Dionne Warwick
- a.k.a. Marie Dionne Warrick
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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.
German (Deutsch)
Marie Dionne Warwick ist eine US-amerikanische Sängerin und Fernsehmoderatorin. Die fünffache Grammy-Gewinnern ist laut dem Magazin Rolling Stone die „Pionier-Chanteuse des schwarzen Middle-of-the-Road-Pop“ und wurde besonders als Muse und Interpretin der Kompositionen von Burt Bacharach und Hal David berühmt. Sie ist die Schwester von Dee Dee Warwick, eine Nichte von Cissy Houston und eine Cousine von Whitney Houston.
French (Français)
Marie Dionne Warrick, simplement dite Dionne Warwick, née le 12 décembre 1940 à East Orange (New Jersey), est une chanteuse, compositrice, actrice et animatrice américaine. Elle est surtout connue comme interprète de chansons écrites par Burt Bacharach et Hal David, avec lesquels elle a connu de grands succès dans les années 1960. On compte parmi ses plus grandes chansons Don't Make Me Over, Walk On By, I Say a Little Prayer, Do You Know the Way to San José et Alfie. Warwick est la chanteuse ayant vendu le plus de disques aux Etats-Unis en 1964, 1966, 1970 et 1971. Après quasi une décennie en demi-teinte, Warwick rejoint Clive Davis chez Arista Records en 1979 et opère un retour retentissant avec son titre I'll Never Love This Way Again puis en 1982 avec Heartbreaker et en 1985 avec That's What Friends Are For qu'elle chante avec Gladys Knight, Elton John et Stevie Wonder. Six fois lauréat d'un Grammy Award, Warwick a classé 80 titres au Billboard Top 100 et vendu plus de 100 millions de disques dans le monde entier. Dionne Warwick est souvent considérée comme la première pop star afro-américaine et une des chanteuses noires les plus importantes des années 1960 avec Diana Ross et Aretha Franklin. Sa cousine, la chanteuse américaine Whitney Houston, la cite d'ailleurs parmi ses principales influences. Warwick est la fille de Mancel Warrick et Lee Drinkard et la sœur de Delia, dite Dee Dee Warwick et Mancel Jr. Les membres de sa famille, particulièrement du côté de sa mère, sont les interprètes du groupe gospel The Drinkard Singers, dont sa mère était manager. Elle grandit dans la ville d'East Orange dans l'État du New Jersey. À l'âge de six ans, elle chante pour la première fois à l'église St. Luke de Newark, qui est dirigée par son grand-père, le révérend Elzae Warrick, et rejoint fréquemment le groupe familial. Après des études de musique à la Hartt School of Music, elle fonde en 1958 le quatuor The Gospelaires avec sa sœur, Myrna Utley, et Carol Slade. Le groupe se produit à l'Apollo Theater de New York, la jeune chanteuse attire alors l'attention de nombreuses personnes, dont le saxophoniste Sam "The Man" Taylor. Le groupe enregistre comme chœur pour de nombreux artistes. Un jour, les membres des Gospelaires enregistrent avec ceux des Drifters, la voix de Dionne capte l'attention de Burt Bacharach. Celui-ci lui propose d'enregistrer des maquettes en solo, dont ses chansons et celle de son partenaire Hal David. ... Source: Article "Dionne Warwick" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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- female
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- Place of Birth
- East Orange, Newark, New Jersey, USA
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