DIDO GIVES THANKS EMINEM'S SAMPLING CHARGES CAREER OF AMBIENT-POP SINGER

The Boston Globe | July 28, 2000| | Copyright

Career boosts can come from unexpected sources. Try this one: A new English singer named Dido suddenly gets a package in the mail from chart-topping rapper Eminem. It's a copy of Eminem's song, "Stan," complete with an added sample of Dido's voice lifted from her tune, "Thank You." Eminem asks permission to use the sample and she says yes.

"I don't even know the real story of how he got a hold of the rec ord," says Dido. "The story I got is that [Eminem and his management] heard it on TV and sampled it. Then they sent me a copy of their song and I loved it. I thought it was great. I love the ...

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