The pop star has Albanian-Kosovan parents, and previously was granted Albanian citizenship.
  • SheeEttin@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    4 days ago

    TIL Dua Lipa is her actual name. I’d assumed it was a stage name.

    Also, UK, Albanian, and Kosovan citizenship? Is she collecting them?

  • Zachariah@lemmy.worldEnglish
    28·
    4 days ago

    The singer was born in London to Kosovan-Albanian parents, and she lived in the capital Pristina briefly from the age of 11 when her parents returned after Kosovo gained independence.

    President Vjosa Osmani, who hosted the ceremony, said it was an “honour” granting Lipa citizenship, hailing her as “one of the most iconic cultural figures in our country’s history”.