[217], Shortly thereafter, Houston was scheduled to perform at the Academy Awards, but was fired from the event by musical director and longtime friend Burt Bacharach. [50] At the time, the album was the bestselling debut album by a solo artist. A tense and somber Bobby Brown stepped out of the Emory University Hospital for fresh air on Feb. 5, as his daughter Bobbi Kristina remains in a coma. [183] The movie received seven Emmy nominations including Outstanding Variety, Musical or Comedy, while winning Outstanding Art Direction in a Variety, Musical or Comedy Special. [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. Houston died in 2012 at 48 after drowning in a bathtub. [52], The album gave Houston some of her strongest reviews ever. Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 - February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. She is the first and only black artist to have three Diamond-certified albums. [393], Houston's debut album is listed as one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine[61] and is on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Definitive 200 list. Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, died at a hospice on 26 July, six months after she was . The event was considered the nation's "biggest media event since the inauguration of Nelson Mandela". Nicknamed "The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with over 200 million records sold worldwide.In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked her second on their list of the greatest singers of all time. In 2009, Houston sat down with Oprah Winfrey to discuss her feelings toward her fathers lawsuit against her. [145], The album became the bestselling soundtrack album of all time. [97][105][106] Her rendition was critically acclaimed and is considered the benchmark for singers;[101][107] VH1 listed the performance as one of the greatest moments that rocked TV. Since the star's untimely death, it has been revealed that her brother Michael Houston was the one who introduced her to drugs. You gotta understand at the time the 80s it was acceptable, he told Winfrey. Crack is wack. In 1991, Bobby proposed marriage to Whitney and the couple married at Houston's estate on July 18, 1992. [410], Houston donated all of the earnings from her 1991 Super Bowl XXV performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" sales to Gulf War servicemen and their families. [287] The manner of death was listed as an "accident".[288]. [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. and said of Houston: "When I first heard her, I called Clive Davis and said, 'You finally found the greatest singer I've ever heard in my life. Bobby Brown was married to R&B singer Whitney Houston for 14 years. Houston's first two albums, as well as her 1992 release The Bodyguard's soundtrack, are among the best-selling albums of all time. He was 82. But sources say that it was her other brother, Gary . Fe. This follows reports that the 84-year-old family matriarch . A voice that only comes around once in a lifetime. Thread starter lva3461. Instead she was with someone who, like her, wanted to party. Simply put, Whitney would have wanted the music to go on and her family asked that we carry on. Rolling Stone and USA Today called her rendition a tour-de-force. I was paying the bills. After the show, Davis and Houston announced plans to go into the studio to work on her new album. "She's in the early stages of dementia," a source told Radar Online. This included helping her straighten out the legal issue surrounding her 2000 drug bust in Hawaii. Whitney and Bobby had one child together. The album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 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. Police reported that Houston had visible injuries to her face. "[90], Houston took a more urban direction with her third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight, released in November 1990. [56] She won her first Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Saving All My Love for You". [421], Lifetime released the documentary Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All in 2021, which The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called "less an expos and more a loving tribute to these two women".[422]. Michael Houston told Winfreythat he was the first person Whitney ever did drugs with, not the singers ex-husband Bobby Brown. The service was scheduled for two hours, but lasted four. [32] She would also appear inside other magazines such as Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Young Miss and a TV commercial for the Canada Dry soft drink. Kevin Costner Toasts To Whitney Houston In Speech, Thanks Clive Davis For Being "Her Bodyguard" "You were a miracle in her life," he said at the 2023 Pre-Grammy Gala. During a recent episode of "Red Table Talk," the singer opened up about some of the tragedies he's experienced over the years. [37] Houston did not begin work on an album immediately. [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. "[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 album sold six million copies worldwide and scored hit singles with "I Believe in You and Me" and "Step by Step", becoming the largest selling gospel album of all time. [319], The single "I Will Always Love You" returned to the Billboard Hot 100 after almost twenty years, peaking at number three and becoming a posthumous top-ten single for Houston, the first one since 2001. [161], In 1995, Houston starred alongside Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon in her second film, Waiting to Exhale, a motion picture about four African-American women struggling with relationships. During the primetime special, she spoke about her drug use and marriage, among other topics. She shares the responsibilities with Cissy Houston Whitney's mother and Whitney's brothers, Gary and Michael. Traces of Xanax, Benadryl, and marijuana were found in her system. Her death wasan eerie repeat of her mothers death. "[224] In a 2009 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Houston acknowledged that drug use had been the reason for her weight loss. So, why did Houston file a lawsuit against the singer, and did she ever find it in her heart to forgive him? [103][104], Houston donated her share of the proceeds to the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund and was named to the Red Cross Board of Governors. At the 1986 Grammy Awards, Houston was nominated for three awards, including Album of the Year. [170], It also would spend a record eleven weeks at the No. 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. [274][275] Beverly Hills paramedics arrived about 3:30pm, found Houston unresponsive, and performed CPR. It stated that she paved the way for Mariah Carey's chart-topping vocal gymnastics. The Voice Kids: Girl, 13, stuns viewers with flawless performance of Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You'. Davis spoke about Houston's death at the evening's start: By now you have all learned of the unspeakably tragic news of our beloved Whitney's passing. [199] In November 1999, Houston was named Top-selling R&B Female Artist of the Century with certified US sales of 51 million copies at the time and The Bodyguard Soundtrack was named the Top-selling Soundtrack Album of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). By clicking Accept all you agree that Yahoo and our partners will process your personal information, and use technologies such as cookies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights, and product development. [20] By age eleven, she began performing as a soloist for the junior gospel choir, performing the hymn, "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah". Since its release, it has spent more than 100 weeks on the Billboard 200, making it one of the longest-charting compilations in chart history,[328] the fourth by a woman after H.E.R., Madonna and Carrie Underwood. [318] As fans of Houston rushed to rediscover the singer's music, single digital track sales of the artist's music rose to more than 887,000 paid song downloads in 24 hours in the US alone. Michael admitted that he feels extremely guilty about his sisters death, but says he didnt quite realize just how dangerous drugs could be when he started getting high with Whitney. 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. Whitney Houston's family inherited her fortune after her daughter's death. ", Browns estate filed awrongful death lawsuit against Nickin 2015, alleging he beat her up after a cocaine and drinking binge.. The Whitney Houston Foundation for Children, in particular, focused on helping children who suffered from HIV/AIDS, among other issues. Her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, died in an eerily similar way to her mother. This visit led Cissy to return with law enforcement and perform an intervention. Ten years ago today, the world lost Whitney Houston. Although the company was started by her father to manage her career, it was actually run by company president Kevin Skinner. Whitney Houston was a singer, model and actress who had a net worth of negative $20 million at the time of her death. Houston wanted the story told with dignity and honor. [39] As a result, the album began to sell strongly and Houston continued promotion by touring nightclubs in the US. [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. [48] Eventually, Houston's video for "Saving All My Love" was featured in light rotation after the song had become a huge pop hit, with Houston stating that the channel "had no choice but to play [the video]I love it when they have no choice". Kelly. She was 14 when her parents divorced and Whitney gained custody. When asked if she had forgiven him, the pop diva said absolutely before explaining why. 10 Years After Whitney Houston's Death, the Singer's Estate Sees Quadruple Growth in Earnings. It peaked at No. The soundtrack for The Bodyguard won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and remains the bestselling soundtrack album of all time. In August 2002, John Russell Houstons company, John Houston Entertainment, filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Whitney Houston in New Jersey Superior Court. [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". Pat Houston first met [] 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. The album sold four million copies in America, making it certified 4 platinum and a total of eleven million copies worldwide. [88], With the success of her first two albums, Houston became an international crossover superstar, appealing to all demographics. Whitney Houston performs with her half-brother . [42] The Hollywood Reporter said that the show was "undoubtedly the most disgusting and execrable series ever to ooze its way onto television". [137], The soundtrack topped the Billboard 200 chart and remained there for 20 non-consecutive weeks, the longest tenure by any Arista album on the chart in the Nielsen SoundScan era (tied for tenth overall by any label) and became one of the fastest selling albums ever. Now it has been revealed that her estate has signed a series of mega commercial . [194][195] These singles became international hits as well and all the singles, except "When You Believe", became number one hits on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart. By Rosy Cordero April 14, 2021 at . "[300], Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of the 54th Grammy Awards, announced that Jennifer Hudson would perform a tribute to Houston at the February 12, 2012, ceremony. She was someone more to be admired, like a museum piece, than to be emulated. The young man Whitney Houston once raised "like a son" has died. [308][309], In June 2012, the year's McDonald's Gospelfest in Newark was dedicated as a tribute to Houston. Houston was initially offered the role of Cinderella in 1993, but other projects intervened. Houston's posthumous live album, Her Greatest Performances (2014), was a US R&B number-one[329] and received positive reviews by music critics. Being a woman of many talents, the singer also found success in acting. [5] However, her personal problems began to overshadow her career. April 14, 2021, 6:10 PM PDT / Source: TODAY. Clive Davis, the Houston estate and Primary Wave are behind the biopic, with Sony Pictures & TriStar Pictures. 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. [182] An estimated 60 million viewers tuned into the special giving ABC its highest TV ratings in 16 years. [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. Houston produced the latter's soundtrack, which became the bestselling gospel album of all time. [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. She's the kind of woman that would've said 'Stop everything! I would like to spend the last years of my life on a boat some place.. "[353] According to Newsweek, Houston had a four-octave range. Her looks and girl-next-door charm made her one of the most sought-after teen models. [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. Though the two were exceptionally close in the beginning, their relationship became strained after the late businessman sued his superstar daughter in 2002. Start date Feb 6, 2021; Forums. Following the success, she renewed her contract with Arista for $100million, one of the biggest recording deals of all time. In a new interview with Oprah Winfrey,Whitney Houston's older brother admits he was responsible for introducing the late singer to drugs, including crack cocaine,back in the 1980s. In addition to co-producing, Houston starred in the film as the Fairy Godmother along with Brandy, Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldberg and Bernadette Peters. [259] In September 2011, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Houston would produce and star alongside Jordin Sparks and Mike Epps in the remake of the 1976 film Sparkle. So I had my own service and then I had one for [his friends] that they could go to.. In addition, Houston became an activist for the fight against HIV and AIDS during the first decade of the AIDS epidemic. Whitney Houston with father John and mother Cissy | Dirck Halstead/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images. 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. However, some black critics believed she was "selling out". 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.'. The show provided a view of the domestic goings-on in the Brown household. [61][62] Houston's grand entrance into the music industry is considered one of the 25 musical milestones of the last 25 years, according to USA Today. With 20 million copies sold it became the best-selling single of all time by a female solo artist. '"[361] After Houston's death, Catona asserted that Houston's voice reached "'about 75 to 80 percent'" of its former capacity after he had worked with her. 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. Their friendship developed into a romance. [24][33] The offers, however, were turned down by her mother because Cissy wanted Houston to finish school. [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.. Her death derailed production, which would have begun in 2002.[260][261][262]. In September 2004, she gave a surprise performance at the World Music Awards in a tribute to long-time friend Clive Davis. [305], The 2012 Brit Awards, which took place at the O2 Arena in London on February 21, also paid tribute to Houston by playing a 30-second video montage of her music videos with a snippet of "One Moment in Time" as the background music in the ceremony's first segment. With the guidance of Arista Records chairman Clive Davis, Houston signed to the label at age 19. And knowing Whitney I don't believe that she would have said 'the show must go on.' Chaka Khan, in an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan on February 13, 2012, shared that she felt the party should have been canceled, saying: "I thought that was complete insanity. In May 2003, Houston placed at number three on VH1's list of "50 Greatest Women of the Video Era". [162] Consequently, the album featured a range of contemporary R&B female recording artists along with Houston, such as Mary J. Blige, Brandy, Toni Braxton, Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle. This is standard procedure at these events. "[358], Houston's vocal stylings have had a significant impact on the music industry. Let's get that straight. "She repeats herself a lot and doesn't remember what she says. In the film, Houston portrays Sparks's "not-so encouraging" mother. Her inheritance was placed in trust to be released in increments until she turned 30. [238], In early 2004, Brown starred in his own reality TV program, Being Bobby Brown, on Bravo. 8 for the highest-earning entertainers list according to Forbes. 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. 2,021 53. Her concerts, movie and recording grosses made her the third highest-earning female entertainer of 199394, just behind Oprah Winfrey and Barbra Streisand according to Forbes. She lived there until she turned 4 years old. [195][206] In addition, the album reached the Top 10 in many other countries. Rolling Stone said Houston was singing "with a bite in her voice"[196] and The Village Voice called it "Whitney's sharpest and most satisfying so far". [312] The song mentions Houston's name in the opening lyrics, "I'm sorry, I'm not the most pretty, I'll never ever sing like Whitney", before going on to sample some of Houston's lyrics from "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" in the chorus. [313] The song was in part made as a tribute to Whitney Houston's life. [299], Houston's former husband, Bobby Brown, was reported to be "in and out of crying fits" after receiving the news. However, some poor reviews and rescheduled concerts brought negative media attention. The legendary singer died at the age of 48 on February 11, 2012. I mean, you know, don't think I don't have desires for it. When Houston died, her estate, worth an estimated $20 million, was left to her only child, Bobbi Kristina Brown, whom she . Coming to the U.S. a British import via the Hip Hop movement, Monie Love found herself amidst the cream of the crop within the rap community. Emily "Cissy" Houston (ne Drinkard; born September 30, 1933) is an American soul and gospel singer. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. [230] The lawsuit was dismissed on April 5, 2004, and Skinner was awarded nothing. WTLC Featured Video. Because he failed to show up in court twice, he was found in contempt of the order and the judgment was made "by default. [186][187], After spending much of the early and mid-1990s working on motion pictures and their soundtrack albums, Houston's first studio album in eight years, the critically acclaimed My Love Is Your Love, was released in November 1998. The legacy of Whitney Houston is a complicated one. This is someone who sang backup for Chaka Khan when she was only 17. Whitney Houston's estate was left to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown. [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". [194], In 2002, Houston became embroiled in a legal dispute with John Houston Enterprise. Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55pm PST. [138] During Christmas week of 1992, the soundtrack sold over a million copies within a week, becoming the first album to achieve that feat under Nielsen SoundScan system. [218] Houston later admitted she had been fired. The album included productions from then-husband Bobby Brown, as well as Missy Elliott and Babyface, and marked the first time that Houston did not produce with Clive Davis, as Davis had been released by top management at BMG. [154], Following the success of The Bodyguard, Houston embarked on another expansive global tour (The Bodyguard World Tour) in 199394. [209] The greatest hits album was certified 5 platinum in the US, with worldwide sales of 10 million. He was hospitalized for approximately seven hours before he passed away. We don't do crack. Houston went on to star and record soundtracks for Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). Then, Gary opens up about how their mother, Cissy Houston, is doing after the death of her only daughter. [2] Houston influenced many singers in popular music, and was known for her powerful, soulful vocals and vocal improvisation skills. Houston received a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Actress. In December 1996, a spokesperson for Houston confirmed that she had suffered a miscarriage.[179]. I make too much money to ever smoke crack. They wed in 1992 and divorced in 2007 according to Biography.com. The one-hour . Her publicist cited throat problems as the reason for the cancellation. Heres what we know. "[219] The "crack is wack" line was drawn from a mural that Keith Haring painted in 1986 on the handball court at 128th Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan. On February 11, the Grammy winning singer was found facedown in her bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Houston's first posthumous greatest hits album, I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston, was released on November 13, 2012, by RCA Records. Later that year, Houston sang background on mother Cissy's solo album, Think It Over, with the title track later reaching the top 5 of the Billboard disco chart. Houston and Chase then obtained the rights to the story of Dorothy Dandridge. Blair, Tom. She was 48 years old and on the precipice of . Houston's third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990), yielded two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and "All the Man That I Need". 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. A bonus track from the album's Japanese edition, "Higher Love", was remixed by Norwegian DJ and record producer Kygo and released posthumously in 2019 to commercial success. 50 in November 1968). The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. [180] However, Halle Berry also had rights to the project and got her version going first. [188] It had a funkier and edgier sound than past releases and saw Houston handling urban dance, hip hop, mid-tempo R&B, reggae, torch songs and ballads all with great dexterity. You can also catch Monie DJing on the road at an array of events from corporate to Metro City Nightlife in a city near you. 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. Nick and a guest were at the home when she was found unconscious. [420] That film, entitled Whitney, premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and was released internationally in theaters on July 6, 2018. [25] During this period, Houston sang background for her mother on the cabaret club circuit in New York City. [97] Houston's vocals were pre-recorded, prompting criticism. [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. NEWARK, NEW JERSEY: Whitney Houston continues to shine years after her death. The Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation put on a gala on Tuesday where the late singer's brother Gary performed to honor his sister. [272][273], Two days later, on February 11, Houston was found unconscious in Suite 434 at the Beverly Hilton, submerged in the bathtub. "Spielberg Dethrones Oprah As Highest-Paid Entertainer", "If Ella Fitzgerald is the queen of jazz, Billie Holiday first lady of the blues and Aretha Franklin the queen of soul, then who is the queen of pop? The Bodyguard (soundtrack) remains the bestselling soundtrack album of all time, with global sales of over 45 million copies. [382] Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times referred to Houston as a "national treasure". Five years earlier, in 1996, Houston became the second recipient of the BET Walk of Fame and was, at 32, the youngest to receive that honor. We would go and visit them for Christmas and/or New Years. 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