August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012
The World lost another music legend.The most powerful voice I have ever heard belongs to Whitney Houston.Whatever people say about her cause of death, Still she made one of the biggest impact in the Music scene..
Her career was full of world records. Houston was cited in 2009 by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most awarded female act of all time, and was one of the best selling music artist of the 20th century, selling over 170 million albums, singles and videos during her lifetime. Houston released seven studio albums and three movie soundtrack during her career, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification. She was the only performing artist to release seven consecutive number one Billboard his: "Saving My Love for You," "How Will I know," "Greatest Love of All", "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," "Didn't We Almost Have It All," "So Emotional" and "Where Hearts Go Broken By"
Following the end of her professional career she remained in the public eye, a victim of the tabloids and a cautionary tale of the dangers of addiction. In 2009 when she appeared on Oprah following her divorce from R&B bad-boy Boby Brown she appeared shaken but self-aware. During the 2000s she checked into rehabilitation centers twice, and once more in 2011.
On February 11, 2012, Houston was found dead in a suite of the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California, submerged in the bathtub. The cause of death has been attributed to the abuse of prescirption drugs and alcohol. Following her death many singers have performed her most popular song, "I Will Always Love You." The day afterwards she was honored at the Grammy music awards, and again last night at the NAACP.
Her music swelled in popularity in the days after her death as old fans revisited her work and new fans flocked to her hit singles, discovering her incomparable voice. Her body was transported back to Newark, NJ, where she was born so that her friends and family could gather for a private funeral service, which is also being broadcast on TV and online.
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Whitney Houston's memorable hits
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