Signed to Arista in the States, Dido is the British
singer responsible for the melodious tones on Eminem's
current hit single "Stan". The track samples "Thank
You" which, along with Dido's current single "Here
With Me", features on her debut album "No Angel",
which has already gone platinum in the US. Named after
af heroine in Greek mythology, Dido enjoyed classical
training at London's Guild Hall of Music before
working with her brother Rollo Armstrong's band
Faithless, where she sang on their million-selling
debut album "Reverence". Unsurprisingly, the ambient
soundscapes and mix of acoustic tunes and electronica
on "No Angel" are reminiscent of Faithless. Dido's
soft, smoky voice underpinned by slow trip hop rhythms
give the song a mellow, even melancholy touch. As
such, "Here With Me" is representative of an album
that switches between pop and easy listening, and is
warm, groovy music to relax to at home on a cold
winter's day. "Dido has the old Cranberries sound in
her voice which is very popular," says Ville Vilen,
head of music at YLE 2/ Radiomafia in Finland. "She
has a kind of singing style that is familiar to our
listeners - and of course it is a laid-back beautiful
song."