Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa ( London, 22 of August of 1995 ) is a singer, songwriter, model, and fashion designer British. He began his musical career at age 14 when he began covering songs by other artists on YouTube.
In 2015, after working as a model, she signed with the Warner Music Group record company and at the age of 19 she released her first single, " New Love, " followed by " Be the One ."
Their debut album study was launched on 2 June 2017. The album reached number 3 in UK Albums Chart and spawned nine singles, including "Be the One" and " IDGAF " and the # 1 single in the UK " New Rules ”, which also reached number 6 in the United States.
In February 2018, she was honored at the 38th Brit Awards as British Female Solo Artist and Best New Artist. Her single " One Kiss ", a duet with Calvin Harris, reached number 1 in the UK and became the longest number 1 for a female artist in 2018. It was also honored at the 39th Brit Awards ceremony. for song of the year, for the single "One Kiss." In February 2019, was honored at the sixty-first ceremony of the Grammy Awards as a best new artist, and his single " Electricity " with Silk City gave him the award for best dance recording.
His second studio album, Future Nostalgia, was released on March 27, 2020, and his lead single, ' Don't Start Now ', reached number 2 on both the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100.
Lipa has won several awards throughout her career, including two Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards, and two MTV Europe Music Awards.
In addition, he earned three nominations for the Billboard Music Awards, one for the American Music Awards and four for the MTV Video Music Awards.
Biography of Dua Lipa
Early life
Dua Lipa was born on August 22, 1995, in the district of Westminster City of London, being the daughter eldest daughter of a marriage refugee Kosovo - Kosovars, Dukagjin Lipa and Anesa Rexha of Pristina, who moved the city of London and settled in the British capital in 1992, by the time they occurred events in Sarajevo during the Bosnian war, a territory which constituted the former Yugoslavia, from whom his maternal grandmother was original, which was one of the causes that led to his emigration, in addition to the interest of his parents to complete his studies. Upon his arrival in England , Dukagjin found employment with a production company for music festivals, such as Glastonbury and Reading , which allowed him to study marketing at the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). For her part, Anesa specialized in tourism, and from her marriage to Dukagjin, they had two more children: Rina, in May 2001, and Gjin, in December 2005, Who grew up alongside her older sister in North West London.
He inherited the musical taste of his father, who was the vocalist and guitarist of the Kosovar rock band Oda, which disintegrated in 1998, after the publication of his last album, 1998, although, twelve years later he met again for a short time with a version of the song "Era", original by the band Gjurmët. Dukagjin always maintained his interest in music and used to play at home works of his own and popular songs by artists such as David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Sting, The Police and Stereophonics. At that family atmosphere Lipa grew up, and his musical talent manifested itself very early. He discovered new sources of inspiration when he obtained his first record material, the album Whoa, Nelly! by Nelly Furtado and in turn, showed interest in Pink's M! sandal wood .
His primary studies included music lessons and the instrument in which he learned his first musical notions was the cello , although he stopped playing, as it was difficult for him to move it home due to his short stature. When he auditioned to enter the school choir, his voice was too low to reach the high notes and the facilitator did not allow his admission, arguing that his vocal abilities were not sufficiently developed. Began receiving singing lessons on weekends at the School Sylvia Young Theater in London. I was eleven at the time it finished elementary school, he moved with his family to Pristina, capital of Kosovo, once achieved independence.
Transfer to Kosovo
His move to Kosovo was motivated by the work destination of his father, Dukagjin, a marketing entrepreneur , who shortly after settling in Pristina, specifically in the Sunny Hill neighborhood where he had grown up, founded a communications agency for marketing .
Lipa assimilated the moving process with optimism and upon arrival in Kosovo, she was fascinated with the sense of "security" and "community" she perceived from the capital. The adaptation process that she developed was also magnificent and she soon managed to feel comfortable and happy in her new residence, as she had the support of several acquaintances of her parents who frequently came to visit them in London together with their children, with whom she asked to go to the same school.
Lipa did not have much difficulty in the local language either, since she had spoken Albanian at home with her parents since she was a child, although she could not write or read fluently.
By the time he arrived in Kosovo Lipa, he coincided with the advent of famous artists rap in North America who visited the region for musical performances and suffered a profound influence on this style of music. In addition, his father was involved in the production of several of these concerts through his work for a telecommunications agency, so he had the opportunity to attend multiple presentations rappers like Method Man & Redman , Snoop Dog and 50 Cent ,Of whom he was particularly enthusiastic at the time and described his performance as the most memorable he ever attended.
His stay in Kosovo was instrumental in his awareness of his personality as a singer and he soon realized that he did not have many opportunities to launch a career there and that the only way to achieve world fame as if he returned to London. Their wish to return to London was made possible by the daughter of some acquaintances of their parents, who was going to the British capital to do her postgraduate studies, which made them feel more confident to let her go without her company.
Return to London
Upon his return to London, he stayed in the Kilburn neighborhood , where he lived for some time before moving to the Camden borough , and began his secondary school studies at Parliament Hill College and in turn re-entered Sylvia's Drama School. Young part-time. Lipa also combined his musical vocation with various professional occupations, worked as a waitress at the Mexican restaurant La Bodega Negra in Soho , as a hostess in a nightclub in Mayfair and as a model for the virtual catalog of ASOS Marketplace, Until the agency insisted that she had to lose weight to do catwalk shows, something she refused to do.
In this unfortunate period of his life, he would later inspire in his 2016 single " Blow Your Mind (Mwah) ." In their eagerness to get a talent agent and achieve fame at the age of fourteen he began publishing on YouTube his interpretations of songs like " If I Is not Got You " by Alicia Keys and " Beautiful " by Christina Aguilera, And in 2012, when he was seventeen years old, he wrote his first song "Lions, Tigers & Bears", inspired by The Wizard of Oz, which he posted on his SoundCloud page.
His videos did not catch on, but after some time he attracted the attention of Ben Mawson, a manager at Warner Bros., who put her in contact with several producers, including Emile Haynie, Andrew Wyatt, and Stephen Kozmeniuk, with whom she learned the fundamentals of the songwriting trade. At first, she was more interested in "discovering" her sound than in landing a record deal; I wanted to have a sound like a cross between rapper J. Cole and pop singer Nelly Furtado, but the reaction of the producers was not exactly positive.
The first song he wrote and helped make sense of this "formula" was " Hotter than Hell ", whose letter is "inspired by a toxic relationship that made her feel useless." The production at the time consisted solely of the sound of the piano and the kick drum, and he loved the "darkness" of its melody, combined with "pop choruses" and a "natural rap sound in the stanzas." It was thanks to this song that got his recording contract with Warner Bros, who signed in the summer of 2015, and it's first single, " New Love " was released in late August that same year and received rave reviews, including Lindsey Weber's review for The Faderin which he maintained that it is "surprisingly heavy, with a throbbing heartbeat that underlines his voice, which is hoarse and mature, like that of Joss Stone or Lady Gaga ." However, to achieve public recognition was necessary to wait for the release of their next single, " Be the One " in October 2015.
Dua Lipa: Career
Career beginnings and Dua Lipa (2015-2018)
In 2013, she signed a contract with Tap Management, run by Ben Mawson and Ed Millett, while working as a waitress at a cocktail bar. Then they offered her a monthly salary to quit her job and concentrate on recording music. At one of those recording sessions, Lipa co-wrote the song " Hotter than Hell, " which later helped her sign a contract with Warner Music Group in the summer of 2015. Regarding this decision, Millett said in an interview:
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.
Dua was really smart - she signed with Warner Bros. in part because they didn't have a great female pop artist and they needed one. They really wanted her, so she had the team's focus from day one.
Ed Millett
- Dua Lipa
Although his beginnings were not the most encouraging with " New Love " in August 2015, in October he released his next single, " Be the One ", with which he rose to fame abroad, as it reached the top positions of popularity. several European countries, including No. 1 in Belgium, Poland and Slovakia . He also had popularity in Oceania, especially in Australia and New Zealand, where the song became a hit on the music charts, reaching number 6 and 20 respectively. As a result of its high sales, it was certified double platinum.
In December 2015, when his name was included in the list of nominees for the annual Sound of ... poll by the British company BBC , it signaled a turning point in his career, as he had caught the attention of the British music industry. In addition, he performed for the first time in the United States at the SXSW festival that took place in April, The month in which he had huge publicity in the media by the television channel MTV , which later earned him his first nomination for the2016 MTV European Music Awards for best push performance.
On February 18, 2016, he released his third single " Last Dance ", followed by "Hotter than Hell" whose single had some notoriety in the UK, released on May 6, 2016, which became his first hit on British singles list, which stood at 15th position in his native country and was featured as one of the most popular songs in the summer of 2016. the play was also a resounding commercial success and received certification gold of the BIS.
In addition, it was enthusiastically received by critics, such as Brennan Carley of Spin magazine, who maintained that "there is always a sigh of relief every time a new pop star starts to climb the charts" and praised "Hotter Than Hell" as "one of the brightest pop moments of 2016." Similar to "Be the One", "Hotter Than Hell" achieved notoriety in Europe and on the oceanic continent it was especially popular in Australia's singles rankings , where it entered at number 17 and had excellent business results, earning it gold certification After having performed multiple concerts around his country, including two appearances at the Glastonbury Festival in June, He carried out his first Australian tour in July with two shows, one in Sydney and the other in Melbourne.
Later, on August 8, he held a benefit concert in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, to raise funds for his foundation, Sunny Hill, whose purpose is to promote social equality and support young people with artistic aspirations. The show was a true national event with more than eighteen thousand attendees.
Prior to the release of his fifth single, " Blow Your Mind (Mwah) ", in late August 2016, whose single reached number 30 in the UK, he made his American television debut with a performance of "Hotter Than Hell. "On NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, described by Rachel Sonis of Idolator as a" fiery performance, "not bad" for someone who just made her television debut, " and later stated that their single "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" has an "energetic" sound and that it was "a perfect song to serve as their first official single in the United States."
As Sonis said unerringly in his review, "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)" became her first song that became popular in the United States and entered in the list of musical successes Billboard Hot 100 , debuting at number 72.
In addition to topping the Dance Club Songs list. The song, which talks about self-acceptance without considering "meeting certain criteria" to fit in with society, alluding to her experience when working as a model, He was also well received by British audiences and ranked among the Top 40 singles list. He made his first official tour entitled Hotter than Hell Tour in October through several European cities such as Dublin , London, Amsterdam, Berlin , Milan and Brussels , whose stage ended on December 2, 2016 in Birmingham .
The Belgian critic Sasha Van der Speeten of the newspaper De Morgen wrote that in the concert that took place in the city of Berlin, the audience was so elated that looked like a presentation of Rihanna . After completing his tour of Europe, he went to North America to act as the opening act for Troye Sivan on the Suburbia Tour in November. By the end of 2016, the success of her works, both abroad and at home, had established her as one of the most notorious new artists of the time, along with Anne-Marie and Rag'n'Bone Man, and He earned a nomination for election critics in the Brit Awards 2017, where he was winning last east. However, it was also recognized with the EBBA award and the Audience Award in January 2017, for its success in foreign markets.
In addition, he received the award for best new artist at the awards ceremony of the British magazine NME in February 2017, at the time when he began his first North American tour, which was mostly an excellent reception from the public. The tour continued with no less splendid performances in Europe in April, before the release of their first album.
Her work captured the interest of Jamaican singer Sean Paul , who invited her to participate as a vocalist in his song " No Lie, " which was released in November 2016. The following month, a documentary about Lipa called See in Blue was made by The Fader magazine. In general, began to gain popularity in most rankings music from different countries in early 2017, as did British singles list, where he entered the tenth position. His next collaboration, " Scared to Be Lonely, " by Martin Garrix, released on January 27, 2017, is inspired by a loving relationship in which both people sincerely care for each other.
The play was another resounding bestseller and entered the Australian and UK charts. "Scared to Be Lonely" also was well received by the American public and became its second success in the list Hot 100 of Billboard, Whose reporter Kat Bein gave a favorable review in which she recounted that it “starts with ghostly and electronic strings before Lipa's strong voice grabs you by the ear. The scant percussion leads the melody slightly towards the simple but majestic hook. ' The release of "Scared to Be Lonely" followed the release of his single " Lost in Your Light " with Miguel's vocal participation in April, which had little resonance. In May 2017, she participated in the anniversary of the Indonesian television channel SCTV and was awarded as a promising young international artist at the SCTV Music Awards.
Her debut self-titled album, described by her for 'sadness' and 'dark pop', was released on June 2, 2017. Upon its release, the album entered at number 5 on the British album chart, In addition to reaching the top 30 places in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, New Zealand and Australia. Overall, it received rave reviews and Clash magazine journalist Alex Green called it a "confident" album and highlighted the "emotional quality of its lyrics." He promoted it through UK concerts at multiple music festivals over the summer at the end of the year, and also went on a twenty-stage tour of nine European countries. Her sixth single " New Rules " was released the following month and became her first UK No. 1, and her first for a British solo artist after Adele's " Hello " in 2015. It also charted top 10 in other countries, including number 2 in Australia, 6 in the United States and 7 in Canada. He performed at the Glastonbury Festival in June 2017. The following month he participated in We the Fest, an Indonesian music festival in Jakarta. She was present on the British television program Later ... with Jools Holland aired on BBC Two in October 2017. She also opened for Bruno Mars' performances on his 24K Magic World Tour concert tour of various US cities in September 2017. and Oceania between February and March 2018. he was also in Argentina as an opening act for Coldplay on 14 and 15 November at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata and he also had his own show on November 13 at the Vortex Theater.
In December, she was named the UK's Most Streaming Woman of 2017 for the Spotify digital platform.
By January 2018, he began working on new material for his second album. In the same month, he received nominations from all five Brit Awards categories, more nominations than any other artist that year. She was nominated for British Album of the Year, British Single of the Year, British Video of the Year, British Female Solo Artist, and Best New Artist, winning the last two. This was the first time that a female artist received five nominations. Had a presentation at the awards ceremony held on 21 February at the music venue The O2 Arena in London.
The singer collaborated with American DJ Whethan in the song "High" for the soundtrack of the film of James Foley, Fifty Shades Freed, and this song was released in February 2018. On 6 April 2018, he launched together to Calvin Harris the single " One Kiss " which reached the top of the UK Singles Chart on April 20, becoming her second number 1 in the list; on the song provided the voice and was credited as a writer. The single became the UK's best-selling song of 2018 and topped the chart for eight consecutive weeks. She was the artist in charge of the opening ceremony of the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League final in Kyiv on May 26. It was reported that he would be releasing collaborations with other artists, coming out later in 2018 as one with the Silk City duo of Diplo and Mark Ronson. Ronson later confirmed that the song's title would be " Electricity ." The song was released on September 9. Additionally, he appeared on "If Only", a song from the 16th studio album by Italian singer Andrea Bocelli.
He gave a performance at a 2018 Singapore Grand Prix concert in September. In the same month, she was chosen as the face of the electric car called I-Pace from the British brand Jaguar. The brand made a special remix of the song "Want To", and fans around the world could create their own version of the Dua Lipa x Jaguar song on the Join the Pace website, based on their own driving behaviors. or the music they listen to, and then share it on social networks.
In October, the singer released Dua Lipa: The Complete Edition, an expanded version of their debut album that includes three new songs, including "Want To" and previous collaborations with other artists. This includes a collaboration with the South Korean girl group Blackpink called " Kiss and Makeup."
Future Nostalgia (2019-present)
On January 24, 2019, he publishes " Swan Song " produced by MNEK and Junkie XL for the soundtrack of James Cameron's film , Battle Angel: The Last Warrior . In the same month, he stated that he had spent the previous year in the writing process for an upcoming second studio album. While discussing the sound of the album, he commented that it would be a "nostalgic" pop record that "feels like a dance class." In March of that same year, she announced that she would be the face of British clothing brand Pepe Jeans. In August it partnered with the brand Yves Saint Laurent to become the face of his perfume "Libre", for which he made an exclusive song, entitled "Free".
In October, he announced " Don't Start Now, " a disco-influenced song that was released on November 1, 2019, as the first single from his upcoming second studio album. He reached the second position in the singles of the United Kingdom and became her second top 10 in Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Following the release of their lead single, it was revealed on December 1, 2019, that the next album would be called Future Nostalgia and that it would be released on April 3, 2020. The next day, he announced the European leg of the tour Future Nostalgia Tour to promote the album, along with the promotional single " Future Nostalgia ".
" Physical " debuted as the second single on January 31, 2020, becoming his eighth top 10 on the UK Singles Chart and his ninth song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100. One Remix version of the song featuring South Korean singer Hwasa, premiered on March 17, 2020. Six days later, after a high-quality leak of the album, he announced via Instagram Live that his third single " Break My Heart " was released. would premiere on March 25 of the same year, while the release of his album was advanced to March 27. The song reached the sixth position in the United Kingdom, and position 21 in the United States.
Future Nostalgia debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart with 34,390 units sold. Reached the first position in its second week of release. In the United States it debuted at position 4 on the Billboard 200, becoming his first album in the top ten on the chart, and position 4 on the Rolling Stone 200. On Spotifybroke three records on the platform, becoming the most-streamed album in one day by a British female artist globally and the most streamed in one day by a British female artist in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Dua Lipa: Style and musical influences
His music is mainly pop, also has been described as dance-pop, synth-pop , contemporary R & B , dream pop, and alternative pop. The artist describes it as "dark" pop. He is also known for singing in a "different register, hoarse and under ' and tone" sexy ". During writing sessions, he states that he usually goes to the studio with a concept and begins to develop the song with his co-authors. names Pink, Nelly Furtado, Kendrick Lamar, and Chance The Rapper among her musical influences. "My idea was pop Pink and Christina Aguilera and Destiny's Child and Nelly Furtado ..." he said in an interview for GQ in 2018. Future Nostalgia was inspired by artists who listened during his adolescence, including Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Moloko , Blondie, and Outkast.
Dua Lipa: Philanthropy
On October 15, 2016, the singer personally gifted boxes of pizza to several fans who had been queuing to buy tickets for her own concert that took place hours later at the Paradiso concert hall in the city of Amsterdam.
Together with his father Dukagjin, he created the Sunny Hill Foundation in 2016, aimed at raising funds to help people with economic problems in Kosovo, based in Pristina . In August 2018, she organized her own festival to raise money for the Sunny Hill Foundation, called the Sunny Hill Festival, where she also participated. The former mayor of Pristina, Shpend Ahmeti, bestowed upon him the Key of Pristina, marking the first time that such an honor had been bestowed. She hosted the festival for the second year in a row in 2019, with Miley Cyrus as one of the contestants.
On November 5, 2017, he personally delivered boxes of Domino's Pizza to fans who were standing in long lines to see it at his own concert which took place hours later at AFAS Live in Amsterdam as part of his The Self-Titled Tour.
In mid-November 2018, she was part of a campaign organized by UNICEF called "UNICEF in blue" in support of children's rights on the occasion of Universal Children's Day that is celebrated on November 20. The action consisted of a short video starring Millie Bobby Brown, along with actors such as Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, and Lilly Singh ; whose clip was about dressing in blue or exhibiting the color blue, in which Lipa is in a studio recording again the lyrics of her single " Be the One " and changes the word "red" for "blue" of her song . 1
On April 13, 2019, she became a UNICEF supporter when she made a three-day visit to refugee children and youth camp in Beirut, Lebanon that is supported by the humanitarian agency; including many uprooted by the conflict in Syria. While in the Lebanese capital, she spoke with Lebanese and non-Lebanese children and youth who are vulnerable because of the obstacles they face in their daily lives, obtaining a formal education, and finding work and opportunities. As part of his visit, he visited projects implemented in the informal settlement of Terbol in the Valle de la Becáby the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training, a UNICEF youth organization. At the end of the visit, the artist expressed:
This is personal for me. My parents fled a war-torn region and built a life for themselves in a new place. And each one of the refugee children I met has parents just like my own, who have tried to make the best decisions they could for their families. I feel lucky that I was given a chance, especially from an immigrant family, to have been born in the UK and been able to live my dream, because I had that opportunity and I feel like every other child should have that opportunity too. To be able to be in a place where they can thrive and be the best version of themselves.
This is personal to me. My parents fled a war-torn region and built a life for themselves in a new place. And every one of the refugee children I met has parents like mine who have tried to make the best decisions they could for their families. I feel lucky to have had the opportunity, especially from an immigrant family, to have been born in the UK and to have been able to live my dream, because I had that opportunity and I feel that all other children should have that opportunity too. To be able to be in a place where they can thrive and be the best version of themselves.
On July 5, 2019, he attended the Silver Clef Awards, charitable awards honoring musical artists with prizes to raise funds for the music therapy organization Nordoff Robbins. Likewise, Lipa won the award for the best female artist.
In November 2019, an earthquake struck Albania and she was one of the singers who called on her fans for support and donations for the charitable effort. In a project with Albanian designers, launched a limited edition t - called Pray for Albania in collaboration with the clothing manufacturer Bond fundraiser where one hundred percent of all proceeds were directed to families and victims affected by the earthquake .
On May 16, 2020, he performed a live benefit presentation of his single " Break My Heart " on the television special Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020, aimed at high school students whose graduation ceremonies and graduation parties graduation were canceled due to the 2019-2020 coronavirus disease pandemic.
At the end of May 2020 he participated in a digital event called "Dream With Us", organized by One Humanity and Constellation with the aim of raising funds. The event consisted of a 24-hour streaming concert with the participation of more than 150 artists in which all proceeds would go to organizations that help fight the COVID-19 disease .
Dua Lipa: Activism
He has declared to be part of feminism and has expressed being against sexism within the music industry, as well as has used social networks on multiple occasions to raise awareness about women's problems and defend gender equality .advocated for equal acceptance of people LGBT in society. Furthermore, repudiated discrimination or persecution based on ethnicity in society participates in manifestations antiracists.
Feminism
In July 2017, in an interview for Glamor, the singer expressed her dissatisfaction with gender inequality in the music industry:
The music industry as a whole just needs more women. There are a lot of men at the top of the ranks.
The music industry as a whole just needs more women. There are many men at the top of the ranks.
In January of the following year, the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative's global think tank indirectly endorsed the soloist's view by publishing a report highlighting the continuing underrepresentation of women in the music industry, claiming that of the 651 producers included in the study, only two percent of them were women.
In February 2018, while accepting the British Female Solo Artist award at the 38th Brit Awards ceremony, the singer-songwriter delivered a speech dedicating her award to 'women taking over the world', saying:
I also want to thank every single female that has been on the stage before me, that has given girls like me - not just girls in the music industry but girls in society - a place to be inspired by, to look up to, and have allowed us to dream this big. Thank you so, so much. Here's to more women on these stages, more women winning awards, and more women taking over the world.
I also want to thank every woman who has been on this stage before me and who have given girls like me, not just girls in the music industry, but girls in society, a place to be inspired and admired that we has allowed to dream this big. Many thanks. For more women in these stages, more women winning awards and more women taking over the world.
At the end of March 2018, the singer in an interview with GQ discussed sexism in the music industry:
For a female artist, it takes a lot more to be taken seriously if you're not sat down at a piano or with a guitar, do you know? For a male artist, people instantly assume they write their own music, but for women, they assume it's all manufactured.
For a female artist, it takes a lot more to be taken seriously if you're not sitting at a piano or guitar , you know? For a male artist, people instantly assume that they write their own music, but for women, they assume that everything is fabricated.
According to a study carried out by Plan International UK, two-thirds of young women in their native country had suffered some type of sexual harassment in public, however, the artist stated:
I'm lucky in that I haven't really had any sexual harassment in any way. But I think [#MeToo] is so important. You know, even from school, growing up with kiss chase or whatever, it's been ingrained in our heads that boys will be boys and its harmless fun and no big deal and to brush things off. Like catcalling. To some it might not seem a lot, but it affects your mood, people get embarrassed about the way they dress. For lots of females, be it actresses, singers, models, no matter what it is, it's not being able to have the right to dress and wear how and what you want and be taken seriously.
I am lucky that I did not have any sexual harassment. But I think #MeToo is very important. You know, even from school, growing up with kiss chases or whatever, it's ingrained in our heads that kids will be kids and it's harmless fun and no big deal to ignore. How to sing. To some it may not seem like much, but it affects their mood, people are ashamed of the way they dress. For many women, whether they are actresses, singers, models, no matter what they are, it is not having the right to dress and wear how and what they want and be taken seriously.
In December 2018, the singer-songwriter discussed her concept of feminism in an interview with Vogue, explaining that, contrary to some beliefs, feminism is not about women classifying men as inferior, but about urging society to ensure they are treated equally and affirming:
Feminism to me is not man-hating, it's just being like we deserve the same opportunities. You hear so much about all these strong important men who have changed the world, even in history and the story of mankind, somehow the fucking story starts with: "Well, the man did this".
Feminism for me is not hating men, it is just being like we deserve the same opportunities. You hear a lot about all these great and strong men who have changed the world, even in the history and tale of mankind, and somehow the damn tale begins with, "Well, man did this."
She participated in a short film for an initiative called "Global Feminism" run by Annie Lennox's non-governmental organization The Circle in association with Apple Music released on March 7, 2019, due to International Women's Day which was celebrated the day after. The clip highlights “the injustices still suffered by millions of women and girls around the world due to misogyny, rape and violence pay for the disparity »in which Lipa appears with a poster that states: 1 and 3 women and girls are impacted by physical or sexual violence in their lifetime (1 in 3 women and girls are affected by physical or sexual violence in his life).
LGBT movement
On February 12, 2018, he expressed his support for the LGBT community by raising an LGBT flag while singing his song " Be the One " at a performance at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles as part of The Self-Titled Tour.
On 12 March 2018, he waved a rainbow flag fans while performing " Blow Your Mind (Mwah) " in a concert at the Palais Theater in Melbourne.
In October 2018, she spoke at length about why supporting the LGBT community is important to her:
I believe in equality and everyone having the same opportunities and there being a lot more acceptance in the world. You know, being from London, sometimes you live in your little bubble where there's so much diversity and so much acceptance and you don't really realize that it's not like that in every other part in the world, so you feel like because you ' re given this platform, you have a duty to really speak up and speak out about the things that are important.
I believe in equality and that everyone has the same opportunities and that there is much more acceptance in the world. You know, being from London , sometimes you live in your little bubble where there is so much diversity and so much acceptance and you don't really realize that it's not like that in all other parts of the world, so you feel that way because they give you this platform. You have a duty to speak up and give your opinion on the things that are important.
In November 2019, she was announced as the host of the official party for the celebration of the annual Sydney LGBT Pride Parade the following year. On February 29, 2020, he was part of the parade in support of the LGBT movement with the participation of artists such as Kesha, Pabllo Vittar, and Sam Smith; whose event featured around two hundred groups and floats, and more than two hundred thousand spectators that lined the streets. Next, he led the official parade party at the Hordern Pavilion, where he performed songs such as " New Rules ," " IDGAF"," Physical "and" Don't Start Now ".
In early June 2020, he repudiated racism towards transgender people in an Instagram post in which he quoted the hashtag #BlackTransLivesMatter, a movement that advocates for racial equality within the LGBT community.
Black Lives Matter
On June 3, 2020, he expressed his support for the anti-racist movement Black Lives Matter by attending together with his family and Anwar Hadid a protest in London organized as part of a day of action against racial discrimination after demonstrations around the world for the death by George Floyd.
Dua Lipa: Personal life
Family
She is the daughter of Kosovar Albanian parents, Dukagjin Lipa and Anesa Rexha. She has a younger sister named Rina, and a younger brother named Gjin. She has been in a romantic relationship since June 2019 with the American model Anwar Hadid.
Political ideology
In November 2019, he endorsed the Labor Party in the UK general elections of the same year . He broke Labor and Conservative policies on various issues in an Instagram post, writing that this was "the most important election in a generation," urging people to vote for Labor.
In March 2020, he endorsed Bernie Sanders as the Democratic candidate for President of the United States.
Dua Lipa: Controversies
At the end of January 2020, he was criticized for attending an organized party by American singer Lizzo in a club of striptease in Los Angeles to celebrate the culmination of the sixty - second ceremony of the Grammy Awards along with Lil Nas X and Rosalia. The controversy originated from a video published by Lizzo on her Instagram stories, where Lipa and RosalÃa are seen throwing money at the body of some strippers in view of the other attendees. Such actions were criticized by users on social networks calling the British singer a "bad feminist" Because such acts" instrumentalized "the woman's body. Video, then circulated in Twitter, provoked the reaction of some people who accused the singer and the other attendees of being "anti-feminist" and of contributing to a work that "literally allows them to take women as an object." "Seeing RosalÃa, Dua Lipa and Lil Nas X in a strip club throwing money at strippers made me feel bad ... Weren't they feminists?" One user wrote on Twitter. A number of fans came out in defense of the artist, adding comments such as: “hope women can't go to strip clubs now? They don't even know how toxic this cancellation culture is getting. You all had the courage to cancel Dua Lipa for going to a strip club while there are men in the same industry who do this on a daily basis, ”wrote one user. Although the soloist did not comment at the time, in April of the same year she spoke about it in an interview for The Guardian, responding:
I don't like to apologize if I don't believe I should be apologizing for something. I believe in supporting women in all fields of work. Nothing at that party was derogatory; everyone was just dancing and having fun. Not every sex worker is being forced to do something they don't want to do. I think a lot of the women found it really empowering and really like to dance.
I don't like to apologize if I don't think I should apologize for something. I believe in supporting women in all fields of work. Nothing at that party was derogatory; everyone was dancing and having fun. Not all sex workers are forced to do something they don't want to do. I think a lot of the women found it really empowering and they really like to dance.
Controversies
In late January 2018 the president of the Recording Academy, Neil Portnow, made a controversial comment to the magazine Variety on the sixtieth ceremony of Grammy Awards during which only a woman, Cara Alessia, received only a prize and why The executive opined that women should "take a step forward" if they wanted to be recognized at the awards, stating:
Women who have the creativity in their hearts and souls, who want to be musicians, who want to be engineers, producers, and want to be part of the industry on the executive level… They need to step up because I think they would be welcome .
Women who have creativity in their hearts and souls, who want to be musicians, who want to be engineers, producers and who want to be part of the industry at the executive level ... They need to step forward because I think they would be welcome that way.
The following year, Lipa won the Best New Artist award at the 61st Grammy Awards, and in her acceptance speech for the award, she referred to Portnow's comment that was labeled "sexist," stating:
I just wanted to say how honored I am to be nominated alongside so many incredible female artists this year, because I guess this year we really stepped up!
I just wanted to say how honored I am to be nominated alongside so many amazing female artists this year, because I guess this year we really took a step forward!
Months after the award, the Recording Academy announced Deborah Dugan as president and CEO of the organization, the first woman in history to hold that position, after Portnow did not obtain a renewal contract long after her controversial comments.
Dua Lipa: Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Paper | Broadcast date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Family Moderne | Robert's friend | June 20, 2004 | Minor role | |
| 2016 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Musical guest | August 2, 2016 | Season 3, Episode 190: " Jonah Hill / Jaden Smith / Dua Lipa" | |
| 2017 | Sounds Like Friday Night | She herself | December 8, 2017 | Series 1, Episode 6 | |
| 2018 | Saturday night Live | Musical guest | February 3, 2018 | Season 43, Episode 13: " Natalie Portman / Dua Lipa" | |
| 2019 | The Voice of Germany | She herself | Nov 10, 2019 | Season 8: Mark Foster's team | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Musical guest | Dec 18, 2019 | Season 7, Episode 55 | ||
| 2020 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | She herself | January 6, 2020 | Season 17, Episode 44: " Awkwafina / Mario Lopez / Dua Lipa" |
Dua Lipa: Discography
Studio albums
- 2017: Dua Lipa
- 2020: Future Nostalgia
Musical tours
- Hostess
- 2016: 2016 UK Tour
- 2016: Hotter Than Hell Tour
- 2017: US and Europe Tour
- 2017-18: The Self-Titled Tour
- 2021: Future Nostalgia Tour
- Support
- 2016: Suburbia Tour - Troye Sivan
- 2017-18: 24K Magic World Tour - Bruno Mars
- 2017: A Head Full of Dreams Tour - Coldplay
