The Stunning Transformation of Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa has been making headlines since the release of her hit single "Hotter Than Hell" in 2016. And while you may not have heard of her until then, she's actually been making music for most of her life. Here's a peek at her stunning transformation. In 1995, Dua Lipa was born to Anesa and Dukagjin Lipa in London. Her parents worked as waiters, but her father was also studying business and her mother trained in travel and tourism. Just a few years earlier, though, her parents' lives had been very different. In 1992, Anesa and Dukagjin fled their native Kosovo when war broke out. Dukagjin's father led the Kosovo Institute of History at the time that the conflict developed. As Dua recalled to The Guardian in 2018, "Once the Serbians came in, they wanted a lot of the historians to rewrite the history. To change it – that Kosovo was always part of Serbia and never part of Yugoslavia. And my grandfather was one of those people who wouldn't, so he lost his job, because he didn't want to write a history that he didn't believe to be true." Before this time, Dukagjin was pursuing a career in dentistry and Anesa had begun to study law. But moving to London meant that they had to give up their careers to make ends meet for their growing family. Watch this video for more on the transformation of Dua Lipa! #DuaLipa #Music #SpringHill Born in London | 00:00 Music runs in the family | 01:10 London to Kosovo | 01:58 On her own | 03:01 Short-lived modeling career | 03:42 Breaking into the scene | 04:21 Sunny Hill foundation | 05:28 Debut album | 06:21 Following her heart | 07:50 Album Number 2 | 08:35