Sally Dworsky

American singer

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.

Dworsky was born to Robert and Shirley Dworsky, and grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has one sister, Rabbi Susan Dworsky, and former lawyer turned drummer and author Alan Dworsky.

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. Unreliable source: date=June 2015

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.

Dworsky was married to singer songwriter Chris Hickey. They have fraternal boy girl twins together, a daughter, Lila and a son, singer songwriter Charlie Hickey.