Dionne Warwick
Rhythm and blues, Musical Artist
1940 –
Who is Dionne Warwick?
Marie Dionne Warrick, known professionally as Dionne Warwick, is an American singer, actress and TV-show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health.
Having been in a partnership with songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest hit makers of the entire rock era, based on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Charts. Dionne Warwick is second only to Aretha Franklin as the most-charted female vocalist of all time with 56 of Dionne's singles making the Billboard Hot 100 between 1962 and 1998.
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- Born
- Dec 12, 1940
East Orange - Also known as
- Dione Warwick
- Dionne Warrick
- Dionne Warwicke
- Marie Dionne Warrick
- Marie Dionne Warwick
- dionne_warwick
- Warwick, Dionne
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- William Elliott
(1967/08/31 - 1975/05/30) - William Elliott
(1966 - 1967/05)
- William Elliott
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Hartt School
- University of Hartford
- Lived in
- New Jersey
- East Orange
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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