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Whitney was recognized internationally as one of the greatest artists of all time due to his talent, legacy, and especially to his distinctive voice and legendary. Thanks to this remarkable vocal talent, Whitney was often called The Voice (The Voice). Whitney is often compared to great artists of the past such as Frank Sinatra , Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley and is also among the 500 Greatest artists of all time the magazine Rolling Stone. Whitney died on February 11, 2012. The report of the Institute of Criminology in Los Angeles said the death was accidental Whitney Houston. The singer drowned in the bathtub, but according to the experts, two other factors contributed to her death: a disease in the arteries of the heart and that traces of cocaine were found during the autopsy.

The mother, Cissy Houston , a first cousin, Dionne Warwick , and godmother Aretha Franklin were recognized singers of gospel , R & B and soul , which resulted in the constant presence of music in the life of Whitney Young. At 11 years of age, Whitney began singing in the choir gospel in a Baptist church in Newark and later accompany his mother on some concerts. Even being Baptist, Whitney graduated from a school Catholic. After appearing on the album of 1978 the mother, Think It Over , she began singing as a backing vocalist for many famous singers, including: Chaka Khan and Jermaine Jackson. In the same year, just 16 years old, she did a duet with Michael Zager in single Life's a Party . In the early 1980s , she began appearing as a model in several magazines and got to be the cover of Seventeen and Glamour.

1983-1991: Stardom

He was offered a contract to Whitney on Arista Records in 1983 , known in history as the producer Clive Davis was a nightclub and heard her performing with her ​​mother. It was not exactly what happened, a representative of Arista who realized the potential of Whitney as she sang in nightclubs in New York , the representative asked Davis to go see it. When Davis was a nightclub and saw this, he became convinced that she had a great talent. It took about two years to finish his first album Whitney, Davis was looking for suitable songs to your voice and certain producers, which resulted in the great success of the album. In 1984, Whitney made ​​a duet with Teddy Pendergrass ( Hold Me ). Released as a single, made ​​a moderate success in the United States entering the Top 40. During this time, Whitney decided to make cameos on Gimme a Break and Silver Spoons. But it was when she appeared in the soap opera As The World Turns as herself that her popularity has grown significantly.

On February 14, 1985, their first album was released called Whitney Houston . Took to be successful, but when the single You Give Good Love reached the third position among the top sellers of Billboard Magazine sales soared. The other singles, Saving All My Love for You , How Will I Know and Greatest Love of All , reached the top position among the bestseller list in the same publication remaining there for 14 weeks. The album would sell twenty-five million copies worldwide, with thirteen million of them being sold only in the United States, was the biggest selling album of the year ahead of True Blue by Madonna and becoming the debut album of an artist who more copies sold. Another song, All at Once, was significantly played on the radio, but Arista decided not to release it as a single Whitney not to expose others to the media. With success came the awards and in 1986, Whitney won his first Grammy: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, with Saving All My Love For You , and made ​​his first world tour concert, The Greatest Love Tour. That same year Whitney was elected Artist of the Year by the magazine Billboard.

Launched in June 1987 Whitney , the singer's second album became the first album by an artist to debut atop the bestseller of the U.S. and the UK simultaneously, which made ​​her the first female artist to achieve this feat. The first single, I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Originally I'm Gonna Dance with Somebody) when it was played on the 1987 world tour did not take long to become a huge hit for the singer in 1988 and made ​​her earn her second Grammy. Other singles from the same album that became hits: Did not We Almost Have It All , So Emotional and Where Do Broken Hearts Go. All these songs gave Whitney a number of seven consecutive singles reaching the top spot of the most sold in the U.S. , breaking the record of the Beatles and the Bee Gees (who were tied with six each). To date, no artist could have seven consecutive number # 1 on the list of best-selling singles of the journal Billboard. A fifth single, Love Will Save The Day , became a moderate hit upon entering at number nine on the list of such publication. The album would sell twenty million copies worldwide, with nine million of them in the U.S. alone. She made ​​another world tour, The Moment of Truth Tour and more a series of awards would be handed over to it and even the award for Album of the Year in 1988. During the opening ceremony of the 1988 Olympics sing Whitney One Moment in Time . Released as a single, the song of the Olympics that year would come in first place on the list of best-selling singles in the UK (the UK Top 40) and fifth in the bestseller in the U.S.. In 1989 Whitney embarks on a tour with BeBe & CeCe Winans backing vocals, showing that success has not gone to his head.

I'm Your Baby Tonight was released in November 1990. The first single from that album, I'm Your Baby Tonight and All The Man That I Need were the first of the bestseller list in the U.S., giving her a total of nine numbers # 1 in that country until then. Other moderate hits come with Miracle and My Name is Not Susan. Another song on the album, I Belong to You , was played on some radios U.S. becoming a minor hit. The album sold twelve million copies worldwide, four million of them in the U.S. alone. Whitney would soon another world tour, the I'm Your Baby Tour, which broke attendance records around the world and came to confirm what everyone already knew: Whitney is here to stay. In January 1991, she sang The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States, in Super Bowl XXV in Tampa Florida. Once released as a single and video, would become the only version of the American national anthem to become a hit, selling a million copies. The money raised from sales of the single was reverted to the American Red Cross. This moment was marked forever the history of music and more than a decade after people recall that wonderful performance of Whitney, which shook the structures of the Super Bowl. In 2005, Beyoncé Knowles spoke in his DVD on this historic moment and the thrill of singing The Star Spangled Banner , she said: "Whitney Houston was fantastic and I just wanted to take the opportunity to at least do something similar to what she did, because it was amazing. " Also in 1991, Whitney used his identification with the public for the victims of the Gulf War, when did a charity show aired by HBO under the title Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston.

1992-1997: Affirmation professional

In 1992 , Whitney made ​​his first film, The Bodyguard , which starred alongside Kevin Costner. Box office success, grossing over $ 500 million worldwide, the film had a good soundtrack and Whitney recorded six new songs for the soundtrack of the film, including a version of the classic Dolly Parton, " I Will Always Love You "with it ended all expectations, becoming a big hit from the singer. Released as a single in November of the same year, became her tenth number # 1 in the United States and remained for 14 weeks at that position. With time, it has become the biggest selling single hitherto over ten million copies. The song I Have Nothing was nominated for Best Original Song. Other hits released as a single from the soundtrack of The Bodyguard: I'm Every Woman (remake of a song by Chaka Khan), Run to You and Queen of the Night (written by the Whitney). The album remained twenty weeks at # 1 and sold over 38 million copies worldwide, with 17.5 million in the U.S. alone, becoming the best selling soundtrack in history Certified by Guinness Book , being certified 17x platinum and then diamond United States. In March 2005, after 13 years of release, the album returned to the charts in Spain occupying # 25. On July 18 of 1992 , Whitney married singer Bobby Brown in New Jersey. On March 4, 1993, gave birth to a girl, named Bobbi Kristina, who sings with his mother in songs My Love is Your Love and Little Drummer Boy.

In 1994 world tour with The Bodyguard , Whitney made ​​his first appearance in Brazil, Hollywood Rock attending the event, she did two shows, one in São Paulo and one in Rio de Janeiro , she played live I Will Always Love You the greatest success in his career and also sang at the closing ceremony of the World Cup (World Cup 94).

In 1995 Whitney starred in another movie, Waiting to Exhale (Speaking of Love), which was also a major critical and commercial success, based on a book by Terry McMillans about the lives of four women african American. The other characters are played by Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon. The film's director was Forest Whitaker. It was filmed in the spring of 1995 and opened in theaters in December of the same year. Grossed an estimated $ 80 million at the box office worldwide. The soundtrack of Waiting to Exhale included three new songs from Whitney: Exhale (Shoop, Shoop), Count on Me (duet with CeCe Winans) and Why Does It Hurt So Bad. The single Exhale (Shoop, Shoop) debuted at number one bestseller became their eleventh number # 1 in the United States and the second single ever to debut at that position. The album sold over seventeen million copies worldwide, with over seven million in the U.S. alone.

His next film, The Preacher's Wife (An Angel in My Life), was a remake in which she starred alongside Denzel Washington. The movie began filming in January 1996 and debuted in theaters on December 13 the same year. Whitney was planning for a long time and release a gospel album soundtrack of this film was a unique opportunity to do so. The soundtrack to The Preacher's Wife was released a month before the film and became the best-selling gospel album in history, having also been nominated for an Oscar for best original soundtrack. Whitney sings 14 of the 15 tracks on the album, including the hits I Believe in You and Me and Step by Step.

1997-2001: Ripening

The following work was Whitney musical film made ​​for television, Cinderella , filmed in the summer of 1997. It was produced by the producer of Whitney Brown House Productions. The film aired on 2 November of 1997 on ABC. Attracted a record audience of over sixty million viewers (one of the most watched programs in the history of American television). In the film star Brandy , Whoopi Goldberg and Whitney as the Fairy Godmother.

In 1998 , he recorded a duet with Mariah Carey , When You Believe , for the soundtrack of the animated film The Prince of Egypt. The song was released as a single in November and won the Oscar for Best Original Song in March 1999 with the interpretation of Whitney and Mariah in the awards ceremony.

After a long wait, Whitney returned to the studio to release their first album that was not the soundtrack after eight years, My Love Is Your Love was released on November 17 of 1998 . Among the tracks released as singles stand out It's Not Right But It's Okay and If I Told You That , Heartbreak Hotel , My Love Is Your Love , I Learned From The Best and the Oscar-winning When You Believe. The album sold twelve million copies worldwide, five of them in the U.S. alone and Whitney won his sixth Grammy with the single It's Not Right, But It's Okay in February 2000 . The first concert of the world tour Your Love is My Love World Tour brings rave reviews, celebrating the return of the singer.

In 1999 Whitney participates in the second VH-1's Divas Live and its performance has been characterized as "unsurpassed" by Jon Pareles in The New York Times. Soon after, celebrating a 15-year career, has released Whitney: The Greatest Hits a compilation of the greatest hits on May 16th of 2000. A double album, that besides the most played songs on radio, features unreleased songs, remixes and more innovative duets played on the pop charts. Along with the album was also released a DVD that contains your main video clips, the early stages of her career, interviews, latest appearances, performances and backstage at concerts of his works. The double album sold nine million copies worldwide. After a long period away from the stage, on September 7, 2001, Whitney made ​​a special appearance alongside Usher and Mya to celebrate 30 years of solo career of his friend Michael Jackson at Madison Square Garden in New York. The trio opened the show with the sound of Wanna Be Starting 'Something'. On September 10 , Whitney should duel One Day In Your Life with Michael Jackson , but she did not attend the concert. In the same year launched Whitney Love, Whitney A compilation of his greatest hits romantic.

2002-2005: personal and professional turmoil

In December 2002 launched Whitney Just Whitney , achieving great impact on his career due to personal problems. The singer admitted to the press that consumed cocaine , marijuana and other drugs .. The first single from the new CD, Whatchulookinat was a big failure in the United States perhaps by his tone through aggressive environment where all that critical Whitney say that his career is finished and on the reports of their addiction. With that the label was required to distribute One Of Those Days , single that was more well received and critically acclaimed. Shortly thereafter, after arriving on the radio the single Try It On My Own , an autobiographical ballad, in April 2003 . With regard to love songs, the album brings rewriting a big hit of the 1970s , the melodic You Light Up My Life , which was produced by Baby Face and did not become a single.

In November 2003, a Christmas album was released by singer, One Wish: The Holiday Album. The album brought some holiday classics sung impressively by Whitney, the unreleased track was on account of One wish , music that gives name to the album and have the best of contemporary gospel style. After five days in hospital in a drug rehabilitation center in March 2004 (being repeated in March 2005 for two months), embarked on international tour with Soul Divas Natalie Cole and Dionne Warwick which lasted throughout that summer. On 14 September 2004, made ​​a live interpretation of I Believe In You And Me and I Will Always Love You in the World Music Awards, in tribute to his longtime friend and producer Clive Davis. Whitney's presentation was simply perfect, given that Celine Dion wept to hear Whitney interpret the music and Courtney Love said, "My God, this is the best singer in the world." More recently, Whitney was participation in U.S. reality show Being Bobby Brown.

2006-2007: A new beginning

In September 2006, Whitney divorcing singer Bobby Brown after a wedding full of controversies, fights and drug involvement, Houston decides to file for divorce and unwed appears, happy, beautiful and recovered the Society Of Singers ELLA Awards accompanied his producer Clive Davis and his cousin, the diva Dionne Warwick.

On October 28, 2006, Whitney made ​​a surprise appearance at the 17th Carousel of Hope Ball and was applauded by everyone in the charity event. Whitney looked stunning in a black dress, long and fair of designer Armani and wore earrings and diamond bracelet that emphasized her beauty even more. Whitney's appearance was so fascinating that made ​​the singer Katherine McPhee, who was present on the night, gave up singing and music provided homenageasse with his classic I Have Nothing, beautifully interpreted.

In December 2006, Whitney was featured on the cover of magazine "Race Brazil" due to his successful recovery from drug addiction and alcohol, plus the recent divorce from Bobby Brown. The large back DIVA will happen in 2009 with his new CD, promise a great return and a fantastic job, according to his manager and producer Clive Davis!

During the party prior to the Grammy, offered by Clive Davis at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 10 , Whitney was present and was the celebrity who gathered more attention that night. She walked the red carpet arm in arm with Davis and several celebrities who were at the party were questioned about their opinions regarding the singer.

According to sources close to the singer, Whitney is ready for a big comeback with an album of originals. You are paying more attention to her daughter Bobbi Kristina and completely dedicated to producing new music. The singer now lives in Laguna Beach , próximado his adviser on drugs, Warren Boyd, the same who helped Courtney Love to overcome the addiction. According to Davis, they have already started working on the new album, which will be a fantastic job.

Also in 2007 , Whitney was elected once again to The Ballad of the Queen, the site BlackAmericanWeb , which highlights his career as a singer and all his accomplishments.

In September this year, the singer has signed a new contract with Arista Records for incredible 100 million U.S. dollars. The agreement under seal provides several albums, which may put it back among the big names in music.

I am very happy with this new contract, excited to soon enter the studio and start working on my next album.

- Whitney Houston 

On 18 October , Whitney made ​​a surprise appearance at the Swarovski Fashion Rocks in London , where he was applauded by those present, including Donatella Versace . She wore a white dress Valentino. His voice was much more firm than in other appearances.

In the same year launched a new collection entitled Whitney Houston: The Best So Far , which combines the biggest hits of his career. The album entered the bestseller list occupying the # 3 position in England, # 5 and # 9 in the USA in Brazil.

2008: The comeback

In 2008 Whitney announced that it would record its seventh album of new material. The singer also claimed to have six new songs for his album, slated for release in the first half of 2009 by J Records Record. The singer refused to write for problems with drugs, anorexia and betrayal that happened in previous years.

Whitney does not write. She has a gift, those who either have or you do not. I saw many artists lost their career trying to write.

- Clive Davis, friend and manager of Whitney Houston, in an interview with MTV

On May 8, Whitney made a big show in London, participating in the Legend Ball charity event where he was applauded by all present. The international media described "Fantastic One Whitney Houston in London" and with this spectacular performance the Diva showed that his past problems are overcome.

On July 26th of 2008 a new song from the album of the singer leaked to the internet, Like I Never Left , in collaboration with singer Akon , who also produced the song. It became an immediate success, with over 2.5 million plays on Last FM, just 24 hours later. Whitney said that the song will not be his first single. There are rumors that it will be their first new single I Did not Know My Own Strength , song written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster .

On February 7th of 2009, Whitney Houston made ​​a glorious appearance at the Pre-Grammy party, offered annually by Clive Davis. Whitney sang great hits as: I Will Always Love You , I Believe in You and Me, It's Not Right But It's Okay and I'm Every Woman.

On April 17 of 2009 , Diane Warren revealed to Vibe Magazine wrote that I Did not Know My Own Strength Whitney and especially for this music would be his return. The Rap-Up Magazine also confirmed that producer Swizz Beatz had worked on a song called Million Dollar Bill along with Alicia Keys.

Whitney's new album was released on 31 August of 2009 titled I Look To You.

2009: The release of I Look To You

After a long wait is finally released the long awaited comeback album from Whitney Houston, I Look To You , on August 31 of 2009. The album debuted straight into the first position of the most sold in the U.S. by selling 305,000 copies in the first week and was # 1 in over 12 other countries. Powered by big names in music such as Stargate , Akon , R. Kelly, David Foster, Jhontà Autin, Eric Hudson and Swizz Beatz along with Alicia Keys, with the supervision of Clive Davis, the album is marked with strong songs like "Call You Tonight", "Wort It" and "Salute," a song with a strong hip-hop influence.

The first single was I Look To You , a romantic ballad gospel, debuted at # 27 R & B Billboard Hot 100.

The second single Million Dollar Bill reached # 1 on the Dance chart on the Billboard Hot 100, made ​​up # 1 for the 14th time in his career. The single had a better reception in Europe where it reached # 5 on the UK Hot 100. Video clip of The Million Dollar Bill was released on September 16 of 2009.

On September 14 of 2009 Whitney Houston gave her first interview in seven years, appearing on the debut program The Oprah Winfrey Show. The interview was billed as "the most anticipated music interview of the decade" and Oprah Winfrey said it was the best interview she's ever done in his career. The interview was divided into two parts and Whitney talked about her troubled marriage, separation, career, family and drug problems.

I do not believe that will not ever feel the desire to use these drugs. You just need a minute to get these thoughts out of my head! And I pray they will. 

- Whitney Houston in an interview with Oprah Winfrey

Also in the program Whitney sang live music I Did not Know My Own Strength at the request of Oprah, with a spectacular performance.

Whitney also appeared on European television programs to promote the album. She sang the song I Look to You on Wetten Dass German television program. Days later sang Million Dollar Bill on French television show Le Grand Journal. Whitney also appeared as guest mentor on The X Factor in the UK, along with Clive Davis and sang Million Dollar Bill on the show the next day. The performance was not well received by the British media, but still Million Dollar Bill jumped to its peak of number 5 (her first UK top 5 for over a decade), and three weeks after release I Look to You went gold. Whitney also participated in the Italian version of X Factor, featuring the same song Million Dollar Bill with critical acclaim and was awarded the Gold Certificate for achieving over 50,000 CD sales of I Look To You , in Italy.

In December of 2009, I Look To You , was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales exceeding one million copies in the U.S. alone. Currently the album sold about 2 million copies worldwide.

On November 22 of 2009 Whitney was honored in the great American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California and performed at the awards singing the song I Did not Know My Own Strength . The singer received from the hands of Samuel L. Jackson a trophy for his work. Thrilled, Whitney made ​​a point of thanking the fans for their support and it was a standing ovation by the audience.

2010: Whitney Houston - The 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition and Nothin 'But Love World Tour

On January 26th of 2010 , Whitney reissued a special edition of their debut album, entitled Whitney Houston - The Deluxe 25th Anniversary Edition to commemorate its 25 year career. The album contains five bonus tracks and a DVD with video clips and live performances and an unpublished interview.

On January 13th of 2010 , Whitney was honored at the BET Honors Award, citing his achievements during his life and success of comeback album I Look To You The BET Honors 2010 was held at Warner Theatre in Washington, DC and aired on January 29th of 2010. Jennifer Hudson sang the classic I Will Always Love You and Kim Burrell sang I Believe in You and Me in her honor. Whitney also received the NAACP Image Award for Best video clip for " I Look To You "on February 23 of 2010 and received a nomination for the Echo Awards, Germany's version of the Grammys, for Best International Artist.

A world tour was announced on October 12, 2009 on the official website of Whitney and began on December 9, 2009 in Russia as test dates under the title of I Look To You Tour Word. At the end of the tests, the title of the tour was changed to Nothing But Love World Tour with a "start" official February 6, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea.

Whitney explained the meaning behind the title of the tour. It was how she overcame the hard times.

I chose this title because what I had was love in any circumstance [...] I would not have to overcome difficult times, without my mother and my daughter. My daughter is special as a friend who supported me and stayed with me in the studio, when I was working on the album. 

- Whitney Houston

The tour visited Asia , Australia and Europe and grossed an estimated more than 36 million dollars with the shows.

Billboard Charts: Today was ranked in Top 10 of Billboard as one of the American artists who sold more singles in the last decade(1999-2009).

2011: Return to the Movie Sparkle

In January of 2011 Whitney attended the BET's Celebration Of Gospel 2011 singing the song I Look to You , along with Kim Burrell. The event was held at the Staple Center in Los Angeles and airs on January 30th of 2011.

In February of 2011 , Whitney attended the party prior to the Grammy, offered by Clive Davis, who honored his Press and Dionne Warwick. In tribute Whitney sang the classic Walk On By , I Say A Little Prayer For You and That's What Friends Are For.

In September of 2011 , the magazine The Hollywood Reporter announced that Whitney will star in the remake of the film Sparkle 1976 along with Jordin Sparks and Mike Epps. According to Debra Martin Chase, producer of Sparkle, Whitney will also credited as executive producer on the film. She further stated that Whitney deserves the title considering that she has been involved with the project since its inception in 2001, when he obtained the rights to produce Sparkle.

On October 19 Whitney confirmed on their official website about the new project with the movie which is a remake of the 1976 film and tells the story of Sparkle, a musical prodigy who struggles to become a star.

SPARKLE is a movie I wanted a remake for a long time and I'm so glad to finally see my dream come true and be part of this team of stellar producers and actors. 

On October 7 , RCA Music Group announced the dissolution of Arista Records, along with J Records and Jive Records. With the shutdown, Whitney Houston (and all other artists previously signed to these three labels) would release her future material on the RCA Records label of.

2012: Launch of Sparkle

In September 2011, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Whitney would produce and star in a remake of the film Sparkle alongside Jordin Sparks and Mike Epps. Sparkle mark the return of Whitney theaters after 15 years since the release of The Preacher's Wife in 1996. In the film, Emma plays Whitney, mother of Sparkle.

Besides acting, Whitney also recebebeu credits as executive producer. According to Debra Martin Chase, producer of Sparkle, Whitney earned credits, considering she had been involved in the project since the beginning, in 2001, when he obtained the rights to produce the film, in which the singer of R & B, Aaliyah, would star in, but died in a plane crash in 2001. His death derailed the production, which would begin in 2002.

Filming took place between October 10 and November 18, 2011 and had a budget estimated at $ 17 million.

The film's soundtrack was released on July 31 of 2012. The first single, Celebrate , duet with Jordin Sparks, was the last studio recording of Whitney, held on February 7. It was officially launched on June 5th of 2012. The video was shot on May 30 and officially launched on June 30th of 2012.

His Eye Is on the Sparrow , leaked just a day after the release of Celebrete and was officially released as a single on June 8th for digital download on Amazon and iTunes.

The film was released on August 17 ​​in the United States and debuted at 5th place in the ranking of the highest-grossing weekend grossing $ 12 million in the first three days of release.

Death

On February 9th of 2012 , Whitney visited the singers Brandy and Monica, along with Clive Davis, in his essays for the party's annual pre-Grammy at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. On the same day, Whitney made ​​his last public performance, along with Kelly Price , a nightclub in Hollywood , California in a performance of the song Jesus Loves Me.

On February 11th of 2012 , Whitney was found dead at the Beverly Hilton hotel. Paramedics tried to revive her but to no avail. He was pronounced dead around 15:55 UTC-8, local time in Los Angeles. The Department of Forensic Medicine in Los Angeles announced on March 22, 2012 that the official cause of death of American artist is accidental drowning, despite revealing that there were indications of heart disease and traces of cocaine, which have contributed to the death.

Whitney had her memorial held on February 18 of 2012 , at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark , New Jersey , the singer's hometown. Initially, the memorial was scheduled for two hours but lasted four hours. Among those who paid tribute to Whitney at the funeral were Stevie Wonder , who sang a rewritten version of Ribbon in the Sky and Love's in Need of Love Today , CeCe Winans with Do not Cry for Me and Jesus Loves Me , Alicia Keys with Send Me an Angel , Kim Burrell with a rewritten version of A Change Is Gonna Come and R. Kelly with I Look to You , interspersed with hymns of the church choir and testimonials from Clive Davis, producer Whitney, Kevin Costner , Ricky Minor, his musical director, her cousin Dionne Warwick and Ray Watson, his bodyguard for the past eleven years.

Whitney was buried on Sunday, February 19 , at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey, next to his father, John Houston Russell, who died in 2003.

Art

Musical style

In his songs Whitney Houston talks about spirituality , power women, strength , resilience and above all love. His style is rooted in R & B , gospel , soul and pop, complemented by electronic elements like keyboards and synthesizers.

Whitney began mixing pop and contemporary R & B on her third album, I'm Your Baby Tonight , bringing much more danceable songs or more distinct influences of R & B.

Even in the '80s, began making remixes of his songs, but only became very frequent from the album My Love Is Your Love , who popularized the remix I'ts Not rught But I'ts Ok on the dancefloor worldwide. Sometimes, re-recorded the vocals to compose remixes of some of his songs as in I'm Every Woman (1992), My Love is Your Love (1998) and I Learned From The Best (1998). He worked with several producers and DJ throughout his career, which significantly helped in popularizing songs remixed. His main musical influences are Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder and Luther Vandross all singers of R & B and Soul.

Whitney, predominantly for singing R & B , eventually earning the title of Queen of R & B and globally recognized as such.

Voice

Nicknamed The Voice , Whitney Houston was considered one of the most beautiful and powerful voices in the history of world music. It is classified as Dramatic Mezzo-soprano, with a record of 4 vocal octaves (A2-A6), and its main features are the strongest vocal melismas and vibratos.

Whitney, in the course of his career, went through various stages of voice. He began his career with spinto soprano and later became the Dramatic Mezzo-soprano timbre with a heavier and powerful. In 2003 the MTV along with the American magazine Blender named it the 3rd largest singer among the 22 biggest music by Voices of online voting by readers of the magazine and. In 2008, Whitney was listed on Rolling Stone at the 34th position of the 100 greatest singers of all time, stating that few singers could sing 45/2 opening song unaccompanied by instruments (acapella), making mention the version of I Will Always Love You performed by Whitney. In his review of the album I Look To You , music critic Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Whitney's voice inspires the careers of several singers and says that when she was at her best, nothing could compete with her ​​talent for mezzo- soprano.

The vocal style of Whitney has been significant in the music industry and has influenced generations. She has been called the "Queen of Pop" for her influence in the decade of 1990 , fighting commercially with Celine Dion and Mariah Carey. Stephen Holden of The New York Times , in his review of the show held at the playhouse Radio City Music Hall on July 20 1993 highly praised the attitude of Whitney singing, writing that Whitney Houston is one of the few contemporary pop stars of whom can say that voice is enough. While other artists, which sell millions of albums, appeal to pyrotechnic tricks, Whitney would rather stand there and sing. Elysa Gardner of Los Angeles Times in her review for the soundtrack of "The Preacher's Wife" much praised Whitney's vocal ability, commenting: She is first and foremost a pop diva, the best we have.

Records vocals

Lower grades:

A2 Fine song in the album Whitney: The Greatest Hits; A2 performance of the song When You Believe on The Oprah Winfrey Show; Bb2 in the song You Light Up My Life album Just Whitney; C3 in the song I Learned From The Best Album My Love is Your Love, C # 3 Try it On My Own.

Higher grades:

C6 Someone For Me song on the album "Whitney Houston", C6 in the song I'm Every Woman (remix) in 1992 ; D6 performance of the song I Am Changing in New York; D6 performance of the song I Learned From The Best during the tour "Nothin 'But Love" in 2010 ; G6 and A6 in the performance of the song I Wanna Dance With Somebody in Brunei in 1996 .

Longer notes: 18s on Greatest Love Of All during the show, "Welcome Home Heroes"; 17s in A Song For You from the album " I Look to You . "

Legacy

During the 1980s, the MTV received harsh criticism for not playing enough videos of black artists. With Michael Jackson breaking the barrier of skin color for black male artists, Whitney did the same for black female artists. She became one of the few black artists to receive female high display network after successful video for " How Will I Know ".

After the discovery of Whitney, other artists african American female, as Janet Jackson and Anita Baker , were successful in popular music. Baker commented that because of what Whitney did, there was a greater acceptance of their work and the radio stations are no longer taboo for black singers. The Allmusic also noted her contribution to success of black artists on the pop scene, commenting that Whitney is able to handle ballads, dance pop and soul with the same dexterity, becoming one of the first black artists to find success on MTV along with Michael Jackson. The New York Times said that Whitney was an important icon for the movement of black music and that recognized the continuity of soul, pop , jazz and traditional vocal gospel. Richard Corliss of the magazine TIME commented on the success of their first album: "Their first album's ten tracks, of which six were ballads. [...] She was a phenomenon waiting to happen. And because every new star creates her own genre, her success has helped other black women ". Mary J. Blige said Whitney invited onto the stage during the VH1 Divas Live in 1999 and it opened the doors to its work around the world.

According to The New York Times , Whitney revitalized the tradition gospel. Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times referred to Whitney as a national treasure. "She is what many consider to be a singer, and so influenced countless other vocalists, both female and male". Similarly, Steve Huey of Allmusic wrote that the shape of Whitney prodigious technique still influences almost all the pop singers - male or female - and spawned a legion of imitators. Rolling Stone , on her biography, stated that Whitney redefined the image of an icon soulful female. The Essence Magazine ranked Whitney Houston as the fifth biggest R & B star of all time, calling her "The Diva".

Desdo the beginning of his carreita, until now, Whitney has sold around 200 million albums, singles and videos worldwide, making it one of the most successful artists in the history of world music. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) lists Whitney Houston as the fourth biggest selling female artist in the United States , with over 55 million copies.

Whitney maintains to this day, a record only artist in history to topple seven consecutive # 1 singles in Billboard. With the soundtrack of The Bodyguard got made ​​even bigger and remained on top of the Hot 200 Billboard Magazine for 20 consecutive weeks. The album has sold about 45 million copies worldwide and spawned the hit I Will Always Love You , which remained atop the Hot 100 for 14 consecutive weeks, something that had never happened before.

Influence

Until today, the style and vocal ability of Whitney Houston have a significant impact on popular music and influences new singers in the world and why a number of artists Whitney acknowledged as an influence. Mariah Carey , who was often compared to Whitney said, Houston has been a big influence on me. Later, in an interview with USA Today Mariah said: "none of us would sound the same if Aretha Franklin or Whitney Houston had never released an album". Brandy said: "The first CD of Whitney Houston was great. This CD introduced the world to her angelic voice and powerful. Without Whitney half of this generation of singers would not be singing " , choosing the first album Whitney as inspiration. Jennifer Hudson to cite as their greatest musical influence. She told Newsday that she learned from Whitney the "difference between being able to sing and learn to sing". Leona Lewis , who has often been compared to Whitney, also cites as an influence and said she idolized as a child. During the Celebrating Black Music in June of 2006, Kelly Rowland told Ebony that he wanted to be a singer after seeing on TV singing Whitney Houston Greatest Love of All. "I wanted to sing like Whitney Houston in that red dress," said Rowland. Beyoncé Knowles told the Globe and Mail that Whitney inspired to get up there and do what she does. Alicia Keys, in an interview on her new studio album with the magazine Billboard also said that Whitney is an artist who inspired since she was a girl. During interview Lady Gaga said that Whitney Houston has been one of her "vocal idols" for years. In an interview with IBN Live Gaga revealed that, again and again, I used to listen to the version performed by Whitney of "The Star Spangled Banner." At the Grammy Awards in 2011, Gaga said she wrote the song " Born This Way "thinking about the voice of Whitney.

At the launch of the album Femme Fatale, Britney Spears stated that Whitney was one of the powerful women that influenced the release this album.

Celine Dion , Toni Braxton ,Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson , Britney Spears ,Ciara , P! nk ,Robin Thicke ,Jennifer Hudson , Amerie ,Destiny's Child ,Regine Velasquez , Lady Gaga , and Charice have all these singers Whitney Houston cited as musical influences.

Awards

See attached page: List of awards and nominations received by Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston is the most awarded artist of all time, according to Guinness World Records ,with 2 Emmy Awards, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards. Whitney Throughout his career, has accumulated a total of 415 awards until 2010. She holds the record, along with Michael Jackson , eight American Music Awards won in one night. Whitney also received eleven Billboard Music Awards in 1993. A record to this day. She also holds the record for the most WMAs won in a single edition, with five awards at the 6th World Music Awards in 1994. In May of 2003 , the VH1 listed the "Top 50 Women of Age Video "and Whitney was in 3rd position behind only of Madonna and Janet Jackson . She was also ranked at number 116 on the list of "200 Top Icons of Pop Culture of All Time". In 2008, the magazine Billboard has released a list of the Greatest Artists of All Time, to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Hot 100 singles chart in the U.S.. Whitney was occupying the 9th position in the list. Likewise, it is classified as one of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time by VH1 in September of 2010. In November of 2010 , the Billboard published a list of the 50 Greatest Artists of R & B / Hip-Hop the past 25 years. Whitney joined the list occupying the 3rd position with eight # 1 singles on the chart R & B / Hip-Hop Songs and five # 1 albums on the R & B / Hip-Hop Albums.

The debut album Whitney was listed as one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time magazine Rolling Stone and is the definitive list of 200 albums in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2004, Billboard picked the success of their first album on the charts to name him as one of the 110 musical milestones in its history. In 1997, the Franklin School in East Orange, New Jersey was renamed to The Whitney E. Houston Academy School of Creative and Performing Arts (Academy School of Arts and Sciences). In 2001, Whitney was the first to receive the special award BET Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2007, USA Today said the debut of Whitney in the music industry is considered one of the twenty five musical milestones of the last 25 years.

Whitney Houston is also one of the most successful artists in music history having sold over 200 million copies worldwide. It is the fourth best-selling female artist in the United States according to the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA), with 55 million certified albums in the U.S. alone.

Whitney Houston, also has an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Grambling State University, Louisiana.

Philanthropy

Parallel to her career, Whitney also develops a care work with the charity he created in 1989, the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children, a nonprofit institution, dedicated to underprivileged children and victims of AIDS and cancer. The foundation also raises funds for needy children around the world and often promote charity concerts. Only a show televised by HBO in 1997, the Whitney Classic, which generated $ 300,000 for aid projects. Houston also supports fund college education for blacks and NGOs to assist children with AIDS and diabetes. Whitney has devoted time and money to social causes since worked as a model. At that time, she refused to work for agencies that did business with South Africa because of the apartheid regime.

In 1991, he recorded a version of the U.S. national anthem "The Star Spangled Banner," which became a hit and has sold 1,000,000 copies. Whitney donated the money from the sales to the Red Cross. In 2001, due to the terrorist attacks of September 11th the single "The Star Spangled Banner" was reissued and became best sellers in the U.S. charts in October of that year, grossing more than $ 1 million. The money raised was donated funds to support the firefighters and police in New York.

In February of 2004 , Whitney donated one million rubles for Russian Aid Fund (Russo Support Fund) to help victims of a terrorist attack in the Moscow subway. The funds were raised by their performances in Moscow that year.

On 8 May 2008 Whitney attended the charity event Caudwell Children's Legend Ball in London to raise funds for the institution. The institution's founder, John Caudwell, in an interview with Marie Claire magazine said: "We are thrilled to have an artist of Whitney's caliber at our event".

Currently, Whitney participates in a project along with his sister, to develop a line of scented candles. Part of the money from sales will go to the Teen Summit through The Patricia Houston Foundation, which develops a program that aims to rebuild and restore the lives of young people and adults.

Whitney Houston was honored for his philanthropic work in 1995 by VH1 Honors. In 1997, he received the "The First Annual Triumphant SPIRIT Award" from Essence Magazine and in 1998 Trumpet Awards, all in recognition of his humanitarian work.

Throughout his career Whitney Houston has supported several humanitarian causes:

Caudwell Children

Celebrity Fight Night Foundation

Children's Defense Fund

Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center

Red Cross

United Negro College Fund

United Service Organization

Records

Main article: List of records for Whitney Houston!

Discography

Main article: Attachment: Whitney Houston Discography

Albums studio

1985: Whitney Houston

1987: Whitney

1990: I'm Your Baby Tonight

1998: My Love Is Your Love

2002: Just Whitney

2003: One Wish: The Holiday Album

2009: I Look To You

2010: Whitney Houston: The Deluxe Edition Aniversary (Reissue birthday album Whitney Houston )

Compilations

2000: Whitney: The Greatest Hits

2001: Love, Whitney

2004: Artist Collection: Whitney Houston

2007: Whitney Houston: The Best So Far (UK: The Ultimate Collection)

2012: I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston

Soundtracks

1992: The Bodyguard

1995: Waiting to Exhale

1996: The Preacher's Wife

2012: Sparkle

Compact in first position in the United States

1985 - "Saving All My Love For You"

1985 - "How Will I Know"

1986 - "Greatest Love of All"

1987 - "I Wanna Dance with Somebody"

1987 - "Did not We Almost Have it All"

1987 - "So Emotional"

1988 - "Where do Broken Hearts Go"

1990 - "I'm Your Baby Tonight"

1990 - "All The Man That I Need"

1992 - "I Will Always Love You"

1995 - "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"

Tours

To promote her debut album, Whitney Houston began on 26 July of 1986 their first world tour to The Greatest Love Tour, which visited North America , Europe , Japan and Australia.

Her second world tour was The Moment of Truth World Tour , which started in North America on July 4 in Tampa , Florida , where Whitney sang for more than 70,000 people in 1988 and continued in Europe , Japan , Hong Kong and Australia. Especially in Europe, Whitney visited 12 countries, performing for more than half a million fans, including nine consecutive nights at Wembley Arena in London. The tour was one of the ten most profitable tours of the year and only North American leg raised more than $ 24 million, enough to make her the second artist who has won more money in the second year the magazine Forbes. His next tour was the regional Feels So Right Japan Tour in 1990, with 14 shows and the world I'm Your Baby World Tour in 1991 , he visited North America, Europe and Japan, with a range of more than 100 shows. The tour started in the United States with the show Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston on March 31 in Norfolk , Virginia. The special aired on HBO , dedicated to the troops who fought in the Gulf War.

With the huge success of the movie, The Bodyguard and its soundtrack , Whitney embarked on a world tour The Bodyguard World Tour , which was much wider than the previous ones and lasted the years 1993 and 1994 , with a series of more than 120 shows worldwide. The tour kicked off July 5 in Miami , Florida and visited, in addition to North America, Europe, Japan, South America, including Brazil , South Africa and The tour was a huge success and raised over 119 million dollars , becoming one of the most profitable in history. Whitney made ​​five consecutive nights of shows at the playhouse famous Radio City Music Hall in New York and then six nights at the Sands Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City.

In 1997, Whitney embarked on tour regional Pacific Rim Tour, and made ​​his first visit to Thailand and Taiwan.

After the success of the album My Love Is Your Love , Whitney embarked on a world tour in 1999 to promote her new job. The My Love Is Your Love World Tour was the highest grossing film of the year in Europe and attended by nearly half a million people.

In 2004 Whitney started the Soul Divas Tour , along with Dionne Warwick and Natalie Cole. The tour was beginning 7 July in Hamburg , Germany and visited Russia , UAE , Thailand and China , with sold out shows.

In 2010, Whitney embarked on his latest tour to promote the album I Look to You. A Nothing But Love World Tour was the first world tour Whitney in over 10 years and toured Europe, Asia and Australia. Raised more than $ 36 million through a series of 50 concerts.

World tour

2010 - Nothin 'But Love World Tour

1999 - My Love Is Your Love World Tour

1993 - The Bodyguard World Tour

1991 - I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour

1988 - The Moment of Truth World Tour

1986 - The Greatest Love World Tour

Regional tours

2004 - Soul Divas

1998 - The European Tour

1997 - The Pacific Rim Tour

1989 - Tour with Bebe & Cece Winans

Notable concerts

2010 - Nothin 'But Love World Tour: Live From Nottingham

2008 - Live From London: Caudwell Children's Legend Ball

1999 - Divas Live

1997 - Classic Whitney Live from Washington, DC

1996 - The Royal Wedding Celebration: Live in Brunei

1994 - The Concert for a New South Africa

1991 - Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston

1988 - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

In Brazil

On January 16th of 1994 Whitney Houston was in Brazil , during The Bodyguard World Tour , doing a show in São Paulo in the stadium Morumbi and January 23 attended the event Hollywood Rock in Rio de Janeiro , where she sang great hits as: "Saving All My Love For You", "I Wanna Dance With Somebody", "Love Will Save The Day," "How Will I Know", "I Have Nothing", "I'm Every Woman" and "I Will Always Love You "leading a crowd of fans into a frenzy.

In Portugal

Whitney Houston gave a single concert in Portugal, the July 5th of 1998 at Alvalade Stadium, and the show was overshadowed in memory of the Portuguese, have said that the singer was in Spain.

Filmography

2012 - Sparkle

2004 - Nora's Hair Salon (Special guest)

2003 - Boston Public (Special guest)

1997 - Cinderella (Musical TV)

1996 - The Preacher's Wife (An Angel in My Life)

1995 - Waiting to Exhale (Speaking of Love)

1992 - The Bodyguard (The Bodyguard)

In 2001 Whitney Houston produced the film The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries) and continuing The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement in 2004. Whitney also produced in 2003 the Disney Channe Movie (Disney Channel Original Movie) The Cheetah Girls , a musical based on the books by Deborah Gregory . The film, starring Raven-Symoné , tells the story of four girls who dream of being superstars and create the group Cheetah Girls. The Cheetah's are rehearsing for the school talent show, when they are discovered by famous record producer Jackal Johnson.

In 2006 , Whitney also produced the film's sequel, The Cheetah Girls 2 , which showed a hectic trip to Spain the four singers.