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Gwen Dickey (Formerly of “Rose Royce”)
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Biography
Born in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA, Gwen is now a resident of the United
Kingdom due to her enormous success in both the UK and Europe, where
she regularly tours and featured on television.
Gwen Dickey, the voice of Rose Royce on all hit records made famous by
this international group. No-one can forget the classic hits of the 70s
such as Carwash, Wishing on a Star, Love Don’t Live Here Anymore,
Do Your Dance, Is It Love You’re After, I’m in love (and
I Love the Feeling), and I Wanna Get Next to You.
Gwen Dickey embarked on a solo career and she enjoyed her first chart
success when she joined forces with KWS on Chaka Khan’s classic
hit Ain’t Nobody in 1994. In 1998 Gwen teamed up with international
rap artist Jay-Z for a brand new version of the Rose Royce hit Wishing
on a Star. Gwen’s new vocals sounded just as good as ever and after
picking up extensive airplay on Radio 1 and all the independent stations,
the record entered the UK Charts first week at No.13 giving Gwen her
first solo Top Ten hit. In 1999 Gwen sang the title song for the Warner
Brothers hit Dutch film Abeltje with top Dutch band Romeo. For the first
half of 2001, Gwen headlined in a musical tour entitled What a Feeling,
which played major theatres throughout the UK. She also appeared for
Formula One Racing in Monte Carlo and did the half time show at the prestigious
Charity Shield match between Manchester United and Liverpool. Television
appearances that year included Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Channel Fives
Night Fever (UK and American version). Also in 2001, Gwen opened the
show for James Brown at the Formula One Grand Prix ball in Monte Carlo
In 2002 Gwen headlined with Meatloaf in Antwerp, Belgium for Night of
the Proms to a sold out show for 3 nights. A 21-piece orchestra accompanied
Gwen’s performance. In 2004, Gwen performed at the Glastonbury
festival to crowds of 250,000 people from all over the world.
She is currently touring with her band, which is billed as Gwen Dickey’s
Rose Royce.