Dido (singer)
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Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong (born December 25, 1971 in London) is a British pop singer who performs under her first name Dido.
She is perhaps best known for her 2001 hit song "Thank You", which was used by the rapper Eminem as the basis for one of his own hit singles, "Stan". (Dido also appears in the song's video, portraying Stan's long-suffering girlfriend.) "Thank You" was her debut single, taken from the album No Angel, which was the top-selling album of 2001 in the United Kingdom. She has a brother, Rollo Armstrong, with whom she often collaborates. He is from the group Faithless, and she had a #6 single in 2002 when featured on their single, "One Step Too Far". Her second album, Life For Rent, was released September 30, 2003.
Her song "Here With Me" was used as the theme music for the television programme Roswell and in the soundtrack for the movie Love Actually.
Named after the Greek mythological character, Dido was educated at Thornhill Primary, City of London Girls', and Westminster Schools.
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Discography
Albums
- No Angel - June 1999 - (#1 UK, sales: 12 million; #4 US)
- Life For Rent - September 2003 - (#1 UK; #4 US)
Singles
Guest appearance on The Marshall Mathers LP (Eminem album):
- "Stan" (Eminem featuring Dido) - December 2000 - #1 UK
From No Angel:
- "Here With Me" - February 2001 - #4 UK
- "Thank You" - May 2001 - #3 UK
- "Hunter / Take My Hand" - September 2001- #17 UK
- "All You Want" - December 2001 - did not chart
Guest appearance on Outrospective (Faithless album):
- "One Step Too Far" (Faithless featuring Dido) - April 2002 - #6 UK
Guest appearance on Shamen (Carlos Santana album):
- "Feels Like Fire" (Carlos Santana featuring Dido) - Never Released
From Life For Rent:
- "White Flag" - September 2003 - #2 UK
- "Life For Rent" - December 2003 - #8 UK
- "Don't Leave Home" - April 2004 - #25 UK
- "Sand In My Shoes" - September 2004 - #29 UK
Guest appearance on Band Aid 20 single:
- "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (as part of Band Aid 20) - November 2004 - #1 UK
Trivia
- Dido's album Life for Rent features the hit single "White Flag", whose video features actor David Boreanaz, star of American TV vampire series Angel.
- Dido co-wrote the popular Britney Spears' song "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" from the 2001 album Britney. It was also featured on the soundtrack to the 2002 film Crossroads. She "won" a Razzie Award for Worst Original Song in 2002.
- She grew up without television.
External links
- Dido's official website (http://www.didomusic.com/)
- 4 Dido - Dido fansite (http://www.4dido.com/)de:Dido (Musik)