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American singer and actress (1963–2012) For|Whitney Houston (album)!''Whitney Houston'' (album) Use American English May 2023 Use mdy dates April 2023 Infobox person | name = Whitney Houston | image = Whitney Houston (cropped3).JPEG | caption = Houston at the ''Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston|Welcome Home Heroes'' concert in 1991 | birth_name = Whitney Elizabeth Houston | birth_date = Birth date|1963/8/9 | birth_place = Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | death_date = Death date and age|2012/2/11|1963/8/9 | death_place = Beverly Hills, California, U.S. | burial_place = Fairview Cemetery & Arboretum (Westfield, New Jersey)|Fairview Cemetery, avoid wrap|Westfield, New Jersey | occupation = Hlist|Singer|actress|film producer|model|record producer|songwriter|philanthropist|television presenter | years_active = 1977–2012 | works = Hlist|Whitney Houston albums discography Albums|Whitney Houston singles discography singles|Whitney Houston videography|music videos|Whitney Houston filmography|filmography|List of Whitney Houston live performances|performances|List of songs recorded by Whitney Houston|songs recorded | spouse = Marriage|Bobby Brown|1992|2007|end=divorce | children = Bobbi Kristina Brown | mother = Cissy Houston | relatives = Plainlist| * Gary Garland (half-brother) * Dionne Warwick (cousin) * Dee Dee Warwick (cousin) | awards = Hlist|List of awards and nominations received by Whitney Houston|Accolades|List of Whitney Houston records and achievements|records | module = Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | background = solo_singer | genre = Hlist|Contemporary R&B|R&B|Pop music|pop|Soul music|soul|dance-pop|Gospel music|gospel|Funk#1980s synth-funk|funk|new jack swing | label = Hlist|Arista Records|Arista|RCA Records|RCA | website = URL|whitneyhouston.com | signature = WhitneyHoustonSignature.svg ''Whitney Elizabeth Houston'' (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, and film producer. Known as "Honorific nicknames in popular music|the Voice",Cite web August 9, 2023 The Voice at 60: On Whitney Houston's immortal instrument https://ew.com/music/whitney-houston-60th-birthday-tribute-the-voice/ May 17, 2024 EW she is List of awards and nominations received by Whitney Houston|one of the most awarded performersCite web Feb 12, 2012 Portraits of the late Whitney Houston, without frills https://www.politico.com/media/story/2012/02/portraits-of-the-late-whitney-houston-without-frills-000260/ May 22, 2024 Politico and one of the List of best-selling music artists#200 million to 249 million records|best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of more than 220 million records worldwide.Cite web October 7, 2024 Cissy Houston, gospel singer and mother of pop icon Whitney Houston, dies at 91 https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/10/07/cissy-houston-dead-whitney-houston-mother/75560182007/ October 7, 2024 |work=USA Todaycite web https://www.sonymusic.com/legacy/whitney-houston-album-the-concert-for-a-new-south-africa-durban/ Legacy Recordings to Release Whitney Houston's First Live Concert Album, 'The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)' on November 8|work=Sony Music October 15, 2024 Her Crossover music|crossover appeal on the popular music charts influenced the breaking down of Gender inequality|gender and Racial segregation|racial barriers in popular culture. Known for her vocal delivery and List of Whitney Houston live performances|live performances,Cite web Brown Yvette February 11, 2015 Remembering Whitney Houston: 6 Nippy Performances That Still Give Us Chills https://www.vibe.com/gallery/remembering-whitney-houston-6-nippy-performances-still-give-us-chills/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20220218120752/https://www.vibe.com/gallery/remembering-whitney-houston-6-nippy-performances-still-give-us-chills/ February 18, 2022 February 18, 2022 |work=Vibe Houston was ranked second by ''Rolling Stone'' on their 2023 list of the "Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|200 Greatest Singers of All Time".cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/whitney-houston-11-1234643211/ | title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=January 2023 Her life and career have been the subject of multiple documentaries and television specials. Houston began singing at New Hope Baptist Church (Newark)|New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey|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 (American magazine)|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 (album)|Whitney Houston'' (1985) and ''Whitney (album)|Whitney'' (1987, reached number one on the Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200 and are among the List of best-selling albums|best-selling albums of all time. She is the only artist to have seven consecutive number-one singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.efn|"Saving All My Love for You", "How Will I Know", "The Greatest Love of All#Whitney Houston version|Greatest Love of All", "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", "Didn't We Almost Have It All", "So Emotional" and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" Her third album, ''I'm Your Baby Tonight'' (1990, yielded two US number-one singles; I'm Your Baby Tonight (song)|the title track and "All the Man That I Need". Houston's The Star Spangled Banner (Whitney Houston recording)|rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV in 1991 received widespread acclaim and media coverage. Houston Whitney Houston filmography|entered the film industry with the romantic thriller film ''The Bodyguard (1992 film)|The Bodyguard'' (1992, which despite its mixed reviews became the List of highest-grossing films|tenth highest-grossing film to that date. The Bodyguard (soundtrack)|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 (Whitney Houston recording)|I Will Always Love You" won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and became the List of best-selling singles#Best-selling physical singles|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 Waiting to Exhale (soundtrack)|former soundtrack scored her 11th ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)", while the The Preacher's Wife (soundtrack)|latter, produced by Houston herself, became the best-selling gospel album of all time. As a film producer, she co-produced Cinderella (1997 film)|''Cinderella'' (1997, ''The Princess Diaries (film)|The Princess Diaries'' (2001, ''The Cheetah Girls (film)|The Cheetah Girls'' (2003, and ''Sparkle (2012 film)|Sparkle'' (2012). 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, List of largest music deals|one of the largest recording deals of all time.Cite web May 25, 2016 The 10 biggest record deals of all time, ranked https://www.businessinsider.com/biggest-record-deals-2016-5 July 29, 2021 Insider Paul Schrodt 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, Death of Whitney Houston|Houston accidentally drowned in a bathtub at the the Beverly Hilton|Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills, California, with heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. News of her death coincided with the 54th Annual Grammy Awards|2012 Grammy Awards and was covered internationally along with her memorial service. Her assets amounted to $250 million, earned over a 25-year career,Cite web June 19, 2015 Whitney Houston's Fortune In Limbo Amid Bobbi Kristina Tragedy https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/whitney-houstons-fortune-limbo-bobbi-803795/amp/ October 9, 2023 The Hollywood Reporter Ian Halperin and she remains the Forbes list of the world's highest-paid dead celebrities|highest-earning posthumous female celebrity.cite web https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/467954-highest-earning-dead-celebrity-female-current Highest-earning dead celebrity (female, current) |work=Guinness World Records |accessdate=November 19, 2023
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