Dua Lipa has been officially granted Kosovan citizenship and described by the country’s president as “one of the most iconic cultural figures in our country’s history.”
The singer, born in London to Kosovan-Albanian parents, lived in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, between the ages of 11 and 15. She received her citizenship during a ceremony hosted by President Vjosa Osmani while in the country to headline the Sunny Hill Festival on August 1.
In a statement, Lipa said, “It feels like my two sides are now one. It completes the duality I have always had within. I love this country, and this means so much to me and my family.”
Lipa now holds citizenship in the UK, Albania, and Kosovo.
She had previously been named an Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo in 2022 — an honour she described as “a privilege”. At the time, she stated, “The youth of Kosovo deserves the right to visa liberalisation, freedom to travel and to dream big.”