[2] Houston influenced many singers in popular music, and was known for her powerful, soulful vocals and vocal improvisation skills. [382] Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times referred to Houston as a "national treasure". [416], Since Houston's sudden death in 2012, her life, career and death have been the subject of many documentaries and specials. She waived her royalty rights to the song, which reached number one on charts in October 2001 and generated more than $1million. She was a true musician. [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. The legendary singer died at the age of 48 on February 11, 2012. "The village verbiage collector". 10 Years After Whitney Houston's Death, the Singer's Estate Sees Quadruple Growth in Earnings. The 6 days of rioting left 26 people dead and many injured. We don't do that. Kelly. [19] Houston was raised a Baptist but admitted to being exposed to the Pentecostal church as well. [333] The record became a worldwide hit. Houston also appeared on European television programs to promote the album. Though the two were exceptionally close in the beginning, their relationship became strained after the late businessman sued his superstar daughter in 2002. It is the first documentary authorized by Houston's estate. The event took place in Atlanta, Georgia. [170], It also would spend a record eleven weeks at the No. Two days later, Houston performed "Million Dollar Bill" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" on the Dancing with the Stars season 9 finale. [170] The soundtrack received strong reviews; as Entertainment Weekly stated: "the album goes down easy, just as you'd expect from a package framed by Whitney Houston tracks the soundtrack waits to exhale, hovering in sensuous suspense"[171] and has since ranked it as one of the 100 Best Movie Soundtracks. Three years later, Brown was found . [1] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked her second on their list of the greatest singers of all time. She lived there until she turned 4 years old. By Rosy Cordero April 14, 2021 at . Their initial friendship became more serious, and in 1991, the performer asked her to marry him. The 22-year-old died in July 2015 after being found unconscious in a bathtub in herAtlantahomesix months before. "[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". 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. Whitney has been certified Diamond in the US for shipments of over ten million copies[69] and has sold a total of 20 million copies worldwide. ", "Whitney Houston Becomes First Black Recording Artist in History to Achieve Three RIAA Diamond Albums", "It's not right but it's okay: New 'Whitney Houston tour' announced", "R&B Music Hall of Fame sets big weekend to induct sophomore class featuring Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Marvin Gaye, Norm N. Nite and more", "Whitney Houston and Nine Inch Nails Make the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame", "National Recording Registry Class Produces Ultimate 'Stay at Home' Playlist", "Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' Hits 1 Billion Views On YouTube", "A Look at Whitney's Great Charity Work, She was a True Humanitarian! '"[290], Some celebrities opposed Davis's decision to continue with the party while a police investigation was being conducted in Houston's hotel room and her body was still in the building. News of her death coincided with the 2012 Grammy Awards (which took place the day following her death), and was covered internationally. The estate also claimed that Nick gave Bobbi a toxic cocktail that caused her to pass out, resulting in her death. [255], In January 2010, Houston was nominated for two NAACP Image Awards, one for Best Female Artist and one for Best Music Video. [381] Richard Corliss of Time magazine commented on her initial success breaking various barriers: Of her first album's ten cuts, six were ballads. The Whitney Houston Foundation for Children, in particular, focused on helping children who suffered from HIV/AIDS, among other issues. By then, she was an opening act for singer Jeffrey Osborne on his nationwide tour. [354], Elysa Gardner of the Los Angeles Times in her review for The Preacher's Wife Soundtrack highly praised Houston's vocal ability, commenting, "She is first and foremost a pop diva at that, the best one we have. [197] In 1999, Houston participated in VH-1's Divas Live '99, alongside Brandy, Mary J. Blige, Tina Turner and Cher. Skinner filed a breach of contract lawsuit and sued for $100million (but lost), stating that Houston owed the company previously unpaid compensation for helping to negotiate her $100million contract with Arista Records and for sorting out legal matters. 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. 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. Brown was asked point-blank if he believes there was "foul play" involved in Houston's death. [173], In 1996, Houston starred in the holiday comedy The Preacher's Wife, with Denzel Washington. [394] Houston's entrance into the music industry is considered one of the 25 musical milestones of the last 25 years, according to USA Today in 2007. [308][309], In June 2012, the year's McDonald's Gospelfest in Newark was dedicated as a tribute to Houston. But sources say that it was her other brother, Gary . In Whitney's 1982 bedroom, she had a photo of her cousin Dionne Warwick on the wall. [127] Essence ranked Houston at number five on their list of 50 Most Influential R&B Stars of all time, calling her "the diva to end all divas". Her publicist cited throat problems as the reason for the cancellation. There were years we didnt speak at all, but when he got sickly, I went to the hospital and I said, lets end this right now.'. [317] 43 of the top 100 most-downloaded tracks on iTunes were Houston songs, including "I Will Always Love You" from The Bodyguard at number one. I took care of my father.. [395][396][397] She is the top-selling female R&B artist of the 20th century. . The medical examiners office said it was unclear if Bobbis death was accidental or intentional. Two other Houston classics, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "Greatest Love of All", were in the top 10. The quiet storm R&B ballad was later covered by fellow singer Stephanie Mills. 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. In addition to all of this, Monie Love is now the career mom with a total of four children ranging in age from 23,17,11 with the youngest coming in at 6yrs old. AP/Courtesy of Allison Michael Orenstein . Interestingly, Gordon was an adoptive brother of sorts to Brown . But he would later claim it was Whitney who introduced him tococaineshortly before their wedding. It was largely an updated remake of the 1948 film The Bishop's Wife, which starred Loretta Young, David Niven and Cary Grant. Even though Houston once signed a $100 million contract and sold over 200 . He said, "First, it was Michael Jackson, then Amy Winehouse, now, the magnificent Whitney Houston." Birth Country: United States. A television documentary film entitled Whitney: Can I Be Me aired on Showtime on August 25, 2017. The special raised over $300,000 for the Children's Defense Fund. [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. 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. Addressing the ongoing drug rumors, she said, "First of all, let's get one thing straight. [385] Houston won a record 11 Billboard Music Awards at its fourth ceremony in 1993. When it came to her estate, Houston left it to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina. With them, Houston furthered her recording career by working with producers Michael Beinhorn, Bill Laswell and Martin Bisi on an album they were spearheading called One Down, which was credited to the group Material. [25] During this period, Houston sang background for her mother on the cabaret club circuit in New York City. Information about your device and internet connection, like your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Yahoo websites and apps. [376][377] Black female artists, such as Janet Jackson and Anita Baker, were successful in popular music partly because Houston paved the way. Some producers passed on the project because of prior commitments. [210][211], Though Houston was seen as a "good girl" with a perfect image in the 1980s and early 1990s, her behavior had changed by 1999 and 2000. [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". Michael Houston told Winfreythat he was the first person Whitney ever did drugs with, not the singers ex-husband Bobby Brown. No other female pop star not Mariah Carey, not Celine Dion, not Barbra Streisand quite rivals Houston in her exquisite vocal fluidity and purity of tone and her ability to infuse a lyric with mesmerizing melodrama. 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. [372] Rolling Stone stated that Houston "redefined the image of a female soul icon and inspired singers ranging from Mariah Carey to Rihanna". "[168] Houston was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture", but lost to her co-star Bassett. The album again featured production from Masser, Kashif and Walden as well as Jellybean Benitez. 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. Pat Houston, Whitney's sister-in-law, is the primary executor of the Whitney Houston estate. Simply put, Whitney would have wanted the music to go on and her family asked that we carry on. In another room, there was a big, framed photo of [Whitney] but someone had cut [her] head out. Though Whitneys brother admits he got her into drugs,the singers mother, Cissy Houston, stillblames Bobby Brown for her daughters untimely death. It peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart[95] and reached the top ten in several countries. [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. Bobby Brown is opening up on the latest episode of "Red Table Talk" on Facebook Watch about the drug-related deaths of his . The performance was poorly received by the British media and was described as "weird" and "ungracious".[251]. She won Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist at the 1997 American Music Awards for The Preacher's Wife soundtrack. [219], In December 2002, Houston released her fifth studio album, Just Whitney. [351] Jon Pareles of The New York Times stated Houston "always had a great big voice, a technical marvel from its velvety depths to its ballistic middle register to its ringing and airy heights". In the 1990s, it would seem to be a three-way tie between Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Celine Dion. [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". "She was a brilliant performer and her live shows often eclipsed her studio recordings. Bobbi Kristina became a reality television star and singer. All Rights Reserved. "Whitney Houston possessed a mezzo-soprano vocal range and was commonly referred to as 'The Voice' about her exceptional vocal talent. [189], From late 1998 to early 2000, the album spawned several hit singles: "When You Believe" (US No. Gordon's death comes three years after he was found liable in the death of Brown the daughter of the late Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown and was ordered to pay millions of . Apr 14, 2021, 04:34 PM EDT. [247]) Houston also told Winfrey that Brown had been emotionally abusive during their marriage and had even spat on her on one occasion. 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. After enjoying success as a recording artist, and being recognized with 2 Grammy nominations, Monie ventured into the world of radio, starting out in NY at Hot 97 where she could be heard as part of the line up of radio personalities 9yrs running. 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. In April, Bobby Brown and Pat Houston were legally appointed co-guardians of Bobbi Kristina by . In 1989, she established the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children. [383] The magazine placed her 34th on their "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" list. [373][374][375] She is also recognized as one of the most influential R&B artists in history. Gender: Female. 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'". 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. This included helping her straighten out the legal issue surrounding her 2000 drug bust in Hawaii. [56] She won her first Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Saving All My Love for You". [39] As a result, the album began to sell strongly and Houston continued promotion by touring nightclubs in the US. This is standard procedure at these events. [154], Following the success of The Bodyguard, Houston embarked on another expansive global tour (The Bodyguard World Tour) in 199394. On February 11, the Grammy winning singer was found facedown in her bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. [47] The funk-oriented "Thinking About You" was released as the promo single only to R&B-oriented radio stations and dance clubs all over the country, resulting in the song reaching number 10 on the Hot Black Singles chart and number 24 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in December 1985. Whitney Houston's Mom Once Disapproved of Her Sexuality It's Different Now. 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. According to media outlets, Whitney Houston skipped the funeral. Saturday Night Live displayed a photo of a smiling Houston, alongside Molly Shannon, from her 1996 appearance. Whitney and Bobby had one child together. [145], The album became the bestselling soundtrack album of all time. A representative for Houston said that the outpatient treatment was a part of Houston's "longstanding recovery process". A Whitney Houston hologram is about us, not her, writes Holly Thomas - and the same is true of AI renderings of other dead celebrities like Anthony Bourdain, Amy Winehouse and Michael Jackson. 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. The double disc set peaked at number five in the United States, reaching number one in the United Kingdom. [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. The Standard . After his death, Houstons business associate, John Skinner, pursued the lawsuit against the singer. "[363] While AllMusic commented that, "Houston was able to handle big adult contemporary ballads, effervescent, stylish dance-pop and slick urban contemporary soul with equal dexterity". The rest of the money was left to Houston's only heir, Bobbi Kristina Brown. Houston played a star who is stalked by a crazed fan and hires a bodyguard (played by Kevin Costner) to protect her. When the singer died in February 2012, Bobbi was named as the sole beneficiary of her mother's estate. [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". [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. Just Whitney was certified platinum in the United States and sold about two million worldwide. In the film, Houston portrays Sparks's "not-so encouraging" mother. It topped the US Dance Club Songs chart and peaked at number two in the UK, becoming Houston's highest-charting single in the country since 1999. 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. When Houston died, her estate, worth an estimated $20 million, was left to her only child, Bobbi Kristina Brown, whom she . 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