If you’ve noticed that Dua Lipa is among the few individuals to somehow have found a way to thrive amid the pandemic, you’re not alone.
When comedian John Mulaney visited Jimmy Kimmel Live on Dec. 1, 2020, host Jimmy Kimmel started off their conversation with, “John, I feel like you and Joe Biden and maybe Dua Lipa are the only people who had a good 2020.” The comment led to a hearty laugh from the Big Mouth voice actor. (The interview took place before reports surfaced later in December that John had checked into rehab.)
While Dua Lipa might not be leader of the free world (not yet, anyway), there’s no question that over the past 12 months, her career has kept, well, levitating. The pop superstar, who picked up the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album earlier this year, heads into the 2021 Billboard Music Awards ceremony with four nominations, including such coveted prizes as Top Female Artist and Top Hot 100 Artist, not to mention Top Radio Song for “Don’t Stop Now.”
Certainly, the 25-year-old London-born performer had experienced her share of success before 2020. After all, she won Grammys in both categories she was nominated for in 2019: Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording.