Teletubby 129,811 Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago (edited) Dua was born in London. Her parents had moved there from Kosovo, after the war in Bosnia broke out in 1992. She started singing lessons at 9, but her family returned to Kosovo when she was 11. Four years later she decided to go back to Britain and try and become a pop star. She was living with a family friend in London, but was pretty much on her own. She skipped school so often she flunked out.Ā Dua Lipa: Basically I got expelled.āÆAnd-- I remember calling my parents and they're like, "OK. Well, you did this. Find yourself a school or you're going to come back to Kosovo "Ā She did find another high school and graduatedā¦ but decided college could wait.Ā Her cover songs online had gotten some noticeā¦ And just three years after leaving Kosovoā¦.18-year-old Dua Lipa got a record deal with Warner Brothers.Ā Dua Lipa: I walked in with a dream of, "I want to sing. I wanna perform. I wanna write." Dua Lipa isn't afraid to admitā¦she enjoys a good timeā¦ And that's what her music is all about.. It is pure pop.. and Dua Lipa's got no problem with that. "You're always met with some kind of pushback as a female artist, if you're not, like, with a guitar or with a piano, just like, "Oh. She can't sing. Oh. It's all processed. Oh. It's this. Oh. It's whatever." "I just think there's just, like, a stigma around-- pop music." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dua-lipa-pop-music-60-minutes-transcript/ Edited 11 hours ago by Teletubby i ā¤ļø 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ā bionic 40,403 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago (edited) There's a gap in the story somewhere (and I suspect it stinks of money and privilege). A 15 year old girl doesn't just get sent to the UK to pursue a career in music with a family friend. There's much less stigma around female artists pursuing pop music than there is female artists in most other genres. Edited 10 hours ago by bionic buy bionic 5 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelloHangoverz 12,079 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago 2 minutes ago, bionic said: There's a gap in the story somewhere (and I suspect it stinks of money and privilege). A 15 year old girl doesn't just get sent to the UK to pursue a career in music with a family friend. There's much less stigma around female artists pursuing pop music than there is female artists in most other genres. This. It's like when Madonna claimed she arrived in NY w $35 in her pocket. Then her brother wrote that book and laid it all bareĀ `${'š ' * 5}`.repeat(10) + ' Batman!'; 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NATAH 38,906 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago 2 minutes ago, HelloHangoverz said: This. It's like when Madonna claimed she arrived in NY w $35 in her pocket. Then her brother wrote that book and laid it all bareĀ what's the tea there?Ā mother, what must i do? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelloHangoverz 12,079 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago Just now, NATAH said: what's the tea there?Ā her financially comfortable dad got her a job lined up in New York before she arrived as he had contacts there, along with a place to liveĀ Ā her dance teacher back in Michigan also had NY contacts who helped her out. but the way she tells it, she was couch surfing every night `${'š ' * 5}`.repeat(10) + ' Batman!'; 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ā bionic 40,403 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago 1 minute ago, NATAH said: what's the tea there?Ā from memory, a bit like gaga her dad was sending her money. buy bionic 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 91,855 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago Hermione is shocked and very upset by her terrible fate If you see me posting like crazy, I'm either bored or procrastinating. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelloHangoverz 12,079 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago 2 minutes ago, bionic said: from memory, a bit like Gaga her dad was sending her money. if you read the court docs from the fusari case, it's laid bare how much of a leg up Gaga really had. love my girl and don't judge her for it as she's never really marketed herself as self-made. but her dad had the acumen to look over all her contracts, made her decisions for her, negotiated with fusari on her behalf etc `${'š ' * 5}`.repeat(10) + ' Batman!'; 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
faysalaaa 2,679 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago Its weird her family allowed her to live in another country at the age of 13 with a family friend!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 22,543 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago 1 hour ago, Teletubby said: "You're always met with some kind of pushback as a female artist, if you're not, like, with a guitar or with a piano, just like, "Oh. She can't sing. Oh. It's all processed. Oh. It's this. Oh. It's whatever." "I just think there's just, like, a stigma around-- pop music." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dua-lipa-pop-music-60-minutes-transcript/ This is 100% true! I've read many times on this forum that Gaga can't do pop to be a real artist, when pop music is imo, the genre of music that offers the most creativity as you can basically create endless sounds instead of being limitated to certain types of instruments. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
killme89 768 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago Same you aināt special sisĀ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gohan 15,714 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago Walka miiiiile in these Louboutinsss tryna go ask Alice, tryna catch that rabbit 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teletubby 129,811 Posted 10 hours ago Author Share Posted 10 hours ago 9 minutes ago, bionic said: There's a gap in the story somewhere (and I suspect it stinks of money and privilege). A 15 year old girl doesn't just get sent to the UK to pursue a career in music with a family friend. her father is marketing and communications expert, he has his own communications agency. He was also lead singer and guitarist of the Kosovan rock band. Dua Lipa was project manager forĀ UNICEF anti-smoking Campaign and appeared in her father commercials when she was about 17. Ā i ā¤ļø Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didymus 33,820 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago 11 minutes ago, Lucas said: pop music is imo, the genre of music that offers the most creativity as you can basically create endless sounds instead of being limitated to certain types of instruments. I get what you mean but I do think pop's limitations in terms of structure and melody negatively outweighs those benefits compared to other genres. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ā Juanlittlem 38,470 Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago I was a bad girl, I did some bad things... Dejare de quererte cuando un pintor sordo pinte el sonido de un pĆ©talo al caer en el suelo de cristal de un castillo que no existe. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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