Dua Lipa
Biography
London-born Dua Lipa works as a singer, songwriter, actress and model, and she first entered the music business through modeling before signing with Warner Bros. Records in 2014. Her debut album, Dua Lipa, came out in 2017 and yielded the UK number one New Rules. At the 2018 Brit Awards she was named best British female solo artist and breakthrough act. In 2019 she received the Grammy for Best New Artist and, for Electricity with Silk City, Best Dance Recording. Future Nostalgia, her second album from 2020, brought her a first UK number one album and later won British Album of the Year at the Brits and Best Pop Vocal Album at the Grammys. She made her acting debut in Barbie (2023), playing Mermaid Barbie, and had a supporting part in Argylle (2024). Her third album, Radical Optimism, arrived in 2024, preceded by Houdini, Training Season and Illusion. She appeared in the television special An Evening with Dua Lipa (2024).
31years old
Turns 32 on August 22in 285 days
- Born London
- Star sign: LeoLast day of the sign, on the Virgo cusp
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 2 years2022 to 2024
Every film, newest first
- 2024An Evening with Dua LipaIMDb rating 8.0
- 2024ArgylleIMDb rating 5.6
- 2024Elton John: Never Too LateIMDb rating 6.6
- 2023BarbieIMDb rating 6.8
- 2022Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger StadiumIMDb rating 7.9
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Big break
Lipa signed with Warner Bros. Records in 2014 partly because the label lacked a major female pop artist and needed one, so she had the team's focus from day one.
A first
Lipa's sixth single, "New Rules", came out the following month and gave her a first UK number one. No other female solo artist had reached the top there since Adele's "Hello" in 2015.
Early training
Lipa went to Fitzjohn's Primary School, where she took music lessons that included the cello. When she tried out for the school choir, the teacher said she could not sing.
A first
Lipa first walked a runway at Versace's Spring/Summer 2022 show during Milan Fashion Week, and tracks from her album Future Nostalgia played as the soundtrack.
A first
Lipa's fifth overall single, "Blow Your Mind (Mwah)", came out on 26 August and reached number 30 in the UK. It gave the singer her first US Billboard Hot 100 entry, entering that chart at number 72.
A first
Lipa's single "Levitating" reached the top of Billboard's year-end Hot 100 chart for 2021. It also earned a Diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America in the US.
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Most often with
Paul Dugdale directed two of these films. Elton John appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Elton John's page
Bernie Taupin's page
David Furnish's page
Paul DugdaleDirector, 2 films, 2022 to 2024
All films by Paul Dugdale
Awards
Seven awards and honors from 2018 to 2021, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2021 | Best Pop Vocal Album | Future Nostalgia | Won |
| 2019 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Won | |
| 2019 | Best New Artist | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2019 | Brit Award for British Single of the Year | One Kiss | Won |
| 2018 | Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act | Won | |
| 2018 | Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist | Won | |
| Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo | Honorary | ||
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