Thanks to 'Bad Boy' rapper Eminem ( 2003-11-06 17:00) (Agencies) British singer Dido will be
forever grateful to "Bad Boy" rapper Eminem for launching her on the road to
stardom.
Eminem [File
photo] | She was promoting her debut album "No
Angel" across the United States in 2000 when a CD arrived in New York for her
with a covering letter from one of the most controversial figures in American
music.
Eminem's decision to use the Dido song "Thankyou" in his ode to an obsessed
fan "Stan" transformed her career.
"It was a bolt from the blue when I got word of his interest," she said.
"Naively, I just didn't predict the effect it would have on my career. I
simply told a few mates, who also thought Eminem was cool, and then carried on
promoting my album. But of course the eventual effect would be insane.
"He was always very thankful to me because he liked the
song and it was a nice mutual thing between us," she told Reuters on Wednesday
after rehearsing for her appearance at this year's MTV Europe awards in
Edinburgh.
Her critically acclaimed debut album went on to sell 12 million copies and
establish her as an international star. Now she has no fears of suffering from
what she calls "Difficult Second Album Syndrome".
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