Dionne Warwick

Also Known As: Marie Dionne Warrick, 狄昂‧華薇克

Biography: Marie Dionne Warwick (born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on Billboard's Hot 100 pop singles chart. She is the second-most charted female vocalist during the rock era (1955–1999). She is also one of the most-charted vocalists of all time, with 56 of her singles making the Hot 100 between 1962 and 1998 (12 of them Top Ten), and 80 singles in total – either solo or collaboratively – making the Hot 100, R&B and/or adult contemporary charts. Dionne ranks #74 on the Billboard Hot 100's "Greatest Artists of all time". During her career, she has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and she has won many awards, including six Grammy Awards. Warwick has been inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, the R&B Music Hall of Fame and the Apollo Theater Walk of Fame. In 2019 she won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Three of her songs ("Walk On By", "Alfie" and "Don't Make Me Over") have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. She is a former Goodwill Ambassador for the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization. Marie Dionne Warrick, later Warwick, was born in Orange, New Jersey to Lee Drinkard and Mancel Warrick. Her mother was manager of the Drinkard Singers, and her father was a Pullman porter, chef, record promoter and CPA. Dionne was named after her aunt on her mother's side. She had a sister, Delia ("Dee Dee"), who died in 2008, and a brother, Mancel Jr., who was killed in an accident in 1968 at age 21. Her parents were both African American, and she also has Native American and Dutch ancestry. She was raised in East Orange, New Jersey and was a Girl Scout for a time. After finishing East Orange High School in 1959, Warwick pursued her passion at the Hartt College of Music in West Hartford, Connecticut. She landed some work with her group singing backing vocals for recording sessions in New York City. During one session, Warwick met Burt Bacharach, who hired her to record demos featuring songs written by him and lyricist Hal David. She later landed her own record deal. Many of Warwick's family were members of the Drinkard Singers, a family gospel group and RCA recording artists who frequently performed throughout the New York metropolitan area. The original group, known as the Drinkard Jubilairs, consisted of Cissy, Anne, Larry, and Nicky, and later included Warwick's grandparents, Nicholas and Delia Drinkard, and their children: William, Lee (Warwick's mother) and Hansom. When the Drinkard Singers performed on TV Gospel Time, Dionne Warwick had her television performance debut. Marie instructed the group, and they were managed by Lee. As they became more successful, Lee and Marie began performing with the group, and they were augmented by pop/R&B singer Judy Clay, whom Lee had unofficially adopted. Elvis Presley eventually expressed an interest in having them join his touring entourage. Dionne began singing gospel as a child at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. ... Source: Article "Dionne Warwick" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: East Orange, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Birthday: December 12, 1940

Adult: No

Gender: Female

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Known For:

Boo!
Heartbreakers at the BBC
Dionne Warwick - Music Will Keep Us Together
In Concert Classics Featuring Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick Live
Dionne Warwick: Live at the 27 Club
Dionne Warwick: Live in Concert
I Love Liberty
The Day the Music Died
The People's Command Performance: '77
Sunday Best
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Original Up-Town Divas
Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits
I Love Quincy
Lesley Gore: It's Her Party
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
A Tribute To Burt Bacharach & Hal David
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
All-Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater
Glisten and the Merry Mission
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas
Sisters In The Name of Love
Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
The Greatest Night in Pop
Rent-a-Cop
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story
Frank and Ava
Slaves
Harlem to Hollywood
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business
Armed
Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular
Let There Be Light
Live Aid
Whitney
Dusty
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
Do It Debbie's Way
Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night
Find Your Groove
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Men in Black
House of Cardin
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
Debby Boone... One Step Closer
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Dionne Warwick: Souled Out
Free to Be… You and Me
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Luther: Never Too Much