Article: THE MANY SIDES OF DIDO HIT ALBUMS AND CRITICAL ACCOLADES ARE ONLY PART OF BRITISH POP STAR'S STORY.(U)

Byline: Sandra Barrera Music Writer

It's mid-December, weeks before year-end record sales in Britain reveal that Dido's new set, ``Life for Rent,'' has outsold the competition.

And she's in good spirits all the same. Dido, the British pop chanteuse, has just received her first-ever Grammy nomination for best female pop vocal performance for the song ``White Flag.''

``I was hoping for something,'' the 32-year-old singer says with a giggle.

Grammy nod or not, she had a good feeling about the contents of her latest disc. And rightfully so. Since its Sept. 29 release, ``Life for Rent'' has sold upward of 6.5 million copies worldwide and ...

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