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Dido was five when she stole her first recorder. This didn't lead to prison, but rather to her entrance one year later to the Guildhall School of Music in London. A bit of a child prodigy, by the time she was 10 she played piano, violin, and the aforementioned recorder.
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Dido's history with music came early while growing up in London with studying at the Guildhall School of Music in London and playing numerous instruments by the time she turned 10 years of age. In her teens, Dido sang with various groups and eventually teamed up with her brother, Rollo's band Faithless. She toured with the band for 2 years in the mid-90s. Dido had ... worked as a literary agent and attended law school. Dido's musical success would eventually grow as one of her songs is used as the theme song for the WB TV show Roswell and another is featured in the film Sliding Doors and sampled on a popular rapper's LP.
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Renowned worldwide as the honey-voiced singer with an exceptional talent for song writing, Dido has mesmerized his audience with not just her sweet voice, but ... the meaningful lyrics and captivating music of the tracks. Born on December 25, 1971 at London, England. Always fascinated by music, Dido, as a little girl of five, stole a recorder from school. The following year, she was sent to the Guildhall School of Music in London. It was here that she received her formal training in music, having learnt to play the piano and the violin by the time she entered her teens. Adulthood saw Dido mastering the guitar as well.
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Dido was born on December 25, 1971, in London, England. Her unusual name can be attributed to the African warrior queen that she was named after. The daughter of a literary agent and a poet (Dido's mother used to write poems as a hobby), she grew up without the luxury of television. more....
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Electronic pop chanteuse Dido entered London's Guildhall School of Music at age six, and by the time she reached her teens had already mastered piano, violin and recorder. After touring with a British classical ensemble, she accepted a publishing job, in the meanwhile singing in 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.
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Dido, from the beginning, was always a talented child. By the time she was six years old, she had been admitted into the exclusive Guildhall School of Music in London, and it was there she was recognized for the child prodigy she was. When she reached the young age of ten, s
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