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Emails have revealed Dua Lipa's father contacted World Cup officials and put himself forward to help organise the tournament's opening ceremony.
In messages seen by the Mail on Sunday, Dukagjin Lipa, who runs communications agency Republika and represents his daughter, offered to liaise between organisers and musicians.
The documents detail how the singer's Kosovo-born father, known as Dugi, first approached Qatar's World Cup organising body, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, in 2020.
In the messages, which take place over the course of nearly two years, the 53-year-old says 'I represent my daughter' and boasts about the success of one of her live stream events.
He also talks about his connections with other chart-topping artists such as Calvin Harris, Miley Cyrus, Shawn Mendez and Camila Cabello.
Dua Lipa would later say she would refuse to play at the opening ceremony due to Qatar's human rights record, while Mr Lipa told the Mail on Sunday she was not aware of his contact with the organisers.
When pop queen Dua Lipa shut down rumours that she was to perform in Qatar, her duet partner and LGBT champion Sir Elton John no doubt applauded. Yet emails reveal her manager father, Dukagjin Lipa, had been negotiating with the Qataris for two years to get the chart-topping star to play at the World Cup
Dua Lipa is managed by her father, who contacted officials organising the World Cup to offer his services. Pictured: Dua Lipa with her father Dukagjin Lipa
In one email to World Cup officials in Qatar, Dukagjin Lipa says he represents 'my daughter the artist Dua Lipa and I am ken to discuss with the Supreme Committe plans for artist performances'
In one of the messages Mr Lipa talks about the success of a recent live stream involving his daughter, saying it had 5million viewers - 'the largest ever globally for a live stream event'
In another email Mr Lipa says he was approached 'with a specific request for Dua Lipa and the opening ceremony'. Mr Lipa told the Mail on Sunday his daughter was not aware of his contact with the World Cup organisers and he told them his daughter 'would NOT be involved'
In his initial email on March 9, 2020, he wrote: 'I represent my daughter, the artist Dua Lipa, and I am keen to discuss with the Supreme Committee plans for artist performances for Qatar World Cup 2022.'
In January 2021, he wrote: 'I just wanted to follow up on my
