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Dua Lipa: I speak English and Albanian, dual identity is my strength. When I was a child I was ashamed of my name...

2022-09-29 21:02:52Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Dua Lipa: I speak English and Albanian, dual identity is my strength. When I was
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The singer tells "Corriere della Sera": "When I was a child I was ashamed of my name, but now I like the mix of cultures"

On the roof of the So/Paris hotel, the superstar Dua Lipa looks at all of Paris and the world with the smile of her 27 years and with the certainty that she has struck the fluid spirit of the time: she is beautiful, strong and delicate, she has Kosovar roots, but he grew up in England to look global. She has 86 million virtual followers on Instagram, launched the newsletter 'Service95 which is a kind of cultural window to share stories. She does very physical and real concerts to bring the songs of her second album 'Future Nostalgia' to the whole world (in this case the line between the past and the future has disappeared).

Of course, she also sings New Rules, the manifesto that made her explode in 2017 (decalog of new rules on how to leave and above all forget a fiance not at the right height).

Dua Lipa conducts this interview on a day dedicated to Yves Saint Laurent and the new "Libre Le Parfum", for which the image is also: here, too, crossing borders. Between tradition and modernity, and between genders.

Why did you choose Yves Saint Laurent, among the many fashion houses you could have collaborated with?

I have always been a fan of Yves Saint Laurent, who was a genius and I like his identity, which I find close to my own. Yves Saint Laurent was the artist who managed to offer an image of strength and femininity at the same time. I feel like in my music and in my personality a lot revolves around the idea of ​​being strong, which is worth it.

Do you like the idea of ​​breaking barriers?

Yes, in my work I seem to use a lot of masculine energy because I feel that is what I need to be heard. But then in the song I also like to express femininity and I find a lot of strength in that too. Yves Saint Laurent was able to assert the value of fluidity at a time when it was perhaps less easy than it is now. I have great admiration for him, he was truly a pioneer.

Is this an approach you find in perfume as well?

The name 'Libre Le Parfum' evokes freedom, strength. This perfume has a masculine structure that then turns into a feminine one, it is perfect for today's world, consisting of a fusion of genres and cultures. It's the saffron flower, grown in the gardens of Ourika in Morocco, and I also like this idea of ​​self-sufficiency, of controlling the quality of the raw materials, and then you feel the orange outside. It's a very special fusion.

Dua Lipa: I speak English and Albanian, dual identity is my strength. When I was

Why is perfume important to you?

It's so nostalgic, it represents an instant connection. Perfume is a very personal thing and one of the best compliments I can get is "oh, what a nice perfume".

What about the new spot?

Besides me, there is George Michael's song Freedom, perfect for evoking this liberation, this desire for personal affirmation beyond the patterns of the past.

Your career is also quite outside the box. When did you start singing?

I must have been singing since I was born. I have always loved music. My father was a musician, when he lived in Pristina, Kosovo, he played the guitar and sang in a rock band. At home in London they were always playing. My parents loved British rock and listened to all kinds of artists.

For example?

I remember listening to a lot of David Bowie, and then came Oasis and Blur. Oh, and the Sex Pistols, ours was a very musical house. When I was born I was immersed in that atmosphere, in a very natural way, so much so that I don't remember a first song, a first music... It was like the air I breathed, it's as if I had always heard music, always sung and danced , since day one. After early rock I discovered pop and said to myself "hey, this is really fun music".

Did you have a favorite singer?

Yes, for the songs and for the image they projected. I loved artists like Pink, or Nelly Furtado, or Alicia Keys. I loved the music and also their attitude of strength, they seemed like women in control, I admired and admired them. I felt in tune with them and it's something that continues even now.

Did your parents encourage you? What did they say to a girl who said "I want to be a pop star when I grow up"?

It was fantastic, I didn't think such a thing was possible. Making music was my dream when I was going to school, when I was making up dance routines in the playground or when I was singing in front of the TV, but as I grew up I realized that these dreams are hard to come true for anyone, plus I was from Kosovo, it seemed to me that becoming an artist was a destiny that did not belong to me. But when they saw that I was really convinced, that I was really serious, my parents walked with me, without forcing or restraining me.

How did you get noticed?

I was born in London, but I lived in Pristina from 11 to 15 years old. At that age I returned to London because I thought that no one would discover me in Kosovo. I believe that the Internet is now more central than before and that thanks to the Internet it is easier to be heard wherever you live in the world. However, for me, at the age of 15, it was really important to be in a place where I had the feeling that everything was happening, right there, at that moment. That's why I came back to London, I was very lucky to have this opportunity.

What did this family thread between Pristina and London depend on?

I was born in London because my parents left Kosovo because of the war. It was painful for them to leave their homeland, they would never have done it if not for such a serious reason, and they returned to Kosovo after the end of the conflict. I felt sorry for them, but it gave me the opportunity to do what I really want. When I returned to London at the age of 15, I got my first contracts and from there my career never stopped.

Dua Lipa: I speak English and Albanian, dual identity is my strength. When I was
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Do you have to live in London to have a blast?

I don't think that's the case anymore, it seems to me that we now live in a world where you can have your voice and be heard wherever you are. Here again we return to the theme of fusion, fluidity, intermingling cultures and ways of life. Today it is easy to have different origins and even sing in a language other than English, when for a long time everyone thought not that the use of English was mandatory or almost. Many artists of different languages ​​and cultures are emerging, it's one of the most exciting aspects of the world we live in, the mixing of cultures is what I love the most.

How do you live your double culture, Albanian and British?

I was born and raised in London in a Kosovar family, but when I was little all I cared about was being completely English. As a child you want to be like everyone else, you want to integrate, you don't appreciate your diversity. I didn't like my name either, because it revealed a non-English origin. When they asked me my name, I thought: "Oh God, now I say Dua Lipa and I will have to explain where I come from and tell the story of my family."

What has changed growing up?

I have learned to appreciate this side of me, to consider it as an asset. The thing I want in my life is to have this duality, to belong to two places at the same time. I speak English and Albanian fluently, I feel at home in London and Pristina, I like the history of my ancestors and my roots. As children we do not understand this, but now I find this double affiliation very beautiful, this is me.

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