Dido (sangster)

Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong[2] (/ˈdd/; born 25 Dizember 1971), kent as Dido, is a Inglis sangster-sangwriter. Dido attained internaitional success wi her debut album No Angel (1999). The album sauld ower 21 million copies warldwide,[3] an wan several awairds; includin the MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act, twa NRJ Awards for Best New Act an Best Album, an twa Brit Awards for Best British Female an Best Album. Her next album Life for Rent (2003), continued her success wi the hit singles "White Flag" and "Life for Rent".

Dido
Birth nameFlorian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong
Born (1971-12-25) 25 December 1971 (age 52)
Kensington, Lunnon, Ingland, UK
GenresPop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • guitar
  • drums
Years active1995–present
Labels
Associate acts
Wabsteidwww.didomusic.com
Notable instruments
Gibson J-200

Dido's first twa albums are amang the best-sellin albums in UK Chart history, an baith are in the top 10 best-sellin albums o the 2000s in the UK.[4] Her third studio album Safe Trip Home (2008), receivit creetical acclaim but failed tae duplicate the commercial success o her previous efforts.[5] She wis nominatit for a Academy Award for the sang "If I Rise".[6] Dido wis rankit No. 98 on the Billboard chairt o the top Billboard 200 airtists o the 2000s (2000–2009) based on the success o her albums in the first decade o the 21st century.[7]Dido made a comeback in 2013, releasin her fowert studio album Girl Who Got Away, which reached the Top 5 in the Unitit Kinrick.

Personal life eedit

Efter releasin No Angel in 1999, an efter hintle time spent promotin the album, Dido breuk up wi her fiancé, enterteenment lawyer Bob Page, efter a seiven-year relationship.[8] Dido is marriet tae Rohan Gavin. They hae ane son, Stanley, who wis born in Julie 2011.[9][10]

Awairds an nominations eedit

YearAwairdCategoryNomineeResult
2001MTV Video Music AwardsBest Female Video"Thank You"Nominatit
Best Video of the Year"Stan"Nominatit
Best Rap VideoNominatit
Best Male VideoNominatit
Best Directed VideoNominatit
Best CinematographyNominatit
MTV Europe Music AwardsMTV Europe Music Award for Best New ActWan
MTV Europe Music Award for Best FemaleNominatit
MTV Europe Music Award for Best AlbumNo AngelNominatit
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song"Stan"Nominatit
BRIT AwardsBest British Female ArtistNominatit
Blockbuster Entertainment AwardsFavorite Female: New ArtistNominatit
IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music AwardsTop 10 Best Selling Foreign AlbumsNo AngelWan
2002ASCAP Pop Music AwardsSong of the Year"Thank You"Wan
NRJ AwardsBest NewcomerWan
Best AlbumNo AngelWan
BRIT AwardsBest British Female ArtistWan
Best British AlbumNo AngelWan
Best British Video"Thank You"Nominatit
World Music AwardsWorld's Best-Selling British ArtistWan
World's Best-Selling Pop Female ArtistWan
World's Best-Selling Adult Contemporary ArtistWan
Meteor Ireland Music AwardsBest International FemaleNominatit
2003World Music AwardsBest British Pop/Rock Female ArtistNominatit
IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music AwardsTop 10 Best Selling Foreign AlbumsLife for RentWan
2004Ivor Novello AwardsInternational Hit of the Year"White Flag"Wan
Best Song Musically and LyricallyNominatit
Grammy AwardsBest Female Pop Vocal PerformanceNominatit
MTV Europe Music AwardsBest AlbumLife for RentNominatit
BRIT AwardsBest British Female ArtistWan
Best British Single"White Flag"Wan
MasterCard British AlbumLife for RentNominatit
NRJ AwardsBest International ArtistWan
Best AlbumLife for RentWan
World Music AwardsUK's Best-Selling ArtistWan
2005International Dance Music AwardsBest Dance Artist SoloNominatit
The Groovevolt Music and Fashion AwardsBest Album: FemaleLife for RentNominatit
2007ASCAP Awards UK AwardASCAPWan
2010Songwriter of The YearWan
Grammy AwardsBest Engineered Album, Non-ClassicalSafe Trip HomeNominatit
Brit Awards 2010BRITs Album of 30 YearsNo AngelNominatit
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2010Best Song"If I Rise"Wan
Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010Best Original SongNominatit
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2010Best SongNominatit
Satellite Awards 2010Best Original SongNominatit
Academy Awards 2010Best Original SongNominatit
Denver Film Critics Society Award 2010Best SongWan

Discografie eedit

References eedit

  1. "RCA's Peter Edge, Tom Corson on the Shuttering of Jive, J and Arista". Billboard.biz. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  2. Sharon Osbourne interviews Dido (16 October 2003). The Sharon Osbourne Show. It's Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong when asked tae say her real name.
  3. Paphides, Peter (25 Mairch 2005). "Music to watch girls by". London: Times Newspapers, Ltd. Retrieved 15 Mey 2008.
  4. The 20 Biggest Selling Albums of the 21st centuryMusic Week. Retrieved 19 August 2011 Archived 2008-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Adrian Thrills (17 Februar 2011). "It's Dido's time to rise again". London: Daily Mail. Retrieved 6 Mairch 2011. Safe Trip Home, regarded by many as her best set of songs to date
  6. "83rd Academy Award nominees". Oscars.org. Retrieved 16 Januar 2012.
  7. Billboard 200 ArtistsBillboard. Retrieved 19 August 2011 Archived 2011-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Nadia Cohen. "Dido cancels her wedding". TV & Showbiz. London: Daily Mail. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  9. "Dido | GB | News | News | A note from Dido". Didomusic.com. 6 Februar 2011. Archived frae the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  10. Todd, Ben; Neville, Simon (24 December 2011). "Dido gives birth to son Stanley | Mail Online". London: Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

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