Whitney Houston
Biography
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963 - February 11, 2012) was an American R&B/pop singer, actress, and former fashion model. Houston is the most awarded female artist of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 2 Emmy Awards, 6 Grammy Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among a total of 415 career awards as of 2010. Houston is also one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums and singles worldwide. Inspired by several prominent soul singers in her extended family, including mother Cissy Houston and cousins Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, as well as her godmother, Aretha Franklin, Houston began singing with New Jersey church's junior gospel choir at age 11. After she began performing alongside her mother in night clubs in the New York City area, she was discovered by Arista Records label head Clive Davis. As of 2011, Houston has released six studio albums and three movie so...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
The Bodyguard
1992
The Prince of Egypt
1998
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.
1997
The BRITs at 40
2020
The Houstons Remember Whitney
2012
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
2022
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
2000
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
2012
Whitney
2018
Waiting to Exhale
1995
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
2011
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022
The Preacher's Wife
1996
Sparkle
2012
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
Cinderella
1997
A New Princess
2001
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
2021
Four Falls of Buffalo
2015
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
1999
Women in Rock
1986
Whitney: Can I Be Me
2017
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988
Superstars and their Moms
1987
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009
I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston
2023
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
2021
VH1: Divas Las Vegas
2002
90s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, Céline
2019
Night Flight: Born Again
2016
George Michael - Twenty Five
2006
Whitney Houston: The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)
2024