Dua Lipa will front a BBC Live Lounge Special ahead of release of her latest album and upcoming performance at Glastonbury
Dua Lipa will perform her own BBC Live Lounge Special ahead of her performance at Glastonbury.
The 28-year-old singer will perform several songs for the special, including new music, a classic song and a cover.
The 30-minute show, filmed at Maida Vale Studios, also sees Dua chat to presenter Clara Amfo about her new album Radical Optimism.
The Live Lounge Special is an extended version of the Live Lounge segment on Radio 1, in which the artist is interviewed at the start of the set before performing a series of songs without a break.
Speaking about the special, Dua said: ‘I’m so happy to be back in the Radio 1 Live Lounge. I love coming back and being here, it feels like a full circle moment.
Dua Lipa will perform her own BBC Live Lounge Special ahead of her performance at Glastonbury
The 28-year-old singer will perform several songs for the special, including new music, a classic song and a cover
“It’s so fun to have new songs to perform, new stories to tell and a whole new world to delve into.
Radio 1 is also hosting a special Dua Lipa Day on Tuesday 7 May with a range of content, starting with Radio 1’s Live Lounge show.
Dua’s latest album Radical Optimism will be released on May 3. The artist said she landed on the title after being introduced to the concept by a friend.
“It struck me, the idea of moving gracefully through chaos and feeling like you can weather any storm,” she said in a press statement about the upcoming disc.
The first single, Houdini, was released earlier this year. Training Season, debuted at the Grammys in February.
The artist who broke up with French director Romain Gavras, 42, at the end of 2023, sings about what she is looking for as a partner in the disco hit.
“I thought, ‘Okay, I’m going to write down what I want,’” she said Elle.
‘The power of manifestation and making things happen with the power of words. When you know your worth, you know what you want and what you don’t want,” she explained.
The Live Lounge Special is an extended version of the Live Lounge segment on Radio 1, in which the artist is interviewed at the start of the set before performing a series of songs without a break.
The 30-minute show, filmed at Maida Vale Studios, also sees Dua chat to presenter Clara Amfo about her new album Radical Optimism
“I was talking about this today with one of my dancers because she was going through a breakup,” revealed the One Kiss singer, who is currently dating British actor Callum Turner.
“When I was single, I didn’t want it to go away,” she said of the disappointment that comes with ending a relationship.
“You learn so much about yourself, you know, whether you go on dates or spend that time alone. In the silence you discover who you really are. In the big picture I was doing research.’
Dua Lipa Live Lounge Special airs on BBC One on Monday 6 May at 11.15pm BST and can also be watched on BBC iPlayer.