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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.

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Service95

Dua's Monthly Read: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

First-person September 2026 book selection.

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Official Charts Company

Dua Lipa — complete Official Chart history

Release chronology and UK chart record.

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Sunny Hill Foundation

About the Sunny Hill Foundation

Foundation mission and founder-patron record.

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Recording Academy

Dua Lipa — Grammy Awards and Nominations

Official Grammy biography and award history.

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Service95

About Us

Official platform, Book Club and podcast description.

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Associated Press

Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner are married

Current relationship status confirmed through local officials.

Jun 1, 2026 PrimaryOriginal

Apple Music

Dua Lipa — Live from Mexico

Official live-album release and recording context.

May 22, 2026 OfficialOriginal

Southbank Centre

Dua Lipa announced as curator of 2026 London Literature Festival

Official curatorship and Service95 partnership.

Mar 30, 2026 OfficialOriginal

Apple Music

Two Hearts — Danny L Harle and Dua Lipa

Official track and release record.

Feb 13, 2026 OfficialOriginal

President of the Republic of Kosovo

Citizenship granted to Dua Lipa

Official Kosovo citizenship record.

Jul 31, 2025 OfficialOriginal

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Dua Lipa at the 50th Chaplin Awards Gala in April 2025

Media: Philip Romano

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Dua Lipa performing at the Kia Forum in October 2025

Media: Justin Higuchi

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