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Caroline Sullivan

Dua Lipa

The Unauthorized Biography

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 13/04/2023

ISBN: 9781789294842

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Biographies

Binding: Hardback

Size: 234 x 153 mm

Extent: 256 pages

Illustration: 8pp colour plates

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

Discover the fascinating story behind the rise of a new pop icon: Dua Lipa.

When Dua Lipa was eleven, her music teacher told her she wasn’t good enough to join her school choir – her husky voice couldn’t reach the high notes.

Now, she’s a global star. Her songs are pop anthems, streamed billions of times; she’s collaborated with everyone from Calvin Harris and Miley Cyrus to Madonna and Elton John; she’s won Grammys, BRITs and MTV awards; and she’s the biggest homegrown talent to emerge from the UK music scene since Ed Sheeran and Adele.

Dua’s rise has been all the more impressive given that her Kosovan parents arrived in London as refugees, but her determination, hard work and undeniable voice have seen her transcend these humble beginnings, all while remaining fiercely proud of her heritage.

In this revealing biography from the publishers of Harry, Ariana and Adele, pop music journalist Caroline Sullivan charts Dua’s incredible journey to pop superstardom. Spanning everything from her mainstream breakthrough to her sold-out Future Nostalgia Tour, and exploring her influences, activism and high-profile personal life, it paints the most complete portrait yet of this icon in the making.

Sales points:

  • Dua Lipa is one of the most popular artists in the world, and the biggest star to emerge from the UK music scene since Ed Sheeran and Adele.

  • This fascinating biography is the first to explore Dua’s life and career to date, a journey that has seen her overcome adversity to reach global pop music stardom.

  • Dua has a social following of more 130 million across the world. Her 2020 album Future Nostalgia reached No. 1 in 14 countries, including the UK, Australia, Spain and the Netherlands, and she has fronted major fashion campaigns and a hit podcast, At Your Service.

  • Author Caroline Sullivan is a music journalist for The Guardian, specializing in pop. She was the first broadsheet writer to review Dua Lipa, at a pub in 2016. She lives in Brighton.

  • Also available: Harry: The Unauthorized Biography (9781789292619), Adele: To 30 and Beyond: The Unauthorized Biography (9781789294361), Britney: The Unauthorized Biography (9781789294590) and Ariana: The Biography (9781782439745)

About the Author:

Caroline Sullivan

Caroline Sullivan is a pop- and rock-focused music journalist and broadcaster who has written for the Guardian, the Times, Vogue and Cosmopolitan. She is the author of four books: Bye Bye Baby: My Tragic Love Affair with the Bay City Rollers, Madonna: Album by Album, Ed Sheeran: Writing Out Loud and Adele: The Other Side. She lives in Brighton.

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