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Dua Lipa, born 22 August 1995, is an
English singer and songwriter. After working as a model, she signed with
Warner Music Group in 2015 and released her self-titled debut album in
2017. The album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart, and
produced nine singles, including "Be the One" and "IDGAF", and the UK
number-one single "New Rules", which also peaked at number six in the US.
In 2018, Lipa won the Brit Awards for British Female Solo Artist and
British Breakthrough Act.
Released in April 2018, the single "One Kiss" with Calvin Harris peaked at
number one in the UK and became the longest-running number-one single for
a female artist in 2018. It won her the 2019 Brit Award for Song of the
Year. In 2019, she was also awarded the Grammy Award for Best New Artist,
and "Electricity", a collaboration with Silk City, won her the Grammy
Award for Best Dance Recording. The success of the singles helped her
self-titled album become one of the most-streamed albums on Spotify and
achieve platinum certifications. Her second studio album, Future
Nostalgia, was released in March 2020 to critical acclaim, earning Lipa
six Grammy nominations, including in the category Album of the Year. It
became her first UK number-one album, spending four weeks at number one;
its lead single "Don't Start Now" became one of the most commercially
successful songs of 2020. It peaked at number two on both the UK Singles
Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100. Lipa confirmed, that she plans to
reissue Future Nostalgia by early next, with unreleased content from the
album.
Lipa has received various accolades, including two Grammy Awards, three
Brit Awards, two MTV Europe Music Awards, one MTV Video Music Award, and
an American Music Award. |
