Dua Lipa is an English and Albanian singer, songwriter, and actress. She has received numerous accolades, including seven Brit Awards and three Grammy Awards, solidifying her status as a prominent figure in contemporary pop music.
In 1952, Vera Lynn had three top-ten singles in a single calendar year, a record that Dua Lipa matched at the time of Future Nostalgia's release.
In 1979, Sister Sledge released the song "Lost in Music", which Dua Lipa would later cover for an ITV advertisement in 2013.
In 2002, Dua Lipa covered Christina Aguilera's song "Beautiful" and later uploaded the video to YouTube.
In 2004, Dua Lipa covered Alicia Keys' song "If I Ain't Got You" and later uploaded the video to YouTube.
In 2008, Dua Lipa moved with her family to Pristina, Kosovo, where she attended school, learned Albanian, and considered a music career.
In 2013, Dua Lipa landed a role as a singer in an ITV advertisement for The X Factor, covering Sister Sledge's song.
In 2013, Dua Lipa signed a contract with Tap Management, directed by Ben Mawson and Ed Millett, marking a key step in her professional music career.
In 2014, Dua Lipa signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records, which was influenced by her co-writing the song "Hotter than Hell".
In August 2015, Dua Lipa released her first single, "New Love", marking the start of her professional recording career.
In October 2015, Dua Lipa released her second single, "Be the One", which achieved success in Europe and charted in multiple countries.
In November 2015, Dua Lipa was revealed as one of the acts to appear on the BBC Sound of... 2016 long list, recognizing her potential as an emerging artist.
In 2015, Adele's "Hello" was the last number one single by a female solo artist in the UK before Dua Lipa's "New Rules" in 2017.
In 2015, Dua Lipa released the song "Be the One".
In January 2016, Dua Lipa was on the cover of the "Boom Boom Tick" editorial for Elle's January issue.
In January 2016, Dua Lipa's first tour in the UK and Europe commenced, marking a significant step in her early career.
On 18 February 2016, Dua Lipa released her third single, "Last Dance".
In April 2016 Dua Lipa was again in an editorial of Elle.
In November 2016, Dua Lipa was featured on Sean Paul's single "No Lie", which achieved significant success.
In November 2016, Dua Lipa was on a supplemental cover of British Vogue.
In early December 2016, Dua Lipa concluded her first tour in the UK and Europe, marking the end of a significant phase in her early career.
In 2016, Dua Lipa and her father co-created the Sunny Hill Foundation to support people in Kosovo experiencing financial hardship.
In 2016, Dua Lipa appeared on the BBC Sound of... list, acknowledging her rising status in the music industry.
In January 2017, Dua Lipa starred in an editorial for V and was on the cover of Clash.
In January 2017, Dua Lipa won the EBBA Public Choice Award, recognizing her growing popularity and impact.
In March 2017, Dua Lipa became a global ambassador for Foot Locker.
In April 2017, Dua Lipa modelled for an editorial of Interview.
In May 2017, Dua Lipa performed at the anniversary of Indonesian television channel SCTV and won the award for Young and Promising International Artist.
In June 2017, Dua Lipa performed at the Glastonbury Festival, marking a significant appearance at a major music event.
On June 6, 2017, Dua Lipa modelled for an editorial of Paper. Also in June 2017 she was in an editorial for InStyle magazine.
In November 2017, Dua Lipa was on the cover of the Evening Standard and released her second collaboration with Foot Locker.
In 2017, Dua Lipa released her self-titled debut album, which reached number three on the UK Albums Chart and featured hit singles.
In 2017, the year Lipa earned her first UK number one song with "New Rules", the number of people born with the name "Dua" in England and Wales was 63.
In January 2018, Dua Lipa began working on new material for her second album, setting the stage for her future musical endeavors.
In January 2018, Dua Lipa received five nominations at the Brit Awards, the most nominations for any artist that year, marking a high point in her career.
In January 2018, Dua Lipa was part of a promotional clip for an Adidas Originals campaign.
In February 2018, Dua Lipa collaborated with American DJ Whethan on the song "High" for the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack.
On 12 February 2018, Dua Lipa raised a rainbow flag while performing her song "Be the One" in a presentation at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles as part of The Self-Titled tour, showing support for the LGBT community.
In April 2018, Dua Lipa was on the cover of Teen Vogue.
In May 2018, Dua Lipa was on one of the covers for issue 113 of V entitled "The Music Issue".
In May 2018, Dua Lipa was on the cover of British GQ and Turkish Vogue.
In May 2018, Dua Lipa, at age 22, was included on British Vogue's inaugural list of the 25 most influential British women of 2018.
In June 2018, Dua Lipa was on the cover of the British edition of Elle.
In August 2018, Dua Lipa organized the Sunny Hill Festival to raise money for her Sunny Hill Foundation. The Mayor of Pristina awarded her the Pristina Key for the first time.
In September 2018, some fans were removed by security from a Dua Lipa concert in Shanghai for allegedly waving rainbow flags, leading to Lipa's expression of pride and gratitude.
In October 2018, Dua Lipa was part of an Adidas campaign called "Here to Create".
In November 2018, Dua Lipa expressed dissatisfaction over the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union due to Brexit, stating, "no refugee leaves their country without having to."
In November 2018, Dua Lipa participated in UNICEF's "Go Blue" campaign for World Children's Day, creating a video and re-recording her song "Be the One", changing "red" to "blue".
In December 2018, Dua Lipa participated in Ellie Goulding's "Streets of London" annual charity event at Wembley Arena, to raise money for homeless people.
In 2018, Dua Lipa became an "honorary Liverpool supporter" after her song "One Kiss" was adopted by the football club's fans.
In 2018, Dua Lipa described her musical style as "dark pop" and cited Kylie Minogue, Pink, Nelly Furtado, Jamiroquai, Kendrick Lamar, and Chance the Rapper as her musical influences in a GQ interview.
In 2018, Dua Lipa faced criticism regarding her stage presence, particularly after her "New Rules" performance at the BRIT Awards which led to internet memes and ridicule. Lipa credited the criticism as a motivation to improve her performances.
In 2018, Dua Lipa started being affectionately referred to as Dula Peep by fans, after a mispronunciation by Wendy Williams.
In 2018, Dua Lipa won Brit Awards for British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act, recognizing her success and impact in the music industry.
In January 2019, Dua Lipa released the single "Swan Song" as part of the soundtrack to the film Alita: Battle Angel.
In January 2019, Dua Lipa starred on the cover for British Vogue and in an editorial called "Youth Quake".
In March 2019, Dua Lipa participated in a short film for an initiative called "Global Feminism", directed by Annie Lennox's The Circle, to raise awareness of misogyny, rape, and violence against women.
Dua Lipa was on the cover of the May 2019 issue of Elle.
In June 2019, Dua Lipa began a relationship with Anwar Hadid.
In June 2019, Dua Lipa publicly supported the Sudanese transition to democracy on social media, condemning the Khartoum massacre and advocating for the freedom rights of Sudanese citizens.
In August 2019, Dua Lipa partnered with Yves Saint Laurent to endorse their fragrance Libre, expanding her influence beyond music.
Dua Lipa starred one of the four covers in the first issue and an editorial of the re-launch of The Face released in September 2019.
In September 2019, Dua Lipa became the face of Yves Saint Laurent's "Libre" perfume.
In September 2019, Dua Lipa launched her first-ever capsule with Pepe Jeans London for the autumn/winter collection.
Dua Lipa was the cover girl of the October 2019 issue and an editorial for the Spanish edition of Vogue.
In November 2019, following the 2019 Albania earthquake, Dua Lipa requested donations and support for victims, co-releasing a limited edition line of t-shirts to raise funds.
In December 2019, Dua Lipa announced her second album, Future Nostalgia, and its accompanying tour, setting expectations for her next major project.
In 2019, Dua Lipa won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording for "Electricity" featuring Silk City, marking a significant achievement in her career.
In 2019, Lyndsey Havens from Billboard credited Dua Lipa as being the protagonist in disco's revival through her song "Don't Start Now".
In 2019, the number of people born with the name "Dua" increased to 126 in England and Wales.
On 30 January 2020, Dua Lipa released the single "Physical", leading up to the release of her album, Future Nostalgia.
In March 2020, Dua Lipa asked her fans to donate to the UNHCR to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. She also performed "Don't Start Now" on "Home Fest" to raise money for CDC and Feed the Children.
Dua Lipa was on the cover and in an editorial called "True to form" for the April 2020 issue of Vogue Australia. She also released her second design collaboration with Pepe Jeans London.
In April 2020, Dua Lipa appeared in a Rolling Stone editorial to discuss her album Future Nostalgia.
In April 2020, Future Nostalgia peaked at number one on the Official UK Albums Chart, marking a significant achievement.
On 23 April 2020, Dua Lipa participated in a charitable project by BBC Radio 1 for a cover version of "Times Like These" with Live Lounge Allstars to raise funds for Children in Need, Comic Relief, and COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
On 27 April 2020, DJ Ben Howell released a remix of Dua Lipa's song "Hallucinate" with the BBC news theme, which gained popularity.
Dua Lipa was on the cover of the Elle May 2020 issue and an editorial titled "Dua Lipa Gets Physical".
In May 2020, Future Nostalgia held the record for having the lowest one-week sales while at the top of the chart in the 21st century, with only 7,317 sales.
On 16 May 2020, Dua Lipa performed "Break My Heart" on the television special Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020.
Dua Lipa was the cover girl for the June 2020 issue of GQ on its British edition.
In July 2020, Dua Lipa became an ambassador for the mineral water brand Évian.
In July 2020, Dua Lipa shared a post on her Instagram story explaining "why Kosovo is not and will never be Serbia" and published an image of a banner containing an irredentist map of Greater Albania, causing a social media backlash and accusations of ethnic nationalism.
In July 2020, Dua Lipa signed an open letter to the UK government, received by Liz Truss, to request the banning of conversion therapy.
In July 2020, Dua Lipa supported a campaign called "Let the Music Play", signing an open letter calling for government support for the UK's live music industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In August 2020, Dua Lipa was named the global ambassador for Évian and announced it on social media. Also in August 2020, she released a remix of "Levitating" featuring Madonna and Missy Elliott, which served as the lead single from 'Club Future Nostalgia'.
In September 2020, Dua Lipa was on one of two covers for W's "The Music Issue". Also, she released her third and final design collaboration with Pepe Jeans London.
In October 2020, Dua Lipa released the second remix of "Levitating" featuring DaBaby and its music video. Additionally, in October 2020, she and Angèle were photographed on the set of their music video for "Fever".
In November 2020, Dua Lipa signed a multi-year partnership with Puma, becoming the global ambassador of the brand.
In November 2020, Dua Lipa was featured on Miley Cyrus' song "Prisoner", which was released alongside its music video. Also in November 2020, it was announced that Lipa would be the musical guest on the December 19 episode of Saturday Night Live.
Dua Lipa was on the cover for the December 2020 issue of Attitude.
In 2020, After endorsing Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic primaries, Dua Lipa expressed support for Joe Biden to become the U.S. president at a virtual event, citing his opposition to the massacre and ethnic cleansing of Albanians.
In 2020, Dua Lipa received a Guinness World Record for most tickets sold for a livestreamed concert by a solo female artist.
In 2020, Dua Lipa was hailed as "the Future of Pop" due to the success of her sophomore album, Future Nostalgia.
In 2020, Dua Lipa's second album, Future Nostalgia, was inspired by artists she listened to during her teens, including Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Moloko, Blondie, and Outkast.
In 2020, Dua Lipa's second album, Future Nostalgia, was released and became her first UK number-one album, achieving significant success.
In August 2020, Dua Lipa urged her Instagram followers to vote against Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election.
In February 2021, Dua Lipa appeared on the cover of British Vogue and Rolling Stone.
In February 2021, Dua Lipa released the single "We're Good" along with 'Future Nostalgia: The Moonlight Edition'. Additionally, in February 2021, Aleyna Tilki released "Retrograde", a song co-written by Lipa.
In March 2021, Dua Lipa appeared on the cover of Time and The New York Times 'Music Issue'.
In March 2021, Dua Lipa performed an a cappella version of her song "Levitating" for an advertisement for Évian's "Drink True" campaign.
In April 2021, Dua Lipa designed a shoe called Mayze as part of a Puma brand campaign called "She Moves Us".
In May 2021, after expressing solidarity for the death of Palestinian civilians, Dua Lipa criticized The New York Times for publishing an advertisement characterizing her, along with Bella and Gigi Hadid, as antisemitic.
In June 2021, Dua Lipa was announced as the face of Versace's Fall-Winter 2021 campaign.
On June 4, 2021, Dua Lipa released the song "Can They Hear Us" from the soundtrack of the film 'Gully'.
In July 2021, Dua Lipa, through her Sunny Hill Foundation, joined an initiative launched by the Municipality of Tirana called "Adopt a Kindergarten" to reconstruct a kindergarten damaged by the 2019 Albania earthquake.
On August 13, 2021, Dua Lipa collaborated with Elton John on the song "Cold Heart (PNAU remix)", which was released as the lead single from John's album 'The Lockdown Sessions'.
In October 2021, the kindergarten reconstructed through the "Adopt a Kindergarten" initiative, supported by Dua Lipa's Sunny Hill Foundation, was completed and named "Sunny Hill Kindergarten".
In December 2021, Dua Lipa's relationship with Anwar Hadid ended.
In 2021, Dua Lipa performed at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party to benefit the AIDS Foundation.
In 2021, Dua Lipa received a Guinness World Record for most monthly listeners on Spotify for a female artist.
In 2021, Dua Lipa scored her third UK number-one single with the Elton John duet "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)".
In 2021, Dua Lipa's single "Levitating" topped the Billboard year-end Hot 100 chart and received a Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Diamond certification.
Throughout 2021, Dua Lipa continuously raised awareness on social media and her newsletter Service95 about the detrimental consequences of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
In February 2022, Dua Lipa launched a weekly lifestyle newsletter called Service95, along with its accompanying podcast 'Dua Lipa: At Your Service'.
In February 2022, Dua Lipa parted ways with her longtime management business, Ben Mawson and Ed Millet's TaP Management.
On March 1, 2022, reggae band Artikal Sound System filed a suit against Dua Lipa and Warner Records, alleging copyright infringement due to similarities between "Levitating" and their 2017 song "Live Your Life".
On March 11, 2022, Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion released their collaboration "Sweetest Pie" along with its music video.
In April 2022, the music video for Sean Paul's "No Lie", featuring Dua Lipa, surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube.
In August 2022, Dua Lipa was named an Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo by the President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani.
On 27 November 2022, Dua Lipa was granted Albanian citizenship by the president of Albania.
As of December 2022, Sean Paul's song "No Lie", featuring Dua Lipa, became his most-streamed song.
On May 26, 2023, Dua Lipa released "Dance the Night" as the lead single from the Barbie film soundtrack and made her acting debut in the movie, portraying Mermaid Barbie.
In June 2023, the copyright infringement suit filed by Artikal Sound System against Dua Lipa regarding "Levitating" was dropped with prejudice.
As of July 2023, DJ Ben Howell's remix of Dua Lipa's song "Hallucinate" with the BBC news theme has garnered more than a million views on YouTube.
In October 2023, Dua Lipa signed an open letter for the "Artists4Ceasefire" campaign, urging President Biden to push for a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.
In November 2023, Dua Lipa acquired full ownership of all her songs, music, and publishing rights in a deal with TaP Music.
In November 2023, Israeli music duo Ness & Stilla released the single "Harbu Darbu", which called for Dua Lipa's death.
On November 9, 2023, Dua Lipa released "Houdini" as the lead single from her third studio album, with Kevin Parker and Danny L Harle as producers.
In 2023, Dua Lipa released "Dance the Night" from the Barbie soundtrack, achieving her fourth UK number-one single, and made her acting debut in the Barbie film.
In January 2024, Dua Lipa began dating British actor Callum Turner.
By February 2024, Dua Lipa's music catalogue had reached 40 billion streams.
In February 2024, Dua Lipa was promoted to global ambassador for YSL Beauty, after being the face of the "Libre" fragrance since 2019.
On February 15, 2024, Dua Lipa released "Training Season" as a follow-up single.
In March 2024, Dua Lipa announced a short tour of European arenas in June. On March 18, 2024, she announced the Radical Optimism Tour.
On April 11, 2024, Dua Lipa released "Illusion" as a follow-up single.
On May 3, 2024, Dua Lipa released her album 'Radical Optimism'. She also continued her acting career with a starring role in the 2024 spy action comedy Argylle.
In November 2024, a remix of "These Walls" featuring Pierre de Maere, was released. On November 19, 2024, she announced the release of her first live album titled 'Dua Lipa Live from the Royal Albert Hall'.
As of 2024, the music video for Dua Lipa's "New Rules" has streamed over three billion views on YouTube.
In 2024, Dua Lipa released her third studio album, Radical Optimism, which debuted atop the UK Albums Chart, solidifying her continued success.
In 2024, Dua Lipa was included in the Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated net worth of £90 million.
In 2024, Dua Lipa won the Top Dance/Electronic Song award at the Billboard Music Awards for her track Houdini, which topped the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for 17 weeks.
In 2024, Time magazine included Dua Lipa in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world.