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{{Short description|English singer (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Dido
| image           = Dido 2019 (cropped 2).jpg
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| caption         = Dido performing in 2019
| birth_name      = Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|12|25}}
| birth_place     = [[Kensington]], London, England
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Electropop]]|[[downtempo]]<ref>{{AllMusic|artist|mn0000217344/biography|author=Jason Ankeny|access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref>|[[trip hop]]<ref name="Jones">{{cite magazine |first= Tim |last= Jones |title= DIDO Girl Who Came Back |magazine= [[Record Collector]] |date= May 2013 |issue= 414 |access-date= 3 October 2016 |url= http://recordcollectormag.com/articles/dido-girl-who-came-back |archive-date= 5 October 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161005072437/http://recordcollectormag.com/articles/dido-girl-who-came-back |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first= Craig |last= Seymour |title= Eminem's "Stan" is EW's single of the year |date= 22 December 2000 |magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]] |url= http://www.ew.com/article/2000/12/22/eminems-stan-ews-single-year |access-date= 4 July 2015 |archive-date= 24 September 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044936/http://www.ew.com/article/2000/12/22/eminems-stan-ews-single-year |url-status= live }}</ref>|[[folktronica]]<ref name="Jones"/>}}
| occupation      = {{flatlist|
* Singer
* songwriter
}}
| years_active    = 1995–present
| label           = {{flatlist|
* [[RCA Records|RCA]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-peter-edge-tom-corson-on-the-shuttering-1005394732.story |title=RCA's Peter Edge, Tom Corson on the Shuttering of Jive, J and Arista |magazine=Billboard |date=7 October 2011 |access-date=31 December 2011 |archive-date=10 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010034734/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-peter-edge-tom-corson-on-the-shuttering-1005394732.story |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Cheeky Records|Cheeky]]
* [[Arista Records|Arista]]
* [[Sony Music]]
* [[Legacy Recordings|Legacy]]
* [[BMG Rights Management|BMG]]
* [[Warner Chappell Music]]
}}
| spouse          = {{marriage|Rohan Gavin|2010}}
| website         = {{URL|didomusic.com}}
}}

'''Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong'''<ref name=Osborne>{{cite video |people=[[Sharon Osbourne]] interviews Dido |date=16 October 2003 |title=[[The Sharon Osbourne Show]]|quote=It's Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong}} when asked to say her real name.{{verify source|date=September 2021}}</ref> (born '''Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong''', 25 December 1971), known [[mononym]]ously as '''Dido''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|aɪ|d|oʊ}} {{respell|DY|doh}}), is an English singer and songwriter. She attained international success with her debut album ''[[No Angel]]'' (1999); hit singles from the album include "[[Here with Me (Dido song)|Here with Me]]" and "[[Thank You (Dido song)|Thank You]]". It sold over 21 million copies worldwide<ref name="timesonline2005">{{cite news |author=Peter Paphides |date=25 March 2005 |title=Music to watch girls by |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article437174.ece |publisher=Times Newspapers, Ltd. |location=London |access-date=15 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617004210/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article437174.ece |archive-date=17 June 2011 |quote=she didn't know she was going to sell 21 million copies of her first album}}</ref> and won her several awards, including two [[Brit Awards]]; additionally, she won [[Brit Award for British Album of the Year|Best British Album]] and [[Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist|Best British Female]] as well as the [[MTV Europe Music Award]] for Best New Act. The first verse of "Thank You" is sampled in "[[Stan (song)|Stan]]", a critically acclaimed collaboration with American rapper [[Eminem]]. Her next album, ''[[Life for Rent]]'' (2003), continued her success with the hit singles "[[White Flag (Dido song)|White Flag]]" and "[[Life for Rent (song)|Life for Rent]]". In 2004, Dido performed with other British and Irish artists in the [[Band Aid 20]] version of the charity single "[[Do They Know It's Christmas?]]".

Dido's first two albums are among the [[List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom|best-selling albums]] in UK chart history, and both are in the top 10 [[List of best-selling albums of the 2000s (decade) in the United Kingdom|best-selling albums of the 2000s in the UK]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storycode=1033488 |title=The 20 Biggest Selling Albums of the 21st century |website=Music Week |access-date=19 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920001609/http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storycode=1033488 |archive-date=20 September 2011}}</ref> Her third studio album, ''[[Safe Trip Home]]'' (2008), received critical acclaim but failed to achieve the commercial success of her previous efforts. Dido was ranked No. 98 on the ''Billboard'' chart of the top [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] artists of the 2000s (2000–2009) based on the success of her albums in the first decade of the 21st century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723061008/http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-decade-end/billboard-200-artists?year=2009&begin=81&order=position|url-status=dead|title=Billboard|archive-date=23 July 2010|website=Billboard.com}}</ref> In 2011, Dido's duet with [[A. R. Rahman]], "[[If I Rise]]",  was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song#2010s|Academy Award for Best Original Song]] at the [[83rd Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/international/2011/ar-rahman-loses-out-oscars-280211-aid0097.html|title=AR Rahman loses out on Oscars|date=2011-02-28|work=[[Oneindia.in|OneIndia]]|access-date=2023-05-19|archive-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205728/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/international/2011/ar-rahman-loses-out-oscars-280211-aid0097.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Oscars">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/international/2011/ar-rahman-randy-newman-oscars-010311-aid0097.html|title=AR Rahman with winner Randy Newman at Oscars|date=2011-03-01|work=[[Oneindia.in|OneIndia]]|access-date=2023-05-19|archive-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029210448/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/international/2011/ar-rahman-randy-newman-oscars-010311-aid0097.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Dido made a comeback in 2013, releasing her fourth studio album, ''[[Girl Who Got Away]]'', which reached the top 5 in the UK. Having taken time out of the music industry to raise her son, she reappeared on stage at the 2013 [[Reading and Leeds festival]] where she reunited with Eminem.<ref>{{cite news |title=Full video of Eminem and Dido performing 'Stan' at Reading |url=https://www.gigwise.com/news/83833/ |access-date=23 May 2019 |work=Gigwise |archive-date=23 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523182217/https://www.gigwise.com/news/83833/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Dido released her fifth studio album, ''[[Still on My Mind]],'' on 8 March 2019 and embarked on her first tour in 15 years in support of the new album. In May 2019, Dido received the [[Ivor Novello Award]] for Outstanding Song Collection from the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Bittersweet Symphony dispute is over |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48380600 |access-date=23 May 2019 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> In 2020, Dido co-released ''The Last Summer (Deluxe Edition)'', a studio album in collaboration with her brother [[Rollo Armstrong|R Plus]] (Rollo Armstrong).

==Early life==
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Dido was born Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong at [[St Mary Abbots Hospital]] in [[Kensington]], London, on 25 December 1971.<ref name=GRO>{{Cite news|title=Armstrong Florian Cloud De B.|periodical=Births Registered in January, February, and March 1972|page=37|publisher=[[General Register Office for England and Wales]]|location=London}}</ref><ref name="Dido in Observer 2001">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/may/20/features.magazine27|title=How Dido did it|author=Sheryl Garratt|date=20 May 2001|work=The Observer|access-date=2 October 2008|archive-date=30 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330223836/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2001/may/20/features.magazine27|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Clare Teresa Armstrong (Mother)|date=4 February 1972|title=BIRTH – Florian Cloud De Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong|periodical=Registration District of Kensington|location=London|publisher=[[General Register Office for England and Wales]] |volume=GRO Volume 5C|page=2242}} "CERTIFIED to be a true copy of an entry in the register of Births, Still-births or Deaths in the District above mentioned." This is an authorized copy of Dido's birth certificate, Crown copyright.</ref> As she was born on [[Christmas Day]], she also celebrates an "official birthday" on 25 June, following the example of [[Paddington Bear]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Simpson|first1=Dave|title=What went right?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/jan/29/artsfeatures|access-date=9 February 2018|work=The Guardian|date=29 January 2001|archive-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209182335/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/jan/29/artsfeatures|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Williamson>{{Cite news|author=Nigel Williamson|author-link=Nigel Williamson|title=Dido interview|magazine=[[The Times]]|issue=20 January 2001|pages=14–16}}</ref> Her mother, Clare ({{née|Collins}}), is a poet of French ancestry,<ref name="Dido in Observer 2001"/><ref>{{cite news |date=17 November 2008 |title=Dido revient au naturel |trans-title=Did returns to the natural |language=fr |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/loisirs-et-spectacles/dido-revient-au-naturel-17-11-2008-311847.php |newspaper=Le Parisien |access-date=3 June 2015 |quote=Dido, dont la mère est d'origine française |archive-date=3 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603210641/http://www.leparisien.fr/loisirs-et-spectacles/dido-revient-au-naturel-17-11-2008-311847.php |url-status=live }}</ref> and her father, William O'Malley Armstrong (1938–2006), was an Irish publisher and former managing director of [[Sidgwick & Jackson]].<ref name=Independent_obituary>{{cite news|url=http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2160041.ece|title=William Armstrong – Publisher at Sidgwick & Jackson|author=Patrick Janson-Smith|work=[[The Independent]]|date=17 January 2007|access-date=8 October 2008|location=London |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214191642/http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2160041.ece|archive-date=14 December 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publishingnews.co.uk/pnarchive/display.asp?K=e2007011113181138&st_01=william+armstrong&pl=10&fields=default&sort=date%2Fd&sf_01=KEYWORD&stem=false&sf_03=type&sf_02=date&m=1&dc=6 |title=A rebel at heart – Margaret Willes remembers William Armstrong |author=Margaret Willes |date=12 January 2007 |work=PN Archive |publisher=Publishing News |access-date=8 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625044447/http://www.publishingnews.co.uk/pnarchive/display.asp?K=e2007011113181138&st_01=william+armstrong&pl=10&fields=default&sort=date%2Fd&sf_01=KEYWORD&stem=false&sf_03=type&sf_02=date&m=1&dc=6 |archive-date=25 June 2009}}</ref> Her elder brother, Rowland Constantine O'Malley Armstrong,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Armstrong Rowland Constantine O'M.|periodical=Births Registered in April, May, and June 1966|page=J66B0032B|publisher=[[General Register Office for England and Wales]]|location=London}}</ref> is better known as record producer [[Rollo Armstrong|Rollo]], part of the British electronica trio [[Faithless]].

Despite their birth names, the pair were known from childhood by the names Dido and Rollo.<ref name="Dido in Observer 2001"/> Dido considers this as her real name, not simply a stage name or nickname.<ref name=Osborne/><ref name=Williamson/><ref name=Message_board>{{cite web|url=http://forum.dido.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=15532|title=MoRe and mOrE Questions & Answers 2002!!! =)|work=The Official Dido Message Boards|quote=Q: Is Dido a stage name like [[Sister Bliss]] or is it your real name? A: Dido is my real name|access-date=30 September 2008}} {{Dead link|date=August 2013}}</ref> As a child, she had to deal with her birth name's ambiguous and unusual nature, which led to her being bullied<ref name=Osborne/> and even to her pretending to have an ordinary name.<ref name="Dido in Observer 2001"/> In a 2001 interview, she said "To be called one thing and christened another is actually very confusing and annoying. It's one of the most irritating things that my parents did to me.&nbsp;... Florian is a German man's name. That's just mean. To give your child a whole lot of odd names. They were all so embarrassing.&nbsp;... I thought it was cruel to call me Dido and then expect me to just deal with it."<ref name="Dido in Observer 2001"/> The name ''[[Dido]]'' derives from the legendary [[Dido (Queen of Carthage)|Queen of Carthage]].

Dido was educated at Thornhill Primary School in [[Islington]], Dallington School, [[City of London School for Girls|City of London Girls']] and [[Westminster School]], where she was taught by the contemporary musician and Head of Academic Music, [[Sinan Savaskan]]. After she stole a [[recorder (musical instrument)|recorder]] from school at the age of five,<ref>{{cite web|author=Vinod Advani|title=In tune with Dido|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2001/08/03/stories/1303140n.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=3 August 2001|access-date=8 October 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109235341/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2001/08/03/stories/1303140n.htm|archive-date=9 January 2009 }}</ref> her parents enrolled her at the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] in London. At age nine she had toured [[Yugoslavia]] with a recorder orchestra.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Simpson |first=Dave |date=2001-01-29 |title=What went right? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/jan/29/artsfeatures |access-date=2025-03-02 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> By the time she reached her teens, she had learned to play the piano, recorder, and the violin. She read law at [[Birkbeck, University of London]], while working as a literary agent. She didn't finish the degree, deciding instead to take up music full-time.

==Career==

===1995–1996: Early recordings===
In 1995, Dido began recording 10 demo tracks which were put together on a collection entitled ''[[Odds & Ends (album)|Odds & Ends]]'' and sent out by [[Nettwerk]] management. Nettwerk had signed her after she was brought to their attention by her collaborations with [[Faithless]], the UK dance act spearheaded by her brother, [[Rollo Armstrong]] (Dido co-wrote and provided vocals for album tracks, such as "Flowerstand Man" and "Hem of His Garment"). The collection was released by Nettwerk on [[CD-R]] and [[acetate disc]] in 1995 and featured a mixture of finished productions and demo versions which she later considered for release on her 1999 debut album, ''[[No Angel (album)|No Angel]]''. ''Odds & Ends'' brought her to the attention of A&R [[Peter Edge]] at [[Arista Records]], who signed her in the US in late 1996, and negotiated a co-sign deal with her brother's independent record label, [[Cheeky Records]].<ref name="hitquarters">{{cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Peter_Leak_int.html |title=Interview with Peter Leak |publisher=[[HitQuarters]] |date=13 December 2004 |access-date=24 June 2012 |archive-date=18 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318050659/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_Peter_Leak_int.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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. Peter Leak became Dido's manager during the recording of ''No Angel'' after Edge played some of the in-progress recordings and been "blown away" by them.<ref name="hitquarters"/>

===1998–2002: ''No Angel'' and breakthrough===
[[File:Eminem (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|180px|Her single "[[Thank You (Dido song)|Thank You]]" received significant airplay and success following a sample used in "[[Stan (song)|Stan]]" by American rapper [[Eminem]]]]
In 1998, the music producer for the film ''[[Sliding Doors]]'' selected her track "[[Thank You (Dido song)|Thank You]]" for the soundtrack. Cheeky Records, to which Dido was signed, was sold to BMG records in 1999. This delayed the release of the album ''No Angel'' in the United Kingdom, but also allowed her to concentrate on promoting ''No Angel'' in the United States, including a slot on [[Sarah McLachlan]]'s [[Lilith Fair]] tour. Through touring, both before and after the album was available, Dido's music began to receive more exposure. The first official single chosen by Dido and her label, "[[Here with Me (Dido song)|Here with Me]]", initially struggled to make an impact on radio, but while the label were considering switching to an alternative track, the song made a breakthrough as a result of its use in television programme ''[[Roswell (TV series)|Roswell]]''.<ref name="hitquarters"/> The song was used as the theme music of the show, but it was actually when it was played in its entirety during the season finale that it really made an impact with audiences.<ref name="hitquarters"/>

Manager Peter Leak told [[HitQuarters]] that sales jumped from 2,000 to 9,000 units during the week of the show's transmission.<ref name="hitquarters"/> Arguably it was this, as well as the airplay on MTV throughout Europe of the single's video, which brought her mass attention. Subsequently, the song was used in the British romantic comedy ''[[Love Actually]]''. ''No Angel'' was released in 1999, and Dido toured extensively to promote the record.

American rapper [[Eminem]] helped introduce Dido to a US audience in 2000 when he received permission from Dido herself to sample the first verse of "Thank You" in his hit single "[[Stan (song)|Stan]]". Dido also appeared in the music video as Stan's pregnant girlfriend. She did not want to do the video at first, as she was uncomfortable with the scene in the video where she had to be tied up and have her mouth covered with duct tape, but later agreed to it and got along well with Eminem and the crew on set. In North America, the video usually aired with the trunk scene censored.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gigwise.com/photos/47455/10/The-50-Most-Shocking-Music-Videos-Ever |title=The 50 Most Shocking Music Videos Ever! |work=Gigwise |date=12 November 2008 |access-date=31 December 2011 |archive-date=6 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506112401/http://www.gigwise.com/photos/47455/10/the-50-most-shocking-music-videos-ever |url-status=live }}</ref> Interest soared in her debut album, leading it to hit charts in Europe on import sales alone, charting in the top five on the [[UK Albums Chart]] before its official UK re-release.

''[[No Angel (album)|No Angel]]'' went on to become the top-selling album of 2001 worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.didomusic.com/music/no-angel |title=No Angel (Album) |publisher=Dido's Official Website |access-date=16 December 2008 |archive-date=22 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522171238/http://www.didomusic.com/music/no-angel |url-status=live }}</ref> debuting at, and returning to, number one in the official [[2001 in British music#Charts|UK Albums Chart]] many times throughout the year. It spawned two top ten hit singles, "Here with Me" and "Thank You", a further top twenty hit, "[[Hunter (Dido song)|Hunter]]" and a fourth and final single release "All You Want" which reached the top 25. It was certified platinum in over thirty-five countries, and is estimated to have sold over [[List of best-selling albums#20–29 million copies|21&nbsp;million copies]] worldwide.<ref name="timesonline2005"/> In America, "[[Don't Think of Me]]" was released as the second single, peaking at number 35 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Adult Top 40]] in May 2000.

Dido's widely emulated hairstyle at this time became known as the "[[Dido flip]]". Her sold-out worldwide tour featured hip-hop artist [[Pete Miser]] as her live band's DJ. ''No Angel'' claimed No. 97 according to the Decade-end Album Chart by ''Billboard''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060408145647/http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-decade-end/billboard-200-albums?year=2009&begin=81&order=position|url-status=dead|title=Billboard|archive-date=8 April 2006|website=Billboard.com}}</ref>

===2003–2005: ''Life for Rent'' and Live 8===
[[File:Dido Youssou Live8London (cropped).JPG|thumb|right|180px|Dido performing "[[7 Seconds (song)|7 Seconds]]" at Live 8 in [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]]]]

''[[Life for Rent]]'' was released in 2003. Produced by her brother [[Rollo Armstrong]] and American songwriter [[Rick Nowels]], work on the album began in mid-2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/dido/news/artist-namedido-id1040138s-newcomer-brit-awards-nomination-withdrawn--12046254 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711100946/http://new.music.yahoo.com/dido/news/artist-namedido-id1040138s-newcomer-brit-awards-nomination-withdrawn--12046254 |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 July 2012 |date=17 January 2002 |title=Newcomer Brit Awards Nomination Withdrawn |website=[[Yahoo! Music]] |access-date=3 March 2010 }}</ref> It was certified 9× [[List of music recording certifications|Platinum]] by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Heaven 17, How Men Are, Album - The BPI |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/3842-1324-2 |website=BPI |access-date=15 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref> and sold over 12 million copies worldwide, making it the fourth best-selling album worldwide of 2003.<ref name="Worldwide">{{Cite web|title=Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2003|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2003.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117003117/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2003.pdf|archive-date=17 November 2008|access-date=11 December 2020|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]}}</ref> The album became the [[List of best-selling albums of the 2000s (decade) in the United Kingdom|seventh best-selling album of the 2000s in the United Kingdom]], making Dido the only singer to have two albums in the top 10 list. Preceded by the hit single "[[White Flag (Dido song)|White Flag]]", the album sold over 152,000 copies in the first day alone in the UK, and went on to sell over 400,000 in the first week. Three further singles—"[[Life for Rent (song)|Life for Rent]]", "[[Don't Leave Home]]" and "[[Sand in My Shoes]]"—were lifted from the album, with Dido embarking on a worldwide tour in support of the album (a DVD of footage from the tour was released in 2005 entitled ''[[Live at Brixton Academy (Dido album)|Live at Brixton Academy]]''). As of 2015, ''Life for Rent'' is the 34th [[List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom|best-selling album]] in UK chart history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-biggest-studio-albums-of-all-time__24431/|title=The UK's Top 40 biggest studio albums of time|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=13 October 2018|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=13 October 2018}}</ref> In 2019 it was listed the [[List of best-selling albums of the 2000s (century) in the United Kingdom|15th best-selling album of the 21st century in the UK]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Radio 2 reveals the best-selling albums of the 21st Century |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50013491 |access-date=14 October 2019 |agency=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-official-top-40-biggest-studio-albums-of-the-21st-century__27471/|title=The UK's Top 40 biggest studio albums of the 21st Century|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> 

Following her sold-out world tour of 2004, Dido was asked to perform at three of the [[Live 8]] concerts on 2 July 2005—performing in [[Live 8 concert, London|London]], then at the [[Live 8 concert, Eden Project|Eden Project]] in Cornwall, before flying over to [[Live 8 concert, Paris|Paris]], performing both solo ("White Flag") and duetting with [[Youssou N'Dour]] ("Thank You" and "Seven Seconds"). Also in 2005, Dido provided vocals for her brother's side project [[Dusted (British band)|Dusted]] on the album ''[[Safe from Harm]]''. She sings on the tracks: "Time Takes Time", "Hurt U" and "Winter" and she co-wrote three tracks on the album: "Always Remember to Respect & Honour Your Mother, Part 1", "The Biggest Fool in the World" and "Winter".

===2006–2008: ''Safe Trip Home'' and hiatus===
[[File:Dido listening (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|190px|Dido in the recording studio, 2008]] 
Dido's third album, ''[[Safe Trip Home]]'', was released in November 2008. The album, which Dido began work on in October 2005, was produced by [[Jon Brion]] and Dido herself and features contributions from [[Brian Eno]],<ref name=Q_interview>{{Cite news|author=John Aizlewood|title=Dido – Untitled: Expected Early 2008|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|issue=October 2007}}</ref> [[Questlove]], [[Mick Fleetwood]], [[Rollo Armstrong]], and [[Matt Chamberlain]]. Recording sessions were held at [[Abbey Road Studios|London's Abbey Road]] and at [[Jon Brion]]'s home studio in Los Angeles. During production of the album, Dido attended evening classes in music and English at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7676909.stm |title=Entertainment &#124; Singer Dido takes music lessons |work=BBC News |date=27 October 2008 |access-date=24 January 2011 |archive-date=30 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030224625/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7676909.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The first single from the album, "[[Don't Believe in Love]]", was released in October 2008, and a track titled "[[Look No Further (Dido song)|Look No Further]]" was made available to download from her official website for a limited time. The album failed to sell as well as ''No Angel'' or ''Life for Rent'', and Dido opted not to tour in support of the album due to her difficulties with performing the material that was written about the death of her father.<ref>{{cite news |author=Neil McCormick |date=3 March 2013 |title=Dido interview: why I've returned to performing |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/9888844/Dido-interview-why-Ive-returned-to-performing.html |location=London |newspaper=The Telegraph |access-date=4 April 2018 |archive-date=17 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117110410/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopmusic/9888844/Dido-interview-why-Ive-returned-to-performing.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx#25 |title=Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927173921/http://www2.grammy.com/GRAMMY_AWARDS/52ND_SHOW/list.aspx#25 |archive-date=27 September 2010 |access-date=18 April 2010}}</ref>

In December 2008, Dido's ''Safe Trip Home'' song "Let's Do the Things We Normally Do", was criticised by [[Gregory Campbell (politician)|Gregory Campbell]], [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] for [[East Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)|East Londonderry]] and Minister for Sports, Arts and Leisure for Northern Ireland, for referencing lyrics from a song, "[[The Men Behind the Wire]]", which was written in the aftermath of the introduction of [[Operation Demetrius|detention without trial]] for persons accused of being members of paramilitary groups. Campbell described "The Men Behind the Wire" as "written about people who were murderers, arsonists and terrorists", and suggested "she [Dido] should clarify her position so that her fans and the wider public knows where she stands on these things".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/00840-dido-and-the-real-ira|title=The Quietus {{!}} News {{!}} Dido in Real I.R.A. Shocker|website=The Quietus|date=8 December 2008 |language=en-us|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/dec/09/dido-criticised-ira-song|title=Dido criticised for 'IRA song' on new album|date=9 December 2008|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=2 April 2020|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108142116/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/dec/09/dido-criticised-ira-song|url-status=live}}</ref> The album's artwork features a photograph of astronaut [[Bruce McCandless II]] during a [[Extra-vehicular activity|spacewalk]], as part of space shuttle mission [[STS-41-B]]; McCandless sued Dido, [[Sony Music Entertainment]], and [[Getty Images Inc]] for unauthorised use of this photo in September 2010.<ref>{{cite news |author=Edvard Pettersson |date=1 October 2010 |title=Astronaut McCandless sues singer Dido over 'free flying' photo |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2010-10-01/british-pop-star-dido-sued-by-astronaut-over-use-of-space-flight-picture |newspaper=Business Week |access-date=4 October 2010 |archive-date=14 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614015530/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2010-10-01/british-pop-star-dido-sued-by-astronaut-over-use-of-space-flight-picture |url-status=live }}{{subscription required}}</ref> The case was settled under undisclosed terms on 14 January 2011.<ref>''McCandless v. Sony Music Entertainment et al.'', Case No. CV10-7323-RGK (C.D. Cal.) (Docket No. 4 [Notice Of Settlement And Dismissal With Prejudice], filed 14 January 2011</ref>

===2009–2018: ''Girl Who Got Away'' and ''Greatest Hits''===
Shortly after the release of ''Safe Trip Home'', Dido returned to the studio to start recording new material for inclusion on her fourth studio album. In July 2009, Dido said that the album would have an electronic approach, in an attempt to take it in a totally different direction to her previous albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.didomusic.com/xx/news_and_diary/news/a_catchup_with_dido_part_1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727155104/https://www.didomusic.com/xx/news_and_diary/news/a_catchup_with_dido_part_1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 July 2020 |title=A catch-up with Dido, part 1 |publisher=Didomusic.com |date=7 October 2009 |access-date=24 January 2011}}</ref> In September 2010, Dido released the single "[[Everything to Lose]]" via digital download,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00406J538 |title=Everything To Lose: Dido: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon UK |access-date=24 January 2011}}</ref> following its appearance on the soundtrack of the film ''[[Sex and the City 2]]'' (released in May 2010).

In January 2011, Dido released "[[If I Rise]]", a collaboration with producer [[A. R. Rahman|A.R. Rahman]], for which an official music video was released.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.hotklix.com/link/Entertainment/Regional-Movies/A-R-Rahman-and-Dido-together-for-a-music-video-KOLLY-TALK|title=A.R.Rahman and Dido together for a music video|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=12 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712222449/http://timesofindia.hotklix.com/link/Entertainment/Regional-Movies/A-R-Rahman-and-Dido-together-for-a-music-video-KOLLY-TALK|archive-date=12 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/02/18/dido-and-ar-rahmans-if-i-rise-video/|title=Exclusive: Dido and A.R. Rahman's 'If I Rise' Video|date=18 February 2011|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=18 February 2011|archive-date=19 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219171644/http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/02/18/dido-and-ar-rahmans-if-i-rise-video/|url-status=live}}</ref> "If I Rise" was written for ''[[127 Hours]]'', a thriller film directed by [[Danny Boyle]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/127-hours-music-from-the-motion-picture-soundtrack-album-to-be-released-digitally-on-november-2nd-and-in-physical-format-on-november-22-on-interscope-featuring-new-original-music-by-oscar-winning-film-composer-ar-rahman-105986908.html|title=127 Hours: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack Album to Be Released Digitally on 2 November and in Physical Format on 22 November on Interscope, Featuring New Original Music by Oscar-Winning Film Composer A.R. Rahman|date=28 October 2010|access-date=27 September 2014|archive-date=7 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907105133/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/127-hours-music-from-the-motion-picture-soundtrack-album-to-be-released-digitally-on-november-2nd-and-in-physical-format-on-november-22-on-interscope-featuring-new-original-music-by-oscar-winning-film-composer-ar-rahman-105986908.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The soundtrack features a mix of electric guitars with orchestral arrangements and sound loops, and "If I Rise" is featured in the climax of the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.awardsdaily.com/blog/2010/10/best-song-and-score-is-the-academy-not-cool-enough-for-reznor-and-ross/ |title=Best Song and Score – Is the Academy Not Cool Enough for Reznor and Ross? |author=Sasha Stone |date=22 October 2010 |website=[[AwardsDaily]] |access-date=3 June 2015 |archive-date=28 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428104716/http://www.awardsdaily.com/blog/2010/10/best-song-and-score-is-the-academy-not-cool-enough-for-reznor-and-ross/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The song was nominated for [[Satellite Award for Best Original Song|Satellite Award]], [[Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010|Houston Film Critics Society Awards]] and Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award, as well as the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|83rd Academy Award for Original Song]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/83/nominees.html|title=Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards|access-date=25 January 2011|archive-date=25 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125153005/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/83/nominees.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It won the [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song]].

Dido's fourth album, ''[[Girl Who Got Away]]'', was released by [[Sony Music Entertainment]] in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/bc5c/|title=Dido Girl Who Got Away Review|first=Nick|last=Levine|publisher=[[BBC Music]]|access-date=10 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dido: Girl Who Got Away – review (RCA)|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/28/dido-girl-who-got-review|access-date=25 October 2013|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=10 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/new-dido-album-to-be-released-q1-2013/052660 |title=New Dido album to be released Q1 2013 |work=Music Week |date=22 November 2012 |access-date=22 November 2012 |archive-date=28 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128060312/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/new-dido-album-to-be-released-q1-2013/052660 |url-status=live }}</ref> "[[No Freedom]]" was released as the album's lead single in January 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/dido-stellte-dem-sony-team-neue-songs-vor/326600 |title=Dido stellte dem Sony-Team neue Songs vor |publisher=mediabiz.de |date=23 November 2012 |access-date=24 November 2012 |archive-date=29 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129120242/http://www.mediabiz.de/musik/news/dido-stellte-dem-sony-team-neue-songs-vor/326600 |url-status=live }}</ref> The album was recorded in London and California<ref name=sleeve_gwga>Sleeve notes to ''girl who got away''</ref> and features production from [[Rollo Armstrong]], [[Sister Bliss]], [[Lester Mendez]], [[A. R. Rahman]], [[Rick Nowels]], [[Greg Kurstin]], [[Brian Eno]], and [[Jeff Bhasker]]. Dido appeared on [[The Voice UK (series 2)|the second series]] of televised singing competition ''[[The Voice UK]]'' in May 2013, serving as an advisor to coach [[Danny O'Donoghue]] during the show's battle rounds.<ref>{{cite web |last=Warner |first=Sam |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s154/the-voice-uk/news/a480038/dido-cerys-matthews-join-the-voice-for-battle-rounds-pictures.html |title=Dido, Cerys Matthews join 'The Voice' for Battle Rounds – pictures |work=Digital Spy |date=9 May 2013 |access-date=25 November 2015 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925002959/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s154/the-voice-uk/news/a480038/dido-cerys-matthews-join-the-voice-for-battle-rounds-pictures.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 2013, Dido released the album ''[[Greatest Hits (Dido album)|Greatest Hits]]'', a compilation of previous material and remixes that also included a new track, "NYC".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/dido-reminisces-on-greatest-hits-teaming-with-eminem-for-stan-5793064/ |title=Dido Reminisces on 'Greatest Hits,' Teaming with Eminem for 'Stan' |magazine=Billboard |access-date=25 November 2015 |archive-date=26 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126032058/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5793064/dido-reminisces-on-greatest-hits-teaming-with-eminem-for-stan |url-status=live }}</ref> The release of ''Greatest Hits'' completed Dido's contractual obligations with [[RCA Records]], and she spoke of her plans to release her music independently.<ref>{{cite web |last=Newman |first=Melinda |url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/dido-on-her-greatest-hits-and-becoming-a-free-agent-interview |title=Dido on her greatest hits and becoming a free agent: Interview |work=[[HitFix]] |date=26 November 2013 |access-date=25 November 2015 |archive-date=5 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105000927/http://www.hitfix.com/news/dido-on-her-greatest-hits-and-becoming-a-free-agent-interview |url-status=live }}</ref> By late 2013, she was writing material for a fifth studio album.<ref>{{cite news |author=Rachel Corcoran |date=8 September 2013 |title=Who's that girl: Dido on motherhood, keeping a low profile and song-writing |url=http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/447161/Who-s-that-girl-Dido-talks-about-her-family-keeping-a-low-profile-and-her-career |location=London |newspaper=Daily Express |access-date=11 April 2015 |archive-date=13 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313083423/http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/447161/Who-s-that-girl-Dido-talks-about-her-family-keeping-a-low-profile-and-her-career |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2018–present: ''Still on My Mind'' and ''The Last Summer''===
[[File:DidoHamm081219-31 (49217719046) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Dido performing in 2019]]

Dido signed to BMG to release her fifth album in early 2019.<ref name="musi_BMGs">{{Cite web | title = BMG signs Dido ahead of fifth album release | last = Jones | first = Rhian | work = Music Business Worldwide | date = 9 May 2018 | access-date = 4 June 2018 | url = https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bmg-signs-dido-ahead-of-fifth-album-release/ | archive-date = 11 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200811103503/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bmg-signs-dido-ahead-of-fifth-album-release/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Dido worked with her brother and long-time collaborator [[Rollo Armstrong]],<ref>[https://www.musicnewsnet.com/2018/11/dido-announces-her-return-new-album-still-on-my-mind-out-3819.html "Dido Announces Her Return! New Album 'Still On My Mind' Out 3/8/19"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113025615/https://www.musicnewsnet.com/2018/11/dido-announces-her-return-new-album-still-on-my-mind-out-3819.html |date=13 November 2018 }}. MusicNews.Net.</ref> along with [[Rick Nowels]] and Ryan Louder. On 9 November 2018, Dido announced her new album's title, ''[[Still on My Mind]]'', along with its cover. It was released on 8 March 2019 and charted at number 3 on the UK Albums chart, number 1 on the UK Indie Album chart and sold over 60,000 copies in the UK.<ref name="Dido I Still On My Mind I Early 2019">{{cite web |title=Dido announces new album and first tour in 15 years |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/dido-announces-new-album-still-on-my-mind-and-first-uk-and-ireland-tour-in-15-years__24704/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=13 November 2018 |archive-date=12 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112190101/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/dido-announces-new-album-still-on-my-mind-and-first-uk-and-ireland-tour-in-15-years__24704/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The teaser single "Hurricanes" was released on 12 November 2018. The official lead single "[[Give You Up]]" was premiered 22 January 2019 on BBC Radio 2.<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 January 2019|title=Dido Premieres New Song "Give You Up" on BBC Radio 2|url=https://www.pmstudio.com/music/music.html?page=20190123-8730|access-date=27 July 2020|website=pm studio world wide news|language=en|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727152909/https://www.pmstudio.com/music/music.html?page=20190123-8730|url-status=live}}</ref> The single peaked at number 32 on the [[UK Singles Downloads Chart|UK Singles Download chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20190315/7000/|access-date=27 July 2020|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|language=en|archive-date=23 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223115445/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20190315/7000/|url-status=live}}</ref> It peaked at number 1 on the US [[Dance Club Songs]] chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Dido Chart History (Dance Club Songs)|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dido/chart-history/dsi/|access-date=27 July 2020|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> "Give You Up" was followed by edited versions of "Take You Home" (released 5 April 2019) and "Friends" (released 22 July 2019) as singles. Dido toured in support of the album from May 2019, making it her first world tour in 15 years.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hugues|first=David|date=16 November 2018|title=Here's what you need to know about Dido's 2019 world tour|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/dido-tour-2019-tickets-pre-sale-dates-venues-uk-new-album-221712|access-date=27 July 2020|website=[[inews.co.uk]]|language=en|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727153922/https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/dido-tour-2019-tickets-pre-sale-dates-venues-uk-new-album-221712|url-status=live}}</ref> The deluxe edition of the album was released on 15 November 2019<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 November 2019|title=Dido's Deluxe Edition of Latest Record Still On My Mind OUT NOW|url=https://guitargirlmag.com/news/music-news/didos-deluxe-edition-of-latest-record-still-on-my-mind-out-now/|access-date=27 July 2020|website=[[Guitar Girl Magazine]]|language=en-US|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727154507/https://guitargirlmag.com/news/music-news/didos-deluxe-edition-of-latest-record-still-on-my-mind-out-now/|url-status=live}}</ref> but failed to chart, despite the release of another single, "Just Because".{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

Dido was featured on her brother Rollo's ''[[Rollo Armstrong#Discography|The Last Summer]]'' album, which was released on 11 October 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1X6M3h4q2cDCLmJ8Na4u1i?si=MtLLX6zBRBG5N3KSVqV6cA|title=R Plus – The Last Summer|website=Spotify|date=11 October 2019|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elicitmagazine.com/r-plus-the-last-summer/|title=R Plus Releases "The Last Summer"|website=Elicit Magazine|date=1 October 2019|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2019/10/01/news/dido-joins-rollo-and-sister-bliss-of-faithless-as-r-plus-debut-album-the-last-summer-announced-for-october-2019-release/|title=Dido Joins Rollo and Sister Bliss of Faithless as R Plus, Debut Album The Last Summer Announced for October 2019 Release|website=mxdwn|last=Wong|first=Miranda Zy|date=1 October 2019|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref> under the alias "R Plus". The album charted at number 96 on the UK Album Sales Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-sales-chart/20191018/7511/|title=Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100 18 October 2019 – 24 October 2019|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=28 February 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602225542/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-sales-chart/20191018/7511/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-downloads-chart/20191018/7003/|title=Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 18 October 2019 – 24 October 2019|publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref> Dido featured on the singles "Summer Dress",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2YWnWAsY12SMz28FRn3N89?si=Ed7KZgF3RkeMyFMI3KEzAg|title= R Plus & Dido – Summer Dress|website=Spotify|date=12 July 2019|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref> "Those Were The Days"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4WVLIMMFB6jTx7cBOd8bwk?si=Out5kRlSSYSapd9Gynvdyw|title=R Plus & Dido – Those Were The Days|website=Spotify|date=9 August 2019|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref> and "My Boy",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6QTWDp9lo8zn2iTVRO9iAd?si=n6fpnBB2RiasymBINHhStg|title=R Plus & Dido – My Boy|website=Spotify|date=27 September 2019|access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref> with another feature appearing on "Together (In These Times)" and alternate version of ''The Last Summer'' album track "Together".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flowmusic.one/rollo-armstrong-and-dido-reveal-themselves-as-the-artists-behind-the-r-plus-project-and-announce-their-debut-album-the-last-summer/|title=Rollo Armstrong and Dido reveal themselves as the artists behind the R Plus project, announcing their debut album 'The Last Summer'|website=Flow Music|date=2 October 2019 |access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref> The deluxe version of ''The Last Summer'' was credited to both R Plus and Dido.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/40hpWkhyQMu1Gezvre0nGp?si=3pU7b_AFQhKBm0RkY67ZxA|title=The Last Summer (Deluxe Edition) – R Plus & Dido|website=Spotify|date=19 July 2020|access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref>

In February 2023, Dido appeared on American singer-songwriter [[Caroline Polachek]]'s album ''[[Desire, I Want to Turn Into You#Track listing|Desire, I Want to Turn Into You]]'' on the track "Fly to You"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/didoofficial/status/1626600265188253696|title=This is a brilliant and beautiful album @carolineplz – you're one of a kind, fearless, inspiring. What a great day we had a few weeks ago meeting for the first time and working on 'fly to you'. I'm glad I got your letter in time!|website=Twitter|date=17 February 2023|access-date=10 March 2023}}</ref> alongside Polachek and singer [[Grimes]], and is credited as a co-writer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/caroline-polacheks-announces-collaboration-with-grimes-and-dido-on-new-album-3389962|title=Caroline Polachek announces collaboration with Grimes and Dido on new album|website=NME|last=Geraghty|first=Hollie|date=31 January 2023|access-date=10 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/pop/caroline-polachek-grimes-dido-fly-to-you/|title=Caroline Polachek Is Joined By Grimes And Dido On The Sprawling 'Fly To You'|website=Uproxx|last=Chelosky|first=Danielle|date=14 February 2023|access-date=10 March 2023}}</ref> On May 18, 2023, [[Jason Derulo]] released the single "When Love Sucks", which samples "Thank You", and includes a feature credit for Dido.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/when-love-sucks-feat-dido-single/1688372160|title=Jason Derulo – When Love Sucks feat Dido|website=Apple Music|date=May 18, 2023|access-date=May 18, 2023}}</ref> On 15 November 2023, it was announced that Dido had signed with [[Warner Chappell Music]], to distribute her discography catalogue and future music releases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/publishing/read/dido-signs-new-deal-with-warner-chappell-music/088852|title=Dido signs new deal with Warner Chappell Music|website=Music Week|last=Paine|first=Andre|date=15 November 2023|access-date=30 August 2025}}</ref> In December 2023, Belgian-Greek DJ duo [[Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike]] released "[[Thank You (Not So Bad)]]" alongside Dido, [[Tiësto]] and [[W&W]], which was a reimagining of Dido's "Thank You";<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edm.com/music-releases/tiesto-dimitri-vegas-like-mike-w-and-w-dido-thank-you|title=TIËSTO, W&W AND DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO DIDO CLASSIC, "THANK YOU"|website=EDM|last=Heffler|first=Jason|date=1 December 2023|access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref> she re-recorded her vocals for the remake.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/radio/1live/musik/neu-fuer-den-sektor/dimitri-vegas-like-mike-tiesto-dido-ww-thank-you-not-so-bad-100.html|title=DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE & TIESTO & DIDO & W&W - "THANK YOU (NOT SO BAD)"|website=Wdr.de|last=Grauthoff|first=Johanna|date=22 December 2023|access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref> It peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart, and became Dido's first song to place on the main UK singles chart since "No Freedom" in 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/dimitri-vegas-like-mike-thank-you-not-so-bad/|title=Thank You (Not So Bad) - Chart performance|website=Official Charts|date=8 February 2024|access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref> and her highest charting song since 2004's "Sand In My Shoes".

On 4 September 2025, Dido was featured on a new, promotional single-version of "Find a Way", by Faithless also featuring [[Suli Breaks]]; Dido sings a new verse and chorus on the updated track.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/share/reel/_yYC27ph7|title=Sister Bliss on the new version of Find a Way with Dido|website=Instagram|date=2 September 2025|access-date=4 September 2025}}</ref>

==Other work==
In addition to her solo work, Dido has co-written and provided vocals for tracks with [[Faithless]], including "[[One Step Too Far]]"—which was released in the UK as a limited edition single, where it debuted at number six—and "No Roots", the title track of the fourth Faithless album. [[Rollo Armstrong|Rollo]]—Dido's brother—co-writes and co-produces much of Dido's solo material, including many tracks on ''[[No Angel (album)|No Angel]]'', ''[[Life for Rent]]'' and ''[[Safe Trip Home]]''.

She provided guest vocals for each of the six studio albums by Faithless, from 1996's ''[[Reverence (Faithless album)|Reverence]]'' to 2010s ''[[The Dance (Faithless album)|The Dance]]''. Dido worked with her brother on a CD to accompany the children's book he wrote with Jason White, ''Safe from Harm''; the CD is also titled ''Safe from Harm'' and the artist is listed as "Dusted". She co-wrote [[Britney Spears]]'s worldwide number one hit "[[I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman]]", soundtrack feature track to Spears's first major film debut, and co-wrote the song "Never Ending" on [[Rihanna]]'s 2016 album [[Anti (album)|Anti]]. Dido's song "Thank You" was also sampled by Rihanna for "Never Ending".

Dido has provided guest vocals to tracks by other artists including "[[Feels Like Fire]]" for [[Carlos Santana]]'s 2002 album, ''[[Shaman (album)|Shaman]]'', and a duet with [[Rufus Wainwright]] entitled "I Eat Dinner (When the Hunger's Gone)" for the ''[[Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)|Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason]]'' film soundtrack. A sample of the Dido track "Do You Have a Little Time" is used on the song "Don't You Trust Me?" by [[Tupac Shakur|Tupac]], on the album "[[Loyal to the Game]]", which was almost entirely produced by Eminem in 2004.

Dido joined [[Annie Lennox]] and 21 other female artists to raise awareness of the issue of mother-to-child transmission of HIV to unborn children in Africa.<ref>{{cite web|title=Annie Lennox Sings Praises For Charity Work|url=http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1476-annie-lennox-sings-praises-for-charity-work|access-date=8 December 2007|format=php|archive-date=7 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107095422/http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1476-annie-lennox-sings-praises-for-charity-work|url-status=live}}</ref> The collaborative single "[[Sing (Annie Lennox song)|Sing]]" was released on [[World Aids Day]] on 1 December 2007, in conjunction with Lennox's appearance at the [[Nelson Mandela]] 46664 concert in South Africa.

== Personal life ==

After releasing ''No Angel'' in 1999, and after much time spent promoting the album, Dido broke up with her fiancé, entertainment lawyer Bob Page, after a twelve-year relationship.<ref>{{Cite news|last=McCormick|first=Neil|date=10 September 2003|title=I should be crazy by now|journal=The Daily Telegraph|language=en-GB|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3602361/I-should-be-crazy-by-now.html|access-date=27 July 2020|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=27 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727153132/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3602361/I-should-be-crazy-by-now.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Dido then married author  Rohan Gavin in 2010. They have one son, who was born in July 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.didomusic.com/gb/news_and_diary/news/a_note_from_dido/ |title=A note from Dido |date=6 February 2011 |website=Didomusic.com |access-date=31 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018142754/http://www.didomusic.com/gb/news_and_diary/news/a_note_from_dido/ |archive-date=18 October 2012}}</ref>

Dido says she is a "diehard" lifelong supporter of [[Premier League]] football club [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dido: Sing When You're Winning|date=24 September 2003|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/dido-sing-when-youre-winning|publisher=FourForTwo|access-date=2 December 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208075728/http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/dido-sing-when-youre-winning|url-status=live}}</ref>

She holds dual British-Irish citizenship by virtue of having an Irish father.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/AzMXeUdMxB6xq8plCLv8ajyNmGs/appointments|title=Florian Cloud Debounvialle ARMSTRONG – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)|publisher=Companies House, Government of the United Kingdom|language=en|access-date=30 July 2019|archive-date=30 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730135219/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/AzMXeUdMxB6xq8plCLv8ajyNmGs/appointments|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Dido discography}}

* ''[[No Angel]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Life for Rent]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Safe Trip Home]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Girl Who Got Away]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Still on My Mind]]'' (2019)

==Tours==
* No Angel Tour (1999–2001)
* Life for Rent Tour (2004)
* Still on my Mind Tour (2019)

==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Dido}}

==See also==
* [[List of British Grammy winners and nominees]]
==References==
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