Talk:Dido (singer)

message: I was just thinking this is a bit POV if it says best known for her song Thank You. Since both of her albums went #1 wouldn't she also be known for those? This article was possibly written by an Eminem fan.--Redwolf24 04:04, 7 June 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: This was really left by 71.112.4.235. -- Spinboy 04:35, 7 June 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: A bit POV

message: Why is there a mention of "Greek mythology"? Dido was the queen of Carthage, so shouldn't it fall under European or Roman mythology, especially since she's mainly in the Aenid? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.148.0.60 (talk) 21:10, 17 June 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with you, so I went ahead and changed the word from Greek to Roman.  The original Latin text of the Aeneid is online at Project Gutenberg, and the character is called "Dido" in it, which I think is enough justification for the change. Cgray4 09:36, 1 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Why "Greek" mythology?

message: "She is perhaps best known for her 2001 hit song "Thank You", which was used by the rapper Eminem as the basis for one of his own hit singles, "Stan". "
"Thank you" is rather older than 2001. It was re-released after the success of "Stan". I'm not sure when it was originally released but it is certainly on the soundtrack of the film Sliding Doors from 1998. Can some get a date on the original release? — Preceding unsigned comment added by LiamE (talk • contribs) 16:14, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: According to allmusic, Sliding Doors is the first published recording of Thank You.  It was then released on her 1999 No Angel. --DropDeadGorgias (talk) 16:38, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thank You 

message: 2006 anything for her??Maoririder 20:26, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: 2006?

message: Can we have a show of hands over whether to retain the trivia section? Much of it strikes me as complete bollocks, e.g. * She grew up without television; * Dido admits to have played 'Monopoly' on her own as a child; * Dido's album Life For Rent contains a hidden track "Closer" that follows the final song "See the Sun" after a two minute pause; * Dido's album "Life For Rent" is copy protected using the Copy Control system. This means that along with many other Sony BMG titles it will not play on many computers and CD players; * Dido is a huge Arsenal fan, Ray Parlour is one of her favorite players
...etc etc. I personally think this (and similar sections elsewhere) are amateurish and silly, and severely degrades the encyclopaedic quality of the article (and it does look suspiciously liek it may have been lifted from another site verbatum), but i don't want to ditch it without consensus. Chime in below with comments if you have an opinion. Cheers, Badgerpatrol 01:43, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I say junk it all.  Apart from anything else, what does "After her appearance in the Live 8 show in London, a trivia was inserted during break; "Dido was named after an African Queen" actually mean?!?!?!?! ChrisTheDude 09:12, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Trivia section

message: Maybe it's also possible that Dido could be noble because one part of her name is de Bounevialle which means "from Bounevialle". 
so it can be that she is also a relative of french nobles. *g* 
But in the moment it's only a rumour. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spam (talk • contribs) 19:01, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: If we are to go by that then I'm noble too (descended from Kings of Connacht, Deheurbharth, England, etc) which would come as a great suprise both to me and those who know me. There's a difference between being a noble and being of noble descent. Fergananim 14:39, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for your opinion and off course there is a difference of being a descent from a noble or being noble. I did mean that she could be of noble descent, off course. When she is noble we would already know,or not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spam (talk • contribs) 14:54, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rumour - Dido maybe noble 

message: She dedicates her first album  "... most of all, to BOB." Anyone know who he is, or was?Fergananim 14:39, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Bob Page is a lawyer who she had a 7 year long relationship with. Spam 15:00, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Lucky guy, that Bob. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ndteegarden (talk • contribs) 10:17, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Who's Bob?

message: An article on some new skin reatment to reduce ageing listed her as 49 (in 2002).  Can we clarify her age.  Antares33712 14:25, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, Dido is in her 30's. 34, I believe. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.152.195.196 (talk) 11:00, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: 35 as of Christmas Day 2006. Andyroost 19:28, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: She's 52. 162.142.119.16 (talk) 21:26, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is she only in her thirties? 

message: Could somebody start again and write a really good, authoritative article? There is a dearth of published material about Dido and so there is a real opportunity here. What do others think? — Preceding unsigned comment added by IXIA (talk • contribs) 22:06, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Back to basics 

message: * Although she was born on Christmas Day, she reportedly celebrates her birthday on June 25th.
* The video for "White Flag," the lead single from Life For Rent, features actor David Boreanaz, star of American TV vampire series Angel. 
* Dido actually finished a Law Degree at a London University before choosing to focus on her music full-time.
* Different lines from her song "Do You Have A Little Time?" were sampled and used as the hook in the 2Pac song "Don't You Trust Me?" from his latest posthumous release.
* The right-wing British National Party quoted lyrics from 'White Flag' and 'This Land Is Mine' on their website, quoting the lyrics as a nationalistic white supremic statement, until they were forced not to, as Dido did not want to be associated with the group.
:: Only Reference I can find to this is in "The Sun" (For american readers a print run of that "newspaper" was once requested by the navy for sailors to wipe their bums with.) And if either of the songs is applicable to a nation (get real!) surely it's more welcoming of newcomers than hostile towards them.   Presumably we're talking about poor excuses for englishmen chanting the lines "There Will Be No White Flag Above This Door", and "Just So Long, as you know, This Land Is Mine" utterly out of context.194.129.249.111 15:40, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia 

message: I removed all the talk at the top of the page as was all resolved 2003-2005(Changing from Dido Armstrong to Dido (Singer), a small POV issue and changing from Greek to Roman Mythology). Hope thats ok. Please delete this paragraph when you think neccessary. Woodgreener 20:10, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I restored the talk from the article history, per WP:TPG. Earlier discussions should be archived when appropriate, not deleted. Ken Gallager (talk) 20:52, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Talk removed

message: This article was written and edited by a die hard fan
I like Dido, but I can also understand the valid UK Guardian newspaper criticism of her tendency to "twee and bland aural wallpaper"
Criticism balances the article, by removing the criticism the article is just pointless
So I've put it back
--Nighthawkx15 09:52, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Totally biased 

message: How come there's hardly any, or nearly no information about Dido's third album and it's going to be released in less than two months? Andyroost 23:19, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems to be sliding back and back and back... Was once posted as being before end of 2006, I've got a feeling that the Brixton Acedemy DVD was released as a prelude to a third album... and that was 2005! If she ever gets bored of music she'd make a great manager in British Industry;-) (Only kidding, in your own time!:-) 194.129.249.111 19:46, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

text: And now before the end of 2008... Scruffy brit (talk) 06:34, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Third Album 

message: "The right-wing British National Party quoted lyrics from 'White Flag' and 'This Land Is Mine' on their website, quoting the lyrics as a nationalistic..." That is interesting. One of the leading active British National Front members from the 60's was Rosine de Bounevialle. Unusual surname, part of Dido's name. Does anyone know if they are related?  Jfbcubed 18:21, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  How related is related, By the time you get out to...say...sixth cousin you're related to pretty much everyone. (Unless you're welsh that is)194.129.249.111 15:40, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Related to?

message: Here's a line that is rather perplexing -
"In 2006 , Dido began recording demo tracks, put together on a collection entitled Odds & Ends, and sent out by Nettwerk management, who had signed her after being brought to their attention through her collaborations with Faithless (Dido co-wrote and provided vocals for album tracks, such as "Flowerstand Man" and "Hem Of His Garment") the UK dance act spearheaded by her brother, Rollo Armstrong."
Now, not the whole line is as such, only the mention of the year 2006, since that's obviously a long time after she made any type of breakthrough, international or otherwise. The question being, is someone mistaken with the year? Was it perhaps intended to be somewhere in the earl 1990's? --75.35.82.128 03:31, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inconsistency? 

message: Revision as of 19:26, 3 March 2007 by 76.190.1.13 posted a change to the artist's name that cannot be verified. Revision as of 19:27, 3 March 2007 by 76.190.1.13 perpetuated this change in other parts of the document. Like all reputable material, references are required for such changes. (I find it strange that Wikipedia still allows accountless editing from anonymous people) PatrickDunfordNZ 05:41, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change of name 

message: I have read that her birth name is Florian Cloud De Bounevialle Armstrong and that Dido is actually a nickname (used by her family as well) that she has had since she was a young child.  Does anybody have a source for whether Dido is her actual birth name? —MJBurrage • TALK • 23:26, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: We have provided a reliable source that shows you are mistaken.  --Yamla (talk) 17:45, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Legal birth name

message: Hi there, Could someone please find a public domain photograph of Dido for this article? It is very uninteresting to have the article blank apart from some text. 
Also, I propose a name change for this article to Dido Armstrong with the disambiguation page updated with links incorporating Dido, Dido Armstrong and Florian Cloud de Bounevialle as redirects to this article-how does everyone feel about this? What I'd really like is a personal go ahead from Dido herself *hint hint* regards. 
Oh, P.S. Dear Dido, you can respond right here or via my talk page. haha.--Read-write-services 23:38, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Is there any reason to believe that she is "billing" herself as Dido Armstrong now?  I've only ever heard her referred to as "Dido", in which case "Dido (singer)" is the correct article name.  --Yamla 23:19, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

text: Once again contined edits to her real name within the article are annoying can anyone PLEASE locate her REAL name?--Read-write-services (talk) 00:12, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photograph and article name change proposed 

message: Can the pronunciation of "Dido" be added? I think DIE-doe but I don't know... and if IPA is used, I still won't know, ha ha :)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.174.107.130 (talk) 19:42, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, will do. kwami (talk) 02:57, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Dido" is pronounced ...? 

message: Theft is a criminal offence.  If true, we must have references or risk violating BLP. Spevw (talk) 23:27, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Citation needed for claim that Dido was a thief

message: Does anyone know at what point Dido changed her accent? Her toff accent suddenly sounded 'street', it is a considerable difference even to the untrained ear. In early interviews Dido speaks with a champagne Chiswick cadence but later she waxes lyrical with an Acton affected articulation. With such a privileged background could it be that her affected speech is an attempt to sound more like the 'oiks' that buy her records? Surely this faux-urban voice she put on needs a mention in her trivia section? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.14.152.15 (talk) 01:46, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changing her accent 

message: Can you please take out the "O'Malley" of the artists name.
The source web page doesn't even mention this name.
*Thank you*
N00bh4ck3r (talk) 17:50, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  O'Malley ? 

message: While the list of Dido's boyfriends shows a disturbing attention to detail, she was reported as still going out with Bob until 2002. There 
have been lots of rumours about her partners over the years, many of which have been rebuffed or debunked, and is it any of our business anyway? Scruffy brit (talk) 06:48, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Personal life

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thread_title: Image copyright problem with Image:Lfrd.jpg

message: The band Attack Flamingo are clearly upset that Dido has used the same picture for Safe Trip Home as they have for their album No Star Could Be as Large. They have every right to feel aggrieved but should the Dido article feature antything about this issue? I would say no on the following grounds:
*Notability — there has been little coverage of this story, and what I can find has the same source: this article in a local student newspaper. In the article, it is stated that NASA have no problem with the image being used and that Attack Flamingo are unlikely to take legal action against Dido's record company. This does not imply notability to me.
*Wikipedia is not a soapbox — the entry in the Dido article appears to be used as a vehicle for the grievance felt by the band and their fans. I am sure that it is helping to publicize the issue but that is not what Wikipedia is here for.
I am going to remove the Attack Flamingo content. I suggest that consensus should be built over what of it, if anything, should be included. Labalius (talk) 22:07, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Attack Flamingo 

message: :As a child, she had to deal with the ambiguous and unusual nature of her name, which led to her being bullied...
In what way is Dido an "ambiguous" name? Compact OED: 'ambiguous adjective 1 (of language) having more than one possible meaning.' How many meanings could 'Dido' obviously have? I should think that the vast majority of people would assume that she had been named with Dido, queen of Carthage, in mind. According to Wikipedia Dido may be a Phoenician word meaning 'wanderer', so she could have been named directly from the Phoenician, though it is unlikely that this word would be widely known were it not for the connection with the famous queen. Likewise, she could have been named after Dido Elizabeth Belle (of whom I should not have heard had I not found her on Wikipedia), but this Dido was also clearly named after the queen of Carthage. So, while I do not doubt the possibility that 'Dido' could be polyvalent, I think that if one applies common sense it really has just one possible meaning. I doubt that those who bullied her about her name taunted her with the possibility that she had been named after a nuclear reactor. I should say that her name is actually far less ambiguous than most. For example, the name 'Virginia' could be intended (and does intention matter?) to refer to the Commonwealth of Virginia, to Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen, or to virginity itself (among other possibilities). Unless somebody can suggest why not, I shall change it myself, unless somebody else gets there first.--Oxonian2006 (talk) 21:23, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Please see my comment below. Thank you. ProsperoX (talk) 11:07, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Aha. I see what you mean. It seems like a strange use of 'ambiguous', since the question is not about the meaning of her name but what her name actually is. In my own work if I say that a word, or indeed a text, is ambiguous I mean that it is open to a number of interpretations. I would not, however, use 'ambiguous' to talk about disputed facts. I remain confused, then, about the reason why her name led to her being bullied: it seems unlikely that those who bullied her would have known which names appeared on her birth certificate or were used in her baptism, and it further seems unlikely that difference between her recorded names and the name by which she was known would be cause for bullying.--Oxonian2006 (talk) 23:48, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Florian is, of course, a male name and so I can see how being a female she would have been the subject of ridicule. ProsperoX (talk) 12:19, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  ambiguous nature of her name? 

message: Is she really an alto? To me she sounds like a coloratura mezzosoprano (in between soprano and mezzosoprano- similar to Sinead O Connor..  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.218.233.143 (talk) 16:31, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Voice Type 

message: Any, word what it might be called, and is it coming out this year? --WhiteInKnights (talk) 17:13, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Album? 

message: It's ludicrous how often lack of promotion is cited here with no reference, for the commercial failure of 'Safe Trip Home'. How exactly does one gauge whether promotion has been adequate or not? There are no set requirements. From what I personally saw, the album had a highly visible advertisement campaign, but such things are subject to conjecture unless somebody can lay their hands on the exact figures spent on promotion of this album as opposed to her previous ones. The only fact that is irrefutable is that statistically this album sold much fewer copies than her previous efforts. --95.96.146.115 (talk) 00:03, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: 'Lack of Promotion'

message: I remember the article in question, but wasn't aware that she was following the example of Paddington. Did she actually day that? OK if she did, but the more obvious example is the Queen. IXIA (talk) 21:18, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Official birthday

message: hello..
this was published in dido's official page..
"Hello everyone,
It’s been a month of amazing news for me and now I have some more to share. Me and my husband rohan are expecting a baby"
http://www.didomusic.com/gb/news_and_diary/news/a_note_from_dido/
do you have\any other sources for this?
who is rohan?
since when she's married?
etc....  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.182.23.165 (talk) 23:08, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is Dido married? since when? 

message: So pretentious - and off-putting! Why not just "profesionally" or "who performs as"? IXIA (talk) 20:34, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: "Monoymously"

message: Feb,2010 current updated to May 31,2011
"Me and my husband rohan are expecting a baby"
Is this a joke ? --Karinsa (talk) 11:14, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Guinness world records: Dido's still pregnant according to her website 

message: Was supposed to be her fourth album due for release in Fall 2011/early 2012. Anyone know what happened?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.97.38.88 (talk) 15:44, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Chasing the Stars

message: Can we get a better photo than the side of her head taken by cellphone from a stadium projection?--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 09:34, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: I uploaded four new photos from her new tour in the german wikipedia. If you want, you can export them to commons and use them here too.--JTCEPB (talk) 14:51, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  better photo?