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CodeDS/UK/814
NameWarwick; Dionne (12 December 1940); American singer, actress and television presenter
Variations of NameMarie Dionne Warwick | Dionne Warrick
Dates12 December 1940
GenderFemale (cisgender)
Place of Birth/OriginOrange, New Jersey, United States (born)
RelationshipsDaughter of Mancel Warrick (African American Pullman porter, chef and CPA) and Lee Drinkard (African American manager of the Drinkard Sisters). They have Native American, Brazilian and Dutch ancestry
Sibling of Mancel Jr and Dee Dee Warwick (singer)
Niece of Cissy Houston (singer)
Cousin of Whitney Houston (singer), Gary Garland (basketball player), Bobbi Kristina Brown (reality tv personality) and Leontyne Price (singer)
Former wife of William David Elliott (actor and drummer)
BiographyDionne Warwick is a six-time Grammy Award-winning singer, actress, television host, and former United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization and United States Ambassador of Health.

Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest hit makers of the entire rock era (1955-1999), based on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Charts. She is one of the most-charted female vocalists of all time, with 56 of her singles making the Billboard Hot 100 between 1962 and 1998, and 80 singles making all Billboard charts combined.

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