Dionne Warwick

Also known as Dionne Warwicke

American singer (born 1940)

OverviewAI-generated

Dionne Warwick, born Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940, in East Orange, is an American singer, actor, and television presenter. She is an African American citizen of the United States who has worked in the pop and soul genres since 1959. Warwick is the sibling of Dee Dee Warwick and a relative of Whitney Houston and Cissy Houston. She has recorded for Scepter Records and Warner Records Inc.

Her career includes acting roles and presenting. Warwick has received several awards, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Kennedy Center Honors, the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year, and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. She speaks English and Portuguese. Her discography includes works such as "Say a Little Prayer" and "The very best of Dionne Warwick."

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Person · Open Library

Works: 13

Top works

Say a Little Prayer (Levy Ed. )
Negro Baseball Leagues
Odds & ends
The very best of Dionne Warwick
The Dionne Warwicke [sic] story

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Film & TV

Acting · East Orange, Newark, New Jersey, USA

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…

Known for

I Was Born This Way — Self2025
Hollywood Squares — Self2025
The Greatest Night in Pop — Self2024
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60 — Self (archive footage)2024
Luther: Never Too Much — Self2024
Heartbreakers at the BBC — Self (archive footage)2023
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan — Self2023
Glisten and the Merry Mission — Sage Evergreen (voice)2023
Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story — Self2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Country: United States
Active from: 1940

Discography

Member of

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 992,053
Total plays: 9,348,315

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,258x
Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology
· 2015 · cited 4,262x
Core outcome measures for chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations
· 2005 · cited 3,333x
Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents
· 2017 · cited 3,042x
Procedures for large-scale metabolic profiling of serum and plasma using gas chromatography and liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry
· 2011 · cited 2,983x

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Key facts

Born: Marie Dionne Warwick , ( 1940-12-12 ) December 12, 1940 (age 85) , East Orange, New Jersey , U.S.
Education: University of Hartford
Occupations: Singer actress television host
Years active: 1955–present
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Children: 2, including Damon
Relatives: Dee Dee Warwick (sister) , Cissy Houston (maternal aunt), Whitney Houston , (maternal first cousin), Gary Garland , (maternal first cousin), Bobbi Kristina Brown (maternal first cousin once removed), Leontyne Price , (maternal first cousin once removed)
Genres: R&B pop soul gospel
Instrument: Vocals
Labels: Scepter Warner Bros. Arista River North Concord Rhino
Website: officialdionnewarwick .com

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Encyclopedic overview

Marie Dionne Warwick (/diˈɒn ˈwɔːrwɪk/ dee-ON WOR-wik; née Warrick; born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. During her decades long career, Warwick has won many awards, including six Grammy Awards. She has been inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Apollo Theater Walk of Fame. In 2019, Warwick 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.

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), as well as 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, or adult contemporary charts. Warwick ranks number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100's "Greatest Artists of all time".

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