50 Fun Facts About Dua Lipa

What does the name Dua mean in Albanian?

Her grandmother suggested the name; both her grandfathers were historians.

Lipa's father Dukagjin was lead singer of which Kosovan rock band?

He kept playing at home, covering Bowie, Dylan, Radiohead and Sting.

In which part of London did Lipa grow up?

Her primary-school choir teacher told her she could not sing; she took lessons at Sylvia Young instead.

Which instrument did Lipa learn at primary school?

She began singing at five and started weekend lessons at the Sylvia Young Theatre School at nine.

Lipa's family moved to Pristina after Kosovo declared independence in which year?

She returned to London alone at 15 and shared a flat with a family friend.

Lipa sang a Sister Sledge cover in a 2013 ITV advert for which show?

Her cover of "Lost in Music" came via a modelling agency that had signed her.

What job was Lipa working when she signed with Tap Management in 2013?

Her managers offered her a monthly salary to quit and focus on recording.

Co-writing which song led to Lipa's Warner Bros. record deal in 2014?

Her manager said Warner wanted her partly because the label had no big female pop artist.

What was Lipa's first single, released in August 2015?

Emile Haynie and Andrew Wyatt produced it.

Which 2015 single reached number one in Belgium, Poland and Slovakia?

It made the top ten in more than eleven European territories.

Lipa featured on which Sean Paul single in 2016?

It became a top-ten hit in ten countries six years after release and Sean Paul's most-streamed song.

Which Dutch DJ collaborated with Lipa on "Scared to Be Lonely"?

Released in January 2017, it reached number 14 in the UK.

Which single gave Lipa her first UK number one in 2017?

She was the first female solo artist to top the UK chart since Adele's "Hello" in 2015.

Lipa was the first woman to top the UK singles chart since whose "Hello"?

"New Rules" has since passed three billion YouTube views.

Lipa recorded a 2017 charity cover of "Bridge over Troubled Water" for the victims of what?

It was one of her four UK top-ten singles that year.

How many Brit Award nominations did Lipa receive in 2018, a record for a female artist?

She won British Female Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act.

Which DJ partnered Lipa on "One Kiss", the UK's best-selling song of 2018?

It topped the UK chart for eight straight weeks and won the Brit for Song of the Year.

Lipa performed at the opening ceremony of the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final in which city?

Liverpool fans adopted "One Kiss" afterwards and she calls herself an honorary supporter.

"Electricity" paired Lipa with Silk City, the duo of Diplo and whom?

It won the Grammy for Best Dance Recording in 2019.

Which Grammy did Lipa win in 2019 along with the dance-recording award for "Electricity"?

Future Nostalgia later won her Best Pop Vocal Album.

Lipa's "Kiss and Make Up" was a collaboration with which K-pop group?

It appeared on Dua Lipa: The Complete Edition in October 2018.

Lipa's 2019 single "Swan Song" was written for which film?

Her "High" with Whethan had appeared on the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack the year before.

Lipa said her second album would feel like what?

She called it a nostalgic pop record; critics credited it with reviving disco.

What was the lead single of Future Nostalgia?

It logged the longest UK top-ten stay ever for a British female artist.

Future Nostalgia debuted at number two in the UK behind which band's album Calm?

It was only 5,550 copies behind and went to number one the following week.

Lipa became the first British woman since whom to land three UK top-tens in a calendar year?

Lynn managed it in 1952; Lipa then beat the mark herself with "Levitating".

Which two artists featured on the August 2020 "Levitating" remix?

It led Club Future Nostalgia, a remix set by the Blessed Madonna and Mark Ronson.

Which rapper featured on the second "Levitating" remix in October 2020?

The remix came with its own music video the same day.

Which Belgian singer joined Lipa on the 2020 single "Fever"?

Pierre de Maere later featured on the "These Walls" remix in 2024.

Lipa featured on "Prisoner" from which Miley Cyrus album?

Cyrus had headlined Lipa's Sunny Hill Festival in Pristina the year before.

What was the title of Lipa's November 2020 livestream concert?

Guests included Kylie Minogue, Elton John and Angèle; it set a Guinness record for tickets sold.

Lipa's third UK number one was a 2021 duet with whom?

"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" led John's album The Lockdown Sessions.

What is the name of the lifestyle newsletter Lipa launched in 2022?

It came with a podcast, Dua Lipa: At Your Service, and later a book club.

A reggae band sued over "Levitating", claiming it copied which of their songs?

Artikal Sound System's suit was dropped with prejudice in June 2023.

Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion released which 2022 collaboration?

It was the lead single from Megan's album Traumazine.

Which character did Lipa play in her 2023 acting debut?

Her soundtrack single "Dance the Night" became her fourth UK number one.

In November 2023 Lipa bought back full ownership of her catalogue from whom?

By February 2024 her catalogue had reached 40 billion streams.

Which Tame Impala frontman co-produced "Houdini" and Radical Optimism?

He worked alongside Danny L Harle, whom Spin called the record's co-producer.

Which 2024 spy comedy featured Lipa in a starring role?

It came out the same year as Radical Optimism.

Lipa closed which Glastonbury 2024 stage as a headliner?

Her short European arena run that June played amphitheatres in Nîmes, Berlin and Pula.

Lipa's first live album was recorded at which London venue?

The Heritage Orchestra backed her for the ITV special An Evening with Dua Lipa.

Which country granted Lipa citizenship in November 2022?

President Bajram Begaj granted it a day before the country's 110th independence celebrations.

Fans' nickname "Dula Peep" began as a mispronunciation by which talk-show host?

Lipa has embraced the name since the 2018 slip.

Which British actor did Lipa marry in 2026?

A civil ceremony at Marylebone Town Hall was followed by a Sicilian wedding in Bagheria.

Lipa's Sicilian wedding celebration was centred on which city?

The three-day event reportedly cost £1.3 million and divided local residents.

Which company did Lipa sue for $15m in 2026 over use of her image on TV boxes?

The suit concerned unauthorised use of her image.

Lipa made her runway debut at which fashion house's Spring/Summer 2022 show?

The Milan show was soundtracked by Future Nostalgia.

Which YSL fragrance did Lipa become the face of in 2019?

She was promoted to global ambassador for YSL Beauty in February 2024.

The viral comment "go girl give us nothing" mocked Lipa's performance at which event?

She credited the ridicule as motivation to improve her stage presence.

Lipa's Puma shoe, launched in 2021, was called what?

It was part of Puma's "She Moves Us" campaign.