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Also known as Doro Pesch, Dorothee Pesch

German singer and frontwoman of Warlock

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Born
1898
Died
1991
Works
30

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Group
Country
DE
Active from
1988

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Dorothee Pesch (born on 3 June 1964) is a German heavy metal singer known professionally as Doro Pesch or simply Doro. She first gained prominence as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Warlock. The name Doro has also been used to refer to the touring band accompanying her solo career, whose lineup has changed frequently over more than two decades of continuous activity, with bassist Nick Douglas and drummer Johnny Dee among the longest-serving members. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/D

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Also known as
Metal Queen
Born
Dorothee Pesch , ( 1964-06-03 ) 3 June 1964 (age 62) , Düsseldorf , West Germany
Genres
Heavy metal
Occupations
Singer songwriter
Works
Discography
Years active
1980–present
Labels
Vertigo PolyGram WEA SPV/Steamhammer AFM Nuclear Blast
Formerly of
Snakebite Warlock
Website
doromusic .de

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Official website
www.doromusic.de
Image
Doro Pesch – Wacken Open Air 2014 04.jpg
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date of birth
1964-06-03
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pseudonym
Doro
birth name
Dorothee Pesch
start of work period
1980-00-00
social media followers
57400
official shop URL
doromerch.com
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Dorothee Pesch (born 3 June 1964), known professionally as Doro Pesch or simply Doro, is a German heavy metal singer and the former frontwoman of heavy metal band Warlock. Doro's contributions to music and culture made her a global figure in metal culture for over four decades. The name Doro has also been associated with the touring band accompanying the singer, whose members have continuously changed in more than 20 years of uninterrupted activity, the most stable presences being those of bassist Nick Douglas and drummer Johnny Dee.

Doro started her career in garage bands in native Düsseldorf underground scene and achieved media visibility and some commercial success with Warlock in the 1980s. Warlock were starting to have an opening in the US market, when they went through many line-up changes and Pesch was left the only original member of the band. She started a solo career under the name Doro, in order to avoid legal battles between her record label PolyGram and her former manager. She released two albums in the US with producers Joey Balin and Gene Simmons, but they were not the breakthrough that she had hoped.

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