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American singer (born 1940)

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Dionne Warwick (born December 12, 1940) is a Grammy Award-winning singer, actress, television host, and former U.N. Global Ambassador.

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Birth Name: Marie Dionne Warrick

Alternative Names: Dionne Warwicke

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Performing. That gratification you get when people are enjoying themselves or you see an arm go around a shoulder or somebody grab a hand. It's nice to know that you're part of that particular moment of their lives.

From what I was taught at home, I already knew what I was doing and how to act and how to dress and how to speak. I came from a safe, solid home.

I’m not a marcher, I’m a doer…I believe I was the first [African American woman] to win a Grammy in the pop arena, which was basically almost designated for white people..So it was kind of unheard of. I was probably the first person in a lot of areas.

Wars, segregation, everything that the entire world is going through, emotionally, mentally and physically, it’s in a sad state right now…There’s segregation going on in the States, and segregation going on in the UK. There’s segregation going on everywhere, it’s still the same.