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Dua Lipa granted Albanian citizenship

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, NOV 28 - Lipa was born in London in 1995 to Kosovo-born immigrant parents Anesa and Dukagjin Lipa. Before Albania's 110th anniversary of its independence from the Ottoman Empire, Lipa was granted citizenship, according to Albanian President Bajram Begaj on Sunday. According to The Guardian, the British pop star Dua Lipa, who is of Albanian descent, has been granted citizenship by Albania's president in recognition of her contribution to the internationalization of Albanian fame through her music. "I'll be an Albanian with papers, too," Lipa said as she took her citizenship oath at Tirana City Hall. Lipa was born in London in 1995 to immigrant Albanian parents Anesa and Dukagjin Lipa from Kosovo. (ANSA).