DIDO
Name: Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong
Born 25 December 1971 London , England
Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong (born 25 December 1971) is an
English BRIT Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter who
uses the name Dido.
Dido's mother, Claire , is a French poet and her father, William O'Malley
Armstrong (9 November 1938 - 22 December 2006) was an Irish publisher and
former managing director of Sidgwick & Jackson.
Informally named after the mythical Carthaginian queen, Dido was educated at
Thornhill Primary, City of London Girls' and Westminster School. Because she was
born on Christmas Day, in childhood she celebrated, rather in the manner of the
British monarch, an "official" birthday on 25 June.
After she stole a recorder from school at age five, her parents enrolled
her at the Guildhall School of Music in London, England. By the time she reached
her teens Dido had learned to play the piano, recorder and the violin. After her
teens and whilst working as a literary agent, Dido studied law at Birkbeck,
University of London, however, she never completed this course, deciding instead
to take up music full-time. After learning the guitar, she showcased her skills
to audiences during her 2004 Life for Rent tour.
In 1995, Dido began recording demo tracks which were put together on a
collection entitled Odds & Ends and sent out by Nettwerk management. Nettwerk
had signed her after she was brought to their attention by her collaborations
with Faithless (Dido co-wrote and provided vocals for album tracks, such as "Flowerstand
Man" and "Hem of His Garment") and the UK dance act spearheaded by her brother,
Rollo Armstrong. The collection was released by Nettwerk on CD-R acetate in 1995
and featured a mixture of finished productions and demo versions which she later
considered for release on her debut album, released in 1999 as No Angel. Odds &
Ends brought her to the attention of Arista Records, who signed her in the USA,
striking a deal with her brother's record label, Cheeky Records, to co-sign her.
Of the tracks included on Odds & Ends, "Take My Hand" was included on all
editions of No Angel as a bonus track; "Sweet Eyed Baby" was remixed and renamed
to "Don't Think of Me", while "Worthless" and "Me" were released exclusively on
the Japanese edition.
Name: Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong
Born 25 December 1971 London , England
Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong (born 25 December 1971) is an
English BRIT Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter who
uses the name Dido.
Dido's mother, Claire , is a French poet and her father, William O'Malley
Armstrong (9 November 1938 - 22 December 2006) was an Irish publisher and
former managing director of Sidgwick & Jackson.
Informally named after the mythical Carthaginian queen, Dido was educated at
Thornhill Primary, City of London Girls' and Westminster School. Because she was
born on Christmas Day, in childhood she celebrated, rather in the manner of the
British monarch, an "official" birthday on 25 June.
After she stole a recorder from school at age five, her parents enrolled
her at the Guildhall School of Music in London, England. By the time she reached
her teens Dido had learned to play the piano, recorder and the violin. After her
teens and whilst working as a literary agent, Dido studied law at Birkbeck,
University of London, however, she never completed this course, deciding instead
to take up music full-time. After learning the guitar, she showcased her skills
to audiences during her 2004 Life for Rent tour.
In 1995, Dido began recording demo tracks which were put together on a
collection entitled Odds & Ends and sent out by Nettwerk management. Nettwerk
had signed her after she was brought to their attention by her collaborations
with Faithless (Dido co-wrote and provided vocals for album tracks, such as "Flowerstand
Man" and "Hem of His Garment") and the UK dance act spearheaded by her brother,
Rollo Armstrong. The collection was released by Nettwerk on CD-R acetate in 1995
and featured a mixture of finished productions and demo versions which she later
considered for release on her debut album, released in 1999 as No Angel. Odds &
Ends brought her to the attention of Arista Records, who signed her in the USA,
striking a deal with her brother's record label, Cheeky Records, to co-sign her.
Of the tracks included on Odds & Ends, "Take My Hand" was included on all
editions of No Angel as a bonus track; "Sweet Eyed Baby" was remixed and renamed
to "Don't Think of Me", while "Worthless" and "Me" were released exclusively on
the Japanese edition.