Dua Lipa was born on 22 August 1995 in London, the eldest child of Kosovo Albanians Dukagjin Lipa and Anesa Lipa (née Rexha). Her family is of Muslim background and they trace their descent back to PejaKosovo. Lipa's parents travelled to London in 1992, around the time the siege of Sarajevo occurred, settling in a refugee community from their home country in Camden. Her father later studied marketing and worked for a production company operating music festivals, such as Glastonbury and Reading. Her mother had studied law, and after emigrating to London she dedicated herself to tourism. Lipa grew up in West Hampstead, London.