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Kosovo Grants Citizenship to Pop Star Dua Lipa at Sunny Hill Festival

The event underscores Kosovo’s strategy of enlisting global stars to elevate its international profile by honoring diaspora ties.

Overview

  • On August 2, President Vjosa Osmani presented Dua Lipa with her Kosovar citizenship certificate during the festival’s inaugural Kosovo edition in Pristina.
  • Lipa now holds British, Albanian and Kosovar nationality, a milestone she says completes the dual heritage she has long felt.
  • A children’s choir performed an interpretation of her hit “Levitating,” underscoring her artistic impact on local audiences.
  • British Ambassador Jonathan Hargreaves posted a photo with Lipa and said both the UK and Kosovo are proud to claim her as one of their own.
  • Since co-founding Sunny Hill Festival in 2018, Lipa has also backed a charity supporting disadvantaged Kosovar communities, reinforcing her philanthropic commitment.