Dua Lipa was determined to break into the music industry

Dua Lipa was “really persistent” about breaking into the music industry as a teenager.

Having moved between her parents’ native Kosovo and the U.K. as a child, the Levitating singer eventually settled in London at the age of 15 to finish her studies and then pursue a career in music.

The 27-year-old spoke candidly about how her determination and persistence brought her success.

“I was quite determined,” Dua said, reports BBC News. “I didn’t feel I had the same opportunities in music as I had in London. I was driven. My dad says I’m very hard to say no to!”

Dua continued, “I was really persistent. I just started writing a lot, worked with a producer. I was 17. I was offered a publishing deal but (producer) Felix told me to go to a lawyer, who said, ‘Don’t sign that deal!’ They then helped me get into the studio.”

Elsewhere in the live conversation, the Grammy winner also reflected on the “duality” of her heritage.

“There was always the idea of being from two places at once,” she explained. “I understood the duality of my heritage from an early age. People would always ask where my name is from.

“I was really proud of it, but when I was younger I wished my name was, say, Hannah – something ‘normal’ and English.”

Recently Dua Lipa won dismissal of ‘Levitating’ copyright lawsuit. Pop star Dua Lipa and music label Warner Records convinced a Los Angeles federal court on Monday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Florida reggae group that accused Lipa’s hit “Levitating” of copying one of its songs.
Artikal Sound System failed to argue that the writers of “Levitating” ever had access to the group’s 2017 song “Live Your Life.”

Sykes gave the group an opportunity to file a new complaint. She also rejected the band’s request to move its case to New York to be heard with another infringement lawsuit by songwriters Sandy Linzer and L. Russell Brown over alleged similarities between “Levitating” and their disco songs “Wiggle and Giggle All Night” and “Don Diablo.”
Artikal Sound System failed to argue that the writers of “Levitating” ever had access to the group’s 2017 song “Live Your Life.”

Sykes gave the group an opportunity to file a new complaint. She also rejected the band’s request to move its case to New York to be heard with another infringement lawsuit by songwriters Sandy Linzer and L. Russell Brown over alleged similarities between “Levitating” and their disco songs “Wiggle and Giggle All Night” and “Don Diablo.”