Doro Pesch (real name: Dorothee Pesch, born 3 June 1964, Düsseldorf, Germany) is a female vocalist, formerly of the German heavy metal band Warlock and one of the few female singers of the 1980s heavy metal scene, which was primarily a male-dominated genre of music.

After Warlock underwent many personnel changes, Pesch was the only remaining original member of the band. After changing her record label, she released the fifth album as Doro, as the former label owned the trademark on the Warlock name.

Pesch now pursues a solo career and lives in New York City. 2004 album Classic Diamonds was a collaboration with The Classic Night Orchestra which reworked some of her earlier songs. Her latest album is Warrior Soul from 2006.

Biography

Originally Pesch was a member of the group Snakebite, but in 1983 she left to join Warlock. In 1987, after Warlock's fourth album, Triumph And Agony, enough band members had been exchanged that Doro Pesch was the only remaining member. What would be Warlock's fifth album was released titled Force Majeure in 1989.

Her ten year contract with Polygram expired in 1995, when she signed with WEA (now Warner Music Group).

In 1995, Doro made her acting debut on the German television program "Verbotene Liebe" (Forbidden Love).

After the "Love Me In Black" tour in 1998, Doro parted ways from WEA and signed at SPV Steamhammer. She also signed a U.S. deal.

She has recently signed with AFM Records and just recently has been confirmed for Scottish Metal festival Ragnarok which takes place in November.

She is a guest singer on the newest After Forever CD, featured on the song "Who I Am."

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doro_Pesch