

The group released its debut album, Reverence, the following year. Meanwhile, she sang with a series of local groups before joining the trip-hop outfit Faithless - helmed by her older brother, the noted DJ and producer Rollo - in 1995. After touring with a British classical ensemble, she accepted a publishing job. Though separated by extended stretches of silence, each subsequent release enriched her catalog and helped her become one of the most beloved English artists of the early 21st century.īorn Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong in Kensington, she entered London's Guildhall School of Music at age six by the time she reached her teens, the budding musician had already mastered piano, violin, and recorder.

The follow-up, 2003's Life for Rent, performed just as well, bolstered by her comforting blend of electronic production and pastoral heart, which was heard on singles such as "White Flag," her highest-charting and best-selling to date. Her debut, 1999's No Angel, topped charts around the globe and sold over 20 million copies.

Electronic pop singer/songwriter Dido burst onto the international mainstream at the close of the '90s, issuing two of the U.K.'s best-selling albums of all time.
