She was 48 years old and on the precipice of . She plays the gospel-singing wife of a pastor (Courtney B. Vance). But in 2015, Brown died after months in a medically induced coma. The lyrical themes in her recordings are mainly about love, social, religious and feminism. In a new interview with Oprah Winfrey,Whitney Houstons older brother admits he was responsible for introducing the late singer to drugs, including crack cocaine,back in the 1980s. Whitney is 'the Voice' because she worked for it. She renewed her contract for $100million to release six new albums, for which she would also earn royalties. [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. [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". [50] At the time, the album was the bestselling debut album by a solo artist. In September 2004, she gave a surprise performance at the World Music Awards in a tribute to long-time friend Clive Davis. [189], From late 1998 to early 2000, the album spawned several hit singles: "When You Believe" (US No. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born in Newark, New Jersey in a middle income family on August 9, 1963. [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. 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. Celebrity Alley - Celebrity News and Gossip. [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. [37] Houston did not begin work on an album immediately. [20] By age eleven, she began performing as a soloist for the junior gospel choir, performing the hymn, "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah". [111], Throughout the 1980s, Houston was romantically linked to musician Jermaine Jackson,[112] American football star Randall Cunningham and actor Eddie Murphy. '"[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. She is the first and only black artist to have three Diamond-certified albums. Bobby Brown is opening up on the latest episode of "Red Table Talk" on Facebook Watch about the drug-related deaths of his . Her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, died in an eerily similar way to her mother. By Rosy Cordero April 14, 2021 at . Whitney Houston's family inherited her fortune after her daughter's death. . The curse extends to beyond the immediate family, as Bobbi Kristina's boyfriend Nick died of a heroin overdose on January 1, 2020. In September 2016, a Georgia judge found Nick legally responsible for the Bobbi Kristina's death, according toCNN. ! The latest: Whitney Houston's brother Gary Houston, 64, took the stage Tuesday in Atlanta on what would have been the late singer's 59th birthday, at an inaugural gala for The Whitney E. Houston . Although the company was started by her father to manage her career, it was actually run by company president Kevin Skinner. In the UK, the dance-funk song "Someone for Me", which failed to chart, was the first single while "All at Once" was in such European countries as the Netherlands and Belgium, where the song reached the top five on the singles charts, respectively.[45]. [94], I'm Your Baby Tonight contained several hits: the first two singles, "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and "All the Man That I Need" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; "Miracle" peaked at number nine; "My Name Is Not Susan" peaked in the top twenty; "I Belong to You" reached the top ten of the US R&B chart and garnered Houston a Grammy nomination; and the sixth single, the Stevie Wonder duet "We Didn't Know", reached the R&B top twenty. [241], Houston gave her first interview in seven years in September 2009, appearing on Oprah Winfrey's season premiere. She was often hours late for interviews, photo shoots and rehearsals, she canceled concerts and talk-show appearances and there were reports of erratic behavior. [233] The album debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart and it had the highest first week sales of any album Houston had ever released. [382] Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times referred to Houston as a "national treasure". 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). He said, "First, it was Michael Jackson, then Amy Winehouse, now, the magnificent Whitney Houston." [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. Since the star's untimely death, it has been revealed that her brother Michael Houston was the one who introduced her to drugs. 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. Emily "Cissy" Houston (ne Drinkard; born September 30, 1933) is an American soul and gospel singer. Nicknamed "The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with over 200 million records sold worldwide. [173], In 1996, Houston starred in the holiday comedy The Preacher's Wife, with Denzel Washington. [27][28] Along with being best friends, Crawford would become a roommate and executive assistant. When discussing the eerie ways in which Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina . According to MTV News, the suit says that the singer hired her father and his business partner in 2000 to represent her in several personal and professional matters. Kelly. After a six-year break from recording, Houston returned to the top of the Billboard 200 chart with her final studio album, I Look to You (2009). Blair, Tom. 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. 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. No charges were ever filed against Dee Dee Warwick, who died in 2008 and was 18 years older than Whitney Houston. Her voice was an instrument and she knew how to use it. Houston co-executive produced[124] The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album and recorded six songs for the album. [98][99][100][101] Dan Klores, a spokesman for Houston, said: "This is not a Milli Vanilli thing. WTLC Featured Video. The 22-year-old died in July 2015 after being found unconscious in a bathtub in herAtlantahomesix months before. In February 1982, Houston signed with Tara Productions and hired Gene Harvey as her manager with Daniel Gittleman and Seymour Flics as co-managers. [47] The funk-oriented "Thinking About You" was released as the promo single only to R&B-oriented radio stations and dance clubs all over the country, resulting in the song reaching number 10 on the Hot Black Singles chart and number 24 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in December 1985. In addition to co-producing, Houston starred in the film as the Fairy Godmother along with Brandy, Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldberg and Bernadette Peters. Now, reports are saying that Cissy is battling dementia, according to sources close to the Grammy winner. Gender: Female. After the show, Davis and Houston announced plans to go into the studio to work on her new album. Instead she was with someone who, like her, wanted to party. [332], In 2019, Houston and Kygo's version of "Higher Love" was released as a single. [207] While ballad songs were left unchanged, the album features house/club remixes of many of Houston's up-tempo hits. [314][315], According to representatives from Houston record label, Houston sold 3.7million albums and 4.3million singles worldwide in the first ten months of the year she died. I don't want to be in a hotel room when there's someone you admire who's tragically lost their life four floors up. [46] Outside the US, the song failed to get enough attention to become a hit, but in the US, it gave the album its first major hit as it peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Hot Black Singles chart. Her looks and girl-next-door charm made her one of the most sought-after teen models. My dad was being influenced by people that were lying. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. Her husband, Gary Houston, is Whitney Houston's own brother. She was someone more to be admired, like a museum piece, than to be emulated. Bobby Brown said he was "scared to death" to marry Whitney Houston 30 years ago, but his current wife talked him out of his pre-wedding jitters. From every run to every crescendoshe was in tune with what she could do with her voice and it's not something simple for a singereven a very talented oneto achieve. But leading up to her accidental drowning, Whitney had battled addiction . [157], In October 1994, Houston attended and performed at a state dinner in the White House honoring newly elected South African president Nelson Mandela. [63] In 2015, she was placed at number nine (second as a female) by Billboard on the list "35 Greatest R&B Artists Of All Time". The show was a benefit concert that raised a quarter of a million dollars for the United Negro College Fund. I do believe her life would have turned out differently, Cissy writes. / 04.14.2021. Bobby and Whitney first met at theSoul Train Music Awardsin 1989. [41] It would also appear on her debut album in 1985. [129] The single was certified Diamond by the RIAA, making Houston's first Diamond single, the third female artist who had a Diamond single,[130] and becoming the bestselling single by a woman in the U.S.[131][132][133][134] The song was a global success, topping the charts in almost all countries. [90] At the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards, when Houston's name was called out for a nomination, a few in the audience jeered. Thread starter lva3461. [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. 2, UK No. Since her death, there have been a lot of questions over Whitney Houston's net worth and who inherited her estate after she died. Pat Houston, Whitney's sister-in-law, is the primary executor of the Whitney Houston estate. As of February 2023, Houston's net worth when she died in 2012 was $20 million. MacDonald, Patrick. When it came to her estate, Houston left it to her daughter, Bobbi Kristina. Diamond. With 20 million copies sold it became the best-selling single of all time by a female solo artist. She won her second Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". Two days later, Houston performed "Million Dollar Bill" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" on the Dancing with the Stars season 9 finale. So I had my own service and then I had one for [his friends] that they could go to.. 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. [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. "An early 'I' in Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' takes nearly six seconds to sing. 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". Pat Houston first met [] STAN Fair. The album again featured production from Masser, Kashif and Walden as well as Jellybean Benitez. [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". [154], Following the success of The Bodyguard, Houston embarked on another expansive global tour (The Bodyguard World Tour) in 199394. [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. [21] Houston would be taught how to sing throughout her adolescence by her mother Cissy. Start date Feb 6, 2021; Forums. She lived there until she turned 4 years old. The family moved to East Orange, New Jersey following the summer of 1967 Newark riots. Whitney Houston with father John and mother Cissy | Dirck Halstead/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images. 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. Okay? "Forbes Names Jackson as the Best-Paid Star 5 Women, 3 Boxers on List of 40 Celebrities". [313] The song was in part made as a tribute to Whitney Houston's life. 19). "[358], Houston's vocal stylings have had a significant impact on the music industry. 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. Because he failed to show up in court twice, he was found in contempt of the order and the judgment was made "by default. [287] The manner of death was listed as an "accident".[288]. Houston also became the second female act, after Adele, to place two albums in the top five of the US Billboard Top 200, with Whitney: The Greatest Hits at number 2 and The Bodyguard at number 5. Un-unh. This follows reports that the 84-year-old family matriarch . In April, Bobby Brown and Pat Houston were legally appointed co-guardians of Bobbi Kristina by . [333] The record became a worldwide hit. In 1991, Bobby proposed marriage to Whitney and the couple married at Houston's estate on July 18, 1992. Even though Houston once signed a $100 million contract and sold over 200 . AP/Courtesy of Allison Michael Orenstein . [70], At the 30th Grammy Awards in 1988, Houston was nominated for three awards, including Album of the Year. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Needless to say Monie has managed to maintain her love of motherhood and life in all its aspects and glory. [174] The movie, with its all African-American cast, was a moderate success, earning about $50million at the U.S. box offices. [58], Houston won seven American Music Awards in total in 1986 and 1987 and an MTV Video Music Award. In the film, Houston portrays Sparks's "not-so encouraging" mother. In the 1990s, it would seem to be a three-way tie between Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Celine Dion. [252] In November, Houston performed "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" at the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California. Jason Pham. "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. Monie is currently Curator In Chief of SHEmovement.com the worldwide portal for all things Women in Hip Hop related covering all elements of Hip Hop culture from a woman's perspective. So, why did Houston file a lawsuit against the singer, and did she ever find it in her heart to forgive him? #whitney #whitneyhouston #whitneyhoustonbrother After earning $40 million, the estate was able to pay Houston's $20 million debt. And knowing Whitney I don't believe that she would have said 'the show must go on.' However, according to TODAY, the suit was thrown out by a New Jersey superior court judge in April 2004. 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