Dionne Warwick

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Born: December 12, 1940
From: East Orange, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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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.

Works

67 films

Men in Black

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The Greatest Night in Pop

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Burt Bacharach: One Amazing Night

19989.0

Rent-a-Cop

19874.8

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon

20118.1

Whitney

20187.3

Live Aid

19857.9

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

20236.8

Dusty

19948.0

Let There Be Light

20175.5

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

20207.6

Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been

2026

Slaves

19696.3

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

19858.5

Harlem to Hollywood

2019

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

1990

Boo!

1980

Glisten and the Merry Mission

20236.8

Ladies Night - Most Famous Hits

2003

Armed

20184.3

I Love Liberty

1982

Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul

1988

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

20216.5

Do It Debbie's Way

198310.0

Show an Bord

1970

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

20218.7

I Was Born This Way

20251.0

House of Cardin

20196.6

O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

2009

Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story

20233.5

Free to Be… You and Me

19746.8

Luther: Never Too Much

20248.0

Happy Birthday, Las Vegas

19778.0

I Love Quincy

1984

Dionne Warwick: Souled Out

1969

ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke

20196.9

George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business

19838.0

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

20007.0

The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer

19866.3

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

19886.0

60 Songs: BBC Two at 60

20249.0

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

20048.3

Frank and Ava

20185.2

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

19792.0

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

20029.0

Heartbreakers at the BBC

20236.5

The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest

2004

The People's Command Performance: '77

1977

Debby Boone... One Step Closer

1982

François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story

20216.0

Find Your Groove

202010.0

Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees

19979.3

What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David

2019

Original Up-Town Divas

2004

The Day the Music Died

19778.0

Barry Manilow: One Voice

198010.0

Dionne Warwick: Live at the 27 Club

1964

Dionne Warwick Live

2004

Lesley Gore: It's Her Party

2001

Dionne Warwick: Live in Concert

2005

Dionne Warwick - Music Will Keep Us Together

2011

Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story

20147.3

A Tribute To Burt Bacharach & Hal David

20016.5

Sisters In The Name of Love

19869.0

In Concert Classics Featuring Dionne Warwick

1977

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

2011

Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular

200110.0