"For the past few years, there have been so many stories that have been told about her life that just did not connect with me . [320] Her death on February 11 ignited an incredible drive to her YouTube and Vevo pages. [417] According to Instinct magazine, Houston's unannounced performance at the Piers "ushered in a new era that would eventually make high-profile artists performing at LGBTQ events virtually commonplace. [247]) Houston also told Winfrey that Brown had been emotionally abusive during their marriage and had even spat on her on one occasion. Rolling Stone and USA Today called her rendition a tour-de-force. Joined Jan 3, 2011 Messages 91 Reactions 156 1 Alleybux 192,468 Feb 6, 2021 #1 Didn't see this posted yet . She plays the gospel-singing wife of a pastor (Courtney B. Vance). I'm not ashamed of it. [56] She won her first Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Saving All My Love for You". It was beyond disturbing, seeing my daughter's face cut out like that." [217] In 2019, Crawford said she had left after Houston declined to seek help for her drug dependency. [70], At the 30th Grammy Awards in 1988, Houston was nominated for three awards, including Album of the Year. [125] Rolling Stone described it as "nothing more than pleasant, tasteful and urbane". 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The show provided a view of the domestic goings-on in the Brown household. On February 29, 2012, Houston became the first and only female act to ever place three albums in the Top Ten of the US Billboard 200 Album Chart all at the same time, with Whitney: The Greatest Hits at number 2, The Bodyguard at number 6 and Whitney Houston at number 9. Whitney Houston mother Cissy Houston TV Interview on The View 1 year after Whitney's death. Still, she quickly added, theyll never get $100 million out of me. She further stated that Bobby Brown had never hit her, but acknowledged that she had hit him. [347], Houston possessed a spinto soprano vocal range,[348][349][350] and was referred to as "The Voice" in reference to her vocal talent. Whitney and Bobby had one child together. As of February 2023, Houston's net worth when she died in 2012 was $20 million. Their goal was "to show aspects of the lives of African-Americans that have not been brought to the screen before" while improving how African-Americans are portrayed in film and television. [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. "[353] According to Newsweek, Houston had a four-octave range. According to USA Today, Houston's $20 million estate was left to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, but after Whitney's only child died in 2015, the estate went to Cissy and Whitney's two . close-knit relationships with her family and friends. "Count On Me", a duet with CeCe Winans, hit the U.S. Top 10; and Houston's third contribution, "Why Does It Hurt So Bad", made the Top 30. Pat Houston is better known for being the late pop sensation Whitney Houston's manager and her sister-in-law. "The technique is repeated throughout the song, most pronouncedly on every 'I' and 'you'. "[2], Matthew Perpetua of Rolling Stone also acknowledged Houston's vocal prowess, enumerating ten performances, including "How Will I Know" at the 1986 MTV VMAs and "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the 1991 Super Bowl. We would go and visit them for Christmas and/or New Years. The song was featured on the Sparkle: Music from the Motion Picture soundtrack as the first official single. Houston, whose full name was Whitney Elizabeth . [371] The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame stated: "Her sound expanded through collaborations with a wide array of artists, including Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Babyface, Missy Elliott, Bobby Brown, and Mariah Carey. [208] Along with the album, an accompanying VHS and DVD was released featuring the music videos to Houston's greatest hits, as well as several hard-to-find live performances including her 1983 debut on The Merv Griffin Show and interviews. The family of late music legend Whitney Houston has been shaken by a slew of tragedy and controversy in the wake of her 2012 passing. I had a memorial the day before the funeral. We don't do that. [274][275] Beverly Hills paramedics arrived about 3:30pm, found Houston unresponsive, and performed CPR. [139][140] With the follow-up singles "I'm Every Woman", a Chaka Khan cover and "I Have Nothing" both reaching the top five, Houston became the first woman to ever have three singles in the Top 11 simultaneously. The half-brother of Bobby's child with Whitney Houston, Bobbi - who passed away in 2015 at 22 - was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday, sources told TMZ. Whitney Houston was found dead in a hotel bathtub in 2012 at the age of 48. I make too much money to ever smoke crack. Bobbi Kristina Brownwas just 14 when her parents divorced, with Whitney gaining custody of her. With regard to her singing style, he added: "Her [Houston's] stylistic trademarks shivery melismas that ripple up in the middle of a song, twirling embellishments at the ends of phrases that suggest an almost breathless exhilaration infuse her interpretations with flashes of musical and emotional lightning. [78] She was the highest-earning African-American woman overall, highest-earning musician and the third highest entertainer after Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy. [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". Though originally slated to be a greatest hits album with a handful of new songs, recording sessions were so fruitful that a new full-length studio album was released. Whitney and Bobby Brown during the happy times, Whitney and Bobbi Kristina shared a stage on September 1, 2009, Bobby Brown, Jr., Bobby's son, also passed away, Inside Whitney Houstons family curse 10 years after her passing as her loved ones suffer death, addiction & misfortune, Kate and Rio Ferdinand had 'heated' rows over her pregnancy that ended in tears as she thought he 'didn't care', Ed Sheeran reveals wife Cherry 'had a tumour' that could only be treated after birth of 2nd baby as he announces album, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). April 5, 2012 -- The final details of pop icon Whitney Houston's Feb. 11 death provide a clearer picture of the scene where the star was found face down in a water-filled bathtub with drug . Clive Davis, the Houston estate and Primary Wave are behind the biopic, with Sony Pictures & TriStar Pictures. Now if you think I got that long, you think about it. Her 2002 studio album, Just Whitney, received mixed reviews. 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. Their initial friendship became more serious, and in 1991, the performer asked her to marry him. News. [423][424][425] On December 15, 2020, it was announced that actress Naomi Ackie had been picked to portray Houston. . [42] The Hollywood Reporter said that the show was "undoubtedly the most disgusting and execrable series ever to ooze its way onto television". The performance aired on January 30, 2011. [173], In 1996, Houston starred in the holiday comedy The Preacher's Wife, with Denzel Washington. The 28-year-old Brown was the stepson of the late Whitney Houston and half brother of Bobbi Kristina Brown, who died in 2015. She went from 868,000 views in the week prior to her death to 40,200,000 views in the week following her death, a 45-fold increase.[321]. '"[291], Sharon Osbourne condemned the Davis party, declaring: "I think it was disgraceful that the party went on. I took care of my father.. [411] The record label followed suit and she was voted to the American Red Cross Board of Directors as a result. [37] Houston did not begin work on an album immediately. April 17, 2021. [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. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. [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. It peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart[95] and reached the top ten in several countries. After a three-year courtship, the two were married on July 18, 1992. Whitney Houston's estate was left to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown. 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. [253][254] Houston canceled some concerts because of illness and received widespread negative reviews from fans who were disappointed in the quality of her voice and performance. [83][84][85] With her world tour continuing overseas, Houston was still one of the top 20 highest-earning entertainers for 198788 according to Forbes. Certainly all three have their devotees and detractors, but their presence has been inescapable." "[102] Nevertheless, a commercial single and video of the performance reached the Top 20 on the US Hot 100, giving Houston the biggest chart hit for a performance of the national anthem (Jos Feliciano's version reached No. View our online Press Pack. However, some poor reviews and rescheduled concerts brought negative media attention. She was 22. Houston played a star who is stalked by a crazed fan and hires a bodyguard (played by Kevin Costner) to protect her. [232] Houston did, however, admit to using alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and pills; she also acknowledged that her mother had urged her to seek help regarding her drug use. The vocal technique is called melisma and it has inspired a host of imitators. Her elder brother, Michael, was a songwriter, and her elder maternal half-brother is former basketball player and singer Gary Garland. 2, UK No. [34] Houston recalled recording the song at just 16 years old. The Voice Kids: Girl, 13, stuns viewers with flawless performance of Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You'. She renewed her contract for $100million to release six new albums, for which she would also earn royalties. 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. [5] However, her personal problems began to overshadow her career. Although the company was started by her father to manage her career, it was actually run by company president Kevin Skinner. Rookie. [121] Despite the film's mixed reviews, it was hugely successful at the box office, grossing more than $121million in the U.S. and $410million worldwide, making it one of the top 100 grossing films in film history at its time of release, though it later fell out of the top 100 because of rising ticket prices since the time the film was released. [207] While ballad songs were left unchanged, the album features house/club remixes of many of Houston's up-tempo hits. . [180] Their first project was a made-for-television remake of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. [416], Since Houston's sudden death in 2012, her life, career and death have been the subject of many documentaries and specials. A representative for Houston said that the outpatient treatment was a part of Houston's "longstanding recovery process". "U2, Bon Jovi were top concert acts of 1987". [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. Hodges, Anne. The San Francisco Chronicle said Houston "is rather angelic herself, displaying a divine talent for being virtuous and flirtatious at the same time" and she "exudes gentle yet spirited warmth, especially when praising the Lord in her gorgeous singing voice". 4, UK No. For that project, she contributed the ballad "Memories", a cover of a song by Hugh Hopper of Soft Machine. [214][215] Charges against her were later dropped,[216] but rumors of drug usage by Houston and Brown would continue to surface. [178] The album received mainly positive reviews. Whitney Houston" on Wednesday, Aug . [96], During the Persian Gulf War, on January 27, 1991, Houston performed "The Star-Spangled Banner", the US national anthem, at Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium. After years of rumored infidelity by both parties, the couple divorced in 2007. It was so much press, and the media was following me around, I couldnt grieve in privacy, Houston told Oprah. In 2010, BET honored her once more with the BET Honors. [406] In March 2020, the Library of Congress announced that Houston's 1992 single "I Will Always Love You" had been added to its National Recording Registry, a list of "aural treasures worthy of preservation" due to their "cultural, historical and aesthetic importance" in the American soundscape. With all of this, Monie is still able to create a Cook Book, which embraces the Non Chef, and allows all to develop courage in the kitchen, with easy to follow steps in creating classic comfort foods to entertain at home. [170], It also would spend a record eleven weeks at the No. You can't hide that fact."[25]. [22] After attending Franklin Elementary School (now the Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts), Houston was transferred to an all-girls Catholic school, Mount Saint Dominic Academy at nearby Caldwell, in her sixth grade year where she eventually graduated from in 1981 at 17. [248] When Winfrey asked Houston if she was drug-free, Houston responded, "'Yes, ma'am. [31], Houston became a fashion model after she was discovered by a photographer who filmed her and her mother during a performance for the United Negro College Fund at Carnegie Hall. It stated that she paved the way for Mariah Carey's chart-topping vocal gymnastics. [419], On April 27, 2016, it was announced that Kevin Macdonald would work with the film production team Altitude, producers of the Amy Winehouse documentary film Amy (2015), on a new documentary film based on Houston's life and death. Rolling Stone felt it was her "best and most integrated album". [24][33] The offers, however, were turned down by her mother because Cissy wanted Houston to finish school. She later commented that she "sang [herself] out of [her] clothes". Interestingly, Gordon was an adoptive brother of sorts to Brown . With production from Michael Masser, Kashif, Jermaine Jackson and Narada Michael Walden, Houston's debut album Whitney Houston was released on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1985. A few days later, The Bodyguard stars father called for her to settle the case in a televised plea from his hospital bed. The New York Times said: "Ms. Houston has shed the defensive hauteur that made her portrayal of a pop star in 'The Bodyguard' seem so distant. 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[122] It remains in the top forty of most successful rated-R films in box office history. [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. [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. Houston and Chase then obtained the rights to the story of Dorothy Dandridge. She won the award for Best Music Video for her single "I Look to You". This is standard procedure at these events. '"[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. The young lady had to stand uncowed in the locker room of macho rock. A television documentary film entitled Whitney: Can I Be Me aired on Showtime on August 25, 2017. Now it has been revealed that her estate has signed a series of mega commercial . [91][92] Houston defended herself against the criticism, stating, "If you're gonna have a long career, there's a certain way to do it and I did it that way. [29][28][30] Following Houston's rise to fame, rumors began speculating that Houston and Crawford were lovers, which the two denied to the press during a 1987 interview for Time magazine. Houston is also credited as an executive producer of the film. With the same complexity as someone who has mastered the violin or the piano, Whitney mastered the use of her voice. [282] Houston was buried on February 19, 2012, in Fairview Cemetery, in Westfield, New Jersey, next to her father, John Russell Houston, who had died in 2003. [26] Houston was offered record deals around this time, first by Michael Zager in 1979, Luther Vandross in 1980 and Bruce Lundvall in 1981. [27][28] Along with being best friends, Crawford would become a roommate and executive assistant. [39] Houston first recorded a duet with Teddy Pendergrass, "Hold Me", which appeared on his gold album, Love Language. Un-unh. [272][273], Two days later, on February 11, Houston was found unconscious in Suite 434 at the Beverly Hilton, submerged in the bathtub. [376], Houston is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, with more than 200 million records sold worldwide. [231], Also in 2002, Houston gave an interview with Diane Sawyer to promote her then-upcoming album. [386] She also holds the record for the most WMAs won in a single year, winning five awards at the sixth World Music Awards in 1994.[387]. You can hear 'The Icon' Monie Love every Saturday 6pm on Sirius XM radio with her show Ladies First that is now approaching it's 7th year running on the satellite network. When discussing the eerie ways in which Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina . Whitney Houston performs with her half-brother . [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. [250] The album's first two singles were the title track "I Look to You" and "Million Dollar Bill". When the opportunity arose to do her own morning show, Monie, eager to continue moving to new heights, took that position, which brought her to the Philly Tri State area. [41] It would also appear on her debut album in 1985. [332], In 2019, Houston and Kygo's version of "Higher Love" was released as a single. [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. [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. [38] The label wanted to make sure no other label signed her away and Davis wanted to ensure he had the right material and producers for her debut album. 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. 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. Birth Country: United States. When asked if she had forgiven him, the pop diva said absolutely before explaining why. Houston appeared on the Italian version of The X Factor, where she performed "Million Dollar Bill" to excellent reviews. Monie, coming from a Jamaican background with parents who saw to it that complete knowledge of ancestry and African history was prevalent in the household, recently joined the ranks of artist/activists to form SANKOFA Social Justice Organization, lead by Harry Belafonte. Her death wasan eerie repeat of her mothers death. [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. "Forbes Names Jackson as the Best-Paid Star 5 Women, 3 Boxers on List of 40 Celebrities". 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. / 04.14.2021. A month after news of the lawsuit made headlines in October 2002, Houston told Diana . [218] Houston later admitted she had been fired. And knowing Whitney I don't believe that she would have said 'the show must go on.' 19). [167] The reviews were mainly positive for the ensemble cast. She was found drowned in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub on the eve of 2012 Grammy Awards, reportedly after a cocaine binge. 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'". Pat Houston first met [] [308][309], In June 2012, the year's McDonald's Gospelfest in Newark was dedicated as a tribute to Houston. [10] Her father, John Russell Houston Jr., was an ex-Army serviceman, a Newark city administrator who worked for then-Newark mayor Kenneth A. Gibson and a manager of the Sweet Inspirations. [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. Aug 25, 2021. [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. [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". Because he failed to show up in court twice, he was found in contempt of the order and the judgment was made "by default. [413], Houston declined to perform in apartheid-era South Africa in the 1980s. 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. The Standard . [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. The Washington Post remarked that Houston was "doing nothing more than playing [herself]", but added that she came out "largely unscathed if that is possible in so cockamamie an undertaking". In the 1990s, it would seem to be a three-way tie between Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Celine Dion. 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