{"id":120,"date":"2024-09-11T19:28:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/?p=120"},"modified":"2024-09-11T19:28:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T19:28:21","slug":"she-left-her-family-at-14-now-shes-shattering-records-as-an-international-popstar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifevibesever.com\/?p=120","title":{"rendered":"She left her family at 14 \u2013 now she\u2019s shattering records as an international popstar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>When this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/singer\/\">megastar<\/a>\u00a0was only 14, she sat her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/celebrity\/\">parents<\/a>\u00a0down for a serious\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/grammys\/\">chat<\/a>\u00a0at the kitchen table.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Albanian-English girl had moved with her family from London to Kosovo when she was 11 and starving for stardom, she begged her mom and dad to return to England, where she planned on becoming an international pop sensation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Despite her parents being \u201cterrified\u201d of sending their girl on a solo adventure, the future superstar returned to London, the place that served as a launchpad for her stratospheric rise to stardom.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep reading to learn about this model-singer who continues to shatter records!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As an 11-year-old girl, Dua Lipa\u2019s parents sat her down at the kitchen table in their London home and told the young girl that her father, Dukagjin, was offered a job in Kosovo, where her family lived until 1992, when they left as refugees.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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I knew how terrified my parents were to let me do my thing. And I didn\u2019t want to let them down, partly because I didn\u2019t want them to move to London to look after me,\u201d says the Grammy Award-winning singer, whose first name means \u201clove\u201d in Albanian.\u00a0\u201cAnd I felt confident. Self-assured. I had a good relationship with my parents. They trusted me.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-eclipsed-everyone\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Eclipsed everyone\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>In 2015, she dropped her debut single, \u201cNew Love,\u201d a song she quickly followed with her next hit, \u201cBe the One.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rolling out hit after hit, the ambitious young woman experienced a rapid rise in popularity, and she became a multiplatinum superstar.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1791544347017597305&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fcelebrity%2Fshe-left-her-family-at-14-now-shes-shattering-records-as-an-international-popstar%2F&amp;sessionId=b32b5309b0fb0b0b10b10b81e1ad732478272fc3&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1791544347017597305\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"newsner-1321361778\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201c[Dua] has just eclipsed everyone,\u201d said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mondo.nyc\/speakers-2022\/ed-millett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Ed Millett<\/a>, the co-founder of London-based Tap, the music management company that oversees Lipa. Tap also manages stars like Lana Del Ray. \u201cShe has left everyone in her wake and that\u2019s partly because she\u2019s worked so hard and is always looking to improve. Every day she gets better which is why things have moved really quickly for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-record-breaking-career\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Record-breaking career<\/h2>\n<p>Shattering records with her her distinctive voice with infectious beats, the \u201cNew Rules\u201d singer continues to deliver chart-topping hits, engaging fans across the world.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1734249874323894697&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fcelebrity%2Fshe-left-her-family-at-14-now-shes-shattering-records-as-an-international-popstar%2F&amp;sessionId=b32b5309b0fb0b0b10b10b81e1ad732478272fc3&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1734249874323894697\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In 2020, her song \u201cLevitating\u201d became the longest-charting Billboard 100 hit ever and the same year, her Thanksgiving weekend Studio 2054\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/pro\/news\/dua-lipa-livestream-cost-viewership-1096950\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">livestream<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 a nod to New York\u2019s short-lived Studio 54 Nightclub \u2013 also broke records with over 5 million views. She also broke the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/649129-most-tickets-sold-for-a-livestreamed-concert-by-a-solo-female-artist-current-yea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Guinness World Record<\/a>\u00a0for \u201cthe most tickets sold for a livestreamed concert by a solo female artist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And in 2023, the music sensation released \u201cDance the Night,\u201d the lead single for the\u00a0<em>Barbie<\/em>\u00a0soundtrack, a film that she also made her acting debut as Mermaid Barbie.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-most-influential-people\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Most Influential People<\/h2>\n<p>More recently, the \u201cIDGAF\u201d singer, who told Time in 2017 that she\u2019d \u201clike to take over the world,\u201d was named one of Time\u2019s Most Influential People in 2024.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1779854693209878964&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fcelebrity%2Fshe-left-her-family-at-14-now-shes-shattering-records-as-an-international-popstar%2F&amp;sessionId=b32b5309b0fb0b0b10b10b81e1ad732478272fc3&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1779854693209878964\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSince I was very little, I\u2019ve jotted down things I dreamt for myself,\u201d the English-Albanian singer and songwriter tells\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6965325\/dua-lipa-interview-time100-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Time<\/a>\u00a0of \u201cmanifesting\u201d her dreams. \u201cI\u2019ve always planned ahead. Although surprises arise that I evaluate in the moment, there\u2019s always a long-term goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the long-term goals she\u2019s working on is to bring more artists to Kosovo and shattering the image that it\u2019s a war-torn country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen people think about Kosovo, I don\u2019t want them to be like, \u2018Oh, war-torn Kosovo.\u2019 There\u2019s so much more to it,\u201d says Lipa, who in 2022 was granted Albanian citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do a festival in Pristina, me and my dad, that\u2019s about getting people from all over the world to come down and see how different it is to what they expect, whether that\u2019s artists from all around the world, or fans that come in to see artists they love from neighboring countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDuaLipa%2Fposts%2Fpfbid021UWKn28eb6Zu9McMs3HxTLqFAFFFDb6imCHcdFb3bwUxShtSkZcPxTfZWnHxWzhyl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"645\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She adds, \u201cI know when I was living in Kosovo, none of my favorite artists were coming there. 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