Joe cocker feat jennifer warnes biography
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Joe cocker feat jennifer warnes biography
Jennifer Warnes
American musician
For the actress, see Jennifer Warren.
Musical artist
Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947) is an American singer and songwriter who has performed as a vocalist on a number of film soundtracks.
She has won two Grammy Awards, in 1983 for the Joe Cocker duet "Up Where We Belong", and in 1987 for the Bill Medley duet "(I've Had) The Time of My Life". Warnes also collaborated closely with Leonard Cohen.
Early life
Warnes was born on March 3, 1947, in Seattle, Washington, but raised in Anaheim, California.[1][2] Her desire and ability to sing came early; at age seven she was offered her first recording contract, which her father declined.
She sang in church and local pageants until age 17, when Warnes was offered an opera scholarship to Immaculate Heart College. She was so committed to her Catholic faith that for a while she entered a convent after graduating from high school.[3]
Warnes chose to sing folk mu