Albania's president has granted citizenship to British pop star of Albanian origin Dua Lipa.
President Bajram Begaj on Sunday, Nov, 27 said Lipa received citizenship ahead of Albanias 110th anniversary of independence from the Ottoman Empire. – Albania's president on Sunday granted citizenship to British pop star of Albanian origin Dua Lipa for what he said was the artist's role in spreading Albanians' fame internationally through her music.
“I will be an Albanian with papers too,” Lipa said before taking her citizenship oath at Tirana city hall.Lipa, 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 in YouTube when she was 14. Her first debut studio album was released in 2017. In 2019 she won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
“It is an indescribable great joy with such acceptance, love and everything,” said Lipa. The artist then took a passport photo, was fingerprinted and signed an application form for an identity hard and passport.
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