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

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