ITV is set to air 'An Evening With Dua Lipa' later this year, featuring a guest appearance by Sir Elton John. The ITV1 concert special will showcase her performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall from October 17, where the pop star's songs were reimagined with a 53-piece orchestra conducted by Ben Foster, a 14-person choir and her seven-piece band.
The show will be interspersed with interviews with the 29-year-old as she reflects on key moments from her career and life. During the performance, Dua was joined by Sir Elton to perform 'Cold Heart', and also gave a live debut of 'Dance The Night', from the soundtrack of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie film.
She will also be seen performing 'Maria', 'Anything For Love' and 'End Of An Era' from her latest album 'Radical Optimism', along with other tracks from her back catalogue. Dua Lipa, 29, made her debut at the RAH alongside a 53-piece orchestra (The Heritage Orchestra) conducted by Ben Foster, a 14-piece choir, and seven piece band for her exceptional set.
Katie Rawcliffe, head of entertainment and daytime commissioning at ITV, said: "We‘re looking forward to bringing Dua’s exceptional Royal Albert Hall debut to audiences when it airs on ITV1 and ITVX later this year. It was such a special evening full of Dua’s top hits performed for the first time with the Heritage Orchestra, and none other than Elton John – it’s one not to be missed."
The date for the broadcast is yet to be announced. Dua began her career with single 'New Love' in 2015, and has had three UK top 10 albums, including two number ones, and 16 UK top 10 singles. The programme will be produced by Fulwell 73 Productions and Radical22.
Dua recently opened up about the topics she writes her songs about. During a chat with Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes, she insisted she prefers to keep things close to her chest, saying: "It's something that I just naturally hold back." She pointed out that some artists are quite "ruthless" when it comes to airing their dirty laundry in their music, knowing full well it'll snag the public's eye: "Some people are just so ruthless with their own private life that they decide to put it all out in a song because they know that it's gonna attract people's attention."
The 'Houdini' chart-topper stressed the importance of creating loved music, not because she's throwing shade at someone: "For me, it was always important to make music that people really loved, not because I was putting someone out on blast." She said she doesn't like the "clickbait" or the exploiting of others for fame. She said: "Not because I'm doing it for the clickbait at maybe someone else's expense."
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