Dua Lipa

Solo Artist

Photo: Raph_PH · CC BY 2.0
Active 2015-present
Origin London, England
Albums 3
Tracks 34
Most frequent collaborator Caroline Ailin · 14 tracks
Genres PopDanceElectronic
Artist
94%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 32 of 34 tracks

Did Dua Lipa write her own songs?

Yes, on almost all of them, as a co-writer. Dua Lipa is credited on around 94% of her tracks, always writing with a rotating circle of pop songwriters. From Future Nostalgia (2020) on she co-wrote everything, including 'Don't Start Now,' 'Levitating,' and 'Physical.' A couple of her early hits, like 'New Rules,' were written for her by outside teams.

By the Numbers

3
Studio Albums
34
Tracks Credited
94%
Self-Written
11
Years Active
85
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 32 / 34 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 34 tracks: how many Dua Lipa wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Dua Lipa has a writing credit94%
94%
6%
Sole author0tracks0%
Co-written32tracks94%
Outside writers2tracks6%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Dua Lipa's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 34 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)94%
Composer (music)94%
Producer0%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Dua Lipa's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 94%
83%
100%
100%
2017Dua Lipa
2020Future Nostalgia
2024Radical Optimism
Early · 91% written
Late · 100% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

83%
2010s
Dua Lipa
100%
2020s
Future Nostalgia, Radical Optimism

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Dua Lipa sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Dua Lipa
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Katseye0%
BLACKPINK13%
The Pussycat Dolls21%
Rihanna44%
One Direction57%
Selena Gomez71%
Ariana Grande80%
94%Dua Lipa
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

New Rules
Dua Lipa
Written by Caroline Ailin, Emily Warren, Ian Kirkpatrick
Outside writers
Blow Your Mind (Mwah)
Dua Lipa
Written by Dua Lipa, Jon Levine, Lauren Christy
Co-wrote
Don't Start Now
Future Nostalgia
Written by Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin, Emily Warren, Ian Kirkpatrick
Co-wrote
Physical
Future Nostalgia
Written by Dua Lipa, Jason Evigan, Clarence Coffee Jr., Sarah Hudson
Co-wrote
Break My Heart
Future Nostalgia
Written by Dua Lipa, Andrew Watt, Ali Tamposi, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson, Andrew Farriss, Michael Hutchence, Andrew Wotman
Co-wrote
Levitating
Future Nostalgia
Written by Dua Lipa, Clarence Coffee Jr., Sarah Hudson, Stephen Kozmeniuk
Co-wrote
Houdini
Radical Optimism
Written by Dua Lipa, Kevin Parker, Danny L Harle, Caroline Ailin, Tobias Jesso Jr.
Co-wrote
Training Season
Radical Optimism
Written by Dua Lipa, Kevin Parker, Danny L Harle, Caroline Ailin, Tobias Jesso Jr., Nick Gale, Martina Sorbara, Shaun Frank, Yaakov Gruzman, Steve Francis Richard Mastroianni
Co-wrote

Discography 3 albums

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Dua Lipa34 tracks
CA14Caroline Ailin, 14 tracks SK11Stephen Kozmeniuk, 11 tracks 11Danny L Harle, 11 tracks CG11Cameron Gower Poole, 11 tracks 7Kevin Parker, 7 tracks TJ7Tobias Jesso Jr., 7 tracks LB6Lorna Blackwood, 6 tracks IK5Ian Kirkpatrick, 5 tracks CC4Clarence Coffee Jr., 4 tracks SP4Stuart Price, 4 tracks SH3Sarah Hudson, 3 tracks EW3Emily Warren, 3 tracks JM3Julia Michaels, 3 tracks AT3Ali Tamposi, 3 tracks JE2Jason Evigan, 2 tracks AW2Andrew Wyatt, 2 tracks AS1Andreas Schuller, 1 track C1Coffee, 1 track A1Axident, 1 track BT1Big Taste, 1 track M1Miguel, 1 track RN1Rick Nowels, 1 track AM1Adam Midgley, 1 track TB1Tommy Baxter, 1 track GO1Gerard O'Connell, 1 track JR1Jay Reynolds, 1 track TN1Tom Neville, 1 track LT1Lucy Taylor, 1 track DF1Digital Farm Animals, 1 track JT1Jack Tarrant, 1 track M1MNEK, 1 track LP1Larzz Principato, 1 track SS1Skyler Stonestreet, 1 track WW1Whiskey Waters, 1 track JL1Jon Levine, 1 track LC1Lauren Christy, 1 track GW1Greg Wells, 1 track SD1Sean Douglas, 1 track DT1Dan Traynor, 1 track LR1Lindy Robbins, 1 track IJ1Ilsey Juber, 1 track G1Grades, 1 track AA1Adam Argyle, 1 track CS1Cara Salimando, 1 track JF1James Flannigan, 1 track GS1Gabriel Simon, 1 track SS1Suzy Shinn, 1 track CM1Chris Martin, 1 track on Coldplay's page BR1Bill Rahko, 1 track JB1Jeff Bhasker, 1 track SM1Skylar Mones, 1 track CP1Camille Purcell, 1 track SP1Shakka Philip, 1 track BK1Ben Kohn, 1 track TB1Tom Barnes, 1 track PK1Pete Kelleher, 1 track TL1Tove Lo, 1 track T1TMS, 1 track GS1Gian Stone, 1 track JA1Juan Ariza, 1 track SL1SG Lewis, 1 track SF1Sophie Frances Cooke, 1 track LD1Lauren D'Elia, 1 track CG1Chelcee Grimes, 1 track AW1Andrew Watt, 1 track SJ1Stefan Johnson, 1 track JK1Jordan K. Johnson, 1 track AF1Andrew Farriss, 1 track MH1Michael Hutchence, 1 track TM1The Monsters & Strangerz, 1 track MS1Michel Shulz, 1 track MJ1Melanie Joy Fontana, 1 track TU1Taylor Upsahl, 1 track DC1David Charles Marshall Biral, 1 track DM1Denzel Michael Akil-Baptiste, 1 track TA1Take a Daytrip, 1 track K1Kennedi, 1 track JT1Justin Tranter, 1 track NG1Nick Gale, 1 track MS1Martina Sorbara, 1 track SF1Shaun Frank, 1 track YG1Yaakov Gruzman, 1 track SF1Steve Francis Richard Mastroianni, 1 track BW1Billy Walsh, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. CA Caroline Ailin · SK Stephen Kozmeniuk · CG Cameron Gower Poole · TJ Tobias Jesso Jr.

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Dua Lipa co-writes on most tracks but relies heavily on professional songwriting networks. Two of her biggest debut-era hits ('Be the One', 'New Rules') were written entirely by outside writers. Future Nostalgia used a rotating stable of hitmakers including Clarence Coffee Jr., Ian Kirkpatrick, and Stuart Price; Radical Optimism consolidated around Kevin Parker and Danny L Harle as near-exclusive creative partners.

Quick Facts

  • GrammysWon three Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist in 2019
  • Future NostalgiaWon Best Pop Vocal Album and was the most-streamed album by a woman on Spotify in 2020
  • LevitatingDiamond-certified and the number-one song on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 of 2021
  • StreamingHer catalogue passed 40 billion streams by early 2024
  • Chart record'Don't Start Now' set the record for the longest top-10 stay by a British female artist

Creative Fingerprint

A co-writer who took hold: Dua Lipa is credited on 94% of her tracks, always co-writing with a rotating circle of pop writers. A couple of her early hits, like 'New Rules,' were written for her, but from Future Nostalgia on she co-wrote everything.

The Story

Dua Lipa is a British-Albanian pop artist who broke through in 2017 with her self-titled debut and became one of the defining pop acts of her era with Future Nostalgia (2020). Known for her distinctive contralto voice and dance-pop direction, she collaborates extensively with professional songwriting and production teams while maintaining co-writing credits across most of her catalog.

Awards & Recognition

Won three Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist in 2019
Future Nostalgia (2020) won the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album and was the most-streamed album by a woman on Spotify that year
'Levitating' is diamond-certified and topped Billboard's year-end Hot 100 of 2021
Her catalogue passed 40 billion streams by early 2024
Future Nostalgia was her first UK number-one album and won the Brit Award for British Album of the Year

Frequently Asked Questions Dua Lipa

Did Dua Lipa write her own songs?
Yes, on almost all of them, as a co-writer. Dua Lipa is credited on around 94% of her tracks, always writing with a rotating circle of pop songwriters. From Future Nostalgia (2020) on she co-wrote everything, including 'Don't Start Now,' 'Levitating,' and 'Physical.' A couple of her early hits, like 'New Rules,' were written for her by outside teams.
Who wrote 'New Rules'?
'New Rules' (2017) was written by Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, and Emily Warren, not by Dua Lipa. It was her breakthrough single and a UK number-one, though she did not write it.
Who wrote 'Don't Start Now'?
'Don't Start Now' (2019) was co-written by Dua Lipa with Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, and Emily Warren. It launched the disco-influenced sound of Future Nostalgia and became a global hit.
Who wrote 'Levitating'?
'Levitating' (2020) was co-written by Dua Lipa with Clarence Coffee Jr., Sarah Hudson, and producer Stephen Kozmeniuk. It was the biggest song on the Billboard year-end Hot 100 for 2021.
Who does Dua Lipa write with?
Her frequent collaborators include Caroline Ailin, Emily Warren, and Clarence Coffee Jr., along with producers like Ian Kirkpatrick on Future Nostalgia and Kevin Parker and Danny L Harle on Radical Optimism.
How many albums has Dua Lipa released?
This catalogue covers her 3 studio albums: Dua Lipa (2017), Future Nostalgia (2020), and Radical Optimism (2024).
How many Grammys has Dua Lipa won?
Three Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist in 2019 and Best Pop Vocal Album for Future Nostalgia.
What is Dua Lipa's biggest album?
Future Nostalgia (2020) is her most acclaimed and successful, a disco-pop record that produced 'Don't Start Now,' 'Physical,' and 'Levitating.'
Did Dua Lipa write her early hits?
Not all of them. Her 2017 debut mixed songs she co-wrote with ones written for her, like 'New Rules' and 'Be the One.' She became a consistent co-writer from Future Nostalgia onward.
What genre is Dua Lipa?
She is a pop artist known for disco, dance-pop, and electronic influences, especially the retro, dance-floor sound of Future Nostalgia.

Sources

Wikipedia: Dua Lipa