How is Dionne Warwick related to Whitney Houston?

Whitney Houston and Dionne Warwick are both members of the musically inclined Drinkard family. Nitch Drinkard married Delia McCaskill and had eight children. The second oldest of the Drinkard children was Lee. She married Mancel Warrick. They had three children: Delia (named after the grandmother), Mancel Jr. read more

Whitney Houston is a cousin of Dionne Warwick. Whitney's mother, the gospel-trained vocalist, Cissy Houston, is an aunt of Dionne. Dionne used to describe Whitney as “the little girl I never had" which just showed how close the pair was. read more

Dionne Warwick is Whitney Houston's first cousin. Dionne Warwick's mother is Cissy Houston's older sister. read more

Warwick explained: 'I spoke to Whitney the day that she passed, I spoke to her that morning.' Dionne, who is Whitney's cousin explained how The Bodyguard star had asked to attend a party at the Beverly Hills hotel that evening. read more