How Music Was Born on Instagram: "Dua Lipa’s rise to fame is a story of persistence paying off rather than overnight success. Born in London to Kosovan Albanian parents, she moved back to Kosovo as a teenager before returning to the UK alone at 15 to chase music seriously, posting covers on YouTube while working small jobs and writing constantly. Her breakthrough came in 2015 with early singles like “Be the One,” which quietly built momentum across Europe before she fully broke through globally.