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  • Birth Name: Marie Dionne Warrick
  • Birth Place: East Orange, NJ
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/12/1940, Sagittarius
  • Profession: Singer; actor
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Dionne Warwick Fast Facts:
  • Sang gospel music with her family as a child.
  • Filled in as a vocalist for the Drinkard singers, comprised of her mother Lee and various relatives.
  • Formed a gospel group with sister Dee Dee in her teens called The Gospelaires.
  • Early in her career, she sang background vocals for Chuck Jackson, Dinah Washington and others.
  • Started her illustrious collaboration with Burt Bacharach and his partner Hal David when they heard her singing with The Drifters.
  • Began using the name "Warwick" instead of her birth name "Warrick" when it was accidentally misspelled on her first single.
  • Dionne Warwick Relationships:
  • Bill Elliott - Ex-husband
  • Cissy Houston - Aunt
  • Damon Elliott - Son
  • David Elliott - Son
  • Dee Dee Warwick - Sister
  • Lee Drinkard Warrick - Mother
  • Mancel Warrick - Father
  • Whitney Houston - Cousin
  • Dionne Warwick Awards:
  • 1968 Grammy: Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female - Winner
  • 1970 Grammy: Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Female - Winner
  • 1979 Grammy: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Winner
  • 1979 Grammy: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance - Winner
  • 1986 Grammy: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Winner
  • College:
  • University of Hartford, The Hartt School of Music, Hartford, CT (1963)
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