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Dua Lipa, 28, made a whopping £1million a WEEK last year as she chases Adele and Harry Styles as one of the UK’s richest celebrities

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Dua Lipa raked in an eye-watering £1million per week last year after a string of festival performances, a film appearance and merchandise sales.

The British star, 28, is on the way to becoming one of the UK’s richest celebrities, chasing the likes of Adele, Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran.

According to her account filings which ended in March 2023, Dua had a turnover of £51.6million at her company Radicial 22 Live LLP. 

It revealed that after expenses, Dua was still left with an average of £59,000 per day after being left with £21.7m in the coffers.

This year Dua was marked the 29th richest person in the UK with a networth of £90million, according to the Sunday Times rich list.

Dua Lipa raked in an eye-watering £1million per week last year after a string of festival performances, a film appearance and merchandise sales

According to her account filings which ended in March 2023, Dua had a turnover of £51.6million at her company Radicial 22 Live LLP (pictured July 2024)

According to her account filings which ended in March 2023, Dua had a turnover of £51.6million at her company Radicial 22 Live LLP (pictured July 2024)

Dua, who is the head of nine private firms, is set for another bumper years following the success of her third album, Radical Optimism, which was released in May.

The record has so far produced three Top Ten songs, Houdini, Training Season and Illusion, which she performed during her headline Glastonbury show.

Following the success of her Glasto performance, Dua announced two shows at Wembley Stadium, which sold out within a day.

Dua has also performed at NOS alive in Portugal, Open’er in Poland and Mad Cool festival in Spain.

She is now enjoying a break to spend time with her friends, family and boyfriend Callum Turner, 34, following a busy few months. 

Dua is set to hit the road again in November and December to tour in Asia before returning home to the UK.

Late last year it was reported that Dua is set to become the wealthiest British female popstar after parting ways with her management company. 

The hit maker isn’t just a master of pop tunes, off the stage she bought the rights to her publishing catalogue and made a new business move.

The star decided to begin working with her businessman dad, Dukagjin, known as Dugi, and could be on track to ‘become a billionaire’. 

The pair set up her company, Radical 22 Publishing Limited, to help manage all her commercial assets just days after she announced she had cut all ties with her former management company TaP.

A source told The Sun: ‘Dua wants to take back control of her career and Dugi is very hands-on.

Late last year it was reported that Dua is set to become the wealthiest British female popstar after parting ways with her management company

Late last year it was reported that Dua is set to become the wealthiest British female popstar after parting ways with her management company 

Dua bought the rights to her publishing catalogue and made a new business move (pictured September 2023)

Dua bought the rights to her publishing catalogue and made a new business move (pictured September 2023)

‘He felt like she was giving away too high a percentage of her earnings, and after becoming her manager he felt the next logical step was to come in as an official business partner.’

While a few in the industry are comparing her and her father’s relationship to that between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun, the source assured that although firm, Dugi will prioritise his daughter’s best interests. 

Discussing Dua’s new strategy to ensure she possesses ownership of her songs, the source explained: ‘Essentially, the move also has echoes of Taylor Swift — a huge female pop star rewriting the narrative and making money on her own terms.

‘By the time she’s 40, Dua could be a billionaire.’

In the same week, Dua was mentioned alongside Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran as the  stars who collectively contributed to UK music export raking in £4billion in 2022.

And while her previous deal with TaP saw her giving away around 20 per cent of her income, now with the help of her father she will be able to hopefully retain everything she earns. 

Last week it was revealed that TaP have sold the rights back to the artists as they wished Dua well for the future. 

The singer signed with TaP when she was originally signed by executive Ben Mawson in 2013 after he spotted her in a London cocktail bar.

She parted ways with the firm in February 2022 and has since been managed by her father. 

Family relations: The star decided to begin working with her businessman dad, Dukagjin, known as Dugi, and could be on track to 'become a billionaire' (pictured with her mum Anesa Lipa, and dad Dukagjin Lipa)

Family relations: The star decided to begin working with her businessman dad, Dukagjin, known as Dugi, and could be on track to ‘become a billionaire’ (pictured with her mum Anesa Lipa, and dad Dukagjin Lipa)

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