Dua Lipa - The gorgeous Dua Lipa won big at this year's Brit Awards. In less than a year she's managed to dominate the charts both at home and internationally. But how much do you really know about the rising star? Here are some interesting facts about music's current 'it' girl.

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Beginnings - Lipa was born on August 22, 1995.

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Roots - Her parents are from Kosovo, Albania.

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Education - She attended Sylvia Young Theatre School.

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International - At the age of 11, she moved to Kosovo with her parents.

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Multi-talented - She used to model.

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Award-winning - She received five nominations at this year's BRIT Awards.

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All in the family - Her father, Dukagjin Lipa, was a musician.

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Record deal - At the age of 18, Lipa signed with Warner Music.

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Other jobs - She also worked the door at a nightclub.

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In good company - Lipa's 'New Rules' was the first song by a female artist to top the UK charts since Adele's 'Hello'.

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Online presence - In 2017, Lipa was named Spotify's most streamed female artist in the UK.

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Award-winning - She won a Next Breakthrough prize at the 2017 Glamour Awards.

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Dark pop - Dua describes her music as dark pop.

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Charts - 'Hotter than Hell' peaked at number 15 in the UK charts.

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Biopic - In December 2016, a documentary about Lipa titled 'See in Blue', was commissioned by The Fader.

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Other talents - Before her music career, she was signed to Next Model Management.

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Relationship - She dated celebrity chef and model Isaac Carew.

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Love - Her name means 'love' in Albanian.

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Start - At the age of 14, she began posting covers on YouTube.

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New Love - In 2015, she released her first single, titled 'New Love'.

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Collaboration - Her second single 'Be the One' was written and produced by Lucy 'Pawws' Taylor.

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Tour - Lipa started touring in 2016.

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Sean Paul - In 2016, Dua Lipa was featured on Sean Paul's single 'No Lie'.

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Statuesque - Lipa is 5 ft 8 in.

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Tattooed - She has many tattoos on various parts of her body.

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Other jobs - Lipa also worked as a waitress when she was 15.

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International hit - Lipa has reached the top 20 in Hungary, New Zealand, Scotland, and Belgium.

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