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Dido

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Gorgeous 5-foot-7 European-American businesswoman, entrepreneur, singer and songwriter. She attained international success with her debut album No Angel (1999); hit singles from the album include "Here with Me" and "Thank You". It sold over 21 million copies worldwide and won her several awards, including two Brit Awards; additionally, she won Best British Album and Best British Female as well as the MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act. The first verse of "Thank You" is sampled in "Stan", a critically acclaimed collaboration with European-American rapper Eminem. Her next album, Life for Rent (2003), continued her success with the hit singles "White Flag" and "Life for Rent". In 2004, Dido performed with other British and Irish artists in the Band Aid 20 version of the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?".
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Worked as a literary agent (her father's profession) while going to law school and singing with her brother Rollo's band, Faithless.
Even though her birthday is December 25, she celebrates her birthday on June 25.
Was raised without television.
Was named after an African warrior queen.
Took part in the Band Aid 20 re-recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas?".

(On her unusual name) "To be called one thing and christened another is actually very confusing and annoying. It's one of the most irritating things that my parents did to me. I'm still irritated by it. Florian is a German man's name. That's just mean. To give your child a whole lot of odd names. They were all so embarrassing."
It feels like someone's rushed in and taken all your clothes off. - on hearing her songs played in public
I would not have had the opportunity to achieve what I have done without the encouragement of excellent teachers. Every child must have the opportunity to write songs and learn an instrument.
It is much more satisfying to write your own songs. Otherwise you are only as good as the next batch of songwriters. You have to put in the hours too. I did eight tours of the US, playing as many gigs as possible before I was a hit here. As well as being much more satisfying, writing your own songs gives you a better chance of having a longterm career.
Playing the recorder and taking music lessons was a great escape and helped open up my mind as a child.

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