One of the biggest pop stars at the moment is visiting Switzerland on Friday: Dua Lipa, 26, will be stopping at the all-sold-out Zurich Hallenstadion with her “Nostalgia Tour”. She was not surprised by the great success of the Bernese singer Ilira (27 years old), who, like the English, has her roots in Kosovo.
“I met Dua Lipa twice in person. Once my sister wrote to her asking if we could come to her concert in Berlin, it was in 2015, ”says Ilira. She made the visit possible for us. Yes, we met them backstage! »
Songs with Calvin Harris, Miley Cyrus and Elton John
At that time, Dua Lipa released her first single “Be the One”, but it has not yet been represented in the Swiss charts. However, before her own music career, Ilira posted a photo of her meeting with Dua Lipa online and wrote: “This is the best Albanian artist, Dua Lipa. You will go away!”
Filling halls all over the world today, Dua Lipa is a frequent guest on the hit show and releases songs featuring music greats like Calvin Harris (38, “One Kiss”), Miley Cyrus (29, “Prisoner”) and even Elton John (75,” cold heart”).
Performing at Sunny Hill Festival
In Kosovo’s capital Pristina, Dua Lipa has been running the Sunny Hill Festival with her father Dukagjin Lipa (53) since 2018, where Ilira was also allowed to perform in 2019 and met the star again. “She is one of the most realistic artists ever. She has a positive and calm charisma and has a Gschpüri for what is well received.”
Elera, who will perform at the Gorten Festival in the summer, is particularly eloquent from Dua Lipa’s career. “Actually, she was only on the road as a model and didn’t come to music until much later,” said the hometown in Bern. “She always did what she loved. And she was once not only about fame, but also wanted to express herself artistically ».
Many singers are of Kosovar Albanian origin
Dua Lipa is just one of the many artists of Kosovar Albanian origin who are currently internationally famous. Rita Ora (31) is also one of them. “There is a deeper reason for me that there are so many famous singers from this corner of the world. Our nation has always had to make its voice heard and fight for independence. So we were given from an early age to fight for our dreams,” says Illera.
When Dua Lipa performs songs like “New Rules,” “Physical” and “Levitating” in Zurich on Friday, Ilira, who now lives in London, won’t be around. “But I watched a lot of the tour on social media. It would be a great sight.”
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