Women's World Award...

[World Connection Report]

Whitney Houston & Dionne Warwick to be honored for their lifetime achievements

The first WOMEN’S WORLD AWARDS 2004 laureates have been announced. President Mikhail Gorbachev will present Whitney Houston, 40, and Dionne Warwick, 63, with the “World Artist Award Lifetime Achievement” for their lifework at the WORLD AWARDS gala on June 9, at the CCH Hamburg. Both artists have confirmed that they will personally accept the award in Hamburg.

Dionne Warwick’s first reaction: “It is a special honor for me to receive this award. After the worldwide success of the WORLD AWARDS over the past years I am especially happy to be among the first women to receive this prestigious award”.

Georg Kindel, Chairman and Founder of the WORLD AWARDS: “Whitney Houston und Dionne Warwick have influenced the music world like few others. Over the years their support for humanitarian concerns, in particular their active involvement in the ongoing battle against AIDS as well as their sustained support of children’s initiatives convinced the WORLD AWARDS Committee to present both with this prestigious award”.

In her career spanning over 18 years Whitney Houston has sold more than 170 million recordings, including more than 120 million albums. With her album, “Whitney”, she became the first woman to enter the US charts at Number 1. She is the only artist to have had 7 consecutive No. 1 hits in the US charts. She has received six Grammys and 21 American Music Awards. Her films such as the worldwide blockbuster “Bodyguard” with Kevin Costner have been international successes.

With her “Whitney Houston Foundation for Kids“ she actively supports the rights of children as well as supporting many other social and humanitarian initiatives. This will be one of the few public appearances that Ms Houston will make this year.

Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston’s cousin, has been one of the stars of the popular music for more than 40 years. She has had over 60 hits in the US charts and was the first Afro-American woman to receive a Grammy in 1968.

She has played an active role for many years in the American Music Industry’s battle against AIDS. Dionne donated the earnings of her million selling hit “That’s What Friends Are For” to AIDS research. As a “U.S. Ambassador for Health” she actively supports a better health system in the United States and since 2002 has been a United Nations “Goodwill Ambassador”.

Günter Stampf, TV-Executive Producer at WORLD AWARDS: “The presentation of the award to these two superstars will be one of the highlights of the awards gala”


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NEWSFILE: 27 MAY 2004