Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa is het debuutstudioalbum van de Britse zangeres Dua Lipa. Het album werd uitgebracht op 2 juni 2017 door Warner Bros. Dua Lipa werkte drie jaar aan dit album.
Dit album bevat verschillende grote hits. Be the One werd de eerste nummer 1-hit, ook New Rules stond enkele weken op 1 staan in de Ultratop 50. Ook in andere landen konden verschillende singles de hitlijsten halen.
In 2018 werd het album heruitgegeven, de Complete Edition, op dit album staan haar bekende samenwerkingen met Martin Garrix (Scared to Be Lonely) en Calvin Harris (One Kiss). Ook staan er twee nieuwe singles op het album: Running en Kiss and Make up, die laatste is een samenwerking met de K-popgroep BlackPink.
Dua Lipa is the debut studio album by English singer Dua Lipa. It was released on 2 June 2017 through Warner Bros. Records. The album is a dance-pop, electropop, and R&B record with elements of disco, hip hop, and tropical house. The production was handled by artists such as Digital Farm Animals, Andrew Wyatt, Greg Wells, Ian Kirkpatrick, Axident, and James Flannigan, alongside others. It includes a sole guest appearance from Miguel (who also received production credits on the record), as well as additional vocals from Chris Martin of Coldplay.
The album was supported by eight singles, including the UK top-ten singles "Be the One" and "IDGAF", as well as "New Rules", which became Lipa's first number-one on the UK Singles Chart and top-ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100. Lipa promoted the album with appearances at several award shows, television programs and festivals, as well as embarking on a series of concert tours from 2016 to 2018. She also supported Troye Sivan, Bruno Mars and Coldplay on their respective tours. In October 2018, Lipa reissued the album, subtitled the Complete Edition, adding eight additional tracks including "One Kiss" with Calvin Harris, which was Lipa's second number-one song and the best-selling song of 2018 in the UK, and the UK top-ten single "Electricity" with Silk City.
Dua Lipa was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. Many praised Lipa's vocals as well as the lyrics and production. It appeared on numerous year-end lists, including ones published by Billboard and Rolling Stone. The album was nominated for British Album of the Year at the Brit Awards, whilst "New Rules", "IDGAF", and "One Kiss", were all nominated for British Single of the Year, the latter of which won. The album also helped Lipa win the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Despite being released in 2017, the album reached peak popularity and became commercially successful in 2018. It reached number three in the UK, and reached the top 10 in thirteen other countries. The album is certified multi-platinum in the UK and five other countries. As of February 2021, Dua Lipa has sales figures of six million units worldwide.
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