Whitney Houston

Background

Whitney Elizebeth Houston was the most-awarded artist of all time, according to Guinness World Records, in 2009. One of the most successful artists in the music world, she has sold over 400 million records worldwide. Inspired by several prominent soul singers in her family, including her mother, Cissy Houston, and cousins, ​​Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, Houston began singing with the Church of New Jersey’s junior gospel choir at age 11. After she began working as a back up vocalist at her mother’s New York nightclub shows in 1977, she was discovered by Clive Davis in 1983, the year her professional career began. He was the manager of Arista Records. Houston went on to release six studio albums and three soundtrack albums, all of which are certified diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, and gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

With 25 million copies sold, her 1985 self-titled first album became the best-selling record by a female artist. Her second album, “Whitney,” made history by being the first female artist’s album to enter the top of the Billboard 200 chart. Beginning with her video for ‘How Will I Know,’ Houston scored significant singles on the charts and rose to fame on M.T.V., paving the way for other African-American female musicians to follow in her footsteps. Houston’s first film role was as the lead in “The Bodyguard (1992),” in which she was a huge success. The film’s original soundtrack won the Grammy Award for ‘Album of the Year’ in 1994. Her first track, ‘I Will Always Love You,’ went on to become the best-selling female artist single in music history. The album is the only one by a female musician to rank in the top five all-time. Houston continued to act in films and compose music for them, including “Waiting to Exhale” and “The Preacher’s Wife.” In 2009, Houston released her seventh and final studio album, “I Look to You.”

Because of her talent, legacy, and, most significantly, her magnificent and iconic voice, Houston was universally acknowledged as one of the greatest musicians of all time. Houston was dubbed The Voice because of her incredible vocal talent. Houston was frequently compared to famous performers of the past like Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, and Elvis Presley, and is also listed as one of “Rolling Stone” magazine’s 500 Greatest Artists of All Time. Houston died on February 11, 2012. The Los Angeles Criminalistics Institute report stated, in principle, that the death was accidental. The singer drowned in a hotel bathtub. According to the experts, there were signs of heart disease and traces of cocaine use.