Whitney Houston

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Born: August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012
From: Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Biography

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963 - February 11, 2012) was an American R&B/pop singer, actress, and former fashion model. Houston is the most awarded female artist of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 2 Emmy Awards, 6 Grammy Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among a total of 415 career awards as of 2010. Houston is also one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums and singles worldwide. Inspired by several prominent soul singers in her extended family, including mother Cissy Houston and cousins Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, as well as her godmother, Aretha Franklin, Houston began singing with New Jersey church's junior gospel choir at age 11. After she began performing alongside her mother in night clubs in the New York City area, she was discovered by Arista Records label head Clive Davis. As of 2011, Houston has released six studio albums and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have had diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold certification. Houston's 1985 debut album, Whitney Houston, became the best-selling debut album by a female act at the time of its release. Her second studio album, Whitney (1987), became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know", enabled several African-American female artists to follow in her success. Houston's first acting role was as the star of the feature film The Bodyguard (1992). The movie's original soundtrack won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Its lead single, "I Will Always Love You", became the best-selling single by a female artist in music history. The album makes her the only female act ranked in the list of the top-10 best-selling albums, at number four. Houston continued to star in movies and contribute to soundtracks, including with the films Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). Three years after the release of her fourth studio album, My Love Is Your Love (1998), she renewed her recording contract with Arista Records. She released her fifth studio album, Just Whitney, in 2002, and the Christmas-themed One Wish: The Holiday Album in 2003. Amid widespread media coverage of personal and professional turmoil, Houston ended her 14-year marriage to singer Bobby Brown in 2006. In 2009, Houston released her seventh studio album, I Look To You. Description above from the Wikipedia article Whitney Houston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

73 films

The Prince of Egypt

19987.3

The Bodyguard

19926.7

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

20227.0

Waiting to Exhale

19956.3

The Preacher's Wife

19965.8

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon

20118.1

Whitney

20187.3

Heartbreak Hotel

19996.8

Commitment to Life

2023

Cinderella

19976.6

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

19867.6

Sparkle

20126.2

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

20018.0

You're Watching Video Music Box

20216.4

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

20035.0

Women in Rock

19867.0

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

20228.2

A New Princess

20017.9

An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

1986

Fame Kills: Whitney Houston

2021

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

19886.5

George Michael: Freedom Uncut

20227.1

Whitney Houston Live in Johannesburg 1994

1994

Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul

1988

Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances

20148.0

VH1: Divas Las Vegas

20027.0

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

20216.5

Night Flight: Born Again

2016

Scratch the Surface

19978.0

It's Black Entertainment

20028.7

Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

20218.7

Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20

20228.0

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

19908.7

Whitney: Can I Be Me

20176.5

Nora's Hair Salon

20047.9

Always Whitney Houston

20129.0

O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

2009

Superstars and their Moms

198710.0

WHITNEY HOUSTON - Live (Norfolk - USA)

2005

Whitney Houston: Live in Concert

19917.5

VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music

19996.9

Whitney Houston: This is My Life

19926.0

George Michael - Twenty Five

20067.3

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

20007.0

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert

198810.0

Whitney, a Look Back

202210.0

Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All

2012

Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

20127.5

Four Falls of Buffalo

20157.7

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

2022

The BRITs at 40

2020

90s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, Céline

20194.9

Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol3

20047.0

Whitney Houston Live à Brunei

19957.0

Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston

19918.5

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)

2016

Whitney Houston - The Ultimate Collection

20008.0

Whitney: The Last Great Diva

2018

Freedom : La Story de George Michael

2016

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody

20124.0

The Star Spangled Basher

1991

Whitney Houston: Live in Rio

2026

Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits

20006.6

Whitney Houston at the BBC

20217.0

Whitney Houston: As I Am

20218.0

Whitney Houston - Live at the Yokohama Arena, Japan

1991

Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.

199710.0

Whitney Houston: Close Up

2018

Whitney Houston Born to Sing

2024

I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston

202310.0

The Houstons Remember Whitney

2012

Whitney Houston: The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)

20247.7

Whitney Houston: The Woman Behind the Voice

2012