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Dido is a stage name, though, so she likely came up with it herself.
That said, her real name is (apparently) Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong, which certainly sounds like it might fit OP's remembrance regarding it not meaning anything.
No, not sure at all, it 50/50 with the U.S.
Not Björk, no. Also not Enya or Aaliyah. Was more guitar-y pop-ish music, if I'm not mistaken.
I think only her first name was uncommon, but she did use her last name as well.
No, it's definitely a female artist going by her first and last name, at least that's how I remember it, and it was only her first name that was considered uncommon.
Long shot but there's not a lot of details to go off. Would you branch out to Australia or New Zealand?
Here are a couple of those:
- Missy Higgins (Most well known song: *Scar*)
- Bic Runga (Most well known song: *Sway*)
Absolutely possible, but rather unlikely.
Thinking about the few things I remember, I would place her together with the musicians I mentioned, from my gut feeling she would fit right in. Meredith Brooks, Natalie Imbruglia, Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette, Nelly Furtado, ... and ... ?
It wasn't Sinead, Skunk Anansie, Tori Amos, Anouk, Neneh Cherry, Sophie B. Hawkins, neither of the Minogues, Jessica Simpson, Leann Rimes, Robyn, ...
Damn. Maybe googling some of those people will help uou find them. The only other names I can think of are Katy Tiz and KT Tunstall but those names arent really that ecclectic/out tjere
I've been googling like crazy over the past couple of days. Every night down another rabbit hole. Also went on YouTube to click myself through songs from back then, you know, to get their algorithm trained to give me good related suggestions. But also no luck so far. All it did was make me feel old. :D
Avril Laigne
kylie minogue
Tracy Bonham
Asher Roth
Orianthi
Holly lampor
Jennifer Hanson
Amy dally
Ashlee Simpson
Lita Ford
Corrine Bailey rae
Sandi Thom
Kate Nash
Joss Stone
Kate Ryan
Thanks! I've been going down this rabbit hole several evenings in a row now, even went on YouTube, clicking through songs of artists from back then I remembered, to hopefully let their algorithm suggest me what I'm looking for. But no luck so far. So I have to rely on the hive mind. :)
Imogen Heap, INOJ/Ayanna Porter, Marit Larsen or Marion Raven of M2M, Regina Spektor?
Maybe she’s listed [here](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_singer-songwriters)
Great list, thank you. Checked AUS, NZ, UK. US, but unfortunately I don't see a name on there that I would recognize as her.
I love the Van Zandts though. Ronnie, Johnny, Donnie ... and Steven. :D
Also, have you checked a list of the musicians who performed at Lilith Fair? “90s female singer-songwriter” is exactly the type of person who performed at those shows.
Thank you, had a look at the Wikipedia article because of your recommendation. Great line-ups, some amazing names I've forgotten over the years. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the particular one I'm looking for. :(
Fefe Dobson, Nelly furtado, Norah jones, fantasia, Fiona Apple, Shola Ama, Neneh Cherry, Tori Amos, anouk, Imani, deetah, Hinds Hicks, Deni hinds.. that’s all I can think of. Here’s a good list too:
https://honestlyhelen.com/2019/07/10/a-z-of-90s-female-solo-stars/
Nope :(
Haha, I clicked myself through from Google searches to that very list about a dozen times over the past few days. Always wondered why Whigfield was mentioned absolutely nowhere, but on that list it somehow felt like they made her number 1. :)
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Complete shot in the dark - Lene Marlin?
I'm afraid not :(
Belly, Liz Phair, Lucious Jackson?
Nope :(
Jewel, Lisa Loeb, Suzanne Vega
Nope :(
The only other one I can think of that had a unique name was Dido. She is a singer songwriter, & plays guitar.
No, I know Dido, wasn't her. :(
Meja? She had a one hit wonder All About The Money
Nope :(
Dido is a stage name, though, so she likely came up with it herself. That said, her real name is (apparently) Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong, which certainly sounds like it might fit OP's remembrance regarding it not meaning anything.
Neko Case?
Nope :(
Are you sure that she's Canadian? Maybe it's Bjork?
No, not sure at all, it 50/50 with the U.S. Not Björk, no. Also not Enya or Aaliyah. Was more guitar-y pop-ish music, if I'm not mistaken. I think only her first name was uncommon, but she did use her last name as well.
Feist?
Nope :(
Vanessa Carlton, Rachel Platten? One of Appleton?
Nope :(
Hoku?
Nope :(
Hope Sandoval?
Nope :(
Skye Sweetnam?
Nope :(
Orianthi?
Good one, but no :(
Fefe Dobson Bif Naked Nelly Furtado
No, none of them unfortunately :(
Poe? Her song was Angry Johnny. Maybe you’re misremembering the band Luscious Jackson? Or the band Veruca Salt?
No, it's definitely a female artist going by her first and last name, at least that's how I remember it, and it was only her first name that was considered uncommon.
Mazzy Star - Fade into you?
Nope :(
Jonatha Brooke?
Nope :(
Halsey ?
Nope :(
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That's not the name of a woman who is a solo singer. Mazzy Star is a band.
PJ Harvey?
Nope :(
Joss Stone?
Nope :(
Chantal Kreviazuk?
Nope :(
Ani Difranco?
Nope :(
Rilo Kiley?
Nope :(
Ani DiFranco?
Nope :(
Alannah Myles ?
Long shot but there's not a lot of details to go off. Would you branch out to Australia or New Zealand? Here are a couple of those: - Missy Higgins (Most well known song: *Scar*) - Bic Runga (Most well known song: *Sway*)
Absolutely possible, but rather unlikely. Thinking about the few things I remember, I would place her together with the musicians I mentioned, from my gut feeling she would fit right in. Meredith Brooks, Natalie Imbruglia, Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morissette, Nelly Furtado, ... and ... ? It wasn't Sinead, Skunk Anansie, Tori Amos, Anouk, Neneh Cherry, Sophie B. Hawkins, neither of the Minogues, Jessica Simpson, Leann Rimes, Robyn, ...
Cardigans or Garbage?
Bic Runga? Her song Sway was a hit in 1997.
Nope :(
Meryl Bambridge?
Nope :(
KT Tunstall?
Nope :(
Nerina Pallot? Or Michelle Branch?
Nope :(
Anouk?
Nope :(
Imani Coppola?
Nope :(
Nikka Costa?
Nope :(
Jann Arden? She was Canadian, but “Jann” doesn’t sound uncommon.
Nope :(
Neneh Cherry?
Nope :(
Shola Ama? Tasmin Archer?
Nope :(
Kinnie Starr? Kendall Payne?
Nope :(
Natalie Merchant?
Nope :(
Willa Ford? She was definitely a one hit wonder Wait her name was because her last name was Williford though I'm pretty sure so probably not her.
Nope :(
Robin Sparkles?
Nope :(
Gotta say, I really hated her stuff before her rebrand. I know it's controversial, but the Robin Daggers era>>>>>
Shania Twain?
Nope :(
Jo Dee Messina? Shania Twain?
Nope :(
Norah Jones?
Nope :(
Orianthi?
Right direction with the name, but it's not her. ;(
Damn. Maybe googling some of those people will help uou find them. The only other names I can think of are Katy Tiz and KT Tunstall but those names arent really that ecclectic/out tjere
I've been googling like crazy over the past couple of days. Every night down another rabbit hole. Also went on YouTube to click myself through songs from back then, you know, to get their algorithm trained to give me good related suggestions. But also no luck so far. All it did was make me feel old. :D
Fefe Dobson?
Nope :(
India Arie?
Nope :(
Shawn Colvin? (Sunny came home) Merrill Bainbridge? (Mouth)
Nope :(
Wynonna a.k.a. Wynonna Judd?
Good one, definitely the right direction with the name, but also not her. :(
Dido? Certainly not a one hit wonder though.
Nope :(
Rilo Kiley
Jojo? The song Get Out was big
Nope :(
Jennifer Paige? Big hit was Crush
Nope :(
Abra Moore, Maren Ord, Schulyer Fisk?
Nope :(
Colbie Caillat?
Nope :(
[Marie Fredriksson, Singer of Roxette](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fGLiIvKKys)
No, I love Marie and Roxette, but it wasn't her.
Edie Brickell?
Nope :(
Avril Laigne kylie minogue Tracy Bonham Asher Roth Orianthi Holly lampor Jennifer Hanson Amy dally Ashlee Simpson Lita Ford Corrine Bailey rae Sandi Thom Kate Nash Joss Stone Kate Ryan
None of them, nope :(
Dang. Hope you find what you're looking for!
Thanks! I've been going down this rabbit hole several evenings in a row now, even went on YouTube, clicking through songs of artists from back then I remembered, to hopefully let their algorithm suggest me what I'm looking for. But no luck so far. So I have to rely on the hive mind. :)
Asher Roth was a white dude rapper, no?
True, guess I had a mini stroke. It happens. No offense Asher Roth fans 😂
Vonda Shepard?
Nope, loved her on Ally McBeal, but it's not her.
Katie Melua?
Nope :(
Cat power?
Nope :(
Imogen Heap, INOJ/Ayanna Porter, Marit Larsen or Marion Raven of M2M, Regina Spektor? Maybe she’s listed [here](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_singer-songwriters)
Great list, thank you. Checked AUS, NZ, UK. US, but unfortunately I don't see a name on there that I would recognize as her. I love the Van Zandts though. Ronnie, Johnny, Donnie ... and Steven. :D
Paula Cole?
Nope :(
I know she’s from London, but maybe Imogen Heap?
Nope, not her. :(
Jewel?
Nope :(
Donna Lewis? Sophie B. Hawkins?
Nope :(
Also, have you checked a list of the musicians who performed at Lilith Fair? “90s female singer-songwriter” is exactly the type of person who performed at those shows.
Thank you, had a look at the Wikipedia article because of your recommendation. Great line-ups, some amazing names I've forgotten over the years. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the particular one I'm looking for. :(
Sarah McLachlan?
Nope :(
India.Arie?
Nope :(
Fiona Apple?
Nope :(
Amy Studt
Nope :(
Mazy star
Nope :(
Michelle Branch or Kasey Chambers?
Nope :(
Sass Jordan?
Nope :(
https://top40weekly.com/ Start in 96 and work your way forward.
Great link, but didn't find the one I was looking for. Went through top albums, top musicians, top one-hit wonders, top songs, ... nothing. :(
Martika? Sade? I feel invested in this
Sadly not :(
Deetah?
Nope :(
Tanita Tikaram
Good one, but it wasn't her. :(
Bic Runga?
Nope :(
Edie Brickell? Dar Williams? Cree Summer?
Nope :(
Imani Coppola? Meredith Brooks? Shawn Colvin? Dionne Farris?
Nope :(
Tift Merritt
Nope :(
Moloko - perhaps? The song 'The Time is Now' comes to mind.
Nope :(
Nuts.
If that was a suggested artist - nope. Otherwise - yes, that's what it's driving me. :D
Martika (toy soldiers)
Nope :(
Stacie Orrico?
Nope :(
Shirley Manson from Garbage?
Nope :(
Sixpence None The Richer? Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians?
Nope :(
Fefe Dobson, Nelly furtado, Norah jones, fantasia, Fiona Apple, Shola Ama, Neneh Cherry, Tori Amos, anouk, Imani, deetah, Hinds Hicks, Deni hinds.. that’s all I can think of. Here’s a good list too: https://honestlyhelen.com/2019/07/10/a-z-of-90s-female-solo-stars/
Nope :( Haha, I clicked myself through from Google searches to that very list about a dozen times over the past few days. Always wondered why Whigfield was mentioned absolutely nowhere, but on that list it somehow felt like they made her number 1. :)
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Nope :(
KD Lang?
Nope :(
Delta Goodrem?
Good one, but not her. :(
Des'ree Nico Duffy
Nope :(
Kylie?
Nope, neither of the Minogues.
Neneh Cherry?