Dua Lipa ‘feeling grateful’ after Kosovan president grants her citizenship | Dua Lipa

Singer Dua Lipa has stated she is “feeling grateful” after being awarded citizenship of Kosovo by the nation’s president.

The 29-year-old was born in London to Kosovan-Albanian mother and father, Anesa and Dukagjin Lipa, and moved to the nation’s capital of Pristina aged 11, when her household returned after Kosovo gained its independence in 2008, earlier than shifting again to London aged 15.

In a put up on Instagram, Lipa stated: “Feeling so grateful to have been awarded my Kosovan citizenship by our president vjosaosmani.”

Kosovo’s president, Vjosa Osmani, posted an image of herself presenting a certificates of citizenship to the singer with a caption saying: “Welcome house Dua.”

She added: “Particular honour that right now, by presidential decree, to grant citizenship of the Republic of Kosovo to Dua Lipa, some of the necessary cultural and inventive personalities within the historical past of our nation.

“Dua and Kosovo have at all times been inseparable. She has been and continues to be some of the highly effective voices on the world’s greatest phases, making historical past together with her achievements and changing into an inspiration to tens of millions of individuals across the globe.

“Our gratitude is infinite for all that Dua has completed and continues to do for Kosovo, for our youth, for our artwork and for the worldwide picture of our nation. Dua, Kosovo is at all times pleased with you.”

At her initiation ceremony, Lipa was welcomed by a bunch of kids wearing white singing her 2020 UK hit single Levitating.

It comes after the singer appeared on the nation’s Sunny Hill competition, which she created in 2018, on Friday, the place she carried out the tune Period, together with her father, in Albanian.

She stated of the efficiency in a put up on X: “Sharing this night time with you all, within the metropolis that formed me, surrounded by a lot power, pleasure, and delight … it’s laborious to place into phrases what it means.

“Performing for you, and sharing the stage with my dad dukagjinlipa was a second I’ll always remember.

“I really feel so extremely fortunate and grateful, and we nonetheless have two extra nights to have a good time collectively.”

In November 2022, the singer was granted Albanian citizenship by its president Bajram Begaj.

Since starting her profession in 2013, Lipa has had 4 UK No 1 singles and two UK No 1 albums. She is finest identified for songs akin to Coaching Season, New Guidelines and One Kiss, which she recorded with DJ Calvin Harris.