Trivia

Lana Del Rey helped produce Lipa's first single "New Love".

Her first name was her grandmother's suggestion and means "love" in Albanian.

She worked as a waitress while living in London by herself at age 15.

Her family moved from London to Kosovo when she was age 11 until age 15 when she returned to London to pursue music.

Her native language is Albanian and she also speaks English with a British accent.

Is a huge fan of the animated Ponyo character.

Counts artists Prince, Kylie Minogue, P!nk, Nelly Furtado, Kendrick Lamar, Chance the Rapper, Jamiroquai and Destiny's Child as major career influences.

Her first Grammy Award "Best Dance Recording" for "Electricity" was shared with close friends Mark Ronson and Diplo in 2019. She regards Ronson as her big brother.

Her "Levitating" was the most-streamed song of 2021 in the United States.

Played the cello while she attended Fitzjohn's Primary School.

Her grandfather, Seit Lipa, was a historian of Kosovo Institute of History who died of myocardial infarction in 1999.

Although her mother's maiden name is Rexha, she has no bloodline relationship with fellow Albanian singer Bebe Rexha.

English pop singer known for her singles "New Rules", "IDGAF", "One Kiss", "Electricity", "Don't Start Now" and "Levitating". She started her dream of becoming a singer singing covers on YouTube.

Personal stylist is Lorenzo Posocco.

She is contracted to Tap Management (TaP Music) headed by Ben Mawson and Ed Millet whose clients also include, Lana Del Rey, Ellie Goulding, Dermot Kennedy and Noah Cyrus, etc.

Officially began a relationship with French director Romain Gavras during the Cannes Film Festival (2023) when both were there for the screening of the French film entry, The King of Algiers (2023).

She was in a relationship with model Anwar Hadid, the younger brother of Gigi Hadid and Bella Hadid.

Was on the Time 100, a list of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine, with an homage penned by singer-songwriter Patti Smith. (2024)