This little girl was born into a big family of Albanian descent. Three years prior to her birth, her parents left Albania to relocate to London. She spent a large portion of her early years growing up in London.
Her parents, however, informed her that they would be leaving London when she reached eleven. Rather, they were returning to their country of origin. The girl’s primary school was coming to an end, and while all of her friends were heading to other schools, none of them were abroad.
The girl was eager to travel to Kosovo and visit her relatives there despite the big upheaval. She did, however, inform her parents that she no longer wanted to live there three years later, at the age of 14. After relocating, she broke several Guinness World Records.
The Girl’s Early Years
The girl’s father was Kosovan, while her mother was Bosnian. Her parents went through a war in their native nation in the 1990s. Her paternal grandpa, the director of the Kosovo Institute of History, shared a home with her mother and father.
The grandfather of the daughter was proud of his career, but it came to an end when the war started. She revealed:
Many historians were urged to alter Kosovo’s history when the Serbians took control of the region. To correct it: Kosovo was never a part of Yugoslavia; it was always a part of Serbia. And because he refused to write a history that he didn’t think to be accurate, my grandfather lost his job. He was one of those guys who wouldn’t.
The young lady and her mom | Facebook: facebook.com/DuaLipa
The girl’s parents fled the war in Albania and relocated to London in 1992. But their parents remained in Kosovo and Bosnia. The year the war ended, the borders remained closed, and the girl’s father died of a heart attack, so he never got to say goodbye to his father. In 1995, in the midst of all the heartbreak they had endured, the couple brought their daughter into northwest London.
The girl claimed that she had grown up seeing her parents at work every single day. When they were forced to leave their native country, her mother was pursuing a career in law and her father was pursuing a career in dentistry. They were forced to work at bars and cafés because they were in London. They returned to school as well.
The young lady and her mom | Facebook: facebook.com/DuaLipa
The girl was not always proud of her name, which means “love” in Albanian, even if she was proud of her parents when she was younger. Growing up, she wanted a more common name, even if she is proud of it now. She felt different from everyone else because of her name.
Her parents’ unique appearance was another factor that made her feel ashamed as a child. She didn’t appreciate it when the girls and boys at school complimented her father’s looks and her mother’s beauty.
She had a strong will and aspirations even as a little child. She was aware of her desire to become famous and believed that residing in Kosovo would prevent her from achieving her goal.
She told her parents she wanted to go back to London one day when she sat them down. She clarified that she aspired to be a superstar but realized she could never achieve her goals outside of a place like London. She wanted to be where all the action was, so on Saturdays she decided to attend the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She acknowledged:
“As a Kosovo resident, I didn’t think I could accomplish this on a global scale.”
The young lady and her dad | Facebook: facebook.com/DuaLipa
She fooled her parents into letting her leave by claiming she wanted to study English for her GCSEs and A-levels in order to get into a prestigious British university.
After her parents gave in, she returned to London, enrolled in the Sylvia Young Theatre School, and started making demo tapes, which she later posted on Soundcloud and YouTube.
The young woman and her parents | Source: facebook.com/DuaLipa
While she might have lived a carefree life in London, the girl understood that her parents trusted her, thus she had a responsibility to keep her half of the bargain. When she was in London, her family friends provided her with the only parental supervision. She jokingly said that she was always accountable and the mother of her circle of friends.
Ambition accompanied this responsibility. The girl began interacting with producers after deciding she wanted to be a star. She discovered a lawyer who advised her not to accept the publishing agreement when one was made. He then located her manager at the moment, which resulted in her being found.
She performed frequently for her friends and family when she was little, demonstrating her love of music, singing, and dancing. When her singing teacher in London transferred her at the age of nine into a class with teens, she realized she had a natural ability.
Hip-hop was really popular in Kosovo at the time, so she went to her first concert there, which was Redman and Method Man. She also wanted to watch Pink and Nelly Furtado perform in her hometown, but they hadn’t arrived yet.
After achieving success at last, she brought the Sunny Hill Festival—which attracts artists from around the world—back to Kosovo. She hopes that the residents of her hometown will be able to enjoy this festival for a very long time.
Her sister and younger brother have similar interests in the entertainment sector. Her brother began doing music at the age of seventeen, and her little sister recently received her diploma from acting school. The girl is immensely proud of her parents in particular. She once exclaimed,
“Everything I talk about has its roots in my childhood. Observing my parents raise a family, work multiple jobs, adjust to any circumstance, and attend night classes at the university I saw people suffer, but I also realize how fortunate I am to be a British citizen and to have returned to London to pursue my job.
The girl also found her parents’ relationship difficult because, according to her account, her mother wed her first love and first boyfriend. She felt under pressure and believed that because she was single in her mid-20s, people assumed something was wrong with her.
But before entering a committed relationship or, for that matter, before having children, she came to the realization that it’s acceptable to be self-centered and focus on herself.
Who’s That Girl?
When she was little, Dua Lipa was the girl whose name she couldn’t tolerate. Despite all the hardships she endured as a child, she went on to break numerous records and become a well-known pop artist.
Her song “Levitating” became the longest-charting Billboard Hot 100 hit ever in March of last year. By gaining over 5 million views and shattering the Guinness World Record for the most tickets sold for a live-streamed concert by a solo female artist, her 2020 Thanksgiving weekend Studio 2054 webcast also set records. She had such a great time that she would livestream again even after she was given permission to tour.
She also broke the record for most female Spotify listener in 2021, earning her another Guinness World Record. Despite being nominated for ten Grammy awards and winning three of them, she maintains her humility and pays little attention to the accolades she has received.
Both Lipa’s personal and professional lives are progressing nicely. She recently became a citizen of Albania. She is shown in a video accepting her citizenship and grinning broadly as she signs the paperwork.
