Dua Lipa.
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Dua Lipa.
Dua Lipa is the eponymous debut studio album by English singer Dua Lipa. Originally intended to be released in September 2016, the album was released through Warner Bros. Records on 2 June 2017, following several delays in order to add new songs. Lipa had relocated from Kosovo to London at the age of fifteen to pursue a career in music. She took a gap year after finishing school and used social media as a platform to begin, influenced by the discovery of Justin Bieber. After working as a model and waitress, she was introduced to Ben Mawson of TAP Management, who signed the singer to a management and publishing deal which led her to signing a record deal with Warner Bros. Work on the album began with Lipa partaking in an artist development phase in 2013. Of the 25 songs included on all editions of the album, Lipa co-wrote 21. She worked with a variety of writers and producers, finding a kindred spirit with Stephen "Koz" Kozmeniuk who produced several tracks. Work on the album took place between London, Los Angeles, Toronto and New York, and was finished in 2017. -Wikipedia
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NME
The next pop superstar? Dua Lipa’s debut does everything to prove it.
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Beat
The powerhouse vocalist who went from 0-100 real quick with the release of her first studio album.
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Clash Magazine
The final result is a debut album brimming with confidence, confidence not only in Lipa’s own voice and her eye for a chorus, but in the emotive quality of her lyrics. When Dua Lipa reaches for the personal, she sounds like she's doing so because that’s where her best music emerges from, not because she think that’s what authentic artists do.
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The Young Folks
Records this long usually have tracks that feel like filler, and this one is certainly not free from that, but Dua Lipa manages to be quite consistent, and most surprisingly for an album composed of singles that span almost two years, it’s very cohesive. Many of us questioned the big delay, but the June release makes more sense than September or February. It’s a great summer record.
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The Line of Best Fit
Closing track aside, this is a mostly compelling and wholly fun trip through modern pop with a charismatic protagonist, that hangs together way better than it should.
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BVNWnews
Despite the entirety of her music sounding similar, I enjoyed the album as a whole. For a new and upcoming artist her sound is very mature and I definitely see potential in her music career with a strong first album. Definitely take a listen for a new take on pop music along with Dua Lipa’s strong vocals.
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Immortal Reviews
Dua Lipa brings a sweet sound in her self-titled debut Dua Lipa, bringing some good ideas to the table. It feels like she restrains herself on a lot of the record that prevents it from being a great record, yet it still sounds pretty good. It leaves an exciting prospect for the future; when her voice really gets put loose, great things are sure to come.
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The Edge
Effortlessly versatile, Dua Lipa's debut shines in softer pop as well as the spirited bangers she's known for.
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The Westwind
In my opinion, this is one of the best pop albums of the year. Capturing the highs and lows of Lipa’s life, while being a strong, confident, and stylish young women, Dua Lipa’s album definitely tops the music charts of 2017.
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The Central Trend
Dua Lipa’s debut album is a promising start to a career.
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El Gato News
While her album doesn’t necessarily distinguish itself from the albums of other pop female artists, it does have its moments of ingenuity that make it worth listening to. For Dua Lipa, this is a great starting point and hopefully, with some more time and creative control, she will make music that’s entirely her own in sound and motive.
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Poparazzi
Dua Lipa is a well-packaged album that’s been given careful attention to detail and arrangement. For those new to Lipa’s style, there’s a healthy mix of singles to keep them happy, with an array of new songs to satisfy her fans who have been there from the beginning. Highly recommended.
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Amor Magazine
With a total of 17 tracks on the deluxe edition, Dua brings a range of various sounds to the album, all of which show off her vocals from opening track Genesis, through to the closing track Homesick featuring Coldplay’s Chris Martin and all the tracks in between. Her range of pop bangers like New Rules, Bad Together, Last Dance, to the more slower tracks like Garden, and the ballads like No Goodbyes and Homesick Dua really shines through the range of tracks.
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Relix
These songs may or may not be based on truth from her own experience but, as relatable pop numbers, they are effective and immediately memorable. It’s the sort of music you’ll need around the next time you get your heart broken—or even just slightly bruised.
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Rappler
Charismatic party chameleon.
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