Sally Dworsky

Sally Dworsky is an American singer-songwriter and playback singer in animated films. In addition to her solo work and co-fronting the alt-rock band Uma, Dworsky served as the singing voice for lead characters in iconic animated films including The Lion King and The Prince of Egypt, both of which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song – as well as Shrek. She has also recorded or performed with R.E.M., Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Raitt, Neil Diamond and many others.

Early life Dworsky was born Sally Gail Dworsky to Robert and Shirley (née Shure) Dworsky, and grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has one sister, Rabbi Susan Dworsky, and two brothers, and former lawyer turned drummer and author Alan Dworsky.

Career In Minnesota, she was a member of the bands Moore by Four She also appeared in lead roles in musicals at the Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis.

After moving to California, she toured with Don Henley as a back-up singer, and was noted by a reviewer for a "strong solo" in "Sunset Grill". and Shrek. As the singing voice of Nala in The Lion King, she sang part of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", which won the 1995 Academy Award for Best Original Song. One of the songs she recorded for The Prince of Egypt (in the role of Miriam) was "When You Believe" (in a duet with Michelle Pfeiffer), which won the 1999 Academy Award for Best Original Song. One reviewer wrote about the song, which was also recorded and released by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, "the film version of the song will move you in a wholly good way ... singers Sally Dworsky and Michelle Pfeiffer convey the hope and amazement every living Hebrew must have felt at hearing Pharaoh's own emancipation proclamation." produced by Jay Joyce. Dworsky has also performed on A Prairie Home Companion.

Dworsky joined the group Uma (Chris Hickey and Andy Kamman) and they signed a record deal with producer Don Gehman's label Refuge, an MCA affiliate. They released the album Fare Well in 1997 and toured throughout the U.S. and Canada with artists such as Jonatha Brooke and Chris Whitley. Dworsky released Start It All Over Again, an album of covers, with her brother Richard Dworsky in 2006 and followed up in 2008 with Boxes, an album of original songs. She has since released two singles, Same Room in 2018 and This Day in 2020, both produced by Marshall Vore.

Personal life Dworsky was married to singer-songwriter Chris Hickey. They have fraternal boy-girl twins, daughter Lila, and son singer-songwriter Charlie Hickey (b. September 28, 1999).

Discography

Soundtracks The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Walt Disney Records (1994) The Prince Of Egypt Soundtrack – DreamWorks (1998) Disney's Greatest Vol. 3 – Walt Disney Records (2003) Disney Princess: The Ultimate Song Collection – Walt Disney Records (2004) The Magic of Disney – Walt Disney Records (2009) Best of the Lion King – Walt Disney Records (2011) Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection: The Lion King – Walt Disney Records (2011)

Solo Habit Trail – Sally Dworsky (1996) Start It All Over Again – Sally Dworsky and Richard Dworsky (2006) Boxes – Sally Dworsky (2008) Same Room – Sally Dworsky (2018) This Day – Sally Dworsky (2020)

Uma Fare Well – Uma (Chris Hickey, Sally Dworsky, Andy Kamman) (1997)

Filmography and TV appearances 1989 – The Wizard – song "I Found My Way" 1992 – The Cutting Edge – song "Turning Circles" 1994 – The Lion King – Adult Nala (singing voice) 1997 – The End of Violence – songwriter, Bad News, performed by Eels 1998 – Mulan – Young Bride (singing voice) 1998 – The Prince of Egypt – Miriam (singing voice) 2001 – Shrek – Princess Fiona (singing voice) 2014 – A to Z (TV Series, Ep 4) – song "There Will Be a Light" 2018 – Transparent (TV series) appeared in episode 2022 – The Patient (TV series) appeared in episode

Awards and recognition 1996, 1997 – ASCAP award-winner, most-performed songs, with "That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You"