Dido
Artist Type: Person
Artist Born:
1971
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Artist Biography
Dido Armstrong was born in London (England) on Christmas day in 1971; she was christened Dido Florian Cloud De Bounevialle Armstrong. Dido lived with her poet mother and publisher father in London.
One day she looked up the story of her nickname. "I thought it was strange that I was called after a woman who killed herself in ancient literature. It's great for me now but there's no denying that I hated it. That was just another thing that made me stand out."
Young Dido enjoyed reading and playing tennis against the garden wall; when she was just 6, she was accepted into the Guildhall School of Music in London. By 10 she could play the piano, violin and recorder.
Some of her teenage years were spent touring the UK with a Classical Ensemble and waitressing at Cafe Flo in Islington. She left school to pay her way through university, and eventually enrolled as a law student at Birkbeck University.
At 16 she became enthralled with the music of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald and her brother's music collection.
Artist Discography
Albums
Life for Rent (2003)
No Angel (1999)
One Step Too Far (2000)
Singles
Don't Leave Home (2004-04-12)
Here With Me (2001-02-12)
Hunter (2001)
Life for Rent (2003-12-01)
Sand in My Shoes (2004-09-13)
Thankyou (2001-05-21)
White Flag (2003-09-01)
