Whitney Houston had a hardbody voice and considered one of the greatest singers of all-time. On the eve of the Grammy Awards, at 3:55pm, Whitney Houston was pronounced dead at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Whitney was one of the most successful singers in music history, having won six Grammy Awards, 22 American Music awards and two Emmys.
Whitney sang the National Anthem like few have as we’re reminded of watching the video below. Rest in Peace Whitney.
By The Associated Press
Whitney Houston, superstar of records, movies whose career was ravaged by drugs, dead at 48
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whitney Houston, who ruled as 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, has died. She was 48.
Houston’s publicist, Kristen Foster, said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unknown.
News of Houston’s death came on the eve of music’s biggest night — the Grammy Awards. It’s a showcase where she once reigned, and her death was sure to case a heavy pall on Sunday’s ceremony. Houston’s longtime mentor Clive Davis was to hold his annual concert and dinner Saturday; it was unclear if it was going to go forward.
At her peak, Houston the golden girl of the music industry. From the middle 1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world’s best-selling artists. She wowed audiences with effortless, powerful, and peerless vocals that were rooted in the black church but made palatable to the masses with a pop sheen.
Her success carried her beyond music to movies, where she starred in hits like “The Bodyguard” and “Waiting to Exhale.”
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Whitney Houston Biography: from sharemyplaylists.com
Whitney Houston (born on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey) is a Grammy and Emmy Award winning American R&B/pop singer, actress, former fashion model, record and movie producer. She is known for her soulful coloratura soprano voice, vocal power, range and melismatic skill. Houston is one of pop music’s highest selling artists. She was labeled the “Queen of Songs” by Arsenio Hall, who described her as “the first lady of song”. She is also known to millions as “The Voice”, a nickname given to her by Oprah Winfrey.
Whitney’s debut album was released in 1985 to critical and commercial international success, and she went on to release seven consecutive number-one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. She was one of a handful of African-American artists who received heavy-rotation on MTV during the network’s early years in the 1980s.
Houston continued her success into the 1990s with the release of several films and their corresponding soundtrack albums, the most popular of which was The Bodyguard (1992), which produced the worldwide number-one hit single I Will Always Love You. According to the I Will Always Love You Songfacts, it stayed at US #1 for 14 weeks, which was a record at the time and for a while was second to “We Are The World” as the biggest-selling single ever. Houston’s albums in the 2000s have been less successful.
Her personal life became the subject of controversy because of allegations of drug abuse, especially after repeated cancellations of public appearances and erratic behaviour. Houston has since undergone an intense rehabilitation process and is currently recording an album that will be released early this year.
In mid 2009, Houston released her seventh studio album, “I Look To You.” The album debut at #1 on the Billboard 200. It became another Platinum seller. It was state in the UK Newspaper “The Mirror” that Houston is thinking about recording her eighth studio album.
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