Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Marie Dionne Warrickis 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGospel Singer
Date of Birth12 December 1940
CityEast Orange, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
song blessed years
I have been blessed with some incredible compositions to record and perform and all of my songs have had the ability to grow as I and those who have supported this career of mine for these 50 years have.
song who-i-am careers
I have been consistent by staying true to who I am and will continue to sing the type of songs that those who have continued to support my career expect from me.
song children my-children
My songs are like my children. I love every single one of them.
song play radio
As far am I'm concerned, I don't listen to radio anymore. They play the same ten songs over and over again, so why would I?
song pleasure performing
I hold all of the songs that I have had the pleasure of recording and performing in high regard.
desire want looks
I have no desire to look back, I only want to look forward to the things that are still ahead of me.
country stress past
I first came to Brazil in the Sixties. Then I started coming back every year since touring most of the country. I grew to love it, the people, the music. I thought this is where I belong. I've been living in Brazil for the past 23 years. I call it my stress-free country.
careers icons long
I look at the careers of people I'm standing on the shoulders of. People like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Sarah Vaughan. These are icons I wanted to emulate, and I feel like they've been holding me up for quite a long time.
latin men america
Rural communities in Africa, South Asia and Latin America are where the majority of hungry people are and the inequality that exists between women and men in these communities is holding back progress. These women have a very tough time, so much is expected of them.
people obsession problem
The problem with fame is you no longer belong to you. You lose your persona and become the object of other people's obsession.
yesterday fool tomorrow
A fool will lose tomorrow reaching back for yesterday
married fashionable supposed-to-be
It was fashionable, youre supposed to be a married lady, so I did.
black entertainment frustrating
It is frustrating to be a Black woman in the entertainment industry.