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Dua Lipa cosies up to fiance Callum Turner as she parties the night away at Sunny Hill Festival to celebrate being granted her Kosovo citizenship

Dua Lipa cosies up to fiance Callum Turner as she parties the night away at Sunny Hill Festival to celebrate being granted her Kosovo citizenship

Daily Mail​2 days ago
Dua Lipa partied the night away as she celebrated being granted her Kosovo citizenship.
The One Kiss singer, 29, who was born in London to Kosovan-Albanian parents, was granted the citizenship from Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani on Friday.
And to celebrate, Dua enjoyed a big night out at the three-day Sunny Hill Festival, which she organises with her father Dukagjin Lipa.
She took to Instagram on Saturday to share a gallery of photographs of her dancing the night away as she seemed elated to have been granted her citizenship.
In one snap, Dua shared a very cosy moment with her fiance Callum Turner as she sat on his lap while he wrapped his hand around her head.
Dua was joined by a group of friends as she let her hair down while dancing to DJ Fatboy Slim.
Alongside her post, she penned: 'Got my citizenship the night before and then partied hard at @sunnyhillfestival the night after!!!! @officialfatboyslim !!!!! lovinggggg lifeeee.'
Speaking about her new citizenship, Dua said she 'feels like my two sides are now one'.
In a statement, the hitmaker said: 'It completes the duality I have always had within. I love this country and this means so much to me and my family.'
Hailing the singer as 'one of the most iconic cultural figures in our country's history', President Osmani said it was an 'honour' to grant Dua citizenship.
Images of the ceremony, which was held in Kosovo on Friday, showed a beaming Dua posing with President Osmani.
Other photographs showed the singer greeting fans and receiving gifts from them.
Sharing the snaps on X, President Osmani said: 'Dua and Kosovo have always been inseparable. From the world's biggest stages to the hearts of millions, she's carried our story with strength, pride, and grace...
'Our gratitude is endless for everything Dua has done, and continues to do for Kosovo'.
The Levitating singer was greeted at the ceremony by a children's choir, who sang her hit song.
Also in attendance was UK Ambassador to Kosovo, Jonathan Hargreaves.
Dua now holds citizenship for Britain, Albania and Kosovo.
She was granted Albanian citizenship in 2022 by President Bajram Begaj for her role in spreading Albania's fame internationally through music.
Dua is currently in Kosovo for the three-day annual Sunny Hill Festival, and she often speaks about her love for the country.
She even helped set up a charity that focuses on helping vulnerable communities in Kosovo.
The superstar was born in London in 1995 to immigrant Albanian parents Anesa and Dukagjin, from Kosovo.
Dua, who started singing at five years old, was musically influenced by her father, a former singer and guitarist of a rock band.
She started to post her songs on YouTube when she was 14. Her first debut album was released in 2017. In 2019, she won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
British singer Rita Ora is also from Kosovo, but does not have citizenship.
Rita and her family moved to the UK in 1991 and Rita went to the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London where she quickly set her heart on being a singer.
She opened up about her family history in an interview with Louis Theroux for his interview series.
She explained that her mother Vera, was a psychiatrist, while her father, Besnik, was an economist in Kosovo yet he had to flee to escape the risk of persecution.
Once in the UK, Rita's dad opened a pub while Rita flourished in the arts.
Rita has also previously described what it was like to grow up as a refugee in the UK and admitted she often felt like an 'outsider' during her childhood.
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