Dido (singer)

Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong (born 25 December 1971) is a female English singer who has released five albums. She is of French descent. Dido is married to Rohan Gavin.

Career
1999–2001: No Angel
Her debut studio album, No Angel, was released on 1 June 1999 and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart, by 2003 the album had sold more than 15 million copies worldwide and in the UK it was the second biggest selling album behind Back to Bedlam by James Blunt. The album included the singles "Here with Me", "Thank You" and "Hunter". 

2003–2004: Life for Rent
She released her second studio album, Life for Rent, on 29 September 2003 and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart, making it her second number one album in the UK, it was also certified 9× Platinum. The album includes the singles "White Flag", "Life for Rent", "Don't Leave Home" and "Sand in My Shoes". Her single "White Flag" reached number one in seven countries.

2008–2009: Safe Trip Home
Her third studio album, Safe Trip Home, was released on 17 November 2008 and peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Don't Believe in Love" and "Quiet Times".

2013: Girl Who Got Away
She released her fourth studio album, Girl Who Got Away, was released on 4 March 2013 and peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "No Freedom" and "End of Night".

2019: Still on My Mind
Her fifth studio album, Still on My Mind, was released on 8 March 2019 and peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Give You Up", "Take You Home" and "Friends".

Discography
Studio albums
 Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS CAN FRA GER IRE NL NZ SWI US  Released: 14 June 1999 (UK)
 Label: Arista 
 Formats: CD, DVD, LP, cassette, digital download 1  1  4  1  2  1  3  1  2  4 BPI: 10× Platinum
 ARIA: 6× Platinum
 : 3× Gold
 IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum
 MC: 4× Platinum
 : Platinum
 RIAA: 4× Platinum
 RMNZ: 5× Platinum
 SNEP: Diamond  Released: 29 September 2003 (UK)
 Label: Arista
 Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  4 BPI: 9× Platinum
 ARIA: 6× Platinum
 BVMI: 3× Platinum
 IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum
 MC: 3× Platinum
 NVPI: Platinum
 RIAA: 2× Platinum
 RMNZ: 4× Platinum
 SNEP: 2× Platinum  Released: 17 November 2008 (UK)
 Label: Arista
 Formats: CD, digital download 2  6  9  3  3  11  8  6  1  13 BPI: Gold
 ARIA: Gold
 BVMI: Gold
 IFPI SWI: Platinum
 IRMA: Gold
 RMNZ: Gold
 SNEP: Gold  Released: 4 March 2013 (UK)
 Label: RCA
 Formats: CD, LP, digital download 5  12  10  3  2  14  8  11  2  32 BPI: Silver  Released: 8 March 2019
 Label: BMG
 Formats: CD, LP, digital download 3  14  12  11  6  18  19  31  4  45 BPI: Silver
 SNEP: Gold

Live albums
 Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications AUS GER  Released: 21 June 2005 (UK)
 Label: Arista
 Formats: CD, DVD, digital download 53  50  ARIA: Platinum

Compilation albums
 Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS FRA IRE SWI Greatest Hits Released: 25 November 2013 (UK)
 Label: RCA
 Formats: CD, digital download 27  96  170  41  57 BPI: Gold

Demo albums
 Title Details  Released: 1995
 Label: Nettwerk
 Formats: CD-R

Collaborative albums
 Title Details The Last Summer(Deluxe Edition) Released: 19 July 2020
 Label: BMG
 Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays
 Title Details The Highbury Fields EP Released: 1999 (UK)
 Label: Arista
 Formats: CD  Released: 2 June 2005 (UK)
 Label: Arista
 Formats: Digital download

Singles
As lead artist
 Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS AUT FRA GER IRE NL NZ SWI US "Here with Me" 1999 4  52  9  4  16  8  22  3  6  — 
 BPI: Platinum
 RMNZ: Gold
 SNEP: Gold No Angel "Don't Think of Me" 2000 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —   "Thank You" 3  —  25  30  41  5  29  3  16  3 
 BPI: Platinum
 RIAA: Gold
 RMNZ: Platinum "Hunter" 2001 17  50  —  45  —  48  73  28  59  —  "All You Want" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  "White Flag" 2003 2  1  1  5  1  2  5  12  2  18 
 BPI: 2× Platinum
 ARIA: Gold
 BVMI: Gold
 IFPI AUT: Gold
 IFPI SWI: Gold
 RIAA: Gold
 RMNZ: Platinum Life for Rent "Life for Rent" 8  28  31  24  33  8  24  17  19  — 
 BPI: Silver "Don't Leave Home" 2004 25  —  54  —  67  35  38  —  45  —  "Sand in My Shoes" 29  37  57  —  54  27  59  —  95  —  "Don't Believe in Love" 2008 54  —  29  —  —  —  83  —  16  —  Safe Trip Home "Quiet Times" 2009 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  "Everything to Lose" 2010 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Sex and the City 2:Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "No Freedom" 2013 51  —  —  64  59  —  98  —  28  — Girl Who Got Away "End of Night" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Give You Up" 2019 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Still on My Mind "Take You Home" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Friends" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Thank You (Not So Bad)"(with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Tiesto and W&W) 2023 50  —  14  85  16  36  14  —  14  — BPI: Gold
 IFPI AUT: Gold
 IFPI SWI: Platinum
 RMNZ: Gold
 SNEP: Gold  "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country.

As featured artist
 Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS AUT FRA GER IRE NL NZ SWI US "Stan"(Eminem featuring Dido) 2000 1  1  1  4  1  1  3  14  1  51 BPI: 4× Platinum
 ARIA: 9× Platinum
 BVMI: 3× Gold
 IFPI AUT: Gold
 IFPI SWI: Gold
 RIAA: 4× Platinum
 RMNZ: 4× Platinum
 SNEP: Platinum The Marshall Mathers LP "One Step Too Far"(Faithless featuring Dido) 2002 6  21  —  —  48  8  47  —  51  — Outrospective "Feels Like Fire"(Santana featuring Dido) 2003 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  26  —  — Shaman "Do They Know It's Christmas?"(with Band Aid 20) 2004 1  9  15  72  7  1  3  1  7  — BPI: 2× Platinum  "Sing"(Annie Lennox featuring various artists) 2008 161  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Songs of Mass Destruction "Feelin' Good"(Faithless featuring Dido) 2010 125  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — The Dance "Summer Dress"(R Plus featuring Dido) 2019 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — The Last Summer "Those Days"(R Plus featuring Dido) —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "My Boy"(R Plus featuring Dido) —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Together (In These Times)"(R Plus featuring Dido) 2020 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "When Love Sucks"(Jason Derulo featuring Dido) 2023 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — SNEP: Gold Nu King "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country.

Promotional singles
 Title Year Peak chart positions Album FRA "Let Us Move On"(featuring Kendrick Lamar) 2012 — Girl Who Got Away "Hurricanes" 2018 87 Still on My Mind "Friends" — "Chances" 2019 — "Still on My Mind" — "Find a Way"(with Faithless & Suli Breaks) 2025 — 

Guest appearances
 Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Flowerstand Man" 1996 Faithless Reverence "Postcards" 1998 Sunday 8PM "Hem of His Garment" Faithless, Pauline Taylor "Dub Be Good To Me" 2002 Faithless NME Presents: 1 Love "Don't You Trust Me" 2004 2Pac Loyal to the Game "No Roots" Faithless No Roots "I Eat Dinner" Rufus Wainright Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason soundtrack "Time Takes Time" 2005 Dusted Safe from Harm "Hurt U" "Winter" "Last This Day" 2006 Faithless To All New Arrivals "Fire and Rain" 2007  Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project "North Star" 2010 Faithless The Dance "If I Rise" A. R. Rahman 127 Hours: Music from the Motion Picture "Beside the Sea" 2017 Damien Dempsey Soulsun "Together" 2019 R Plus The Last Summer "Cards" "Look Up!" "Fly to You" 2023 Caroline Polachek, Grimes Desire, I Want to Turn into You

Music videos
 Title Year Director(s) As lead artist "Here with Me" (version 1) 1999 Big TV! "Here with Me" (version 2) 2000 Liz Friedlander "Thank You" 2001 David Meyers "Hunter" Matthew Rolston "All You Want" Russell Thomas "White Flag" 2003 Joseph Kahn "Life for Rent" Sophie Muller "Don't Leave Home" 2004 Jake Nava "Sand in My Shoes" Alex De Rakoff "Don't Believe in Love" 2008 AlexandLiane "Look No Further" Sally Williams "It Comes and It Goes" Tinge Krishnan "The Day Before the Day" Cristiana Miranda "Us 2 Little Gods" 2009 Marcus Prado "If I Rise"(with A. R. Rahman) 2011  "No Freedom" 2013 Ethan Lader "End of Night" De La Muerte "Hurricanes" (lyric video) 2019 Peter Lawrie Winfield "Give You Up" Sophie Muller "Take You Home" Rankin As featured artist "Stan"(Eminem featuring Dido) 2000 Dr. Dre, Philip Atwell "One Step Too Far"(Faithless featuring Dido) 2002 Liz Friedlander "Do They Know It's Christmas?"(with Band Aid 20) 2004 Geoff Wonfor "Feelin' Good" (Faithless featuring Dido) 2010 

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Category:English pop musicians
Category:English singer-songwriters
Category:Brit Award winners
Category:Musicians from London
Category:1971 births
Category:Living people
Category:English electropop singers
Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni