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==Early life==
Dua Lipa was born in [[London]], England,<ref name="allmusicbio">{{cite web|last=Yeung|first=Neil Z.|title=Dua Lipa {{!}} Biography & History|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dua-lipa-mn0003426731/biography|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210325004824/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dua-lipa-mn0003426731/biography|archive-date=25 March 2021|access-date=24 March 2021|website=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=}}</ref> the eldest child of [[Kosovo Albanians|Kosovo Albanian]] parents Anesa ({{Nee|Rexha}}) and Dukagjin Lipa from [[Pristina]], [[FR Yugoslavia]] (present-day [[Kosovo]]{{ref label|status|a|}}).<ref name="press kit">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Global Press Kit|url=https://press.warnerrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dua-lipa-global-press-kit_1481573911262.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709101300/https://press.warnerrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dua-lipa-global-press-kit_1481573911262.pdf|archive-date=9 July 2020|access-date=15 February 2021|website=[[Warner Records]]}}</ref><ref name="bbc">{{cite web|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=9 February 2016|title=Dua Lipa: A pop star in waiting|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35520865|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210092743/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35520865|archive-date=10 February 2016|access-date=7 May 2016 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> Her family is of [[Islam in the United Kingdom|Muslim]] heritage.<ref name="guardian2">{{Cite web|last=Snapes|first=Laura|date=3 April 2020|title=Dua Lipa: 'You have to be made of steel to not let words get to you'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/03/dua-lipa-you-have-to-be-made-of-steel-to-not-let-words-get-to-you|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403051224/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/03/dua-lipa-you-have-to-be-made-of-steel-to-not-let-words-get-to-you|archive-date=3 April 2020|access-date=20 January 2021|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Her ancestry could also be traced back to the city of [[Peja]], Kosovo. Both of her grandfathers were historians.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rtv21.tv/vajzat-pejane-ambasadoret-e-kosoves/|title= Peja's ambassadors|website= rtv21|date= 15 April 2017}}</ref> She has a sister named Rina and a brother named Gjin Lipa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/03/dua-lipa-you-have-to-be-made-of-steel-to-not-let-words-get-to-you|title=Dua Lipa: 'You have to be made of steel not to let words get to you'|date=3 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/dua-lipa/family-mum-dad-siblings-brother-sister/|title= Dua Lipa's Family: From Her Mum Anesa & Dad Dukagjin To Her Siblings|website=Capital FM|access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/03/dua-lipa-you-have-to-be-made-of-steel-to-not-let-words-get-to-you |title= Dua Lipa: 'You have to be made of steel not to let words get to you'|website=the guardian|date= 3 April 2020|access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="telegrafi">{{Cite web|last=Bajraktari|first=Behare|date=20 January 2011|title="Era" dhe "ODA": Rikthim, sukses, pasion!|url=https://telegrafi.com/era-dhe-oda-rikthim-sukses-pasion/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812123552/https://telegrafi.com/era-dhe-oda-rikthim-sukses-pasion/|archive-date=12 August 2016|access-date=10 January 2021|website=[[Telegrafi]]|language=Albanian}}</ref> Lipa was musically influenced by her father,<ref name="nylon">{{Cite web|last=Gore|first=Sydney|date=23 October 2015|title=Band Crush: Dua Lipa|url=https://www.nylon.com/articles/dua-lipa-interview|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025001133/https://www.nylon.com/articles/dua-lipa-interview=|archive-date=25 October 2015|access-date=11 January 2021|website=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]}}</ref><ref name="digitalspy">{{Cite web|last=Davidson|first=Amy|date=11 December 2015|title=Meet your new favourite popstar Dua Lipa - just don't call her the new Lana Del Rey|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/new-music/a776876/meet-your-new-favourite-popstar-dua-lipa-just-dont-call-her-the-new-lana-del-rey/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319180711/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/new-music/a776876/meet-your-new-favourite-popstar-dua-lipa-just-dont-call-her-the-new-lana-del-rey/|archive-date=19 March 2019|access-date=11 January 2021|website=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref><ref name="hungertv">{{Cite web|last=Fraser|first=Holly|date=26 October 2016|title=Dua Lipa On Falling in Love With Music and Growing Up Fast|url=https://www.hungertv.com/feature/dua-lipa-on-falling-in-love-with-music-and-growing-up-fast/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031022553/https://www.hungertv.com/feature/dua-lipa-on-falling-in-love-with-music-and-growing-up-fast/|archive-date=31 October 2016|access-date=10 January 2021|website=Hunger TV}}</ref> who was the lead singer and guitarist of the Kosovan rock band Oda.<ref name="abcnews">{{Cite web|last=Soichet|first=Aude|date=10 October 2018|title=How Dua Lipa went from aspiring singer to one of today's top global female pop stars|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/dua-lipa-aspiring-singer-todays-top-global-female/story?id=58393549|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011015440/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/dua-lipa-aspiring-singer-todays-top-global-female/story?id=58393549|archive-date=11 October 2018|access-date=10 January 2021|website=[[ABC News]]}}</ref><ref name="observer" /><ref name="telegrafi" /> Her father continued to play music at home, including his own compositions and songs of artists such as [[David Bowie]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Radiohead]], [[Sting (musician)|Sting]], [[The Police]] and [[Stereophonics]].<ref name="digitalspy"/><ref name="hungertv"/><ref name="clash">{{Cite web|last=Martin|first=Felicity|date=3 February 2017|title=The Realest It Gets: Dua Lipa|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/the-realest-it-gets-dua-lipa|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203205350/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/the-realest-it-gets-dua-lipa|archive-date=3 February 2017|access-date=10 January 2021|website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]}}</ref> Lipa started singing at the age of five.<ref name="thecut">{{Cite web|last=Peoples|first=Lindsay|date=27 April 2017|title=Dua Lipa Is the Anti–Pop Star|url=https://www.thecut.com/2017/04/dua-lipa-singer-interview.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926095353/https://www.thecut.com/2017/04/dua-lipa-singer-interview.html|archive-date=26 September 2017|access-date=11 January 2021|website=[[New York (magazine)#The Cut|The Cut]]}}</ref>
Lipa grew up in [[West Hampstead]], London.<ref name="observer">{{Cite web|last=Walker|first=Shaun|date=5 August 2018|title=Dua Lipa's father stages music festival for 'peace-loving' Kosovo|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/05/dua-lipa-father-organises-kosovo-music-festival|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805123539/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/05/dua-lipa-father-organises-kosovo-music-festival|archive-date=5 August 2018|access-date=10 January 2021|website=[[The Observer]]}}</ref> She attended [[Fitzjohn's Primary School]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chapman|first=Helen|date=30 November 2017|title=Dua Lipa's former school plays New Rules to pupils each morning|url=http://camdennewjournal.com/article/dua-lipas-former-school-plays-new-rules-to-pupils-each-morning|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613112046/http://camdennewjournal.com/article/dua-lipas-former-school-plays-new-rules-to-pupils-each-morning|archive-date=13 June 2018|access-date=14 January 2021|website=[[Camden New Journal]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=5 December 2017|title=Londoner's Diary: How Shulman is filling the void left by Vogue|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/londoner-s-diary-how-shulman-is-filling-the-void-left-by-vogue-a3710761.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210114220932/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/londoner-s-diary-how-shulman-is-filling-the-void-left-by-vogue-a3710761.html|archive-date=14 January 2021|access-date=14 January 2021|website=[[Evening Standard]]}}</ref> where her music lessons included the [[cello]].<ref name="bbc" /> When she auditioned to enter the [[Choir#In schools|school choir]], the teacher told her that "she could not sing".<ref name="bbc" /><ref name="digitalspy" /><ref name="nytimes">{{Cite web|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=31 May 2017|title=Dua Lipa Was Raised on Pop Bangers. Now She Writes Them.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/arts/music/dua-lipa-interview.html?_r=0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721203734/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/arts/music/dua-lipa-interview.html?_r=0|archive-date=21 July 2017|access-date=11 January 2021|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> At the age of nine, she began weekend singing lessons at the [[Sylvia Young Theatre School]].<ref name="bbc"/><ref name="talecities">{{Cite web|last=Nash|first=Ed|date=8 November 2016|title=A Tale of Two Cities|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/longread/a-tale-of-two-cities|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731192954/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/longread/a-tale-of-two-cities|archive-date=31 July 2017|access-date=10 January 2021|website=[[The Line of Best Fit]]}}</ref><ref name="elle">{{Cite web|last=Levy|first=Lauren|date=9 April 2019|title=Dua Lipa Is the Future of Pop Music|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/a27075435/dua-lipa-grammy-interview/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411190139/https://www.elle.com/culture/a27075435/dua-lipa-grammy-interview/|archive-date=11 April 2019|access-date=12 January 2021|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]}}</ref> Lipa moved with her family to Pristina after [[2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|Kosovo declared independence]] in 2008.<ref name="talecities"/><ref name="thecut"/> There, she learned more about the Albanian language and considered a musical career.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Collins|first=Simon|date=29 May 2017|title=From Kosovo to the world, Dua Lipa is on the rise|url=https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/from-kosovo-to-the-world-dua-lipa-is-on-the-rise-ng-b88487005z|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731195933/https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/from-kosovo-to-the-world-dua-lipa-is-on-the-rise-ng-b88487005z|archive-date=31 July 2017|access-date=12 January 2021|website=[[The West Australian]]}}</ref><ref name="eveningstandard2">{{Cite web|last=Godwin|first=Richard|date=1 November 2017|title=Dua Lipa: meet pop's hottest property|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/dua-lipa-meet-pop-s-hottest-property-a3672811.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221171738/https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/dua-lipa-meet-pop-s-hottest-property-a3672811.html|archive-date=21 December 2020|access-date=13 January 2021|website=Evening Standard}}</ref>
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