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Dua Lipa

Singer, songwriter, actor and media founder

Born 1995

Dua Lipa is a British-Albanian-Kosovan singer, songwriter, actor and media founder who grew from a London teenager posting covers online into one of the defining global pop artists of her generation. Born in London to Kosovo-Albanian parents, she spent part of her childhood in Pristina before returning to London at 15 to pursue music, balancing theatre school, hospitality work, modelling and songwriting. Her 2017 self-titled debut established her internationally through Be the One, New Rules and IDGAF; the disco-informed Future Nostalgia followed in 2020 and won the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album. She expanded the project through Studio 2054 and a world tour, then crossed into film and soundtrack work with Barbie and Argylle. Her third studio album, Radical Optimism, arrived in 2024 alongside a Glastonbury headline set, an orchestral Royal Albert Hall special and a global stadium tour. Beyond recording, Lipa founded the culture platform Service95, its Book Club and the At Your Service interview podcast, co-founded the Sunny Hill Foundation with her father, and built the independent media and management company Radical22. Kosovo granted her citizenship in 2025. In 2026 she appeared on Danny L Harle's Two Hearts, released Live from Mexico, marked three years of the Service95 Book Club, married actor Callum Turner and prepared to curate the Southbank Centre's London Literature Festival with Service95.

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ConnectionCallum TurnerHusband; the couple married in London on 31 May 2026.

ConnectionDukagjin LipaFather, manager and co-founder of the Sunny Hill Foundation and festival.

ConnectionMark RonsonCollaborator on Electricity and Dance the Night; Lipa joined his 2026 BRIT Awards performance.

Dua Lipa performing at the Kia Forum in October 2025 — Profile image · Justin Higuchi / CC BY 4.0

NewProject1 Sept 2026

Martyr! becomes the September Monthly Read

Lipa selected Kaveh Akbar's debut novel for the Service95 Book Club and sat down with the author for a conversation about grief, art, identity and belonging.

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Service95 Book Club marks three years
Lipa reflected on building the club since 2023 as a community for books that shape and challenge readers' worldviews.
16 Jun 2026First-person essay
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Live from Mexico documents the Radical Optimism Tour finale
The 21-track live album captures the Mexico City stadium shows that closed the tour in late 2025, including her performance with Maná's Fher Olvera.
22 May 2026Official album record
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London Literature Festival appoints Lipa as curator
The Southbank Centre named Lipa curator of its 2026 festival, with Service95 programming events across the festival and its opening weekend.
30 Mar 2026Official appointment
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Two Hearts joins Danny L Harle's Cerulean
The collaborative track with Danny L Harle was released in February 2026 on his album Cerulean.
13 Feb 2026Official release record
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Kosovo grants Lipa citizenship
President Vjosa Osmani granted Lipa citizenship of the Republic of Kosovo, recognising her cultural work and advocacy for the country.
31 Jul 2025Presidential record
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Selected Credits

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Year	Title	Role
2024	An Evening with Dua LipaConcert special	Performer and executive producer
2024	Live from the Royal Albert HallLive album	Lead artist and producer
2026	London Literature FestivalFestival curation	Curator with Service95 Book Club
2026	Live from MexicoLive album	Lead artist
2026	Two HeartsSingle	Co-lead artist and songwriter with Danny L Harle

Timeline

1995—2026

1995Born in London to Kosovo-Albanian parents Anesa and Dukagjin Lipa.
2006Moves with her family from London to Pristina, where she continues singing and encounters Kosovo's postwar cultural life firsthand.
2010Returns to London at 15 to attend theatre school, post covers online and pursue a recording career.
2015Releases debut single New Love, followed by breakthrough early single Be the One.
2017Releases self-titled debut album; New Rules becomes her first UK number-one single.
2018Wins British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act at the BRIT Awards.
2019Wins Grammys for Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording for Electricity.
2020Releases Future Nostalgia and creates the Studio 2054 livestream while conventional touring is paused.
2021Future Nostalgia wins the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album.
2022Launches Service95 and the At Your Service podcast, expanding her work into editorial media and interviewing.
2023Launches the Service95 Book Club and contributes Dance the Night and a Mermaid Barbie cameo to Barbie.
2024Releases Radical Optimism, acts in Argylle, headlines Glastonbury and records an orchestral Royal Albert Hall special.
2025Takes the Radical Optimism Tour to stadiums and develops the performance-conditioning routine used for the shows.
2025Receives citizenship of the Republic of Kosovo by presidential decree.
2026Releases Two Hearts with Danny L Harle.
2026Releases the concert album Live from Mexico, recorded across the tour's three sold-out Mexico City stadium shows.
2026Marries Callum Turner at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London.
2026Becomes curator of the London Literature Festival in partnership with Service95.

Martyr! becomes the September Monthly Read

Latest Index

Service95 Book Club marks three years

Live from Mexico documents the Radical Optimism Tour finale

London Literature Festival appoints Lipa as curator

Two Hearts joins Danny L Harle's Cerulean

Kosovo grants Lipa citizenship