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"Hope opens his home to U.S. troops". [282] Houston was buried on February 19, 2012, in Fairview Cemetery, in Westfield, New Jersey, next to her father, John Russell Houston, who had died in 2003. Her first two studio albums, Whitney Houston (1985) and Whitney (1987), both peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and are among the best-selling albums of all time. Houston produced the album with Mervyn Warren and Gordon Chambers. Davis was impressed and immediately offered a worldwide record deal, which Houston eventually signed on April 10, 1983; since she was only nineteen, her parents also signed for her. With production from Michael Masser, Kashif, Jermaine Jackson and Narada Michael Walden, Houston's debut album Whitney Houston was released on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1985. Houston's mainstream appeal allowed audiences to look past the interracial nature of her character's relationship with Costner's character. In the 1990s, it would seem to be a three-way tie between Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Celine Dion. Since the star's untimely death, it has been revealed that her brother Michael Houston was the one who introduced her to drugs. She produced and chose producers for this album and as a result, it featured production and collaborations with L.A. Reid and Babyface, Luther Vandross and Stevie Wonder. [311], On May 17, 2017, Bebe Rexha released a single titled "The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" from her two-part album All Your Fault. In a new interview with Oprah Winfrey,Whitney Houston's older brother admits he was responsible for introducing the late singer to drugs, including crack cocaine,back in the 1980s. Houston produced the latter's soundtrack, which became the bestselling gospel album of all time. [308][309], In June 2012, the year's McDonald's Gospelfest in Newark was dedicated as a tribute to Houston. Bobbi Kristina Brown was born March 4, 1993. [173], In 1996, Houston starred in the holiday comedy The Preacher's Wife, with Denzel Washington. [81] Houston then flew back to the US for a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City in August. . [226] Within weeks, Houston's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" was re-released after the September 11 attacks, with the proceeds donated to the New York Firefighters 9/11 Disaster Relief Fund and the New York Fraternal Order of Police. [221][222][223] She later made an appearance on Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special, where her extremely thin frame further spurred rumors of drug use. April 14, 2021, 6:10 PM PDT / Source: TODAY. Five years earlier, in 1996, Houston became the second recipient of the BET Walk of Fame and was, at 32, the youngest to receive that honor. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. [92] Her first film role was in The Bodyguard, released in 1992. [217], In August 2001, Houston signed one of the biggest record deals in music history, with Arista/BMG. [111], Throughout the 1980s, Houston was romantically linked to musician Jermaine Jackson,[112] American football star Randall Cunningham and actor Eddie Murphy. [14] Through her mother, Houston was a first cousin of singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick as well as a distant cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price. Whitney was a beautiful person and a talent beyond compare. 3) won Houston her sixth Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance;[192] "My Love Is Your Love" (US No. "[90], Houston took a more urban direction with her third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight, released in November 1990. He also tested positive for Narcan, which is a drug used to counter the effects of an overdose. She performed "Million Dollar Bill" on the following day's results show, completing the song even as a strap in the back of her dress popped open two seconds into the performance. "[102] Nevertheless, a commercial single and video of the performance reached the Top 20 on the US Hot 100, giving Houston the biggest chart hit for a performance of the national anthem (Jos Feliciano's version reached No. The double disc set peaked at number five in the United States, reaching number one in the United Kingdom. 2,021 53. Houston revealed in a 1993 interview with Barbara Walters that she had a miscarriage during the filming of The Bodyguard. She lived there until she turned 4 years old. in, Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 19:49, one of the bestselling music artists of all time, early relationship included sexual activity, Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me), commercial single and video of the performance, Sammy Davis, Jr. Award as Entertainer of the Year, Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa, Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album, The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album. It peaked at No. [245] Houston also acknowledged to Oprah that her drug use had continued after rehabilitation and that at one point, her mother obtained a court order and the assistance of law enforcement to press her into receiving further drug treatment. "[301] At the start of the awards ceremony, footage of Houston performing "I Will Always Love You" from the 1994 Grammys was shown following a prayer read by host LL Cool J. "[416] Before hitting the stage, Houston was asked by MTV veejay John Norris why she decided to attend the event, Houston replied, "we're all God's children, honey". [409], At a 1988 Madison Square Garden concert, Houston earned more over $250,000 for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). The 22-year-old died in July 2015 after being found unconscious in a bathtub in herAtlantahomesix months before. [421], Lifetime released the documentary Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All in 2021, which The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called "less an expos and more a loving tribute to these two women".[422]. [40] The single was released in 1984 and gave Houston her first taste of success, becoming a Top 5 R&B hit. Interestingly, Gordon was an adoptive brother of sorts to Brown . [3], The Independent's music critic Andy Gill also wrote about Houston's influence on modern R&B and singing competitions, comparing it to Michael Jackson's. HBO descrambled the concert so that it was free for everyone to watch. [283], On March 22, 2012, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office reported that Houston's death was caused by drowning and the "effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use". Brown discussed his marriage to the late singer in his upcoming A&E documentary, "Biography: Bobby Brown," which is set to premiere on May 30. Her husband, Gary Houston, is Whitney Houston's own brother. On the week of March 8, 1986, a year after its initial release, Whitney Houston topped the Billboard 200 albums chart and stayed there for 14 non-consecutive weeks. [11][12] She also had an elder paternal half-brother, John III. [287] The manner of death was listed as an "accident".[288]. Debra Martin Chase, producer of Sparkle, stated that Houston deserved the title considering she had been there from the beginning in 2001, when Houston obtained Sparkle production rights. The cause of death was deemed "accidental drowning, heart disease and cocaine use.". So, how did Pat get involved with Whitney's flourishing career? And because every new star creates her own genre, her success has helped other blacks, other women, other smooth singers find an avid reception in the pop marketplace.[22]. Houston's first studio album in eight years, My Love Is Your Love (1998), sold millions and spawned several hit singles, including "Heartbreak Hotel", "It's Not Right but It's Okay" and "My Love Is Your Love". 15, UK No. The show provided a view of the domestic goings-on in the Brown household. However, the dynamic with her father, John Russell Houston, was a bit complicated. The album's producer Michael Zager recorded her lead vocal on his disco song, "Life's a Party", with the album of the same name released later in 1978. [34] Houston recalled recording the song at just 16 years old. Also, she was less prolific than either of them, achieving most of her renown on the strength of her first three solo albums and one soundtrack, released from 1985 to 1992. [343] The song was also a platinum hit in Denmark,[344] Switzerland,[345] and Belgium. The lawsuit claims that the How Will I Know hitmaker failed to pay the company for such management, which resulted in them suing her for $100 million. It is the first documentary authorized by Houston's estate. In preparation for the pre-Grammy Awards shindig thrown annually by the music impresario Clive Davis, her mentor, Houston's assistant Mary Jones laid out a dress on the bed and left the hotel to . which marks the 10-year anniversary of her death, on February 11, 2012. . Houston wanted the story told with dignity and honor. [320] Her death on February 11 ignited an incredible drive to her YouTube and Vevo pages. [98][99][100][101] Dan Klores, a spokesman for Houston, said: "This is not a Milli Vanilli thing. [265] The movie was released on August 17, 2012, in the United States. [306] New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said that all New Jersey state flags would be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, February 21, to honor Houston. [214][215] Charges against her were later dropped,[216] but rumors of drug usage by Houston and Brown would continue to surface. April 5, 2012 -- The final details of pop icon Whitney Houston's Feb. 11 death provide a clearer picture of the scene where the star was found face down in a water-filled bathtub with drug . A month after news of the lawsuit made headlines in October 2002, Houston told Diana . [388] Since she received the honor at just the age of 37 at the time, Houston was and remains the youngest artist to receive this. Monie, coming from a Jamaican background with parents who saw to it that complete knowledge of ancestry and African history was prevalent in the household, recently joined the ranks of artist/activists to form SANKOFA Social Justice Organization, lead by Harry Belafonte. Start date Feb 6, 2021; Forums. [376][377] Black female artists, such as Janet Jackson and Anita Baker, were successful in popular music partly because Houston paved the way. Their goal was "to show aspects of the lives of African-Americans that have not been brought to the screen before" while improving how African-Americans are portrayed in film and television. [42] Rolling Stone magazine praised Houston, calling her "one of the most exciting new voices in years" while The New York Times called the album "an impressive, musically conservative showcase for an exceptional vocal talent". Three years later, Brown was found . Celebrity Alley - Celebrity News and Gossip. [289], Tony Bennett spoke of Houston's death before performing at Davis's party. "She repeats herself a lot and doesn't remember what she says. She held an honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Grambling State University, Louisiana. She won the award for Best Music Video for her single "I Look to You". Later in the program, following a montage of photos of musicians who died in 2011 with Houston singing "Saving All My Love for You" at the 1986 Grammys, Hudson paid tribute to Houston and the other artists by performing "I Will Always Love You". [225] She canceled a second performance scheduled for the following night. I couldn't believe what I was reading coming across the TV screen. She was one of the first black women to appear on the cover of Seventeen after becoming a teen model in 1981. During the primetime special, she spoke about her drug use and marriage, among other topics. With regard to her singing style, he added: "Her [Houston's] stylistic trademarks shivery melismas that ripple up in the middle of a song, twirling embellishments at the ends of phrases that suggest an almost breathless exhilaration infuse her interpretations with flashes of musical and emotional lightning. The service was scheduled for two hours, but lasted four. I mean, you know, don't think I don't have desires for it. A voice that only comes around once in a lifetime. '"[361] After Houston's death, Catona asserted that Houston's voice reached "'about 75 to 80 percent'" of its former capacity after he had worked with her. Houston appeared on the Italian version of The X Factor, where she performed "Million Dollar Bill" to excellent reviews. [137], The soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 chart and remained there for 20 non-consecutive weeks, the longest tenure by any Arista album on the chart in the Nielsen SoundScan era (tied for tenth overall by any label) and became one of the fastest selling albums ever. The free concert took place at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia in front of 3,500 servicemen and women. He was hospitalized for approximately seven hours before he passed away. [122] It remains in the top forty of most successful rated-R films in box office history. Houston died in 2012 at 48 after drowning in a bathtub. / 04.14.2021. Best Known For: Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress whose first four albums, released between 1985 and 1992 . [256] On January 16, she received The BET Honors Award for Entertainer citing her lifetime achievements spanning over 25 years in the industry. [26] Houston was offered record deals around this time, first by Michael Zager in 1979, Luther Vandross in 1980 and Bruce Lundvall in 1981. Houston recorded and co-produced, with Mervyn Warren, the film's accompanying gospel soundtrack. We would go and visit them for Christmas and/or New Years. [20] By age eleven, she began performing as a soloist for the junior gospel choir, performing the hymn, "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah". The album again featured production from Masser, Kashif and Walden as well as Jellybean Benitez. Un-unh. [272][273], Two days later, on February 11, Houston was found unconscious in Suite 434 at the Beverly Hilton, submerged in the bathtub. [417] According to Instinct magazine, Houston's unannounced performance at the Piers "ushered in a new era that would eventually make high-profile artists performing at LGBTQ events virtually commonplace. Next to it was a poster of her mom Cissy. To me, he never seemed to be a help to her in the way she needed., Trailer: Tiffany Haddish Makes Her Return In Black Stripper Comedy Back On The Strip, R. Kelly Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Sex Crimes in Illinois, Da Brat Reveals Shes Pregnant at 48, Expecting Baby With Wife Jesseca Judy Dupart, Take Our Music Survey For A Chance To Win $250, Five Things You Should Know About Mary Mary, Tank Admits To Hooking Up With Love & Hip Hop Star, #ManCrushMonday: 15 Black Actors Who Are Sexy & Under 40, Miki Howard Finally Speaks Out About Her Son's Claim That Michael Jackson is His Father. Moments after news of her death emerged, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News all broke from their regularly scheduled programming to dedicate time to non-stop coverage of Houston's death. [238], In early 2004, Brown starred in his own reality TV program, Being Bobby Brown, on Bravo. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, and Aretha Franklin, Houston embarked on a solo career, winning two Grammy Awards for her work.. Houston is the mother of singer and actress Whitney Houston, the aunt of singers Dionne . Years later, The Guardian opined that through her participation in the show, Houston had lost "the last remnants of her dignity". I don't have to mask my emotion in front of a room full of so many dear friends. '"[291], Sharon Osbourne condemned the Davis party, declaring: "I think it was disgraceful that the party went on. With all of this, Monie is still able to create a Cook Book, which embraces the Non Chef, and allows all to develop courage in the kitchen, with easy to follow steps in creating classic comfort foods to entertain at home. Her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, died in an eerily similar way to her mother. Houston, whose full name was Whitney Elizabeth . While the European leg of the tour was Europe's highest grossing arena tour of the year,[198] Houston canceled "a string of dates [during the] summer citing throat problems and a 'bronchitis situation'". Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. Father of Whitney. She is also a prominent television personality. "There were no posters of teen heartthrobs," says . According to the autopsy report, the 30-year-old was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest with resuscitation and hospitalization. You can't hide that fact."[25]. I don't want to be in a hotel room when there's someone you admire who's tragically lost their life four floors up. Post May 23, 2012 #24 2012-05-23T22:56. . The event was considered the nation's "biggest media event since the inauguration of Nelson Mandela". While almost every performer whose albums sell in the millions calls upon an entertainer's bag of tricks, from telling jokes to dancing to circus pyrotechnics, Ms. Houston would rather just stand there and sing." [319], The single "I Will Always Love You" returned to the Billboard Hot 100 after almost twenty years, peaking at number three and becoming a posthumous top-ten single for Houston, the first one since 2001. AP/Courtesy of Allison Michael Orenstein . [158][159] At the end of her world tour, Houston performed three concerts in South Africa to honor President Mandela, playing to over 200,000 people; this made her the first major musician to visit the newly unified and apartheid free nation following Mandela's winning election. 10 Years After Whitney Houston's Death, the Singer's Estate Sees Quadruple Growth in Earnings. In addition to co-producing, Houston starred in the film as the Fairy Godmother along with Brandy, Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldberg and Bernadette Peters. Houston's "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" became just the third single in music history to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" and Mariah Carey's "Fantasy". The album sold four million copies in America, making it certified 4 platinum and a total of eleven million copies worldwide. 1 on Billboard Top R&B Albums, #17 on Billboard 200, "Five Star Review for Whitney Houston's Live Album", "Discs: Whitney Houston, 'Live: Her Greatest Performances', "Whitney Houston's 'Bodyguard' Redux Debuts on Charts After American Music Awards Tribute", "Whitney Houston's first posthumous release in seven years announced as Kygo collaboration Higher Love", Swisscharts.com Kygo x Whitney Houston Higher Love, Swedishcharts.com Kygo x Whitney Houston Higher Love, Norwegiancharts.com Kygo x Whitney Houston Higher Love, "Post Malone Leads 2020 Billboard Music Awards Nominations With 16: Full List", "iHeartRadio Music Awards: Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Jonas Brothers Among Nominees", American single certifications Kygo & Whitney Houston Higher Love, Wyrnienia Platynowe pyty CD Archiwum Przyznane w 2021 roku, Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry, The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards 2020, Ultratop Goud en Platina singles 2020, "MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE "WHITNEY HOUSTON: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY", TO BE RELEASED BY RCA RECORDS ON DECEMBER 16". [48] By the time Houston's third US single, "How Will I Know", was released, the colorful video clip, directed by Brian Grant, was immediately added to MTV's playlist, instantly gaining heavy rotation on the channel after just a couple weeks and introducing Houston to the MTV audience. (FILES) Dated October 11, 1998 filed photo shows one of the world's most popular US singer . [278], An invitation-only memorial service was held for Houston on February 18, 2012, at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. The estate also claimed that Nick gave Bobbi a toxic cocktail that caused her to pass out, resulting in her death. Aretha Franklin said, "It's so stunning and unbelievable. Emily "Cissy" Houston (ne Drinkard; born September 30, 1933) is an American soul and gospel singer. I know that, per E! "[292], Many other celebrities released statements responding to Houston's death. The first full hour after the news of Houston's death broke saw 2,481,652 tweets and retweets on Twitter alone, equating to a rate of more than a thousand tweets every second. [199] In November 1999, Houston was named Top-selling R&B Female Artist of the Century with certified US sales of 51 million copies at the time and The Bodyguard Soundtrack was named the Top-selling Soundtrack Album of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Michael Houston told Winfreythat he was the first person Whitney ever did drugs with, not the singers ex-husband Bobby Brown. [37] Houston did not begin work on an album immediately. By the end, its transformed into a showcase for her limber, muscular upper register; she sings the title phrase with equal parts bone-deep feeling and technical perfection, turning the conflicted emotions at the songs heart into a jumping-off point for her lifes next step. An autopsy determined that she hadmarijuana,alcohol,cocaineand morphine in her body. [231], Also in 2002, Houston gave an interview with Diane Sawyer to promote her then-upcoming album. I'm not ashamed of it. [162] After opening at number one and grossing $67million in the US at the box office and $81million worldwide,[163] it proved that a movie primarily targeting a black audience can cross over to success, while paving the way for other all-black movies such as How Stella Got Her Groove Back and the Tyler Perry movies that became popular in the 2000s. [237], In December 2003, Brown was charged with battery following an altercation during which he threatened to beat Houston and then assaulted her. Still, she quickly added, theyll never get $100 million out of me. The late Michael K. WilliamsWilliams sealed his status as one . Kelly. Bobbi Kristina Brown was just 14 when her parents divorced, with Whitney gaining custody of her. She was so looking forward to tonight even though she wasn't scheduled to perform. [259] In September 2011, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Houston would produce and star alongside Jordin Sparks and Mike Epps in the remake of the 1976 film Sparkle. [276][277] The cause of death was not immediately known;[6][276] local police said there were "no obvious signs of criminal intent". Houston's third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990), yielded two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and "All the Man That I Need". MacDonald, Patrick. [31], Houston became a fashion model after she was discovered by a photographer who filmed her and her mother during a performance for the United Negro College Fund at Carnegie Hall. [313] The song was in part made as a tribute to Whitney Houston's life. Who Inherited Whitney Houstons $20 Million Estate? Houston appeared as a guest mentor on The X Factor in the United Kingdom. "[356], Jon Caramanica of The New York Times commented, "Her voice was clean and strong, with barely any grit, well suited to the songs of love and aspiration. Rolling Stone said, "the narrow channel through which this talent has been directed is frustrating". I am personally devastated by the loss of someone who has meant so much to me for so many years. 2021, 7:00 AM. It was a technical decision, partially based on the noise factor. 2) with 3 million copies sold worldwide;[193] and "I Learned from the Best" (US No. The one-hour . [2] Houston influenced many singers in popular music, and was known for her powerful, soulful vocals and vocal improvisation skills. 2021 1:13pm. [46] Outside the US, the song failed to get enough attention to become a hit, but in the US, it gave the album its first major hit as it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Hot Black Singles chart. [188] It had a funkier and edgier sound than past releases and saw Houston handling urban dance, hip hop, mid-tempo R&B, reggae, torch songs and ballads all with great dexterity. [208] Along with the album, an accompanying VHS and DVD was released featuring the music videos to Houston's greatest hits, as well as several hard-to-find live performances including her 1983 debut on The Merv Griffin Show and interviews. Clive Davis, the Houston estate and Primary Wave are behind the biopic, with Sony Pictures & TriStar Pictures. You can hear 'The Icon' Monie Love every Saturday 6pm on Sirius XM radio with her show Ladies First that is now approaching it's 7th year running on the satellite network. [246] (In her 2013 book, Remembering Whitney: My Story of Love, Loss and the Night the Music Stopped, Cissy Houston described the scene she encountered at Whitney Houston's house in 2005 as follows: "Somebody had spray-painted the walls and door with big glaring eyes and strange faces. [333] The record became a worldwide hit. She enjoyed enormous success in the 1980s and 90s, selling more than 170 million albums and starring in the box-office smash movie The . Her next three singles, "Didn't We Almost Have It All", "So Emotional" and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go", all peaked at number one on the US pop chart, giving Houston a record total of seven consecutive number one hits; the previous record of six consecutive number one hits had been shared by the Beatles and the Bee Gees. She gave many bestselling soundtracks and albums, which at one time gave her a $100 million recording contract with Arista. But Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's 2007 divorce nullified his claim to her estate. [297][298] MTV and VH1 interrupted their regularly scheduled programming on Sunday, February 12, to air many of Houston's classic videos, with MTV often airing news segments in between and featuring various reactions from fans and celebrities. [383] The magazine placed her 34th on their "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" list. Thread starter lva3461. Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 - February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. View our online Press Pack. Houston's father, John, who died in 2003, was also listed, as was Bobby Brown. The young man Whitney Houston once raised "like a son" has died. She was someone more to be admired, like a museum piece, than to be emulated. '"[249], Houston released her new album, I Look to You, in August 2009. I had a memorial the day before the funeral. Houston's first posthumous greatest hits album, I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston, was released on November 13, 2012, by RCA Records. This chanteuse [Houston] had to fight for air play with hard rockers. Unresponsive and in cardiac arrest with resuscitation and hospitalization Norfolk, Virginia in of! 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