The Grammy-winning pop superstar opens up about her childhood split between London and Kosovo, breaking into the music biz with hits like "New Rules" and "Levitating," the unique challenges of writing "Dance the Night" for Greta Gerwig's summer blockbuster and releasing "Houdini," the first single from her forthcoming third album.

Dua Lipa, the guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, is a three-time Grammy-winning singer/songwriter who is one of the biggest pop stars in the world. 

A Brit who has been described by The New York Times as “a powerhouse young artist,” by Vanity Fair as a “bona fide superstar” and by TIME as one of the most influential people in the world, she has to her name hit singles like “Levitating,” “Don’t Start Now,” “Cold Heart,” “Last Dance,” 

“New Rules,” “Houdini” and, from Greta Gerwig’s critically acclaimed summer blockbuster Barbie, “Dance the Night,” which on Nov. 10 garnered Grammy nominations for song of the year and best song written for visual media, and is now very much in the running for a best original song Oscar nomination as well.

Dua, thank you so much for doing the podcast. Can you tell our listeners where you were born and what your folks did for a living?