Dionne Warwick

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.

Known For

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Boo!

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Heartbreakers at the BBC

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Dionne Warwick Live

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Dionne Warwick: Live in Concert

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In Concert Classics Featuring Dionne Warwick

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Dionne Warwick - Music Will Keep Us Together

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Dionne Warwick : Du '27 Club' a Knokke

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I Love Liberty

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The Day the Music Died

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The People's Command Performance: '77

Sunday Best

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Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul

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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Original Up-Town Divas

Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits

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I Love Quincy

Lesley Gore: It's Her Party

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Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

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A Tribute To Burt Bacharach & Hal David

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The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

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All-Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater

Sage Evergreen (voice)

Glisten and the Merry Mission

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François Mitterrand et Anne Pingeot, fragments d'une passion amoureuse

Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

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Sisters In The Name of Love

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Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story

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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

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The Greatest Night in Pop

Beth

Rent-a-Cop

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Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story

Lady Singing the Blues

Frank and Ava

Cassy

Slaves

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Harlem to Hollywood

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Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

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George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

Shirley

Armed

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Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular

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Let There Be Light

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Live Aid

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Whitney

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Dusty

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ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke

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Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees

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What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David

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The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest

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Do It Debbie's Way

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Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night

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Find Your Groove

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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)

Men in Black

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House of Cardin

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Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon

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Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

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The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

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Debby Boone... One Step Closer

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Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

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Dionne Warwick: Souled Out

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Free to Be… You and Me

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O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

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60 Songs: BBC Two at 60

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Luther: Never Too Much

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I Was Born This Way

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Barry Manilow: One Voice

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The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer