Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model.She had the he perfect voice, and the perfect image: a gorgeous singer who had sex appeal but was never overtly sexual, who maintained perfect poise.She was considered by many to be a "singer's singer"
In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most-awarded female act of all time.
Among a total of 415 career awards in her lifetime which include -
2 Emmy Awards
6 Grammy Awards from 26 Nominations
30 Billboard Music Awards and
22 American Music Awards from 37 Nominations
Whitney Houston is the only artist to chart 7 consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 Hits
Saving All My Love For You( brought her her1st Grammy Award in 1986 )
How Will I Know
Greatest Love Of All( brought her her 2nd Grammy Award in 1987 )
I Wanna Dance With Somebody(Who Loves Me) - ( brought her her 3rdGrammy Award in 1988 )
Didn't We Almost Have It All
So Emotional and
Where Do Broken Hearts Go
Whitney Houston won her 4th Grammy Award in 36th Grammy Awards held in 1994 for '' I Will Always Love YOu" in the category of Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Whitney Houston is the 2nd artist behind Elton John and the only female artist to have two number-one Billboard 200 Album awards (formerly "Top Pop Album") on the Billboard Magazine Year-end Charts.
Whitney Houston's Acting Career
Whitney Houston's first acting role was as the star of the feature film '' The Bodyguard ''(1992)"The Bodyguard." Despite mixed reviews, the story of a singer (Houston) guarded by a former Secret Service agent (Kevin Costner) was an international success
The film's Original Soundtrack Won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the year.Its lead single'' I Will Always Love You'', became the best-selling single by a female artist in music history. With the album, Houston became the first act (solo or group, male or female) to sell more than a million copies of an album within a single week period. The album makes her the only female act in the top 10 list of the best-selling albums of all time, at number four.
The film's Original Soundtrack Won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the year.Its lead single'' I Will Always Love You'', became the best-selling single by a female artist in music history. With the album, Houston became the first act (solo or group, male or female) to sell more than a million copies of an album within a single week period. The album makes her the only female act in the top 10 list of the best-selling albums of all time, at number four.
Whitney Houston continued to star in movies and contribute to their soundtracks, including the films
'' Waiting to Exhale '' (1995) and
'' The Preacher's Wife (1996)
'' Waiting to Exhale '' (1995) and
'' The Preacher's Wife (1996)
Whitney Houston's Album
1)Whitney Houston (1985)
2)Whitney(1987)
3)I'm Your Baby Tonight(1990)
4)My Love is Your Love(1998)
5)Just Whitney(2002)
6)One Wish:The Holiday Album(2003)
7) I Look to You(2009)
Personal Life
married to singer Bobby Brown in 1992.It seemed to be an odd union; she was seen as pop's pure princess while he had a bad-boy image, and already had children of his own. The couple had a daughter, Bobbi Kristina, in 1993.They divorced in 2007
Death
She confessed to abusing cocaine, marijuana and pills, and her once pristine voice became raspy and hoarse, unable to hit the high notes as she had during her prime.
Whitney Houston, pop music’s queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died Saturday Feb 11,2012 at the age of 48.Whitney Houston was pronounced dead at 3-55 p.m. in her room on the fourth floor of the Beverly Hilton Hotel.Whitney Houston's death came on the eve of music's biggest night — the 54thGrammy Awards
Whitney Houston's body has been flown from California to her home state of New Jersey, ahead of a funeral expected later this week.The 48-year-old singer was found underwater and unconscious on Saturday in a bath at a hotel in Beverly Hills.
Whitney Houston Funeral
Whitney Houston was laid to rest Sunday Feb 19,2012 at a brief private ceremony.
Fans and onlookers gathered in several places along the route the motorcade took from the Newark funeral home to the cemetery about 20 miles away in Westfield, where Houston was buried next to her father, who died in 2003
Whitney Houston’s final song has been released - May 21,2012
Whitney Houston’s final song, “Celebrate,” was released on Monday May 21,2012 which is a collaboration with Jordin Sparks for the film ‘Sparkle'.Celebrate is the last song ever recorded by the music legend, which is written by R&B crooner R Kelly.
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