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| Born | Whitney Elizabeth Houston August 9, 1963 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 11, 2012 (aged 48) |
| Burial place | Fairview Cemetery, Westfield, New Jersey |
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| Years active | 1977–2012 |
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| Children | Bobbi Kristina Brown |
| Mother | Cissy Houston |
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| Website | whitneyhouston |
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Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, film producer, model, and philanthropist. Commonly referred to as "the Voice",[1][2] she is one of the most awarded performers of all time.[3] As a cultural icon,[4] her chart achievements and music videos influenced the breaking down of gender and racial barriers.[5][6][7] Known for her vocal delivery and live performances, Houston was ranked second on Rolling Stone's list of the greatest singers of all time in 2023.
Houston signed to Arista Records at the age of 19. Her first two studio albums, Whitney Houston (1985) and Whitney (1987), topped the Billboard 200 for 14 and 11 weeks, respectively. The former remains the best selling debut album by a solo artist in history, while the latter made her the first woman to debut atop the US and UK charts. Houston took a more urban turn with her third album, I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990), and performed an acclaimed rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV in 1991. She then starred in the films The Bodyguard (1992), Waiting to Exhale (1995), The Preacher's Wife (1996) and Cinderella (1997), and produced the film franchises The Princess Diaries (2001–2004) and The Cheetah Girls (2003–2006). Soundtracks of The Bodyguard and The Preacher's Wife, respectively, rank as the best-selling soundtrack album and gospel album of all time, with the former winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and topping the Billboard 200 for 20 weeks.
Houston's first studio album in eight years, My Love Is Your Love (1998), found critical and commercial success, and she renewed her contract with Arista Records for $100 million in 2001, one of the largest recording deals of all time.[8] However, her drug use and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown tarnished her "America's Sweetheart" image, overshadowing her next album, Just Whitney (2002). After divorcing Brown, Houston returned to the top of the Billboard 200 with her final album, I Look to You (2009). On February 11, 2012, Houston accidentally drowned in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, with heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. News of her death coincided with the 2012 Grammy Awards and was covered internationally along with her memorial service.
Houston is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of more than 220 million records worldwide.[9][10] Her first two albums, along with The Bodyguard soundtrack, rank among the best-selling albums of all time and made her the only black artist to score three RIAA diamond-certified albums. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "I Will Always Love You" are among the best-selling singles ever; the latter remains the best-selling single by a woman and has been certified diamond by RIAA. Houston scored 11 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles and remains the only artist to have seven consecutive singles top the chart. She has been inducted into multiple halls and walks of fame. Guinness World Records named Houston the highest-earning posthumous female celebrity.[11] Her assets amounted to $250 million, earned over a 25-year career.[12]
- ^ "The Voice at 60: On Whitney Houston's immortal instrument". EW. August 9, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ Brown, Yvette (February 11, 2015). "Remembering Whitney Houston: 6 Nippy Performances That Still Give Us Chills". Vibe. Archived from the original on February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ "Portrait of the late Whitney Houston, without frills". Politico. February 12, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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- ^ Lordi, Emily (February 8, 2023). "Whitney Houston's Enduring Legacy: Lifting Up Other Black Women". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ Schrodt, Paul (May 25, 2016). "The 10 biggest record deals of all time, ranked". Insider. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Coates, Hannah (August 9, 2023). "11 of Whitney Houston's Most Dazzling Beauty Looks". Vogue. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Whitney Houston story, song by song". Marie Claire. May 25, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ "Highest-earning dead celebrity (female, current)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ Halperin, Ian (June 19, 2015). "Whitney Houston's Fortune In Limbo Amid Bobbi Kristina Tragedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
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