Dukagjin Lipa is a Kosovo Albanian-born British business executive, investor, and former singer. He was born on 5 March 1969 in Pristina, Kosovo. Dukagjin is the father of singer-songwriter, Dua Lipa. Dukagjin is originally from Kosovo but fled Pristina in 1992.
His father, Seit Lipa, is a historian and the head of the Kosovo Institute of History. As we mentioned above, he is a former singer, so he was one of the members former Kosovar rock band, Oda. Dukagjin is currently the founder and CEO of Republika Communications Agency.
Also, Dukagjin and Dua organized an international music festival called Sunny Hill Festival in 2018. Further, they work with a charity organization called Sunny Hill Foundation. He married Anesa Lipain in 1995, she is an entrepreneur and works in tourism, and they have three children.
Biography and Body Statistics:
- Full name: Dukajin Lipa
- Date of birth: March 5, 1969
- Place of birth: Pristina Kosovo
- Age: 53 years (As of 2022)
- Horoscope: Pisces
- Nationality: Albanian
- Height: 5′ 9’’ or 175 cm
- Weight: 75 kg or 165 lbs
- Occupation: Marketing Manager
- Instagram: @dukajjinlipa
- Twitter: @dukagjinlipa
- Facebook: @dukagjin.lipa
- LinkedIn: dukagjin-lipa-5186b28/
- Net Worth: $1 Million
- Spouse/Girlfriend: Anesa Lipa
Personal Life & Facts
- Dukagjin has a mixed racial background and holds Albanian descent from his parents. He has Kosovar Albanian ethnicity and has two brothers Eddie Lipa, Dita Lipa, and sister, Linda Lipa.
- The handsome businessman has brown eyes and salt and pepper hair. He inked a tattoo on his arm. He is a marketing manager and was the lead vocalist in the Kosovan rock band Oda.
- Dukagjin attended the University of Prishtina, University of Sarajevo, and Chartered Institute of Marketing. In 2011, Duagjin earned a degree from KIJAC- Cardiff-Nebraska-Gemlikolen Institute of Journalism and Communication.
- He is the proud father of an award-winning English singer and songwriter, Dua Lipa. He is a proud father as Dua Lipa, three times winner of Grammy Awards and one of her albums British Album of the Year at the 2021 Brit Awards.
- He married Anesa on 8 March 1995 in London and lived there for a while before shifting to Kosovo in 2008. He was blessed with his first daughter Dua Lipa in the same year he tied the knot Anesa, a former model and now a social media entrepreneur.
- They spent almost 3 decades together/ They live like teens even in their 60s. After such a long time together, they still travel and enjoy each other company.
- They welcomed their second daughter Rina Lipa in 2001 and son Gjin Lipa in 2005. always support their kids and attend public events with them.
- Dukagjin has a dog, and his name is Otto.
- Like all other family members, he is also active on Social Media. As of 2022, his Instagram account has more than 1000 posts and 270k followers, and he joined Twitter in September 2011 and has almost 8k followers.
FAQs
Who is Dukagjin Lipa?
He started REPUBLIKA Communications Agency and is its CEO. He also runs the Sunny Hill Festival and is the head of the Sunny Hill Foundation. He is also famous for being the father of pop star Dua Lipa.
What he did before he was famous?
He went to the Chartered Institute of Marketing and got a Master's degree in mass communications and journalism from the Cardif-Nebraska-Gemlikolen Institute of Journalism and Communication.
What does Dukagjin Lipa do for a living?
He used to sing in a rock band in Kosovo called Oda. This is one of the reasons Dua became interested in music. He is now the head of Republika Communications Agency, organizes an international music festival called Sunny Hill Festival (which Dua will headline in 2018), and works with a charity called Sunny Hill Foundation.