Dido (sangster)
Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong[2] (/ˈdaɪdoʊ/; 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 name | Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong |
| Born | 25 December 1971 Kensington, Lunnon, Ingland, UK |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instruments |
|
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | |
| Associate acts | |
| Wabsteid | www |
| 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
eeditEfter 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| Year | Awaird | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Female Video | "Thank You" | Nominatit |
| Best Video of the Year | "Stan" | Nominatit | ||
| Best Rap Video | Nominatit | |||
| Best Male Video | Nominatit | |||
| Best Directed Video | Nominatit | |||
| Best Cinematography | Nominatit | |||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act | Wan | ||
| MTV Europe Music Award for Best Female | Nominatit | |||
| MTV Europe Music Award for Best Album | No Angel | Nominatit | ||
| MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song | "Stan" | Nominatit | ||
| BRIT Awards | Best British Female Artist | Nominatit | ||
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Female: New Artist | Nominatit | ||
| IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards | Top 10 Best Selling Foreign Albums | No Angel | Wan | |
| 2002 | ASCAP Pop Music Awards | Song of the Year | "Thank You" | Wan |
| NRJ Awards | Best Newcomer | Wan | ||
| Best Album | No Angel | Wan | ||
| BRIT Awards | Best British Female Artist | Wan | ||
| Best British Album | No Angel | Wan | ||
| Best British Video | "Thank You" | Nominatit | ||
| World Music Awards | World's Best-Selling British Artist | Wan | ||
| World's Best-Selling Pop Female Artist | Wan | |||
| World's Best-Selling Adult Contemporary Artist | Wan | |||
| Meteor Ireland Music Awards | Best International Female | Nominatit | ||
| 2003 | World Music Awards | Best British Pop/Rock Female Artist | Nominatit | |
| IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Awards | Top 10 Best Selling Foreign Albums | Life for Rent | Wan | |
| 2004 | Ivor Novello Awards | International Hit of the Year | "White Flag" | Wan |
| Best Song Musically and Lyrically | Nominatit | |||
| Grammy Awards | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance | Nominatit | ||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Album | Life for Rent | Nominatit | |
| BRIT Awards | Best British Female Artist | Wan | ||
| Best British Single | "White Flag" | Wan | ||
| MasterCard British Album | Life for Rent | Nominatit | ||
| NRJ Awards | Best International Artist | Wan | ||
| Best Album | Life for Rent | Wan | ||
| World Music Awards | UK's Best-Selling Artist | Wan | ||
| 2005 | International Dance Music Awards | Best Dance Artist Solo | Nominatit | |
| The Groovevolt Music and Fashion Awards | Best Album: Female | Life for Rent | Nominatit | |
| 2007 | ASCAP Awards UK Award | ASCAP | Wan | |
| 2010 | Songwriter of The Year | Wan | ||
| Grammy Awards | Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Safe Trip Home | Nominatit | |
| Brit Awards 2010 | BRITs Album of 30 Years | No Angel | Nominatit | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2010 | Best Song | "If I Rise" | Wan | |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 | Best Original Song | Nominatit | ||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2010 | Best Song | Nominatit | ||
| Satellite Awards 2010 | Best Original Song | Nominatit | ||
| Academy Awards 2010 | Best Original Song | Nominatit | ||
| Denver Film Critics Society Award 2010 | Best Song | Wan |
Discografie
eedit- No Angel (1999)
- Life for Rent (2003)
- Safe Trip Home (2008)
- Girl Who Got Away (2013)
References
eedit- ↑ "RCA's Peter Edge, Tom Corson on the Shuttering of Jive, J and Arista". Billboard.biz. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ↑ 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. - ↑ Paphides, Peter (25 Mairch 2005). "Music to watch girls by". London: Times Newspapers, Ltd. Archived frae the original on 17 Juin 2011. Retrieved 15 Mey 2008.
- ↑ The 20 Biggest Selling Albums of the 21st centuryMusic Week. Retrieved 19 August 2011 Archived 2008-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "83rd Academy Award nominees". Oscars.org. Retrieved 16 Januar 2012.
- ↑ Billboard 200 ArtistsBillboard. Retrieved 19 August 2011 Archived 2011-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Nadia Cohen. "Dido cancels her wedding". TV & Showbiz. London: Daily Mail. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Todd, Ben; Neville, Simon (24 December 2011). "Dido gives birth to son Stanley | Mail Online". London: Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
External links
eedit| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Dido (singer). |
| Wikiquote haes quotations relatit tae: Dido |
- Official Dido website
- Dido on IMDb
- Video for "Us Two Little Gods" at The Guardian wabsteid.