Dua Lipa stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Thursday evening for an extended interview where she talked everything from her music to her tour.
The 26-year-old singer songwriter discussed the tour and the success of her album Future Nostalgia and said the tour will feature “the very best” of her music.
Lipa released Future Nostalgia in April 2020 in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The album was a critical and commercial success and won Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards.
Future Nostalgia features several hit singles, including “Don’t Start Now,” “Physical” and “Levitating,” which was the most streamed song in the United States in 2021.
On The Late Show, Lipa said her plans for the Future Nostalgia tour are now “massively different” due to the success of the album and delays due to COVID.
“Initially when I was meant to go on tour it was only meant to be a month after the album was out, so I just hoped the fans would really quickly learn all the lyrics and come and watch me. This time, I’ve done a lot of audience research, and so I feel like I know what songs people like,” the singer said.
The singer songwriter spoke to Colbert about her collaboration with the great Sir Elton John, which resulted in the smash hit “Cold Heart.”
Their first meeting, though, was a bit unconventional. Dua revealed that she answered Elton’s FaceTime in one of her tiny bikinis and a cowboy hat.
“I was hanging out by the pool before going to do some writing, and all of a sudden my phone rings, and it’s a FaceTime from Elton and his husband, David — casual,” she joked.
Dua Lipa was born in London, the eldest child of Kosovo Albanian parents Anesa (née Rexha) and Dukagjin Lipa from Pristina, FR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo). Her family is of Muslim heritage. Through her maternal grandmother, she is of Bosnian descent.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Dua Lipa is estimated to be worth £12 million.
She’s made her fortune predominately through her singing and songwriting but has also worked with huge brands such as Pepe Jeans and Puma to rake in the extra cash.