Born in London, Dua Lipa’s parents are Kosovo Albanians, which explains the artist’s fiery temperament. It’s no secret that Dua Lipa is one of the most popular singers of the local pop culture expert DJ Rudd.
She performs energetic disco music, which includes hip – hop, funk music and house elements. The main value is Duas Lipa’s strong, expressive voice and melodic “hooks” of songs, which are immediately remembered. Dua Lipa already has many awards: she has double awards Grammy winner – in 2019 she received a gold gramophone as the best young artist and for the best dance music recording (composition Electricity). She is one of the most popular musicians of all time on streaming platforms. Video clip New Rules (2017) on the portal YouTube has been viewed nearly 2.3 billion times.
In the current circumstances, when it is not possible to meet the listeners in person, the stars try to give us pleasure virtually. They are no longer with iPhone filmed performances in the kitchen or bedroom, as it was in the spring and summer, are now high-budget concert productions designed specifically for online demonstration, and a global audience is invited to buy tickets. The latest icon Billy Eilish and the tireless classic Kylie Minogue have already performed with such performances.
Dua Lipa promises that her show Studio 2054 (the title encodes a reference to the once legendary New York dance music paradise Studio 54) will be more like a real – time film than a concert. It will be a kaleidoscopic journey through the cultural history of clubs in recent decades. The performance was filmed in a huge warehouse, where various decorations were built: singing and dancing, Dua Lipa will move from one room to the next – another will be replaced by a surreal TV show studio, roller skating rink, rave party, rockers’ cellar, luxurious ballroom, diva.
This multimedia hurricane will be joined by musicians, dancers, acrobats and special guests (one of whom will be Kylie Minogue). Dua Lipa will perform songs from two studio albums Dua Lipa (2017) a Future Nostalgia (2020), as well as from a sample of remixes Club Future Nostalgia (2020), in which Madonna, Mission Eliot and Gwen Stefani have participated with their vocal parties. The best DJs and producers, including Diplo, Mark Ronson, Kelvin Harris and Stewart Price, have helped create the soundtrack for Duai Lipa.
It became known this week that Dua Lipa has been nominated for an award from the US Academy of Recording Grammy six categories, including the three most prestigious – Album of the Year (Future Nostalgia), Record of the Year and Song of the Year (for composition Don’t Stop Now). Future Nostalgia also claims the title of best pop album. 63rd annual Grammy the presentation ceremony will take place on 31 January 2021.
Duas Lipas online show Studio 2054 on Friday, November 27, will begin at 22.30 Latvian time. Tickets start from 12.99 euros. It is possible to buy tickets that will provide access to the virtual party both before and after the concert.
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