‘This is crazy,” asserts Dua Lipa, which may be exaggerating the situation a bit. Being able to sell out the 2,000-capacity Shepherd’s Bush Empire will certainly look good on the Kosovar-British singer’s CV, but in an overflowing pop marketplace (see also: Tove Lo, Zara Larsson), true craziness only starts when your name has resonance beyond your own fanbase. Despite nominations for both the Critics’ Choice and Sound Of awards, and A-list ubiquity for the singles Hotter Than Hell and Be the One, Lipa isn’t yet there.

Whether she makes her mark depends on a confluence of factors. She’s well-connected enough that there’s an inevitability to tonight’s announcement that she has written a song with Chris Martin – though instead of playing it, she roars into one she made earlier with super-DJ Martin Garrix, which showcases her alluring mid-range huskiness. Her live show, too, is a step in the direction of success: there’s a coolly minimal stage (three backing musicians, striking block-colour lighting and her name in neon), presided over by an increasingly confident Lipa. She uses her big voice like the nuclear deterrent – even when she delicately glides through the acoustic number Thinking ’Bout You, we’re fully aware of the torrent she’s damming up.

The deciding factor, made plain during this concise set, will be whether the vulnerability she pours into her lyrics is ever allowed to impinge on the functional, slightly generic self she presents on stage. With everything to play for, though, don’t bet against her.