Watch Dua Lipa cover Cleo Sol’s ‘Sunshine’ in Radio 1 Live Lounge

Dua Lipa has performed a cover of Cleo Sol‘s ‘Sunshine’ for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge – you can watch the video below.

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The pop star played a five-track set at the legendary Maida Vale Studios in London recently in support of her third album ‘Radical Optimism’, which was released last Friday (May 3).

Lipa and her band showcased her singles ‘Training Season’ and ‘Illusion’, and gave the song ‘Happy For You’ its live debut. They also performed a reworked version of ‘Be The One’ from the singer’s 2017 debut record.

For her cover, Lipa delivered a powerful rendition of ‘Sunshine’ from Sol’s 2021 album ‘Mother’. She hailed the singer-songwriter as “amazing” and “so gifted”.

“She’s just really talented and amazing, and I’m just such a fan,” Lipa continued. “I think, really, that’s what it comes down to.”

She added: “And I just love her voice. It’s so rich and deep and sultry, and there’s so much emotion. She just makes me feel so much – I believe every single word when she sings it, and it’s a beautiful thing.

“I felt a little bit brave and I thought, ‘I could cover this’. [I’m] going to give a crack at it.”

You can watch the performance above, and tune into the full Live Lounge special via BBC iPlayer.

Lipa recently played a brief set in New York City’s Times Square after pulling double duty on Saturday Night Live last weekend.

In other news, the singer has talked about how she “manifested” headlining Glastonbury “by album three” early on in her career. Lipa will top the bill on the Pyramid Stage alongside Coldplay and SZA next month.

Elsewhere, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker has praised the star after working with her on ‘Radical Optimism’.

In a three-star review of the record, NME wrote: “The album’s beachy vibes feel suited to a festival field’s carefree disposition. You just wish there was a little more to these songs.”

Dua Lipa will showcase her new material at a one-off concert at the historic Royal Albert Hall in London this October, following a run of European shows in the summer.

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