Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong ( born 25 December 1971), known as
Dido, is an English singer-songwriter. Dido attained international success with her debut album
No Angel (1999). The album sold over 21 million copies worldwide, and won several awards; including the MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act, two NRJ Awards for Best New Act and Best Album, and two Brit Awards for Best British Female and Best Album. Her next album
Life for Rent (2003), continued her success with the hit singles "White Flag" and "Life for Rent".
Dido's first two albums are among the best-selling albums in UK Chart history, and both are in the top 10 best-selling albums of the 2000s in the UK. Her third studio album
Safe Trip Home (2008), received critical acclaim but failed to duplicate the commercial success of her previous efforts. Dido was ranked No. 98 on the
Billboard chart of the top
Billboard 200 artists of the 2000s (2000–2009) based on the success of her albums in the first decade of the 21st century.
Dido made a comeback in 2013, releasing her fourth studio album
Girl Who Got Away, which reached the Top 5 in the United Kingdom.