Whitney Houston

(Newark, 1963 - Beverly Hills, 2012) American pop singer and actor. The unique voice of this beautiful singer captivates people every time she appears in public. After a rocky start, the producers decided to rely on some great talent and wait for the right time to release it, ultimately producing the number one album Whitney Houston ever made. Since then, he has found success in everything he has done, including his debut in the 1992 film Bodyguard, in which he starred on the Whitney Houston soundtrack.

Whitney Houston, daughter of soul singer Cissy Houston (once a member of The Sweet Inspiration, who was a regular at Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin's shows and recordings) and granddaughter of star Dionne Warwick, began singing in a group gospel. eleven. After beginning a promising career as a model, her singing career gradually took shape at the age of 15 when she appeared as a soloist on recordings by major artists such as Lou Rawls and Chaka Khan. After the Neville brothers.

After appearing on albums by Jermaine Jackson and Teddy Pendergrass, they signed to the Arista record label in 1983. Their first album, released in 1985, was an impressive success (by the end of 1986, it had sold more than 10 million copies, a number never achieved by a star's debut album). Since then, Whitney Houston's career has quickly established her as one of the most important black artists in the world. In 1987, she returned to the top of the North American charts with I Wanna Dance With Somebody from her second studio album. In the early 1990s, young Whitney set new records. She has sold more than 25 million copies of her first two albums.

Whitney, who married fellow singer Bobby Brown (1969) in July 1992, co-starred with Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard soundtrack in November of that year. The film and her album (the soundtrack to her famous performance of I Will Always Love You remains the best-selling of all time) were highlights of the New Jersey singer's professional career. This woman went straight to number one on the album charts in her country. To date, she has had seven top ten hits in North America.

Foreign tours continued one after another. In July 1994, he and instrumentalist Kenny G were invited to the closing ceremony of the FIFA World Cup, which was broadcast on five continents. In late 1995, the album Waiting To Exhale was released, featuring songs by Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, Aretha Franklin, TLC, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Mary and Babyface. Jay. Blindge, Brandy, Faith Evans, Chante Moore, SWV, CeCe Winans, Shanna, For Real and Sonya Marie. The film, starring Whitney, was released in early 1996.

After divorcing her husband in 2006, Whitney once again appeared happy and radiant in public. She made a full recovery and soon began working on new projects. In 2007, she released a new compilation called Whitney Houston: The Ultimate Collection. She performed live and released her most recent album, I Look to You (2009), promoted by the Nothing but Love Tour, which began in Moscow that year and ended in Finland in 2009. Ironically, just when everything seemed to indicate that Whitney Houston had Having regained control of his life and career, news of his death reached the Ticker. The singer was found dead in the bathtub of her room, apparently the victim. She takes painkillers.