BMG is delighted to announce that Dido – creator of two of the biggest-selling albums of all time – will release her new studio album through the company.

It is only the second record deal Dido has signed in her more than twenty year long career, during which she has sold more than 30m albums.

The new album, her fifth, will be released worldwide by BMG in early 2019. Dido co-wrote and co-produced the album with her brother and fellow BMG artist, Rollo Armstrong, of Faithless.

BMG UK President Repertoire & Marketing Alistair Norbury said, "We are thrilled to partner with Dido for her new album. She is the quintessential BMG artist; an international icon who is returning after 5 years with an outstanding record."

Dido said, "I couldn't be happier to sign to BMG, their enthusiasm and passion for the record was evident from day one".

Dido recorded her first demos in 1995, before recording tracks with Rollo and Faithless. Her debut album Life For Rent (1999) has sold more than 22m copies worldwide reaching Number One in eight countries including the UK and France and Number Two in the US Billboard 200. It featured the single, 'Thank You', now regarded as Dido's signature tune, which was sampled in the worldwide Number One 'Stan' by Eminem.

Dido's second album Life For Rent released in 2003 sold over 12m copies worldwide and spawned the worldwide hit and Ivor Novello award-winning single 'White Flag'.

The albums Safe Trip Home (2008) and Girl Who Got Away (2014) continued to delight fans around the world as Dido explored new themes, working with collaborators including Brian Eno, A.R. Rahman and Kendrick Lamar.

Said Norbury, "Dido has the rare ability to combine an art sensibility and a distinctive viewpoint on contemporary issues with infectious melodies which touch millions. Her new album will be one of the music highlights of 2019."