edition.[221][222] She was on one of two covers for W's "The Music Issue", published in September 2020.[223][224] Lipa released her third design collaboration with Pepe Jeans London for autumn/winter 2020 collection and she stated that it would be her last collaboration with the brand called "Denim decades", which was inspired by every decade since Pepe Jeans started selling denim.[225][226]

In November 2020, she signed a multi-year partnership with Puma becoming the global ambassador of the brand.[227][228] She was on the cover for December 2020 issue of Attitude.[229] She appeared on the cover for February 2021 issue of British Vogue.[230][231] In the same month, she was protagonist of the cover for issue 1348 of Rolling Stone.[29][232] She was on the cover for the March 2021 issue of Time, representing the 100 Next list about the "future 100 most influential people in the world".[233][234] In the same month, she appeared on the cover of The New York Times "Music Issue".[235] She designed her outfit at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards red carpet featuring a dress in collaboration with the brand Versace inspired by the Aurora Borealis.[236][237] She was in a Puma brand campaign called "She Moves Us" in which she designed a shoe called "Mayze" released in April 2021.[238] In June 2021, Lipa was an announced as the face of Versace's Fall-Winter 2021 campaign.[239]

Dress style and endorsements

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Lipa at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, 2021

Dua Lipa has been described by the media as a fashion icon.[240][241] For a Versace dress and Bulgari diamonds she was rated as one of the "best" dressed celebrities of the 61st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony by various media.[242][243][244] For her Alexander Wang dress with 90s style, she was rated as one of the "best" dressed celebrities of the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony.[245][246][247] For a Versace dress and Bulgari jewellery she was rated as one of the "best" dressed celebrities of the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony.[248][249][250]

She released a limited edition lip gloss called "Cremesheen Glass" in collaboration with MAC Cosmetics for its campaign called "Future Forward".[251][252][253] She became the face of a perfume called "Libre" for a Yves Saint Laurent campaign launched in September 2019 for which she recorded a promo cover of the song "I'm Free" (1965) featured in advertisements for Lipa's campaigns with the brand.[254][86][255] Later she was the face of a new version of the same perfume called "Libre Intense".[256] She became an ambassador for the mineral water brand Évian in July 2020.[257] In March 2021 she performed an a cappella of her song "Levitating" (2020) for an advertisement for the "Drink True" campaign of the brand Évian.[258]

In February 2024, Dua Lipa was promoted to global ambassador for YSL Beauty.[259] Previously, she had been the face of the "Libre" fragrance since 2019. Her appointment to global ambassador followed a wipe of the YSL Beauty Instagram account.[260]

Modelling

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She made her runway debut at Versace's Spring/Summer 2022 show at Milan Fashion Week, which was soundtracked by tracks from her album Future Nostalgia (2020).[261]

Artistry and influences

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The media have described Lipa as having a mezzo-soprano[262][263][264] or contralto[265][266] vocal range. Her music is primarily pop, and has also been described as disco, house and R&B.[4][267][268] Stylistically, her music has been described as dance-pop,[269] synth-pop, dream pop,[15] alternative pop,[270] and nu-disco subgenres.[271] She describes her musical style as being "dark pop".[41][272] She is also noted for singing in a "distinct, husky, low register",[27] and her "sultry" tone.[155] Regarding her songwriting process, Lipa states she usually comes to the studio with a concept and starts developing the song with her co-writers.[32][273] She cites Kylie Minogue, Pink, Nelly Furtado, Jamiroquai, Prince, Kendrick Lamar, and Chance the Rapper among her musical influences.[274][157][275] "My idea of pop has been P!nk and Christina Aguilera and Destiny's Child and Nelly Furtado", said Lipa in a GQ interview in 2018.[276] Her second studio album Future Nostalgia (2020) was inspired by artists that she listened to during her teens, including Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Moloko, Blondie and Outkast.[87]

Lipa's stage presence was met with criticism in the early stages of her career. A YouTube comment on her performance of "New Rules" at the 2018 BRIT Awards saying "I love her lack of energy, go girl give us nothing" became an internet meme, subjecting Lipa to ridicule. Lipa credited this criticism as motivation to improve her stage presence.[277][278][279]

Impact

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A study conducted by the Office for National Statistics revealed that the number of people born with the name "Dua" in England and Wales was 63 in 2017, the year Lipa earned her first UK number-one song with "New Rules"; this increased to 126 in 2019.[280][281] In May 2018, she was included on British Vogue's inaugural list of the 25 most influential British women of 2018 with Lipa being the youngest on the list at the age of 22. Its review said her 2017 song "New Rules" is an "anthem of female empowerment [that] laid out a blueprint for modern sex lives", and described her as being a "culture definer".[282][283]

Lyndsey Havens from Billboard credited Lipa as being the protagonist in disco's revival in 2020 through her song "Don't Start Now" (2019).[284] People called her "the Future of Pop" due to the success of her sophomore album, Future Nostalgia.[285] She inspired the French photographer, Hugo Comte, in his first photo-book.[286] She was included in Time's 100 Next list on future 100 world's most influential people by Australian singer Kylie Minogue who in her review called Lipa a "shining star".[233][234] Mark Sutherland and Jem Aswad from Variety rated Lipa as being one of the most impactful women in the global entertainment industry.[287]

Several wax figures of Dua Lipa are found at Madame Tussauds Wax Museums in major cities around the world.[288][289][290]

Achievements

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Lipa has received several accolades throughout her career, including seven Brit Awards from nineteen nominations, three Grammy Awards from ten nominations, two MTV Video Music Award from twenty-three nominations, two MTV Europe Music Awards from sixteen nominations, two American Music Award from seven nominations, three iHeartRadio Music Award from nineteen nominations, nine Spotify 1 billion streams plaques, and one Bambi Award. Lipa has received two Guinness World Records; in 2020 for most tickets sold for a livestreamed concert by a solo female artist,[291] and in 2021 for most monthly listeners on Spotify for a female artist, but without surpassing the all-time peak achieved by Ariana Grande the year prior.[292] Dua Lipa won the Top Dance/Electronic Song award at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards for her track Houdini, which topped the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for 17 weeks.[293]

Time magazine included her in the Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2024.[294] Billboard ranked Lipa at number 25 on its 2025 "Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century" list.[295]

Activism

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Political views and advocacy

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Lipa raising an LGBT flag in a presentation at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles in 2018[296]

Lipa identifies as a feminist.[297] She has spoken out against sexism within the music industry, using social media to raise awareness of women's problems.[297][211] Lipa has advocated for social equality for the LGBT community.[298] On 12 February 2018, she raised a rainbow flag while performing her song "Be the One" in a presentation at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles as part of The Self-Titled tour.[299] On the 2018 Brit Awards red carpet she wore a white rose dress in support of Time's Up movement.[300][301] Additionally, at the same event, she stated in her acceptance speech for an award her delight at having "women present in these stages" and more "women winning awards".[302] She explained that her perception of feminism is not about misandry, but demanding the same opportunities.[303] In September 2018, some fans were removed by security from a Lipa concert in the National Exhibition and Convention Center of Shanghai for allegedly waving rainbow flags, despite homosexuality being decriminalised in China in 1997.[304] In response, Lipa said she was "proud" of and "grateful" to the people who showed their pride at the show.[305]

In November 2018, Lipa expressed dissatisfaction over the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union due to Brexit because according to her personal experience "no refugee leaves their country without having to."[10] In June 2019, she made public her support for the ongoing Sudanese transition to democracy on social media by sharing a blue image that showed the phrase "Stand with Sudan" where she detailed her rejection of the Khartoum massacre writing about all "women, men and children fighting for a peaceful transition to democracy".[306] She said the event was an attempt to inflict "brutal murder and rape" by government forces on those who try to call for democracy, a "violation of the freedom rights" of Sudanese citizens for blocking their internet and a "violation of human rights".[306] In December of the same year, Lipa endorsed the Labour Party led by Jeremy Corbyn in the 2019 United Kingdom general election, comparing the policies of both Labour and Conservatives on various issues on social media and affirming that it was "the most important election in a generation".[307] She characterised Boris Johnson's victory in the election as a "total disaster" for the UK.[308]

She participated in a short film for an initiative called Global Feminism, directed by Annie Lennox's The Circle in association with Apple Music and released on 7 March 2019 ahead of International Women's Day. The clip intended to raise awareness of misogyny, rape, and violence against women.[309] In April 2019, she showed her support for LGBT rights in Brunei by calling for a boycott against the hotel interests of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, after a penal code punishing homosexuality with death came into force in Brunei.[310] During a Billboard Women in Music event, she used her Powerhouse Award acceptance speech to highlight that women "still have a lot to do for real equality" in which she also complained about the "lack of diversity" among the artists of the Billboard Hot 100 and asked for the continued encouragement to "all the young girls out there to be the powerhouses of the future."[302]

Lipa was the headliner party host for the 2020 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade, and was part of the parade,[311] before performing several songs.[312][313] In July 2020, she signed an open letter to the UK government, being received by the then Minister for Women and Equalities, Liz Truss, to request the banning of conversion therapy.[314]

Lipa is in favour of universal health care and wondered why people were not protesting about it. In addition, she said that in her country of birth, the United Kingdom, the National Health Service is considered a "right".[315] In June 2020, Lipa shared an Instagram post that criticised the Israel Defense Forces' treatment of Palestinians and showed Israeli soldiers detaining Palestinian minors.[316] The post also referred to "fake Jews in the Israeli government" and "fake Christians in the midwest [United States]" who it said had created Hamas for people to "believe that Hamas is the reason for the decades worth of occupation, oppression, ethnic cleansing, and murder."[317] An Im Tirtzu petition signed by over three thousand people was sent to the Israeli Minister of Defense, Benny Gantz, and the Israeli Minister of Culture and Sport, Hili Tropper, demanding that Lipa's songs be banned from Israeli Army Radio and Galgalatz due to what Im Tirtzu said was "the incitement against IDF soldiers, the antisemitism, the blood libel, conspiracy theories and the blatant lies in the post" shared by Lipa.[318][319] In response, the Army Radio said that "Galgalatz does not boycott any artist" and "the songs are chosen at the discretion of the editors of each segment."[320][321]

In July 2020, Lipa supported a campaign called "Let the Music Play", in which she signed an open letter sent to the then-Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, calling for support from the government of the United Kingdom for the UK's live music industry's economic loss under the COVID-19 pandemic.[322]

On 18 July 2020, Lipa shared a post on her Instagram story explaining "why Kosovo is not and will never be Serbia", urging followers to sign a petition which called for Apple to include Kosovo in its mapping services as an independent state.[323] The next day, she published on her social media an image of a banner containing an irredentist map of Greater Albania that reflected parts of Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Greece and North Macedonia as one nation, appended with the definition of the word "autochthonous".[324] As the banner is commonly associated with extreme Albanian nationalism,[324] she received a backlash on social media, where she was accused of ethnic nationalism and fascism.[325][326] She later said that her post had been "misinterpreted" by people who promote ethnic separatism, an ideology that she "completely rejects".[327]

In August, she urged her Instagram followers to vote against Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election.[328]

After endorsing and campaigning for U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic primaries, Lipa expressed support for Joe Biden to become the U.S. president at a virtual event aimed at Albanian Americans later that year during the general election season, arguing that the Kosovars "owed" support to Biden because he was against the massacre and ethnic cleansing of Albanians by having supported the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.[329] In January 2021, she published a call to her Instagram followers to encourage Kosovo citizens to vote in the 2021 Kosovan parliamentary election.[330]

In May 2021, after expressing solidarity for the death of Palestinian civilians due to the Israel–Palestine crisis, Lipa criticised The New York Times for publishing an advertisement characterising her, along with Bella and Gigi Hadid, as antisemitic.[331]

In July 2021, through her Sunny Hill Foundation, Lipa joined an initiative that was launched by the Municipality of Tirana, called "Adopt a Kindergarten". The aim of the project was to reconstruct a kindergarten that was severely damaged by the 2019 Albania earthquake. She said, "The kindergarten will be very beautiful, and I am very proud that Sunny Hill Foundation is a part of it. Let's see better things for our country. I am very proud to be Albanian."[332] The kindergarten was completed in October 2021 and was named "Sunny Hill Kindergarten".[333]

Lipa has also continuously raised awareness to the detrimental consequences of the Taliban takeover of 2021 in Afghanistan through her social media and her lifestyle newsletter Service95.[334]

In August 2022, Lipa was named an Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo by the President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani. In response, Lipa wrote that it was an "honor and a privilege to be able to represent my country all over the world" and that she supports the right of Kosovans "to visa liberalization, freedom to travel and to dream big".[335]

On 13 November 2022, Lipa dismissed reports that she was to perform at the opening ceremony of that year's FIFA World Cup, and denied ever being involved in any negotiation to perform, calling out the tournament's host country of Qatar for human rights violations.[336]

In October 2023, Lipa signed an open letter for the "Artists4Ceasefire" campaign alongside 185 other artists, urging President Biden to push for a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid.[337]

Philanthropy

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She and her father, Dukagjin, co-created the Sunny Hill Foundation in 2016 to raise funds to help people in Kosovo experiencing financial difficulties. In August 2018, Dua Lipa organised a festival to raise money for the foundation called the Sunny Hill Festival. The then-Mayor of Pristina, Shpend Ahmeti, awarded her the Pristina Key, the first time one had been awarded.[338] Lipa went on to host the festival for the second year in 2019, with Miley Cyrus included as part of the performer line-up.[339] In mid-November 2018, Lipa was part of a campaign organised by UNICEF called "Go Blue" in support of children's rights, on the occasion of World Children's Day (20 November).[340] Her contribution consisted of a short video about dressing in blue or displaying the colour blue, with her in a studio re-recording the lyrics of her song "Be the One" (2015). She changed the word "red" to "blue" in the song for the occasion.[341][342] In December 2018, Lipa participated in a benefit concert for the Ellie Goulding's "Streets of London" annual charity event at Wembley Arena, which "funds specialist support for people who are homeless in London and raises awareness about homelessness."[343][344] In April 2019, she became a UNICEF supporter during a three-day visit to a camp for refugee children and youth in Beirut, Lebanon.[345] The camp included many uprooted by the conflict in Syria who did not have "adequate" health care or education and Lipa also visited young Palestinians and Syrians in Bourj el-Barajneh refugee camp.[346] She subsequently supported a campaign by her management company with a plan to raise £100,000 to help raise awareness of charities such as The Black Dog and CALM.[347]

She asked for a better mental health care for artists in creative industries, as she was "shocked" to read that "suicide rates amongst women working in the arts are almost 70% higher than in the world population". Lipa described mental health as the "issue of our generation".[348] On 26 November 2019, following the 2019 Albania earthquake, Lipa asked fans for donations and support for victims.[349][350] To raise funds she co-released a limited edition line of t-shirts called "Pray for Albania" in collaboration with Albanian fashion designers. All of the proceeds went to families and victims affected by the seismic event.[351][352] On 15 March 2020, she asked her fans to make donations to the UNHCR agency to deal with COVID-19 pandemic because refugees are "the most vulnerable on this planet" and they "often live in crowded places" with "limited health services".[353][354] In the same month, she was part of a television special called "Home Fest" on The Late Late Show with James Corden From His Garage with the goal of raising money for CDC and Feed the Children where she performed her song, "Don't Start Now" (2019), from an apartment in London.[355] On 16 May 2020, she did a live performance of her song "Break My Heart" (2020) on the television special Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 aimed at the high school students whose graduation ceremonies and proms were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[356] At the end of May 2020, she participated in a digital event called "Dream with Us" with the aim of raising funds,[357] whose event consisted of a streaming concert at which a portion of proceeds would go to organisations which help fight COVID-19.[358]

She took part in a charitable project operated by BBC Radio 1 for a cover version of "Times Like These" released on 23 April 2020 for the Live Lounge segment.[359] She was part of the charity supergroup Live Lounge Allstars in which each member recorded and filmed their contribution to the song from their respective households to encourage social distancing in which profits from the single would primarily go to Children in Need and Comic Relief, as well as COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.[360] She used social media to encourage Lebanese citizens to donate blood to victims affected by the 2020 Beirut explosion.[361] She donated 5,000 euros to the Theatre of Dodona so that the venue could have its own ticket system and website.[362] She was part of an initiative organised by Belgian singer Angèle and KickCancer Foundation to fund research against childhood cancer, and it was about a charity raffle in which Lipa offered a manuscript of her song "Don't Start Now" (2019) as a prize.[363][364] She performed at 2021 Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party virtually to benefit the AIDS Foundation to combat HIV disease, whose event raised US$3 million.[365]

Personal life

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Lipa is occasionally affectionately referred to as 'Dula Peep' by fans, which originated as a mispronunciation by American talk show host Wendy Williams in 2018.[366] Since then, she has positively embraced the nickname.[367]

Lipa has described herself as an "honorary Liverpool supporter", after her song "One Kiss" was adopted by the football club's fans in the wake of her performance at the 2018 UEFA Champions League final, since becoming a club anthem after significant victories.[368][369][370]

On 27 November 2022, Lipa was granted Albanian citizenship by President Bajram Begaj, one day before the country's 110th independence celebrations.[371][372] On 31 July 2025, Lipa was granted Kosovar citizenship by President Vjosa Osmani.[373] She speaks Albanian fluently, and has described her "dual identity" as her "strength".[374]

Lipa started dating English chef Isaac Carew in 2015. They were together until early 2017; the pair got back together in January 2018 and split for the second time in June 2019.[375] From July 2019 to December 2021, Lipa was in a relationship with American model Anwar Hadid.[376] In 2023, she dated French film director Romain Gavras.[377] Since January 2024, Lipa has been dating British actor Callum Turner.[378] She formally announced their engagement during her July 2025 cover story with British Vogue, following a period of media rumours.[379]

Lipa was included in the Sunday Times Rich List for 2024 with an estimated net worth of £90 million.[380]

Discography

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Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Note
2023 Barbie Mermaid Barbie [381]
2024 Argylle LaGrange
Television
Year Title Role Note
2018, 2020, 2024 Saturday Night Live Herself, musical guest 3 episodes
2024 An Evening with Dua Lipa Herself Television special[382]
Commercials
Year Campaign(s) / Product(s) Brand(s) Role Ref.
2017 Lipa's Cremesheen Lipglass MAC Cosmetics Herself [383]
2018 Revlon's Live Boldly campaign Revlon [384]
SS18 Advertising Campaign Patrizia Pepe [385]
UEFA Champions League Final Pepsi [386]
Dua Lipa X Jaguar Jaguar Cars [387]
#HereToCreate campaign Adidas [388]
23-piece collection [389]
2019 Libre's campaign Yves Saint Laurent [86]
AW19 collection Pepe Jeans [390]
2021 'Drink True' campaign Evian [391]
"No One Is Just One Flavor" campaign Truly Hard Seltzer [392]
Versace Fall Winter 2021 Versace [393]
Dua Lipa x Puma's Flutur Collection Puma [394]
2022 Strawberry Melon Fizz, Orange Peach Fizz, Piña Colada Style and Kiwi Mojito Style. Truly Hard Seltzer [395]
Dua Lipa x Puma's Flutur Collection 2 Puma [396]
Libre Le Parfum 2022 campaign Yves Saint Laurent [397]
2024 Dua Lipa and Porsche Porsche [398]
2025 "Make Me Blush Bold" campaign Yves Saint Laurent [399]
"Chanel 25 Handbag" campaign Chanel [400]

Tours

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Headlining

Promotional

  • 2016 UK Tour (2016)
  • Hotter Than Hell Tour (2016)
  • US and Europe Tour (2017)

Opening act

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Dua Lipa (born 22 August 1995) is an English singer and songwriter of Kosovar Albanian descent. Her self-titled debut studio album, released on 2 June 2017, peaked at number 27 on the Billboard 200 chart and featured the hit single "New Rules," which propelled her to mainstream recognition. Lipa's second album, Future Nostalgia (2020), achieved number-one positions on charts in over ten countries, including the United States and United Kingdom, and received critical acclaim for its disco-influenced pop sound. She has won three Grammy Awards: Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording in 2019 for "Electricity" with Silk City, and Best Pop Vocal Album for Future Nostalgia in 2021. Lipa's music career, marked by over 80 million albums and singles sold globally, has established her as one of the leading figures in contemporary pop music.

Early life

Family background and heritage

Dua Lipa was born on 22 August 1995 in to parents of Albanian ethnicity, Dukagjin Lipa and Anesa Lipa (née Rexha), who had relocated from , then part of the , to the in 1992 amid escalating ethnic conflicts in the . Dukagjin, born in in 1969, initially worked as a , serving as for the Kosovar Oda during the 1980s, before shifting to a career in marketing and co-founding the Sunny Hill Festival in in 2014 to promote cultural revival in . His father, Seit Lipa, was a noted who headed the Kosovo Institute of History, contributing to the documentation of Albanian heritage in the region. Anesa Lipa traces her roots to a Kosovan Albanian father and Bosnian mother, incorporating Bosniak elements into the family's heritage. Upon settling in , both parents entered the —Anesa in tourism-related roles—while Dukagjin pursued evening studies at the Chartered Institute of Marketing to support the family during their early years as immigrants. The Lipas' displacement reflected broader patterns among ethnic fleeing Yugoslav-era instability, including the lead-up to the , which preserved their cultural ties through language, music, and traditions despite geographical separation.

Relocation to London and formative years

Dua Lipa, born on August 22, 1995, in to Kosovar Albanian parents who had fled the conflicts in the former , spent her early childhood in the city before her family relocated to , , in 2006 when she was 11 years old. The move allowed her to immerse in her Albanian heritage and attend local schooling, including Milleniumi i Tretë School, amid a culturally rich environment influenced by her father's musical background. However, recognizing limited prospects for a music career in , Lipa returned to alone in 2010 at age 15, residing initially with a family friend to access the city's industry opportunities. This relocation thrust Lipa into early independence, as she balanced part-time work, including waitressing, with her ambitions, describing the transition as isolating yet motivating amid the "limbo" of adapting without family support. She reconnected with the , where she had studied previously, to refine performance skills, though her focus shifted toward self-directed music efforts like recording demos and building an online presence through cover uploads on platforms such as . These years honed her persistence, shaped by the duality of her bicultural experiences and the practical demands of urban life, laying groundwork for her professional entry by 2013.

Musical career

2013–2018: Breakthrough with debut album

Lipa initiated her music career in 2013 by uploading cover versions of songs by artists such as and to , accumulating early online visibility. In 2014, she secured a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records UK, marking her entry into the professional . Her debut single, , arrived on 23 August 2015, followed by "Be the One" on 30 October 2015, which climbed to number nine on the UK Singles Chart and gained traction in multiple European markets. Subsequent releases "Hotter than Hell" in October 2016 and "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" in early 2017, along with "Room 4 Two" and "Thinking 'Bout You", sustained momentum, with the former peaking at number 15 on the UK chart. Lipa's self-titled debut studio album, characterized by and elements, was issued on 2 June 2017 via Warner Bros. Records. The record reached number three on the and number 27 on the in February 2018. The album's promotion intensified with "", initially released as a promotional single in July 2017 but achieving commercial release in November, topping the UK Singles Chart for four weeks and reaching number six on the US Hot 100. "IDGAF", issued in January 2018, peaked at number three in the UK, bolstering the album's visibility. Lipa's breakthrough garnered critical and commercial acclaim, evidenced by five nominations at the 2018 , including Album of the Year, where she secured wins for British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act.

2019–2022: Future Nostalgia and global expansion

In November 2019, Dua Lipa released "Don't Start Now" as the lead single from her second studio album, which debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart and reached number two on the Hot 100. On December 2, 2019, she announced the , initially scheduled for April to June 2020 across the and Europe with 24 shows. The promotional single "" followed on December 13, 2019, previewing the album's disco-influenced sound. Future Nostalgia was released on March 27, 2020, by , featuring production collaborations with , , and . The album debuted at number two on the with 34,390 units sold in its first week and peaked at number four on the , marking Lipa's highest US chart entry at the time. Follow-up singles included "Physical" in 2020, which topped charts in 11 countries, and "Break My Heart" in March 2020, reaching number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. Despite the disrupting live events, achieved sustained commercial success, becoming the longest-running top 10 album by a female artist on the in 2020 and the year's most streamed album globally on platforms like . "Levitating," released as a single in October 2020, later became the album's biggest hit, peaking at number two on the and earning a quadruple platinum certification from the RIAA for 4 million units in the . The album itself received a platinum certification from the RIAA in March 2021 for 1 million equivalent units sold in the . By mid-2022, it had accumulated over 11.5 million equivalent album units worldwide. The was postponed three times due to the pandemic, finally commencing in February 2022 with North American dates supported by , , and on select shows. The leg grossed $40 million from reported shows, extending to in April, , and festivals like in September 2022. In September 2020, Lipa released a , , featuring electronic reworks to maintain momentum during lockdowns. At the 63rd in March 2021, won Best Pop Vocal Album, with "Don't Start Now" nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance; the album was also nominated for Album of the Year. Lipa swept the in May 2021, winning British Album, British Female Solo Artist, and British Single for "Don't Start Now." These accolades, alongside over 1 billion streams for tracks like "Levitating," underscored the album's role in expanding Lipa's international fanbase beyond and into and through digital platforms and virtual performances.

2023–present: Radical Optimism, tours, and Grammy recognition

Dua Lipa released the lead single "Houdini" from her third studio album on November 9, 2023, marking the beginning of the promotional cycle for Radical Optimism. The album, comprising 11 tracks, followed with additional singles including "Training Season" on February 15, 2024, and "Illusion" on April 11, 2024. Radical Optimism was issued on May 3, 2024, via , incorporating disco-influenced pop elements developed during Lipa's personal reflections post-Future Nostalgia. It debuted at number 2 on the chart, selling 102,000 equivalent album units in its first week in the United States. The Radical Optimism Tour launched in support of the album, beginning with dates in and in mid-2024 before expanding globally. Key legs included performances across starting September 1, 2025, at in , and extending through October 16, 2025, at in . The tour schedule also featured South American shows, such as multiple nights at Estadio River Plate in on November 7 and 8, 2025. These concerts emphasized high-energy production with setlists drawing heavily from Radical Optimism alongside prior hits, grossing significant amid sold-out arenas. Despite the album's commercial performance, Radical Optimism received no nominations at the 67th Annual in 2025, a notable omission in major categories like Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. Lipa, who had previously secured three Grammy wins from 10 nominations, responded by expressing satisfaction with the strong female artist representation among nominees. The lack of recognition contrasted with the album's chart success and tour momentum, highlighting variances between commercial metrics and selections.

Acting and media ventures

Film debut and roles

Dua Lipa's acting debut occurred in the 2024 spy thriller , directed by , where she portrayed the character LaGrange, a seductive operative involved in an opening sequence featuring flirtation and action alongside Henry Cavill's Argylle. The role marked her entry into acting, with production announcements dating back to 2021 emphasizing it as her first substantial screen performance in a cast including Cavill, , and . Vaughn selected Lipa for the part after encountering her in a music video, prioritizing her natural charisma over prior acting experience. Prior to Argylle's release, Lipa made a brief cameo appearance in Greta Gerwig's Barbie (2023) as Mermaid Barbie, a blue-haired character in a fantastical underwater sequence shared with co-stars including John Cena as a fish. This uncredited role, filmed alongside her contribution of the soundtrack single "Dance the Night," lasted mere moments but highlighted her integration into ensemble casts of high-profile productions. Lipa has described both early roles as introductory "baby steps" in acting, expressing intent to pursue more serious opportunities following the visibility gained from these projects. As of 2025, no additional or television roles have been confirmed beyond these.

Other entertainment projects and endorsements

Dua Lipa hosted the May 4, 2024, episode of , performing sketches alongside musical performances of her singles "" and "Houdini" from Radical Optimism. This marked her first time hosting the program, following prior appearances as a musical guest in 2018 and 2020. In December 2024, Lipa headlined the concert special An Evening with Dua Lipa, broadcast on in the UK on December 8 and featuring live renditions of tracks from her third studio album, emphasizing themes of vulnerability and intensity in her performances. A version of the special also aired on in the , highlighting her expanded presence in televised entertainment formats beyond standard music promotions. Lipa co-founded the production company Radical22, which manages her career and has ventured into media production, including executive producing the Disney+ documentary Camden in 2024, a project exploring London's music scene. In August 2025, she established TwentyTwo Films Limited with actor Callum Turner, focusing on film and television development. These initiatives represent her shift toward behind-the-scenes roles in entertainment content creation. Lipa launched Service95 in 2022, a multimedia platform encompassing a book club that features monthly selections of books by authors from diverse backgrounds, accompanied by video interviews conducted by Lipa discussing the material. Lipa has secured multiple high-profile brand endorsements, beginning with a multi-year global partnership with Puma announced in 2020, which included sponsoring her "" virtual concert. She became an ambassador for Yves Saint Laurent in 2019, promoting the Libre fragrance and later expanding to global makeup campaigns in 2024. appointed her as a for Autumn/Winter 2021, leading to appearances, campaign features, and a co-designed "" collection in 2023. In July 2023, she signed a seven-figure deal with , positioning her as a face for the luxury automaker following prior ties to . Additional collaborations include and early partnerships with and .

Artistry

Musical style and production

Dua Lipa's music is characterized as dance-pop with prominent disco and synth-pop elements, evolving from retro-infused pop on her 2017 self-titled debut album to more pronounced 1980s-inspired disco revival on Future Nostalgia (2020). The debut features straightforward pop structures with modern production layered over nostalgic sounds, including tracks like "New Rules" that emphasize empowering lyrics and catchy hooks. Future Nostalgia incorporates house, electro swing, and psychedelic influences alongside lush strings and piano chords, blending vintage disco grooves with contemporary electronic textures for a "festival-ready" sound. Her third album, Radical Optimism (2024), shifts toward optimistic with and experimental synth elements, drawing from influences like while maintaining short songs, big hooks, and adaptable lyrics typical of bounded pop conventions. Production techniques across albums utilize synthesizers, drum machines, and keyboards to create futuristic appeals, as seen in 's fusion of , , and R&B for deeper soundscapes. Tracks like "" employ handclaps, cowbells, synth bursts, and accented strings, developed through collaborative sessions emphasizing sophisticated arrangements, harmonies, and modal interchange. Lipa collaborates with producers such as , who co-wrote and produced hits originating from remote sessions, and Kevin Parker for later works, prioritizing expensive, polished pop with retro-futuristic pulses over genre constraints. This approach results in versatile, replayable records that navigate independence-themed lyrics with bold vocal delivery and genre-blending production.

Influences and vocal technique

Dua Lipa's musical influences originated in her family environment, where her father, Dukagjin Lipa, fronted the Kosovan rock band Oda and introduced her to rock elements through home performances. She has specifically credited her father's influence for shaping her appreciation of artists like and . Her parents also played feel-good tracks from and Blondie during her childhood, contributing to an eclectic foundation blending rock, funk, and pop. For her 2020 album , Lipa drew from 1980s and 1990s acts including Prince, , Gwen Stefani's early solo work, and , emphasizing juxtaposition of styles to create a "dancercise" vibe with mature, conceptual pop. These influences aligned with broader and revivals, as seen in the album's production, which echoed late-night Radio 1 mixes from her youth. Her 2024 album Radical Optimism incorporated British band aesthetics and optimistic electronic sounds, reflecting a shift toward joy amid personal growth. Lipa possesses a vocal range spanning roughly three octaves, from G#2 to A5, characterized by a dark, raspy, and smoky effective for sultry, attitude-driven delivery in contexts. Her technique relies on mixed voice for seamless chest-to-head transitions, incorporating twang and modal qualities to add edge and projection without heavy belting. Early experiences, such as a audition rejection after struggling with high notes, prompted her to prioritize her lower register's husky depth over upper extension. While not renowned for vocal acrobatics or wide , Lipa's style emphasizes breathy phrasing, rhythmic , and charisma. Live demonstrate competence in her but reveal limitations in compared to peers, with success deriving more from stylistic confidence and production than raw technical virtuosity.

Commercial success

Chart performance and sales figures

Dua Lipa's recordings have achieved substantial commercial success, with equivalent album sales exceeding 50 million units worldwide as of 2025, encompassing pure sales, streaming equivalents, and track sales. Her catalog has amassed over 38 billion streams as lead artist on alone. Her eponymous debut album, released in , generated 20.8 million equivalent album units globally, ranking as her highest-selling release to date. It peaked at number one on the and reached number three on the US Billboard 200. Certifications include multi-platinum status in multiple territories, reflecting strong physical and digital sales alongside streaming accumulation.
AlbumUK PeakUS Billboard 200 PeakGlobal Equivalent Units (millions)
Dua Lipa (2017)1320.8
(2020)1411.5
Radical Optimism (2024)12~3 (estimated early figures)
, her second studio album, has sold over 11.5 million equivalent units worldwide, bolstered by hits like "Don't Start Now" and "Levitating." It debuted at number one in the with 34,390 units in its first week and number four on the , later certified in the for one million units. In the , it surpassed five million units by 2025, driven by streaming resurgence around its fifth anniversary. Radical Optimism debuted at number one in the —her first such opening week increase of 35% over prior albums—and number two on the , with 51,500 pure sales in its US debut week. Singles performance has been pivotal, with "Levitating" earning RIAA Diamond certification for 10 million US units in sales and streams as of November 2023. "Don't Start Now" peaked at number two on both the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, accumulating over three billion Spotify streams. Other singles like "New Rules" from the debut reached number one in the UK, while "Houdini" and "Dance the Night Now" from Radical Optimism secured top-five UK positions.
SingleUK PeakUS Hot 100 PeakSpotify Streams (billions)US Certification
New Rules (2017)161.82× Platinum
223.14× Platinum
Levitating (2020)222.4Diamond (10×)
Houdini (2023)1290.7Gold
These figures underscore Lipa's dominance in streaming-era metrics, where equivalents heavily weight digital consumption over traditional sales.

Awards, nominations, and records

Dua Lipa has received three from ten nominations, including Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording for "Electricity" (with Silk City) at the on February 10, 2019, and Best Pop Vocal Album for at the on March 14, 2021. At the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, she earned nominations for Song of the Year and Best Song Written for Visual Media for "Dance the Night" from the soundtrack. She has won seven Brit Awards, including British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act in 2018, British Album of the Year and British Female Solo Artist for Future Nostalgia in 2021, Best Pop/R&B Act in 2022, and Pop Act in 2024. Among her five , Lipa received Top Dance/Electronic Song for "Houdini" at the 2024 ceremony on December 12. Lipa holds two Guinness World Records: the most tickets sold for a livestreamed by a solo female artist in a current year, with 284,000 for her performance on November 27, 2020, in ; and the most-streamed album on by a female artist, her self-titled debut album, surpassing 11.9 billion streams as recognized in records up to 2024. Her single "Levitating" achieved RIAA Diamond certification on November 6, 2023, denoting 10 million units in the United States and marking the first such certification for a song by a lead female vocalist in over a .

Public image and fashion

Style evolution and endorsements

Dua Lipa's early fashion style, from her 2015 debut single "" through 2020, drew from street culture and early 2010s aesthetics, featuring edgy elements like oversized bomber jackets, leather trousers, and chunky boots that reflected a raw, Gen Z-influenced vibe. By 2017, as her profile rose with hits like "," she transitioned to more structured eveningwear, incorporating opulent gowns from designers such as and for appearances, marking a shift from casual daywear to high-fashion statements. In 2021, amid the promotion of , Lipa's aesthetic evolved toward retro-futurist glamour with disco-inspired iridescent fabrics and avant-garde pieces from Mugler and , emphasizing polished pop-star sophistication. This progressed in 2022 with vibrant, thematic designs like chainmail bikinis tied to her collaboration, blending Mediterranean and influences. By 2023, during the Radical Optimism era, her looks incorporated surreal, sculptural stage elements from LOEWE alongside sharp tailoring, while 2024 and 2025 saw a refinement into with architectural silhouettes and muted palettes, aligning with her role as co-founder and at FRAME denim. Lipa's endorsement portfolio began notably in 2018 with Jaguar's I-PACE campaign, featuring a of her track "Want To." She became Yves Saint Laurent Beauté's fragrance ambassador for Libre in June 2019, starring in campaigns like "The New Fragrance of Freedom," and expanded to makeup ambassadorship in February 2024 with launches including Loveshine Lip Oil Stick. In November 2020, she signed a multi-year deal with Puma as a global ambassador, involving campaigns and projects tied to her "" performance. Further deals included a seven-figure partnership with in 2023 and a co-design collaboration with for the "La Vacanza" women's collection, which debuted on May 23, 2023, in as a see-now-buy-now resort line celebrating Italian summer escapes. Additional endorsements encompass Mugler, , and , contributing to her reported £75 million empire through fashion and lifestyle integrations.

Modeling career and brand collaborations

Dua Lipa began her modeling pursuits as a teenager in , securing early gigs with high-street brands such as and around 2013 while balancing part-time jobs in restaurants and nightclubs to support herself at age 16. During this period, she encountered industry pressures, including body-shaming comments from agents who criticized her physique despite her confidence in her natural form, which contributed to a challenging entry into the field before she shifted focus to in 2014. These experiences informed her later approach to public image, blending resilience with a polished aesthetic honed from world exposure. As her music career gained traction, Lipa transitioned into high-profile brand partnerships, starting with ' spring/summer 2019 campaign, where she starred as the face of their denim-focused advertising efforts targeting a youthful demographic. In 2023, she co-designed the "La Vacanza" womenswear capsule collection with , featuring resort-inspired pieces like tops and printed dresses, which debuted via an exclusive show at the on May 23. This marked her first foray into active design collaboration, emphasizing vacation-ready versatility. Subsequent endorsements included Yves Saint Laurent Beauté's Loveshine lip product line in April 2024, where Lipa promoted sheer, hydrating formulas aligned with her signature bold yet effortless makeup style. In March 2025, she became the face of Chanel's CHANEL 25 handbag campaign alongside BLACKPINK's Jennie, showcasing the structured leather totes in urban and studio settings to highlight their modern, minimalist appeal as a House friend. These collaborations have collectively amplified her influence in luxury fashion, leveraging her 88 million Instagram followers for global reach while prioritizing campaigns that reflect her personal aesthetic of confident, dancefloor-ready glamour.

Activism and political engagement

Social and humanitarian advocacy

Lipa co-founded the Sunny Hill Foundation with her father, Dukagjin Lipa, in , , to combat poverty and injustice while advancing arts, culture, education, social inclusion, and initiatives. The organization has funded 15 partner groups in these domains. Proceeds from the annual Sunny Hill Festival, organized by Lipa, have directed funds to the foundation, including a €100,000 donation. In April 2019, Lipa collaborated with on a trip to , where she engaged with children and youth displaced by regional conflicts to spotlight their challenges and 's aid programs. In June 2025, she partnered again with , allocating tour revenue to scholarships enabling education for girls confronting access barriers. Lipa endorses The Circle, a group targeting , global , and , including efforts to curb . In March 2019, she contributed to their campaign underscoring legal gaps in protections affecting 603 million women worldwide. She has championed greater female involvement in music production and engineering, critiquing industry underrepresentation. In her February 2018 Brit Awards speech for British Female Solo Artist, Lipa acknowledged trailblazing women predecessors and urged ongoing progress for female artists. Lipa extended this to defending women's occupational choices, asserting in a 2021 interview that feminists should back women in fields like stripping. In mental health advocacy, Lipa earned The Trevor Project's 2024 Mental Health Champion of the Year award for promoting LGBTQ+ rights and sharing personal struggles to destigmatize the topic.

Positions on geopolitical issues

Dua Lipa, of Kosovar Albanian heritage, has expressed strong support for Albanian cultural and national unity in the Balkans. In July 2020, she posted an image on social media depicting a map of "Greater Albania," encompassing territories in Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia inhabited by ethnic Albanians, which she intended to celebrate Albanian unity amid tensions between Albania and Serbia; the post drew criticism from Serbian officials and others for promoting expansionist nationalism. She received Albanian citizenship in November 2022 from President Bajram Begaj for elevating Albanian visibility globally through her music and advocacy, and Kosovan citizenship in August 2025, which she described as unifying her British and Balkan identities. On the Israel-Palestine conflict, Lipa has voiced unequivocal support for , condemning Israeli military actions in Gaza as "genocide" in a May 2024 Instagram post to her 88 million followers, stating that "burning children alive can never be justified" in reference to airstrikes on displacement camps. She signed an open letter in May 2025 with over 300 British figures, including actors and , urging Prime Minister to impose an on and recognize . In June 2024, Lipa defended her statements in a Radio Times interview, asserting they served the "greater good" despite potential career risks, and emphasized her personal connection to global injustices rooted in her family's experience fleeing the . Reports in September 2025 claimed she dismissed an agent for signing a letter opposing the Glastonbury performance of pro-Palestinian Irish band Kneecap, interpreting it as support for Israel's Gaza operations, though Lipa denied the firing was due to pro-Israel views, clarifying they had not collaborated professionally for years while reiterating her pro- stance and accusing media of exploiting the conflict for "." In October 2025, she affirmed readiness to endure harassment or professional repercussions for advocating . Regarding Russia's invasion of , Lipa pledged solidarity in February 2022 via Instagram Stories, condemning Vladimir Putin's "" and promoting donations for medical supplies and through her platform Service95, framing it as support for 's fight for and . In a May 2024 Guardian interview, she grouped the Ukraine conflict with Gaza and as exemplars of global injustices to which she feels "very close," citing her refugee background as heightening her for war-affected populations.

Criticisms and backlash

Dua Lipa has faced backlash for her public support of 's independence and Albanian heritage, particularly after tweeting a map depicting a "" on July 19, 2020, in response to not recognizing as a . The post, which included the caption " / #Independent / #Heritage / #Indigenous," was interpreted by critics, including Serbian officials and media, as endorsing territorial expansionism into parts of , , , and , aligning with historical nationalist ideologies. Lipa, whose parents are Kosovar who fled the 1990s , later clarified that her intent was to advocate for 's recognition rather than , stating the map symbolized cultural unity among rather than political borders. The controversy drew condemnation from Serbian President , who called it "dangerous," and prompted diplomatic tensions, highlighting divisions over Balkan history where Albanian diaspora figures like Lipa amplify narratives of against Serbian claims of . Her vocal criticism of Israel's military actions in Gaza has also generated significant opposition, including accusations of from pro-Israel advocates. In June 2024, Lipa described Israel's operations as "genocide" in interviews, expressing willingness to "take the hit" for speaking out on Palestinian rights, a stance she linked to her family's experiences of displacement during the conflict. This drew rebukes, such as a full-page advertisement in by condemning her views, and references in an Israeli drill rap track advocating violence against celebrities supporting . Lipa maintained that her positions stem from a commitment to and ending "injustices and inequality," undeterred by potential career repercussions in markets sensitive to the issue. Such statements have polarized fans, with some praising her for addressing geopolitical conflicts amid her pop career, while others, particularly in Western and Israeli audiences, view them as one-sided given Hamas's role in initiating the , 2023, attacks that escalated the war. Performance-related criticisms have centered on allegations of lip-syncing during live shows, notably her headline set at on June 28, 2024. Viewers on accused her of miming tracks like "New Rules" and "Levitating," citing perceived mismatches between vocals and mouth movements amid the event's sound challenges from windy conditions. Lipa refuted the claims, asserting "I don't mime" and emphasizing her live vocal delivery over pre-recorded backing tracks, a standard practice in high-production pop performances to ensure reliability. Similar scrutiny arose in prior tours, where detractors questioned her vocal consistency under demanding choreography, though supporters pointed to her training and successful arena residencies as evidence of capability. Lipa has also encountered plagiarism lawsuits over her music, though she has prevailed in . In 2022, she faced suits alleging "Levitating" (2020) copied elements from Artikal Sound System's "Live Your Life" (2017) and L. Russell Brown's "If Only" (1979), with claimants arguing unauthorized sampling of basslines and melodies. A U.S. ruled in her favor in March 2025, finding no after Lipa's team demonstrated independent creation and genre conventions in disco-influenced pop. These cases underscore broader debates in music , where pop artists blending retro sounds often face claims, but Lipa's legal victories mitigated reputational damage compared to unresolved disputes for peers.

Personal life

Romantic relationships

Dua Lipa was in an on-and-off relationship with British model and chef Isaac Carew from 2013 to 2019. The pair, who met before Lipa's rise to fame, split amicably in early 2019 after Carew reportedly struggled with her increasing celebrity status and touring schedule. In 2017, during a brief separation from Carew, Lipa dated American singer Paul Klein of the band for several months. Their romance, which overlapped with Lipa's promotion of her debut album, ended in early 2018 without public details on the cause. Lipa began dating model Anwar Hadid, younger brother of Gigi and , in June 2019 after initiating contact via direct message. The couple marked their one-year anniversary in June 2020 and adopted a named Dexter together in July of that year. They separated in late 2021, with sources citing the challenges of long-distance due to Lipa's touring commitments as a primary factor. In September 2022, Lipa was briefly linked to French-Greek filmmaker following public appearances together, including at the Saint Laurent Fashion Week in in March 2023. The relationship ended in December 2023, reportedly as Lipa prioritized her music career amid album preparations. Lipa has been in a relationship with British actor Callum Turner since January 2024, after meeting at a Los Angeles party. The couple confirmed their engagement in June 2025 via Lipa's interview in , describing it as a "special feeling" after over a year together. They have since appeared together at events, including the 2025 .

Lifestyle and residences

Dua Lipa owns a Victorian-era property in , , purchased for £6.75 million in 2017, which serves as her primary residence. The home includes distinctive interior features such as a raw brick , a mosaic-tiled entryway, and a multicolored sofa. In 2024, construction commenced on major renovations, incorporating a basement extension with an indoor swimming pool and cinema room, after resolving a three-year legal dispute with local authorities. In the United States, Lipa maintains a $2.5 million contemporary residence in Studio City, California, characterized by modern interiors and open layouts. She also acquired the Tyler House in California, a mid-20th-century modernist structure designed by architect John Lautner, noted for its organic integration with the landscape. As of September 2025, Lipa and her fiancé Callum Turner were seeking an additional holiday property in a sunny Mediterranean location, with a reported budget of up to £9 million. Lipa follows a structured fitness routine, training at the gym three to four times weekly for approximately one-hour sessions that combine (HIIT) exercises like mountain climbers, jumping jacks, burpees, donkey kicks, bicycle crunches, and pulsing leg raises with , , and . Her diet prioritizes low-carbohydrate intake during tours, featuring meals such as paired with to sustain energy for performances, while off-tour habits include breakfasts of eggs or , pre-workout with , and lunches like . She emphasizes recovery periods between workouts and mindful eating practices, including , to maintain physical conditioning amid a demanding schedule.

Discography

Studio albums

Dua Lipa is the eponymous debut studio album by English singer Dua Lipa, released on 2 June 2017 through Warner Bros. Records. The record peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and number 27 on the US Billboard 200. It has been certified double platinum in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for 600,000 units shipped and platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for 1,000,000 units. The album's sound draws from and influences, featuring production from contributors including Pop & Oak and . Key singles such as "" propelled its commercial success, with the title track accumulating over 18 million equivalent units worldwide by mid-2024 according to comprehensive sales estimates. , Lipa's second studio album, was released on 27 March 2020 by . It debuted at number one on the , marking her first chart-topping album there, and reached number four on the US 200. The project earned platinum certification in the United States from the RIAA on 10 March 2021 and double platinum in the from the BPI as of November 2022 for 600,000 units. Characterized by disco revival elements and 1980s-inspired , it includes hits like "" and has generated over 759,000 sales in the UK alone by July 2024. Radical Optimism, her third studio , arrived on 3 May 2024 via . It debuted at number one on the —her second consecutive leader there—and number two on the US Billboard 200, her highest US chart position to date. Incorporating , , and trip-hop influences inspired by and club music, the album features production from Kevin Parker of and was preceded by singles "Houdini" and "Training Season," both reaching the UK top five. As of October 2025, it lacks major certifications in key markets due to its recency but contributed to Lipa's overall UK certified units exceeding 29 million.
AlbumRelease dateUK peakUS peakUK certificationUS certification
Dua Lipa2 June 20173272× PlatinumPlatinum
Future Nostalgia27 March 2020142× PlatinumPlatinum
Radical Optimism3 May 202412

Singles and collaborations

Dua Lipa's debut single "New Love" was released in August 2015, marking her entry into the music industry, though it achieved modest chart success. Her follow-up singles from the self-titled debut album era, including "Hotter Than Hell" (peaking at No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart in 2016) and "Be the One" (No. 9 in 2016), gained traction in and laid groundwork for broader recognition. The album's sixth single, "New Rules" (November 2017), became her first UK No. 1, holding the position for two weeks and accumulating 66 weeks on the chart, while also reaching the top five on the US Billboard Hot 100. "IDGAF" (2018) followed, peaking at No. 3 in the UK. In the Future Nostalgia era, lead single "Don't Start Now" (November 2019) marked her commercial peak, reaching No. 2 on both the UK chart (67 weeks) and US Hot 100, becoming her longest-running UK top 10 single by a British female artist. Subsequent singles "Physical" (No. 3 UK, 2020), "Break My Heart" (No. 6 UK), and "Levitating" (No. 5 UK, No. 2 US Hot 100) propelled the album to global dominance, with "Levitating" logging over 70 weeks on the Hot 100 by early 2022. "Love Again" (2021) peaked lower at No. 51 UK but gained retroactive streaming success. For the 2024 album Radical Optimism, singles included "Houdini" (No. 2 UK, 2023), "Training Season" (No. 4 UK, 2024), "Illusion" (No. 9 UK), and "These Walls" (No. 40 UK).
SingleRelease YearUK PeakUS Hot 100 PeakAlbum
Don't Start Now201922Future Nostalgia
Levitating202052Future Nostalgia
Houdini202325 (implied top hit)Radical Optimism
Dance the Night202312 (implied)Barbie soundtrack
Dua Lipa has frequently collaborated on singles, with roughly half of her Hot 100 entries involving featured artists or duets by March 2025. Early collaborations include "No Lie" with (No. 10 , 2016) and "Scared to Be Lonely" with (No. 14 , 2017). "One Kiss" with topped the chart for eight weeks in 2018, her longest No. 1 tenure. "Electricity" with Silk City ( and ) reached No. 4 in 2018, while "Kiss and Make Up" with peaked at No. 36 . Later hits encompass "Un Día (One Day)" with and (2020), "Prisoner" with (No. 8 ), "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" with (UK No. 1, 2021), "Sweetest Pie" with (2022), "Potion" with and (No. 16 ), and "Dance the Night" from the soundtrack ( No. 1, 2023). These partnerships have expanded her reach across genres, from electronic dance to hip-hop and pop-rock remixes.

Filmography

Feature films

Lipa made her acting debut in the 2023 fantasy comedy film , directed by and released on July 21, 2023, where she portrayed Mermaid Barbie in a brief as a blue-haired underwater variant of the character. The role marked her first on-screen performance in a major theatrical release, alongside her contribution of the original song "" to the soundtrack. In 2024, she appeared in the spy action comedy , directed by and released on February 2, 2024, playing Lagrange, a flirtatious and dangerous operative introduced in the film's opening sequence involving a dance and confrontation with Henry Cavill's character. Lipa has referred to both Barbie and roles as her initial "little baby roles," indicating small but pivotal early forays into amid her primary career in music. As of October 2025, no additional credits have been announced.

Television and other appearances

Dua Lipa first gained prominent television exposure through performances on major music award shows and late-night programs. On 21 February 2018, she performed at the , securing wins for British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. She debuted as a musical guest on on 3 February 2018, during the episode hosted by . Lipa returned to the program on 19 December 2020, performing "Don't Start Now" and "Levitating" on the episode hosted by . In August 2020, Lipa guest-hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live!, conducting interviews with celebrities such as Gwen Stefani and conducting a segment featuring elderly fans unaware of her music. On 4 May 2024, Lipa hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time while also serving as musical guest, performing tracks "Illusion" and "Happy for You" from her album Radical Optimism. Lipa starred in the television special An Evening with Dua Lipa in 2024, featuring live performances from the Royal Albert Hall.

Concert tours

Headlining tours

Dua Lipa's debut headlining concert tour, known as the Self-Titled Tour, supported her eponymous first studio album and marked her initial run as a lead act following prior opening slots. The tour launched on October 5, 2017, at Brighton Dome in Brighton, United Kingdom, encompassing over 100 shows across theaters and arenas in Europe and North America, with an extension into summer 2018 that included U.S. dates from Houston on June 5 to Toronto on July 30. Her second headlining outing, the , promoted her sophomore album and represented her first major arena-focused production, featuring elaborate staging with disco-era aesthetics and choreography. It commenced on February 9, 2022, at in , , and concluded after 80 performances worldwide, including key stops at in New York and The Forum in Los Angeles, generating $101.4 million in ticket revenue from 1,310,602 attendees. The Radical Optimism Tour, backing her third studio album Radical Optimism, began select dates in late 2024 and expanded into a full global run, with the North American leg starting September 1, 2025, at in , . As of October 2025, the tour remains active, featuring multiple-night stands at venues like and , alongside international extensions through into November, such as two shows at Estadio River Plate in on November 7 and 8.

Promotional performances

In support of her debut self-titled album, Lipa released the Sessions EP on July 8, 2016, featuring live recordings of tracks like "Last Dance" and "Hotter Than Hell" performed acoustically. Later that year, she issued the Live Acoustic EP on December 8, 2017, which included stripped-down versions of "" alongside covers of Amy Winehouse's "" and Etta James's "," aimed at showcasing her vocal range during the single's chart run. On February 14, 2018, she appeared on 1's , delivering an acoustic rendition of "" paired with a cover of ' "Do I Wanna Know?," enhancing the track's momentum after its November 2017 release. For the Future Nostalgia era, Lipa performed on Saturday Night Live on December 19, 2020, presenting "Levitating" and "Don't Start Now" amid pandemic restrictions, with the latter incorporating virtual backup dancers to promote the album's dance-pop themes. She followed with a BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge session on May 26, 2021, featuring "Love Again" and a cover of Outkast's "Hey Ya!," timed to sustain interest post-release. Promoting Radical Optimism, Lipa released an acoustic version of "Training Season" on March 22, 2024, emphasizing introspective lyrics in a minimal arrangement. She staged a free concert in New York City's on May 5, 2024, performing album cuts like "Houdini" to an estimated crowd of thousands, capitalizing on the lead single's visibility. On May 4, 2024, as host and musical guest on , she debuted "" and "Happy for You," integrating choreography reflective of the album's optimistic vibe. Her appearance on May 7, 2024, included "," "Training Season," and "Happy for You," with a cover of Brandy's "The Boy Is Mine" to tie into contemporary trends. Culminating the cycle, Lipa filmed An Evening with Dua Lipa at London's on October 17, 2024—a orchestral-backed special airing on ITV December 8 and December 15—reinterpreting hits like "" and new material to underscore the album's live adaptability.

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