Following the successful airing of "How Will I Know" on MTV, Houston became a regular presence on the channel as it slowly began changing its programming from rock to a more pop-R&B-dance hybrid playlist, along with artists such as Madonna and Janet Jackson. I would like to spend the last years of my life on a boat some place.. Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55pm PST. [248] When Winfrey asked Houston if she was drug-free, Houston responded, "'Yes, ma'am. In those seconds the former gospel singer-turned-pop star packs a series of different notes into the single syllable", stated Everitt. [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). [233] The album debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart and it had the highest first week sales of any album Houston had ever released. [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. lva3461. [332], In 2019, Houston and Kygo's version of "Higher Love" was released as a single. He convinced Arista head Clive Davis to make time to see her perform. [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. Three weeks after its release, I Look to You went gold. Nicknamed "The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with over 200 million records sold worldwide.In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked her second on their list of the greatest singers of all time. [308][309], In June 2012, the year's McDonald's Gospelfest in Newark was dedicated as a tribute to Houston. [276][277] The cause of death was not immediately known;[6][276] local police said there were "no obvious signs of criminal intent". [377] In October 2022, the same magazine ranked Houston at number one on its list of the ten greatest R&B solo artists of all time. She became one of the first women of color to appear on the cover of a fashion magazine when she appeared on the cover of Seventeen. She was often hours late for interviews, photo shoots and rehearsals, she canceled concerts and talk-show appearances and there were reports of erratic behavior. She won Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist at the 1997 American Music Awards for The Preacher's Wife soundtrack. Most recently, the singer's mother, Cissy Houston, has been . With the same complexity as someone who has mastered the violin or the piano, Whitney mastered the use of her voice. [400] Houston released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have been certified diamond, multi-platinum or platinum.[401]. She waived her royalty rights to the song, which reached number one on charts in October 2001 and generated more than $1million. "[357] While in her review of I Look to You, music critic Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times writes, "[Houston's voice] stands like monuments upon the landscape of 20th century pop, defining the architecture of their times, sheltering the dreams of millions and inspiring the climbing careers of countless imitators", adding "When she was at her best, nothing could match her huge, clean, cool mezzo-soprano. [228] Houston stated that her 81-year-old father had nothing to do with the lawsuit. She gave many bestselling soundtracks and albums, which at one time gave her a $100 million recording contract with Arista. [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. [334][335][336] "Higher Love" was nominated at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards for "Top Dance/Electronic Song of the Year",[337] the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards for "Dance Song of the Year" and "Best Remix". [ ] She was a phenomenon waiting to happen, a canny tapping of the listener's yen for a return to the musical middle. 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. Her publicist cited throat problems as the reason for the cancellation. [39] As a result, the album began to sell strongly and Houston continued promotion by touring nightclubs in the US. [257] Houston also performed the song "I Look to You" on the 2011 BET Celebration of Gospel, with gospeljazz singer Kim Burrell, held at the Staples Center, Los Angeles. The estate also claimed that Nick gave Bobbi a toxic cocktail that caused her to pass out, resulting in her death. A bonus track from the album's Japanese edition, "Higher Love", was remixed by Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo and released posthumously in 2019 to commercial success. And many fans are convinced that her family tree is cursed. [91][92] Houston defended herself against the criticism, stating, "If you're gonna have a long career, there's a certain way to do it and I did it that way. . "She was a brilliant performer and her live shows often eclipsed her studio recordings. Houston is also credited as an executive producer of the film. In 2015, Lifetime premiered the biographical film Whitney, which mentions that Whitney Houston was named after prominent television actress Whitney Blake, the mother of Meredith Baxter, star of the television series Family Ties. In February 1982, Houston signed with Tara Productions and hired Gene Harvey as her manager with Daniel Gittleman and Seymour Flics as co-managers. "[360], Houston struggled with vocal problems in her later years. During her modeling days, she refused to work with agencies who did business with the then-apartheid South Africa. Michael Houston told Winfreythat he was the first person Whitney ever did drugs with, not the singers ex-husband Bobby Brown. When discussing the eerie ways in which Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina . [155] Houston placed in the top five of Entertainment Weekly's annual "Entertainer of the Year" ranking[156] and was labeled by Premiere magazine as one of the 100 most powerful people in Hollywood. [103][104], Houston donated her share of the proceeds to the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund and was named to the Red Cross Board of Governors. [418] The film was directed by Nick Broomfield. "[355], Singer Faith Evans stated: "Whitney wasn't just a singer with a beautiful voice. Rolling Stone said Houston was singing "with a bite in her voice"[196] and The Village Voice called it "Whitney's sharpest and most satisfying so far". NEWARK, NEW JERSEY: Whitney Houston continues to shine years after her death. She won the award for Best Music Video for her single "I Look to You". Bobby Brown opened up about blaming Nick Gordon for the deaths of Whitney Houston and daughter Bobbi Kristina, and his own regrets, on the latest Red Table Talk. Whitney Houston mother Cissy Houston TV Interview on The View 1 year after Whitney's death. In February 1983, Gerry Griffith, an A&R representative from Arista Records, saw Houston performing with her mother at the Sweetwaters nightclub in Manhattan. [304], Houston was honored with various tributes at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards, held on February 17. Whitney also gained insight into the media world as her father, John Russell Houston, was an . Kevin Costner Toasts To Whitney Houston In Speech, Thanks Clive Davis For Being "Her Bodyguard" "You were a miracle in her life," he said at the 2023 Pre-Grammy Gala. Bobby Brown believes he knows the person responsible for the deaths of his ex-wife and daughter. The soul strutter had to seduce a music audience that anointed few black artists with superstardom. [372], Houston has been regarded as one of the greatest vocalists of all time and a cultural icon. [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. "Whitney Houston possessed a mezzo-soprano vocal range and was commonly referred to as 'The Voice' about her exceptional vocal talent. Whitney was just 48 when she passed away in 2012. Updated on May 30, 2021, by Michael Chaar: Whitney Houston's sudden passing in 2012 left the world stunned. Houston co-executive produced[124] The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album and recorded six songs for the album. CC. [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. . [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]. She is the first and only black artist to have three Diamond-certified albums. [16][17] Devastated by the events of the 1967 Newark riots, Whitney's family eventually relocated to a middle-class area in East Orange, New Jersey. She and Houston died in separate drug-related deaths. She just says she's getting old.". [238], In early 2004, Brown starred in his own reality TV program, Being Bobby Brown, on Bravo. I wasn't happy by that point in time. The album debuted at number thirteen, its peak position, on the Billboard 200 chart. [22] After attending Franklin Elementary School (now the Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts), Houston was transferred to an all-girls Catholic school, Mount Saint Dominic Academy at nearby Caldwell, in her sixth grade year where she eventually graduated from in 1981 at 17. Her lifestyle choices had made her almost completely hoarse. By Rosy Cordero April 14, 2021 at . [92], She then met R&B singer Bobby Brown at the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards. She was found drowned in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub on the eve of 2012 Grammy Awards, reportedly after a cocaine binge. Dee Dee and Dionne were also nieces of Cissy Houston, Whitney's mother. [70], At the 30th Grammy Awards in 1988, Houston was nominated for three awards, including Album of the Year. 6 on the US Hot 100, topping its previous position. After years of rumored infidelity by both parties, the couple divorced in 2007. Whitney Houston with father John and mother Cissy | Dirck Halstead/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images. [51] The album would later be certified 14 platinum for sales of 14 million units alone in the United States, while selling over 22million copies worldwide. Celebrity Alley - Celebrity News and Gossip. Let's get that straight. 2021, 7:00 AM. [175] The movie gave Houston her strongest reviews so far. [125] Rolling Stone described it as "nothing more than pleasant, tasteful and urbane". She sang live, but the microphone was turned off. It was her first world tour in over ten years and was announced as a triumphant comeback. [36] She performed "Home", a song from the musical The Wiz. The album sold six million copies worldwide and scored hit singles with "I Believe in You and Me" and "Step by Step", becoming the largest selling gospel album of all time. Hodges, Anne. Whitney Houston was a singer, model and actress who had a net worth of negative $20 million at the time of her death. Two weeks later, Houston made her national television debut alongside Davis on The Merv Griffin Show, which later aired that June. [135][136] Houston won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1994 for "I Will Always Love You". [23], On February 18, 1978, a fourteen-year-old Houston made her non-church performance debut at Manhattan's Town Hall singing the Broadway standard, "Tomorrow" from the musical, Annie, receiving her first standing ovation. [164][165][166] The film is also notable for its portrayal of black women as strong middle class citizens rather than as stereotypes. After a three-year courtship, the two were married on July 18, 1992. Two months later, Clive Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; Houston had been scheduled to perform at the event, but was a no-show. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. "For the past few years, there have been so many stories that have been told about her life that just did not connect with me . Ten years ago today, the world lost Whitney Houston. [197] In 1999, Houston participated in VH-1's Divas Live '99, alongside Brandy, Mary J. Blige, Tina Turner and Cher. [178] The album received mainly positive reviews. The San Francisco Chronicle said Houston "is rather angelic herself, displaying a divine talent for being virtuous and flirtatious at the same time" and she "exudes gentle yet spirited warmth, especially when praising the Lord in her gorgeous singing voice". Jackson and Madonna were by turns lascivious and brutish and, crucially, willing to let their production speak more loudly than their voices, an option Ms. Houston never went for. The Houstons are still struggling with the sudden death of Whitney Houston in 2012 and the mysterious passing of her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown just three years later, but the family has again . [359] Stephen Holden from The New York Times, in his review of Houston's Radio City Music Hall concert on July 20, 1993, praised her attitude as a singer, writing, "Whitney Houston is one of the few contemporary pop stars of whom it might be said: the voice suffices. The singer was worth $20 million at the time of her death, however, it was later revealed that she owed Sony music a whopping $20 million at the time. The organization cares for homelessness, children with cancer or AIDS and other issues of self-empowerment. A young Whitney Houston is the focus of an upcoming doc directed by Benjamin Alfonsi, with singer Audra McDonald set as narrator and EP. I thought it was so wrong. You can change your choices at any time by visiting your privacy controls. She was so looking forward to tonight even though she wasn't scheduled to perform. WTLC Featured Video. Okay? [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. [48] Eventually, Houston's video for "Saving All My Love" was featured in light rotation after the song had become a huge pop hit, with Houston stating that the channel "had no choice but to play [the video]I love it when they have no choice". [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. In the finale of the ceremony, Kirk Franklin and the Family started their performance with "The Greatest Love of All". Her voice opened doors all over the world for every female artist who came after her. [280][281], The performances were interspersed with hymns by the church choir and remarks by Clive Davis, Houston's record producer; Kevin Costner; Rickey Minor, her music director; her cousin, Dionne Warwick; and Ray Watson, her security guard for the past 11 years. [255], In January 2010, Houston was nominated for two NAACP Image Awards, one for Best Female Artist and one for Best Music Video. 19). [219], In May 2000, Houston's longtime executive assistant and friend, Robyn Crawford, resigned from Houston's management company. She went from 868,000 views in the week prior to her death to 40,200,000 views in the week following her death, a 45-fold increase.[321]. 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. Monie travels and performs both as a solo artist and also as part of Classic Hip Hop performance collective THE ALUMNI along side fellow artists Kwame, Dana Dane, Special Ed and Chubb Rock. [28] In 2019, seven years after Houston's death, Crawford admitted that their early relationship included sexual activity but stopped before Houston signed a recording deal. [67][68], The album's first single, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", was also a massive hit worldwide, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the singles chart in 17 countries, including Australia, Germany and the UK. Houston's father, John, who died in 2003, was also listed, as was Bobby Brown. [64][65], Houston's second album, Whitney, was released in June 1987. [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. [347], Houston possessed a spinto soprano vocal range,[348][349][350] and was referred to as "The Voice" in reference to her vocal talent. Now it has been revealed that her estate has signed a series of mega commercial . [49] The song itself became Houston's second consecutive number one pop hit on the Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed for two weeks, also topping the Hot Black and Hot AC chart and peaking at number three on the dance charts. [352] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Houston as the second greatest singer of all time, stating, "The standard-bearer for R&B vocals, Whitney Houston possessed a soprano that was as powerful as it was tender. She was the owner of a yellow gold Rolex lady watch, which was designed with gold and diamond. The legacy of Whitney Houston is a complicated one. Though originally slated to be a greatest hits album with a handful of new songs, recording sessions were so fruitful that a new full-length studio album was released. EVEN 10 years after Whitney Houston's shocking death, her legacy has been marred by similar tragedies that have affected those closest to the musical legend. Whitney's sister-in-law, Pat Houston, was basically like a sibling to her. But he would later claim it was Whitney who introduced him tococaineshortly before their wedding. [154], Following the success of The Bodyguard, Houston embarked on another expansive global tour (The Bodyguard World Tour) in 199394. She later commented that she "sang [herself] out of [her] clothes". The interview was billed as "the most anticipated music interview of the decade". Houston has also been inducted into the Grammy, Rhythm and Blues Music, and Rock and Roll halls of fame. [378][64][379] Baker commented that "Because of what Whitney and Sade did, there was an opening for me For radio stations, black women singers aren't taboo anymore."[380]. [6] Her mother, Emily "Cissy" Houston (ne Drinkard), was a gospel singer who was part of The Drinkard Singers and who later joined the Gospelaires, a popular session vocal group whose name eventually changed to The Sweet Inspirations. In a new interview with Oprah Winfrey,Whitney Houstons older brother admits he was responsible for introducing the late singer to drugs, including crack cocaine,back in the 1980s. Some fans reportedly walked out of her concerts. It offered medical assistance to sick and homeless children, fought to prevent child abuse, taught children to read, created inner-city parks and playgrounds and granted college scholarships, including one to the Juilliard School. And many fans are convinced that [217] In 2019, Crawford said she had left after Houston declined to seek help for her drug dependency. In February 2003, John Houston died after a long battle with diabetes and heart disease. A month after news of the lawsuit made headlines in October 2002, Houston told Diana . A representative for Houston said that the outpatient treatment was a part of Houston's "longstanding recovery process". The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album included six gospel songs with Georgia Mass Choir that were recorded at the Great Star Rising Baptist Church in Atlanta. In her new book, Remembering Whitney,Cissy writes that from the start she had doubted whether Brown was right for her daughter, and believes she may not have ended up so deep into drugs had they not stayed together. El DeBarge's mother, Etterlene "Mama D" DeBarge, told a very eery story about the time that our beloved Whitney Houston apparently reached out to El DeBarge asking him to help her just two days prior to her untimely passing in February 2012. Instead she was with someone who, like her, wanted to party. Whitney Houston: As I Am: Directed by Finlay Bald. Their initial friendship became more serious, and in 1991, the performer asked her to marry him. The song was featured on the Sparkle: Music from the Motion Picture soundtrack as the first official single. "Album Review: Whitney Houston's 'I Look To You'". The 28-year-old Brown was the stepson of the late Whitney Houston and half brother of Bobbi Kristina Brown, who died in 2015. MacDonald, Patrick. [419], On April 27, 2016, it was announced that Kevin Macdonald would work with the film production team Altitude, producers of the Amy Winehouse documentary film Amy (2015), on a new documentary film based on Houston's life and death. [24] Throughout her childhood and early career, Houston was influenced by her mother, cousins Dionne and Dee Dee and singers such as Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight and Roberta Flack. Best Known For: Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress whose first four albums, released between 1985 and 1992 . Houston reportedly appeared "disheveled"[266][267][268] and "erratic"[266][269] in the days before her death. A month after news of the lawsuit made headlines in October 2002, Houston told Diana Sawyer in an interview that she still loved her father despite their legal dispute. Whitney Houston was known for her close-knit relationships with her family and friends. [57] Houston's performance of the song during the Grammy telecast later earned her an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. Following the video tribute, Yolanda Adams delivered a rendition of "I Love the Lord" from The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack. On her mother's side, it is alleged that Houston had Dutch and Native American ancestry. 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The performance aired on January 30, 2011. '"[291], Sharon Osbourne condemned the Davis party, declaring: "I think it was disgraceful that the party went on. Houston revealed in a 1993 interview with Barbara Walters that she had a miscarriage during the filming of The Bodyguard. [170], It also would spend a record eleven weeks at the No. Interestingly, Gordon was an adoptive brother of sorts to Brown . Houston's version was highly acclaimed by critics, regarding it as her "signature song" or "iconic performance". Whitney is one of the best selling albums of all time, solely selling 20 million copies, and in total, Houston has sold over 200 million records. She graced this stage with her regal presence and gave so many memorable performances here over the years. Houston's "I Will Always Love You" became the best-selling physical single by a female in music history, with sales of over 20 million copies worldwide. "[353] According to Newsweek, Houston had a four-octave range. Houston recorded and co-produced, with Mervyn Warren, the film's accompanying gospel soundtrack. [39] Houston first recorded a duet with Teddy Pendergrass, "Hold Me", which appeared on his gold album, Love Language. [50] The final single, "Greatest Love of All" (a cover of "The Greatest Love of All", originally recorded by George Benson in 1977), became Houston's biggest hit yet; the single peaked at number one and remained there for three weeks, making Houston's debut the first album by a woman to yield three number-one hits. [362], Regarding the musical style, Houston's vocal performances incorporated a wide variety of genres, including R&B, pop, rock,[363] soul, gospel, funk,[364] dance, Latin pop,[365] disco,[366] house,[367] hip hop soul,[368] new jack swing,[369] opera,[370] and Christmas. 27, UK No. [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. According to Linda Lister in Divafication: The Deification of Modern Female Pop Stars, she has been called the "Queen of Pop" for her influence during the 1990s, commercially rivaling Mariah Carey and Celine Dion. It was certified Gold by the RIAA in 2020. [174] The movie, with its all African-American cast, was a moderate success, earning about $50million at the U.S. box offices. [310], Houston topped the list of Google searches in 2012, both globally and in the United States, according to Google's Annual Zeitgeist most-popular searches list. Noting of her influence as a gay icon, during the middle of her tour to promote the My Love Is Your Love album in June 1999, Whitney gave a surprise performance at the 13th Annual New York City Lesbian & Gay Pride Dance, titled Dance 13: The Last Dance of the Century,[416] at one of the city's West Side piers. [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. 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. Three years later, Brown was found . 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