She graced this stage with her regal presence and gave so many memorable performances here over the years. [169], The film's accompanying soundtrack, Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album, was written and produced by Babyface. Diamond. Aretha Franklin was listed on the program and was expected to sing, but was unable to attend the service. Superstar: Whitney Houston is a new ABC special from the producers behind 20/20, and arrives on the heels of what would have been the late singer's 58th birthday on August 9th. Reviews were mixed. [385] Houston won a record 11 Billboard Music Awards at its fourth ceremony in 1993. 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 film was directed by Houston's Waiting to Exhale co-star Angela Bassett, and Houston was portrayed by model Yaya DaCosta. The Voice Kids: Girl, 13, stuns viewers with flawless performance of Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You'. However, Brown's ex-boyfriend, Nick Gordon, was later found legally responsible for her death in 2016 (via CNN ). [389] In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's 50th anniversary, ranking Houston at number nine. As for why she didnt attend her fathers funeral, the singer revealed that she didnt want to mourn his death in the public eye. Bette Marshall. In Whitney's 1982 bedroom, she had a photo of her cousin Dionne Warwick on the wall. [287] The manner of death was listed as an "accident".[288]. 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[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. . Dee Dee and Dionne were also nieces of Cissy Houston, Whitney's mother. [405], On January 15, 2020, she was announced as an inductee into the Hall's 2020 class, along with five other acts. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey. [307] Houston was also featured, alongside other recently deceased figures from the film industry, in the In Memoriam montage at the 84th Academy Awards on February 26, 2012. This is standard procedure at these events. 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". However, the dynamic with her father, John Russell Houston, was a bit complicated. Houston holds the record for the most American Music Awards received in a single year by a woman with eight wins in 1994 (overall tied with Michael Jackson). April 17, 2021. Still not ready to stop striving towards higher heights, Monie moved her family to Miami, joined the classic artist lineup that grace the Tom Joyner family events and cruises, and partnered up with the prominent Miami socialites to create events in South Beach catering to music lovers young and old new and classic. [178] The album received mainly positive reviews. 10 Years After Whitney Houston's Death, the Singer's Estate Sees Quadruple Growth in Earnings. Though he originally wanted Houston to record the entire album, she declined. [25] During this period, Houston sang background for her mother on the cabaret club circuit in New York City. Emily "Cissy" Houston (ne Drinkard; born September 30, 1933) is an American soul and gospel singer. Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. 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You can change your choices at any time by visiting your privacy controls. I know that, per E! [90] At the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards, when Houston's name was called out for a nomination, a few in the audience jeered. The series aired in 2005 and featured Houston in unflattering moments. 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. She also began performing on late-night television talk shows, which were not usually accessible to non-established black acts. It stated that she paved the way for Mariah Carey's chart-topping vocal gymnastics. [93] while Entertainment Weekly, at the time thought Houston's shift towards an urban direction was "superficial". [59][60] The album's popularity would also carry over to the 1987 Grammy Awards, when "Greatest Love of All" would receive a Record of the Year nomination. . Just Whitney was certified platinum in the United States and sold about two million worldwide. She further stated that Bobby Brown had never hit her, but acknowledged that she had hit him. After years of rumored infidelity by both parties, the couple divorced in 2007. [372] Rolling Stone stated that Houston "redefined the image of a female soul icon and inspired singers ranging from Mariah Carey to Rihanna". 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. Upon its release, Just Whitney received mixed reviews. [180] Their first project was a made-for-television remake of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. [7][8] Cissy recorded several albums with the group on their own, in addition to singing background for musicians such as Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix and Elvis Presley,[9] and earned a Grammy Award nomination for the song, "Sweet Inspiration". Houston appeared as a guest mentor on The X Factor in the United Kingdom. They wed in 1992 and divorced in 2007 according to Biography.com. The manner of death was listed as an accident.. She was found drowned in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub on the eve of 2012 Grammy Awards, reportedly after a cocaine binge. He said, "Event organizers believed Hudson an Academy Award-winning actress and Grammy Award-winning artist could perform a respectful musical tribute to Houston." [4], Similarly, Steve Huey from Allmusic wrote that the shadow of Houston's prodigious technique still looms large over nearly every pop diva and smooth urban soul singer male or female in her wake and spawned a legion of imitators. This follows reports that the 84-year-old family matriarch . Houston and Chase then obtained the rights to the story of Dorothy Dandridge. [407] In October 2020, the music video for "I Will Always Love You" surpassed 1billion views on YouTube, making Houston the first solo 20th-century artist to have a video reach that milestone. I was paying the bills. "[360], Houston struggled with vocal problems in her later years. "Album Review: Whitney Houston's 'I Look To You'". Her drug use and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown received widespread media coverage. Days after the death of his ex-wife, Bobby appeared at Whitney's memorial service, but was asked to leave by the family's security. "[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. Butterflyj30. The medical examiners office said it was unclear if Bobbis death was accidental or intentional. In 1997, the Franklin School in East Orange, New Jersey was renamed to The Whitney E. Houston Academy School of Creative and Performing Arts. [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. [214][215] Charges against her were later dropped,[216] but rumors of drug usage by Houston and Brown would continue to surface. 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 . Houston made her acting debut with the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard (1992), which became the tenth highest-grossing film to that date despite receiving poor reviews for its screenplay and lead performances. You gotta understand at the time the 80s it was acceptable, he told Winfrey. [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.
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