What is Dionne Warwick?
{{Infobox musical artist |name = Dionne Warwick |background = solo_singer |image = Pat Nixon with Dionne Warwick.jpg |caption = Warwick with First Lady [[Pat Nixon]] in 1971 |birth_name = Marie Dionne Warrick |birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1940|12|12}} |birth_place = [[East Orange, New Jersey]], [[United States]] |genre = [[gospel music|Gospel]], [[R&B]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[Urban contemporary|urban]], [[soft rock]], [[adult contemporary]], [[quiet storm]], [[Pop music|pop]] |occupation = [[Singer]], [[actress]] |years_active = 1962–present |instrument = [[Vocals]], [[Mandocello]] |label = [[Scepter Records|Scepter]]<small> (1962–1971)</small><br>[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]<small> (1972–1977)</small><br>[[Arista Records|Arista]]<small> (1979–1995)</small><br>[[Concord Records|Concord]]<small> (2005–2007)</small><br>[[Rhino Records|Rhino]]<small> (2008–present)</small> |associated_acts = [[Burt Bacharach]], [[The Spinners (American band)|The Spinners]], [[Isaac Hayes]], [[Sacha Distel]], [[Whitney Houston]], [[Jeffrey Osborne]], [[June Pointer]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Elton John]], [[Dieter Bohlen]], [[Gladys Knight]], [[Patti LaBelle]], [[Smokey Robinson]], [[Chuck Jackson]], [[Barry Manilow]], [[Bee Gees]], [[Luther Vandross]], [[Marvin Gaye]], [[Kashif (musician)|Kashif]], [[Howard Hewett]], [[Johnny Mathis]] }} '''Dionne Warwick''' (born December 12, 1940) is an [[Americans|American]] [[R&B]] [[singer]]. She was born in [[East Orange, New Jersey]]. Warwick sang many songs written by [[Burt Bacharach]] and [[Hal David]]. Many of these songs were hits.<ref name=pc24>{{Pop Chronicles|24}}</ref> In 1990, Warwick hosted and executive produced a [[talk show]], ''Dionne and Friends''. She was a contestant in the 2011 season of ''[[The Apprentice (TV series)|The Apprentice]]''. Warwick's sister [[Dee Dee Warwick]] (1942-2008), their aunt [[Cissy Houston]] (born 1933) and cousin [[Whitney Houston]] (1963-2012) were singers. ==Sources== {{reflist}} == Other websites == *{{imdb|0005536}} {