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Dionne Warwick has, over an illustrious four-decade career, established herself as an international musical legend. Her
reputation as a hit maker has been firmly etched into public consciousness, thanks to nearly sixty charted hits since "Don't Make Me Over" began its climb up the charts in December 1962. Dionne Warwick received her first Grammy Award in 1968 (for the classic "Do You Know The Way to San Jose?"), and in so doing became the [LIst African-American solo female artist of her generation to win the prestigious award for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance. This award has only been awarded to one other female African-American legend, Ella Fitzgerald. Her recordings of songs like "A House Is Not A Home," "Alfie," "(Theme From) The Valley Of The Dolls," and "The
April Fools" made Dionne Warwick a pioneer as one of the [LIst female artists to popularize classic movie themes. In 1968 Dionne made her own film debut in the movie 'Slaves'. This marked the first time, since Lena Home, that a contemporary African-American female recording artist achieved such a goal.

In recent years, Dionne's pioneering efforts have focused on leading the music industry in the fight against AIDS. Her Grammy-winning, chart topping, single 'That's What Friends Are For,' lead the way by raising, literally, millions of dollars for AIDS research. On October 16,2002 she was named a global Ambassador for the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAa), based in Rome, Italy. Dionne has spearheaded the long overdue development and production of a history book that will detail African and African-American history for use in schools, libraries, and bookstores throughout the world. She continues her work as a socially conscious and concerned global citizen.

In addition to Dionne's numerous upcoming appearances and touring dates she has been selected to participate as a celebrity on the hugely successful Celebrity Apprentice which will air on NBC on Sunday's from 9-11 pm ET/PT
starting in March 2011. The network captured audience for this network program is approximately 23 million viewers each week.