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. [37] Houston did not begin work on an album immediately. On February 9, 2012, Houston visited singers Brandy and Monica, together with Clive Davis, at their rehearsals for Davis's pre-Grammy Awards party at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. [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. [347] The soundtrack includes reimagined remixes of some of Houston's classics and several newly discovered songs such as Houston's cover of CeCe Winans' "Don't Cry" (labeled as "Don't Cry for Me" on Houston's soundtrack) at the Commitment to Life AIDS benefit concert in Los Angeles in January 1994, remixed by house producer Sam Feldt. [71][72] Houston also won two American Music Awards in 1988 and 1989, respectively and a Soul Train Music Award. 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. In February 1983, Gerry Griffith, an A&R representative from Arista Records, saw Houston performing with her mother at the Sweetwaters nightclub in Manhattan. She was found drowned in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub on the eve of 2012 Grammy Awards, reportedly after a cocaine binge. HBO descrambled the concert so that it was free for everyone to watch. [146] Houston won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the Year for the soundtrack, becoming only the second African American woman to win in that category after Natalie Cole's Unforgettable with Love album. In February 2012, Houston, 48, was found dead in a bathtub in the Beverly Hills Hilton hotel. My father was sickly at the time, he was in the hospital, she said. Houston, whose full name was Whitney Elizabeth . 2021, 7:00 AM. 4, UK No. At the time, MTV had received harsh criticism for not playing enough videos by black, Latino and other racial minorities while favoring white acts. 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. [154], Following the success of The Bodyguard, Houston embarked on another expansive global tour (The Bodyguard World Tour) in 199394. 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. Nearly 10 years after her tragic death, Houston continues to influence the music industry and inspire the next generations of performers. [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. Email us atexclusive@the-sun.comor call212 416 4552. By then, she was an opening act for singer Jeffrey Osborne on his nationwide tour. 27, UK No. 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. In August 2002, John Russell Houstons company, John Houston Entertainment, filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Whitney Houston in New Jersey Superior Court. 1, with Houston's best opening week sales of 305,000 copies, marking Houston's first number one album since The Bodyguard and Houston's first studio album to reach number one since 1987's Whitney. Whitney is 'the Voice' because she worked for it. Whitney Houston performs with her half-brother . Since leaving Hot 97,Monie went on to do morning radio with Hip Hop radio personality Ed Lover at Power 1051 also in NY. Houston recorded and co-produced, with Mervyn Warren, the film's accompanying gospel soundtrack. [386] She also holds the record for the most WMAs won in a single year, winning five awards at the sixth World Music Awards in 1994.[387]. [405], On January 15, 2020, she was announced as an inductee into the Hall's 2020 class, along with five other acts. Nick Gordon, who dated Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's only child, Bobbi Kristina, was 30-years-old. "[353] According to Newsweek, Houston had a four-octave range. 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. Aretha Franklin was listed on the program and was expected to sing, but was unable to attend the service. [116], Having always been a touring artist, Houston spent most of 2004 touring and performing in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Russia. [20] By age eleven, she began performing as a soloist for the junior gospel choir, performing the hymn, "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah". Two other Houston songs also jumped back on the Hot 100: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" at 25 and "Greatest Love of All" at 36. Published: Feb. 05, 2021, 9:00 a.m. Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina Brown at a gala before the Grammys in 2011. [52], The album gave Houston some of her strongest reviews ever. She enjoyed enormous success in the 1980s and 90s, selling more than 170 million albums and starring in the box-office smash movie The . "[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". This visit led Cissy to return with law enforcement and perform an intervention. 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". She waived her royalty rights to the song, which reached number one on charts in October 2001 and generated more than $1million. Whitney's sister-in-law, Pat Houston, was basically like a sibling to her. [67][68] Houston became the first woman to generate four number-one singles from one album. "She's in the early stages of dementia," a source told Radar Online. It could not be determined if Bobbi Kristina Brown's death was accidental or intentional. Her death wasan eerie repeat of her mothers death. [40] The single was released in 1984 and gave Houston her first taste of success, becoming a Top 5 R&B hit. [255], In January 2010, Houston was nominated for two NAACP Image Awards, one for Best Female Artist and one for Best Music Video. [403] In August 2014, she was inducted into the official Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in its second class. [ ] But perhaps what Houston nailed best was moderation." [228] Houston stated that her 81-year-old father had nothing to do with the lawsuit. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Whitney was so full of life. On February 11, 2012, Houston accidentally drowned in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, with heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. [207] While ballad songs were left unchanged, the album features house/club remixes of many of Houston's up-tempo hits. 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. Rolling Stone felt it was her "best and most integrated album". 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 gets a boost from Bodyguard". [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. 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 . The curse extends to beyond the immediate family, as Bobbi Kristina's boyfriend Nick died of a heroin overdose on January 1, 2020. However, the dynamic with her father, John Russell Houston, was a bit complicated. We don't do that. [270][271] That same day, she made her last public performance when she joined Kelly Price on stage in Hollywood, California, and sang "Jesus Loves Me". Brown was asked point-blank if he believes there was "foul play" involved in Houston's death. Houston's version was highly acclaimed by critics, regarding it as her "signature song" or "iconic performance". [197] In 1999, Houston participated in VH-1's Divas Live '99, alongside Brandy, Mary J. Blige, Tina Turner and Cher. Robert Christgau of The Village Voice called her contribution "one of the most gorgeous ballads you've ever heard".[35]. [121] Despite the film's mixed reviews, it was hugely successful at the box office, grossing more than $121million in the U.S. and $410million worldwide, making it one of the top 100 grossing films in film history at its time of release, though it later fell out of the top 100 because of rising ticket prices since the time the film was released. In addition, Houston became an activist for the fight against HIV and AIDS during the first decade of the AIDS epidemic. [181] The film is notable for its multi-racial cast and non-stereotypical message. [97] Houston's vocals were pre-recorded, prompting criticism. In the finale of the ceremony, Kirk Franklin and the Family started their performance with "The Greatest Love of All". She was so looking forward to tonight even though she wasn't scheduled to perform. She just says she's getting old.". Rookie. [160] Portions of Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa were broadcast live on HBO with funds of the concerts being donated to various charities in South Africa. In 1991, Bobby proposed marriage to Whitney and the couple married at Houston's estate on July 18, 1992. [118], With the massive commercial success of her music, film offers poured in, including offers to work with Robert De Niro, Quincy Jones and Spike Lee, but Houston never felt the time was right. 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 . Houston died just before the Grammys in 2012. She held an honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Grambling State University, Louisiana. Whitney Houston's older brother, Gary, sits down with Oprah to share how he's coping with the sudden death of his little sister. This chanteuse [Houston] had to fight for air play with hard rockers. 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He was 82. The bombshell is dropped about three-quarters of the way through Whitneythat both Houston and her half-brother, Gary, were allegedly molested as children by their cousin Dee Dee Warwick, the . Recorded and mixed in only six weeks, it featured production from Rodney Jerkins, Wyclef Jean and Missy Elliott. 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". I couldn't believe what I was reading coming across the TV screen. "Album Review: Whitney Houston's 'I Look To You'". A single titled "One Wish (for Christmas)" reached the Top 20 on the Adult Contemporary chart and the album was certified gold in the US. On January 11, 2000, while traveling with Brown, airport security guards discovered half an ounce of marijuana in Houston's handbag at Keahole-Kona International Airport in Hawaii, but she departed before authorities could arrive. [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. Houston earned $10million for the role, making her one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood at the time and the highest-earning African-American actress in Hollywood. [264] On May 21, 2012, "Celebrate", the last song Houston recorded with Sparks, premiered at RyanSeacrest.com. [404] In October 2019, Houston was announced as a 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee, one of nine first-time nominees and 16 total. In January 2015, she was tragically found unconscious in a bath in her home. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey. In September 2004, she gave a surprise performance at the World Music Awards in a tribute to long-time friend Clive Davis. [141][142][143] The album was certified 18 platinum in the US alone,[144] with worldwide sales of 45 million copies. She chose the role because she saw the film as "a breakthrough for the image of black women because it presents them both as professionals and as caring mothers". [253][254] Houston canceled some concerts because of illness and received widespread negative reviews from fans who were disappointed in the quality of her voice and performance. [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. She was 14 when her parents divorced and Whitney gained custody. 2) with 3 million copies sold worldwide;[193] and "I Learned from the Best" (US No. Simply put, Whitney would have wanted the music to go on and her family asked that we carry on. "[293] Dolly Parton, whose song "I Will Always Love You" was covered by Houston, said, "I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. 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[232] Houston did, however, admit to using alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and pills; she also acknowledged that her mother had urged her to seek help regarding her drug use. [79] Over 72,000 people attended Wembley Stadium and over a billion people tuned in worldwide as the rock concert raised over $1million for charities while bringing awareness to apartheid. If she was less influential than they were in the years since, it was only because her gift was so rare, so impossible to mimic. The album again featured production from Masser, Kashif and Walden as well as Jellybean Benitez. 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. Celebrity Alley - Celebrity News and Gossip. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 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. MacDonald, Patrick. Her voice opened doors all over the world for every female artist who came after her. [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. Clive Davis, the Houston estate and Primary Wave are behind the biopic, with Sony Pictures & TriStar Pictures. [408], Houston was a long-time supporter of several charities all around the world. Pat Houston, Whitney's sister-in-law, is the primary executor of the Whitney Houston estate. Paramedics were called and performed CPR, but to no avail. Because he failed to show up in court twice, he was found in contempt of the order and the judgment was made "by default. Two other Houston classics, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "Greatest Love of All", were in the top 10. I thought it was so wrong. An autopsy determined that she hadmarijuana,alcohol,cocaineand morphine in her body. [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. A voice that only comes around once in a lifetime. [418] The film was directed by Nick Broomfield. Houston began singing in the church choir at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark at age five, where she also learned to play the piano. I was paying the bills. 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. In 1997, Houston's production company changed its name to BrownHouse Productions and was joined by Debra Martin Chase. Houston's debut album is listed as one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Definitive 200 list. [256] On January 16, she received The BET Honors Award for Entertainer citing her lifetime achievements spanning over 25 years in the industry. It was a technical decision, partially based on the noise factor. [276][277] The cause of death was not immediately known;[6][276] local police said there were "no obvious signs of criminal intent". [406] In March 2020, the Library of Congress announced that Houston's 1992 single "I Will Always Love You" had been added to its National Recording Registry, a list of "aural treasures worthy of preservation" due to their "cultural, historical and aesthetic importance" in the American soundscape. Crack is wack. [178] The album received mainly positive reviews. Bobbi Kristina became a reality television star and singer. You can't hide that fact."[25]. Monie recently sat on a panel for Emancipation Day in DC with Chuck D and MC Hammer for Centric TV. With the same complexity as someone who has mastered the violin or the piano, Whitney mastered the use of her voice. My dad was being influenced by people that were lying. "[168] Houston was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture", but lost to her co-star Bassett. The 6 days of rioting left 26 people dead and many injured. Years later, The Guardian opined that through her participation in the show, Houston had lost "the last remnants of her dignity". [52][53][54] In July 1986, Houston launched her first world tour, The Greatest Love World Tour, where she performed mainly in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan. [184] Later that year, Houston paid tribute to her idols, such as Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross and Dionne Warwick, by performing their hits during the three-night HBO Concert Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.. Dee Dee and Dionne were also nieces of Cissy Houston, Whitney's mother. 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. [13] Both of Houston's parents were African-American. AP/Courtesy of Allison Michael Orenstein . The Whitney Houston Foundation for Children, in particular, focused on helping children who suffered from HIV/AIDS, among other issues. 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". The performance was poorly received by the British media and was described as "weird" and "ungracious".[251]. Their friendship developed into a romance. [392] In November 2010, Billboard released its "Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years" list and ranked Houston at number three who not only went on to earn eight number-one singles on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but also landed five number ones on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. ! Houston also duetted with gospel legend Shirley Caesar. This is someone who sang backup for Chaka Khan when she was only 17. [185] Houston received the Quincy Jones Award for outstanding career achievements in the field of entertainment at the 12th Soul Train Music Awards. Houston's mainstream appeal allowed audiences to look past the interracial nature of her character's relationship with Costner's character. The legendary singer died at the age of 48 on February 11, 2012. 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