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Whitney Houston
Houston at the Welcome Home Heroes concert in 1991
Born	Whitney Elizabeth Houston (1963-08-09)August 9, 1963 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	February 11, 2012(2012-02-11) (aged 48) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Burial place	Fairview Cemetery, Westfield, New Jersey
Occupations	Singer actress film producer model record producer songwriter philanthropist television presenter
Years active	1977\u20132012
Works	Albums singles music videos filmography performances songs recorded
Spouse	\n Bobby Brown \n (m. 1992; div. 2007)
Children	Bobbi Kristina Brown
Mother	Cissy Houston
Relatives	\n Gary Garland (half-brother) \n Dionne Warwick (cousin) \n Dee Dee Warwick (cousin) \n
Awards	Accolades records
Musical career
Genres	R&B pop soul dance-pop gospel funk new jack swing
Labels	Arista RCA
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Website	whitneyhouston.com
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Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 \u2013 February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, and film producer. Known as \"the Voice\",^[1] she is one of the most awarded performers^[2] and one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of more than 220 million records worldwide.^[3]^[4] Her crossover appeal on the popular music charts influenced the breaking down of gender and racial barriers in popular culture.^[5]^[6] Known for her vocal delivery and live performances,^[7] Houston was ranked second by Rolling Stone on their 2023 list of the \"200 Greatest Singers of All Time\".^[8] Guinness World Records named her the highest-earning posthumous female celebrity^[9] and her assets amounted to $250 million, earned over a 25-year career.^[10]\n

Houston began singing at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, as a child and became a background vocalist while in high school. She was one of the first black women to appear on the cover of Seventeen after becoming a teen model in 1981. With the guidance of Arista Records chairman Clive Davis, Houston signed to the label at the age of 19. Her first two studio albums, Whitney Houston (1985) and Whitney (1987), reached number one on the Billboard 200 and are among the best-selling albums of all time. She is the only artist to have seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.^[a] Her third album, I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990), yielded two US number-one singles; the title track and \"All the Man That I Need\". Houston's rendition of \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" at Super Bowl XXV in 1991 received widespread acclaim and media coverage.\n

Houston entered the film industry with the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard (1992). Its soundtrack won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and remains the best-selling soundtrack album of all time. The lead single \"I Will Always Love You\" won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became the best-selling female single in history. Houston went on to star and record soundtracks for the films Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). The former soundtrack scored her 11th Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, \"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)\", while the latter became the best-selling gospel album of all time. She then co-produced the films Cinderella (1997), The Princess Diaries (2001), The Cheetah Girls (2003), and Sparkle (2012).\n

Following the success of My Love Is Your Love (1998), Houston's first studio album in eight years, she renewed her contract with Arista Records for $100 million in 2001, one of the largest recording deals of all time.^[11] However, her next album, Just Whitney (2002), received mixed reviews, while her drug use and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown began to overshadow her music career. After divorcing Brown, Houston returned to the top of the Billboard 200 with her final album, I Look to You (2009). In February 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. \n

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v t e Whitney Houston
\n Albums \n Singles \n Filmography \n Videography \n Songs \n Live performances \n Awards and nominations \n Chart records and achievements \n Death \n
Studio albums	\n Whitney Houston \n Whitney \n I'm Your Baby Tonight \n My Love Is Your Love \n Just Whitney... \n One Wish: The Holiday Album \n I Look to You \n
Soundtrack albums	\n The Bodyguard \n The Preacher's Wife \n I Wanna Dance with Somebody \n
Live albums	\n Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances \n The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) \n
Compilation albums	\n Whitney: The Greatest Hits \n Love, Whitney \n The Ultimate Collection \n I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston \n I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston \n
Other releases	\n Whitney: Dancin' Special \n I Wish You Love: More from The Bodyguard \n
Tours	\n US Summer Tour \n The Greatest Love World Tour \n Moment of Truth World Tour \n I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour \n The Bodyguard World Tour \n Pacific Rim Tour \n My Love Is Your Love World Tour \n Soul Divas Tour \n Nothing but Love World Tour \n An Evening with Whitney \n
Concerts and appearances	\n Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston \n The Concert for a New South Africa \n Whitney: Brunei The Royal Wedding Celebration \n Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. \n VH1 Divas Live '99 \n
Related articles	\n \"Dance with Somebody\" \n The Bodyguard (musical) \n Being Bobby Brown \n The Houstons: On Our Own \n Bobby Brown (ex-husband) \n Bobbi Kristina Brown (daughter) \n Cissy Houston (mother) \n Whitney (2015 film) \n Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017 film) \n Whitney (2018 film) \n Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022 film) \n
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v t e Whitney Houston singles
Whitney Houston	\n \"Hold Me\" \n \"Thinking About You\" \n \"You Give Good Love\" \n \"All at Once\" \n \"Saving All My Love for You\" \n \"How Will I Know\" \n \"Greatest Love of All\" \n
Whitney	\n \"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)\" \n \"Didn't We Almost Have It All\" \n \"So Emotional\" \n \"Where Do Broken Hearts Go\" \n \"Love Will Save the Day\" \n \"I Know Him So Well\" \n
I'm Your Baby Tonight	\n \"I'm Your Baby Tonight\" \n \"All the Man That I Need\" \n \"Miracle\" \n \"My Name Is Not Susan\" \n \"I Belong to You\" \n \"We Didn't Know\" \n
The Bodyguard	\n \"I Will Always Love You\" \n \"I'm Every Woman\" \n \"I Have Nothing\" \n \"Run to You\" \n \"Queen of the Night\" \n
Waiting to Exhale	\n \"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)\" \n \"Count On Me\" \n \"Why Does It Hurt So Bad\" \n
The Preacher's Wife	\n \"I Believe in You and Me\" \n \"Step by Step\" \n \"My Heart Is Calling\" \n
My Love Is Your Love	\n \"When You Believe\" \n \"Heartbreak Hotel\" \n \"It's Not Right but It's Okay\" \n \"My Love Is Your Love\" \n \"I Learned from the Best\" \n
Whitney: The Greatest Hits	\n \"Same Script, Different Cast\" \n \"Could I Have This Kiss Forever\" \n \"If I Told You That\" \n \"Fine\" \n
Just Whitney...	\n \"Whatchulookinat\" \n \"One of Those Days\" \n \"Try It on My Own\" \n \"Love That Man\" \n
One Wish: The Holiday Album	\n \"One Wish (for Christmas)\" \n
I Look to You	\n \"I Look to You\" \n \"Million Dollar Bill\" \n
Sparkle	\n \"Celebrate\" \n \"His Eye Is on the Sparrow\" \n
I Will Always Love You	\n \"I Look to You\" \n
Featured / promotional singles	\n \"Do You Hear What I Hear?\" \n \"One Moment in Time\" \n \"It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be\" \n \"Takin' a Chance\" \n \"The Star Spangled Banner\" \n \"Something in Common\" \n \"I Didn't Know My Own Strength\" \n \"Memories\" \n \"Higher Love\" \n

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Early life and family

Career

1978\u20131984: Career beginnings

1985\u201386: Whitney Houston and rise to international prominence

1987\u201389: Whitney

1990\u201391: I'm Your Baby Tonight and \"The Star-Spangled Banner\"

1992\u201394: The Bodyguard

1995\u201397: Waiting to Exhale, The Preacher's Wife and Cinderella

1998\u20132000: My Love Is Your Love and Whitney: The Greatest Hits

2000\u20132008: Just Whitney and personal struggles

2009\u20132012: Return and I Look to You

Personal life

Marriage to Bobby Brown

Death

Artistry

Legacy and cultural impact

Awards and achievements

Commemoration

Philanthropy

Discography

Filmography

Tours

Headlining tours

Co-headlining tours

See also

Notes

References

Further reading

External links

Whitney Houston

Talks

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