- Has made it into a list of the music world's biggest earners, along with Coldplay and the Rolling Stones. (February 18, 2004)
- Said she spent a long time writing White Flag, which was nominated for Grammy.
- Is among the other artists on hand to read the nominations for the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California on December 4. (November 20, 2003)
- Says she will be forever grateful to rapper Eminem for launching her on the road to stardom -- Eminem's decision to use the Dido song Thankyou in his ode to an obsessed fan Stan transformed her career. (November 6, 2003)
- Dido, Tori Amos, and Avril Lavigne are among the women appearing on the upcoming Oh! From The Girls compilation album -- The monies raised from the sale of the album will be donated to the Oxygen Media's Build Your Own Business program, which works to assist women starting up their own businesses. (October 28, 2003)
- Her new album Life For Rent had a big first week in UK, selling more than 250,000 copies in its first five days on sale. (October 9, 2003)
- Releases her album Life For Rent on September 30, 2003
- Dido says the first single her forthcoming Life For Rent album deals with her calling off her engagement with long time boyfriend Bob Page -- White Flag is an apology to Page for breaking his heart; Dido called off the wedding due to a chaotic touring schedule, and the demands of her career. (July 28, 2003)
- A bit of a child prodigy, by the time she was 10 she played piano, violin, and the aforementioned recorder.
- Has a contribution to Britney Spears album, Britney
- Dido was five when she stole her first recorder. This didn't lead to prison, but rather to her entrance one year later to the Guildhall School of Music in London.
- Her first musical instrument was the recorder.
- Her song Thank You was sampled by rapper Eminem in his controversial hit single Stan.
- Her brother, Rollo, is from the music group Faithless. Dido provided vocals on Faithless recordings and shows.
- Was named after an African warrior queen.
- Was raised without television.
- Worked as a literary agent (her father's profession) while going to law school and singing with her brother's band, Faithless.
- Her debut album, No Angel, was released in 1999. But only when the TV show Roswell used her 'Here With Me' as its theme and rapper Eminem sampled her 'Thank you' into his 'Stan' on his smash, The Marshall Mathers LP, did Dido gain the attention of mainstream audiences.
Quotes- 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."
Awards- French Music Awards: best international female artist and international artist of the year (2004)
- Brit Awards: best British single, White Flag; best British female award (2004)
- MTV Europe Music Awards: Best New Act (2001)
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