Marie Dionne Warrick, usually named Dionne Warwick is an impressive figure in the entertainment industry. Unfortunately, the number of broken celebrities in the industry is growing every day, and one of them is Dionne Warwick, who is known as a singer, TV personality and an actress.
Dionne Warwick’s net worth has been estimated to be minus $10 million, which indicates that Dionne Warwick is bankrupt. Dionne Warwick has earned and lost her wealth while a pop, adult contemporary, R&B and gospel music singer.
Marie Dionne Warrick was born on December 12, 1940 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. She was raised in a family of singers who sang in the popular gospel singing group ‘The Drinkard Singers’, and Dionne started her musical career as a member of this group. In 1973, she graduated from Hartt College of Music in Hartford, Connecticut with a master’s degree which later brought her an honorary doctorate from six different institutions.
Dionne Warwick Net Worth -$10 Million
Dionne is the winner of five Grammy Awards, and has been inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame three times and is the honouree of American Music Awards which gives us an idea that Dionne is a very popular personality and her net worth hasn’t always been in deficit. Dionne Warwick has been active in the industry since 1962. During her long spanned career Warwick herself and her net worth have experienced ups and downs.
Dionne she has worked under the labels Rhino, Concord, Arista, Warner Bros and Scepter. Warwick has released eighty-five singles, thirty-eight studio albums, twenty-two compilation albums and five live albums which have added considerable revenue to Dionne’s net worth. The singer has captured the hearts of music lovers with her first album ‘Presenting Dionne Warwick’ (1963). Later, she became even more successful as the albums ‘Here Where There Is Love’ (1966) and ‘Dionne Warwick in Valley of the Dolls’ (1968) were all certified gold in the United States and topped the R&B Chart. The period between 1979 and 1989 was the most successful in Warwick’s career and increased her net worth the most. The following albums are the most successful according to sales: ‘Dionne’ (1979), ‘Heartbreaker’ (1982) and ‘Friends’ (1985). Dionne has also toured across United States which has also increased her net worth.
As well as being a legendary singer, Dionne is also an outstanding actress. She has appeared in the main cast of television series ‘Switch’ (1975-1978) created by Glen A. Larson. What is more, Dionne landed the roles in feature films among which are ‘Rent-a-Cop’ (1988) directed by Jerry London, documentary films including ‘The Day the Music Died’ (1977), ‘The Teens Who Stole Popular Music A & E Films’ (2001) and ‘Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon’ (2011).
During her career, Dionne has been rewarded and honoured hundreds of times including Memphis Music Awards, Kleenex American Hero Award, NABFEME Shero Award and may others. However, in 2013 Dionne announced her bankruptcy.
Dionne Warwick has twice married drummer and actor William David Elliott. Together they have two children.
