Who is Dua Lipa and how old is she? Singer who has become the most-streamed female artist of 2017
DUA Lipa is making a name for herself in the music industry.
As her star begins to go sky-rocketing, we take a look at her career and life so far...
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Dua Lipa is taking the music world by storm
Who is Dua Lipa? What was her early life?
Dua Lipa was born in London on August 22, 1995, and she attended Sylvia Young Theatre School before moving to Kosovo with her family in 2008.
She comes from a musical background with her father, Dukagjin Lipa being a Kosovar Albanian rock singer as well.
Returning to the UK at the age of 16, she picked up work as a model and tried to launch her singing career.
Using YouTube as a platform from the age of 14, she became known for her cover songs before landing a deal for her own material.
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The singer has been on a world tour in 2017 and took to the stage at Glastonbury 2017
What has Dua Lipa's career been like so far?
In 2015 she was signed with Warner Bros. Records, released her debut single New Love, and began working on her debut album.
Her second single saw her gain success across Europe, charting in eleven top ten charts across the continent.
However, her major breakout single was Hotter Than Hell, which gained recognition in both the UK and the US.
On April 21, 2017 Dua released Lost in Your Light, featuring Miguel.
She finally released her full debut album, which was self-titled, in June 2017 - after the release date was repeatedly pushed back.
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Ahead of the release, Dua revealed the album's lyrical themes are all based on her personal views on love, sex, and self-empowerment.
Lipa has a writing credit on every single song except the first one so you know that her heart and soul are really going into this album.
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and Dua Lipa wrote the final song of the album together, Homesick.
At the start of December, it was revealed that Dua Lipa was Spotify's most-streamed female of 2017 in the UK. Ahead of stars like Beyonce and Taylor Swift.
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The young star shot to fame by posting songs on YouTube
Is Dua Lipa single?
As much as she's known for her music, Dua has also been romantically linked to several A-list musicians.
She was in a relationship with 29-year-old Isaac Carew but back in March 2017, she broke up with him before she spent some time in LA with Calvin Harris.
Dua was also rumoured at one point to be dating Harry Styles, but this was never confirmed.
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