[189], From late 1998 to early 2000, the album spawned several hit singles: "When You Believe" (US No. She won Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist at the 1997 American Music Awards for The Preacher's Wife soundtrack. "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? She just says she's getting old.". [326] The album won two NAACP Image Awards for 'Outstanding Album' and 'Outstanding Song' ("I Look to You"). "There were no posters of teen heartthrobs," says . 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 lyrical themes in her recordings are mainly about love, social, religious and feminism. I'm not going to be there. I couldn't believe what I was reading coming across the TV screen. [416], Since Houston's sudden death in 2012, her life, career and death have been the subject of many documentaries and specials. [162] After opening at number one and grossing $67million in the US at the box office and $81million worldwide,[163] it proved that a movie primarily targeting a black audience can cross over to success, while paving the way for other all-black movies such as How Stella Got Her Groove Back and the Tyler Perry movies that became popular in the 2000s. In September 2004, she gave a surprise performance at the World Music Awards in a tribute to long-time friend Clive Davis. Her elder brother, Michael, was a songwriter, and her elder maternal half-brother is former basketball player and singer Gary Garland. She further stated that Bobby Brown had never hit her, but acknowledged that she had hit him. Bobby Brown opened up about blaming Nick Gordon for the deaths of Whitney Houston and daughter Bobbi Kristina, and his own regrets, on the latest Red Table Talk. "She's in the early stages of dementia," a source told Radar Online. [227] It reached No. "[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. During her modeling days, she refused to work with agencies who did business with the then-apartheid South Africa. 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. [219], In December 2002, Houston released her fifth studio album, Just Whitney. Aretha Franklin said, "It's so stunning and unbelievable. In February 2003, John Houston died after a long battle with diabetes and heart disease. Moments after news of her death emerged, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News all broke from their regularly scheduled programming to dedicate time to non-stop coverage of Houston's death. Still, she quickly added, theyll never get $100 million out of me. 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. Her husband, Gary Houston, is Whitney Houston's own brother. . [352] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Houston as the second greatest singer of all time, stating, "The standard-bearer for R&B vocals, Whitney Houston possessed a soprano that was as powerful as it was tender. 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. 50 in November 1968). The Whitney Houston Forum . Gordon's death comes nearly five years after Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, was found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub in January 2015 . Houston's remake of Sparkle was filmed in late 2011 over two months[263] and was released by TriStar Pictures. During the primetime special, she spoke about her drug use and marriage, among other topics. Houston reportedly appeared "disheveled"[266][267][268] and "erratic"[266][269] in the days before her death. On his 46th birthday, Bobby was joined by Gary Michael Houston, the nephew of his late ex-wife Whitney Houston.The father of five kids Bobbi Kristina, Landon, Laprincia, Bobby Jr., and Cassius was dressed comfortably in gray sweatpants . In 1989, she established the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children. [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]. [155] Houston placed in the top five of Entertainment Weekly's annual "Entertainer of the Year" ranking[156] and was labeled by Premiere magazine as one of the 100 most powerful people in Hollywood. In April 2020, it was announced that a biopic based on Houston's life, said to be "no holds barred", titled I Wanna Dance with Somebody, would be produced, with Bohemian Rhapsody screenwriter Anthony McCarten writing the script and director Kasi Lemmons at the helm. [62] In 2004, Billboard picked the success of her first release on the charts as one of 110 Musical Milestones in its history. Instead she was with someone who, like her, wanted to party. I do believe her life would have turned out differently, Cissy writes. 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[286] Toxicology results revealed additional drugs in her system: diphenhydramine (Benadryl), alprazolam (Xanax), cannabis, and cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril). Bobby Brown was married to R&B singer Whitney Houston for 14 years. Rookie. [18] Her parents later divorced. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. [127][128] The single peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a then-record-breaking 14 weeks, number one on the R&B chart for a then-record-breaking 11 weeks and number one on the Adult Contemporary charts for five weeks. [320] Her death on February 11 ignited an incredible drive to her YouTube and Vevo pages. [11][12] She also had an elder paternal half-brother, John III. She was so looking forward to tonight even though she wasn't scheduled to perform. which marks the 10-year anniversary of her death, on February 11, 2012. . [229] Houston's father later died in February 2003. Police reported that Houston had visible injuries to her face. I was losing myself. [382] Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times referred to Houston as a "national treasure". On the week of March 8, 1986, a year after its initial release, Whitney Houston topped the Billboard 200 albums chart and stayed there for 14 non-consecutive weeks. [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". Months later, The Sun learned Bobby Jr., who was 28 at the time, died after consuming a deadly mix of alcohol,cocaineand fentanyl. She was 48 years old and on the precipice of . This visit led Cissy to return with law enforcement and perform an intervention. [405], On January 15, 2020, she was announced as an inductee into the Hall's 2020 class, along with five other acts. 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Her publicist stated, "Whitney has been under stress due to family matters and when she is under stress she doesn't eat. "[293] Dolly Parton, whose song "I Will Always Love You" was covered by Houston, said, "I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. Whitney Houston's family inherited her fortune after her daughter's death. The album again featured production from Masser, Kashif and Walden as well as Jellybean Benitez. [88], With the success of her first two albums, Houston became an international crossover superstar, appealing to all demographics. [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. 02/06/2023 lva3461. [182] An estimated 60 million viewers tuned into the special giving ABC its highest TV ratings in 16 years. 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. The Standard . Butterflyj30. Best Known For: Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress whose first four albums, released between 1985 and 1992 . In a 1993 interview with Rolling Stone, Houston remarked that "people know who Whitney Houston is I'm black. [118], With the massive commercial success of her music, film offers poured in, including offers to work with Robert De Niro, Quincy Jones and Spike Lee, but Houston never felt the time was right. The legacy of Whitney Houston is a complicated one. [234] The four singles released from the album did not fare well on the Billboard Hot 100, but became dance chart hits. 1, with Houston's best opening week sales of 305,000 copies, marking Houston's first number one album since The Bodyguard and Houston's first studio album to reach number one since 1987's Whitney. Following the success, she renewed her contract with Arista for $100million, one of the biggest recording deals of all time. As for why she didnt attend her fathers funeral, the singer revealed that she didnt want to mourn his death in the public eye. [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 medical examiners office said it was unclear if Bobbis death was accidental or intentional. [423][424][425] On December 15, 2020, it was announced that actress Naomi Ackie had been picked to portray Houston. Houston's version was highly acclaimed by critics, regarding it as her "signature song" or "iconic performance". And many fans are convinced that Nearly 10 years after her tragic death, Houston continues to influence the music industry and inspire the next generations of performers. [122] It remains in the top forty of most successful rated-R films in box office history. Okay? [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. "[292], Many other celebrities released statements responding to Houston's death. [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. [359] Stephen Holden from The New York Times, in his review of Houston's Radio City Music Hall concert on July 20, 1993, praised her attitude as a singer, writing, "Whitney Houston is one of the few contemporary pop stars of whom it might be said: the voice suffices. Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, died at a hospice on 26 July, six months after she was . Whitney has been certified Diamond in the US for shipments of over ten million copies[69] and has sold a total of 20 million copies worldwide. [66] Still, the album enjoyed commercial success. [ ] She was a phenomenon waiting to happen, a canny tapping of the listener's yen for a return to the musical middle. Bobby Brown believes he knows the person responsible for the deaths of his ex-wife and daughter. And because every new star creates her own genre, her success has helped other blacks, other women, other smooth singers find an avid reception in the pop marketplace.[22]. [123] Despite the Razzie, however, Houston was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in the film, losing the award to Angela Bassett for her role as Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It and also received several MTV Movie Award nominations, winning Best Song from a Movie for "I Will Always Love You" and was nominated for Best Breakthrough Performance. [56] She won her first Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Saving All My Love for You". [25] During this period, Houston sang background for her mother on the cabaret club circuit in New York City. [109], Later in 1991, Houston put together her Welcome Home Heroes concert with HBO for the soldiers fighting in the Persian Gulf War and their families. Whitney and Bobby had one child together. [245] Houston also acknowledged to Oprah that her drug use had continued after rehabilitation and that at one point, her mother obtained a court order and the assistance of law enforcement to press her into receiving further drug treatment. Her 2002 studio album, Just Whitney, received mixed reviews. Since the star's untimely death, it has been revealed that her brother Michael Houston was the one who introduced her to drugs. 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. 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]. [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. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The 6 days of rioting left 26 people dead and many injured. Houston recorded and co-produced, with Mervyn Warren, the film's accompanying gospel soundtrack. [36] She performed "Home", a song from the musical The Wiz. Often acting as the intermediary between Whitney and the rest of her family, Pat became integral in Whitney's life, especially close to the end. Email us atexclusive@the-sun.comor call212 416 4552. [246] (In her 2013 book, Remembering Whitney: My Story of Love, Loss and the Night the Music Stopped, Cissy Houston described the scene she encountered at Whitney Houston's house in 2005 as follows: "Somebody had spray-painted the walls and door with big glaring eyes and strange faces. [408], Houston was a long-time supporter of several charities all around the world. [274][275] Beverly Hills paramedics arrived about 3:30pm, found Houston unresponsive, and performed CPR. [50] The final single, "Greatest Love of All" (a cover of "The Greatest Love of All", originally recorded by George Benson in 1977), became Houston's biggest hit yet; the single peaked at number one and remained there for three weeks, making Houston's debut the first album by a woman to yield three number-one hits. Diamond. In 1991, Bobby proposed marriage to Whitney and the couple married at Houston's estate on July 18, 1992. Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. [225] She canceled a second performance scheduled for the following night. The Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation put on a gala on Tuesday where the late singer's brother Gary performed to honor his sister. Paramedics were called and performed CPR, but to no avail. '"[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. [255], In January 2010, Houston was nominated for two NAACP Image Awards, one for Best Female Artist and one for Best Music Video. [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. "The village verbiage collector". [299], Houston's former husband, Bobby Brown, was reported to be "in and out of crying fits" after receiving the news. 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. [376][377] Black female artists, such as Janet Jackson and Anita Baker, were successful in popular music partly because Houston paved the way. [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. The album was certified 7 Platinum in the United States, denoting shipments of seven million copies. Houston produced the album with Mervyn Warren and Gordon Chambers. Bobbi Kristina Brown was born March 4, 1993. Aretha Franklin was listed on the program and was expected to sing, but was unable to attend the service. I love my dad, and I knew he was sickly. Houston, whose full name was Whitney Elizabeth . Houston's posthumous live album, Her Greatest Performances (2014), was a US R&B number-one[329] and received positive reviews by music critics. Even though Houston once signed a $100 million contract and sold over 200 . Houston died in 2012 at 48 after drowning in a bathtub. [89] They felt her singing on record lacked the soul that was present during her live concerts. View our online Press Pack. [92] Her first film role was in The Bodyguard, released in 1992. [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". My husband's brother for many years was business partner with Whitney Houston's half-brother John in Washington, DC. Needless to say Monie has managed to maintain her love of motherhood and life in all its aspects and glory. The curse extends to beyond the immediate family, as Bobbi Kristina's boyfriend Nick died of a heroin overdose on January 1, 2020. 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. Rolling Stone said, "the narrow channel through which this talent has been directed is frustrating". [113] Brown would go on to have several run-ins with the law for drunken driving, drug possession and battery, including some jail time. In 1990, Whitney took part in Arista Records' 15th anniversary gala, which was an AIDS benefit, where she sang "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", "Greatest Love of All" and, with cousin Dionne Warwick, "That's What Friends Are For". This is someone who was singing backup for her mom when she was 14 years old at nightclubs across the country. [242] Houston admitted on the show to having used drugs with Brown during their marriage; she said Brown had "laced marijuana with rock cocaine". [402] Houston was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2013. 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. [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. Emily "Cissy" Houston (ne Drinkard; born September 30, 1933) is an American soul and gospel singer. 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. In April, Bobby Brown and Pat Houston were legally appointed co-guardians of Bobbi Kristina by . It could not be determined if Bobbi Kristina Brown's death was accidental or intentional. Pat Houston is better known for being the late pop sensation Whitney Houston's manager and her sister-in-law. [7][8] Cissy recorded several albums with the group on their own, in addition to singing background for musicians such as Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix and Elvis Presley,[9] and earned a Grammy Award nomination for the song, "Sweet Inspiration". Find out more about how we use your information in our privacy policy and cookie policy. He said, "Event organizers believed Hudson an Academy Award-winning actress and Grammy Award-winning artist could perform a respectful musical tribute to Houston." Whitney was so full of life. News yesterday that acclaimed actor Michael K. Williams was found dead in his New York City Apartment left me with the same deep and profound sense of sadness that I have felt through the years whenever family members and close friends have transitioned to the realm of the ancestors. Whitney's daughter, Bobbi Kristina, was set to be the executor of her estate before her untimely passing in 2015. You can change your choices at any time by visiting your privacy controls. [280][281] Bobby Brown departed shortly after the service began. [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. [237], In December 2003, Brown was charged with battery following an altercation during which he threatened to beat Houston and then assaulted her. Whitney was a beautiful person and a talent beyond compare. Rolling Stone and USA Today called her rendition a tour-de-force. A voice that only comes around once in a lifetime. [334][335][336] "Higher Love" was nominated at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards for "Top Dance/Electronic Song of the Year",[337] the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards for "Dance Song of the Year" and "Best Remix". Most recently, the singer's mother, Cissy Houston, has been . Kelly. She's the kind of woman that would've said 'Stop everything! [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. But Bobbi caused controversy when she announced her engagement to Nick Gordon - a man she previously considered her big brother. The performance was poorly received by the British media and was described as "weird" and "ungracious".[251]. The series aired in 2005 and featured Houston in unflattering moments. [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). Blair, Tom. I make too much money to ever smoke crack. Skinner filed a breach of contract lawsuit and sued for $100million (but lost), stating that Houston owed the company previously unpaid compensation for helping to negotiate her $100million contract with Arista Records and for sorting out legal matters. Houston revealed in a 1993 interview with Barbara Walters that she had a miscarriage during the filming of The Bodyguard. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, and Aretha Franklin, Houston embarked on a solo career, winning two Grammy Awards for her work.. Houston is the mother of singer and actress Whitney Houston, the aunt of singers Dionne . Brown discussed his marriage to the late singer in his upcoming A&E documentary, "Biography: Bobby Brown," which is set to premiere on May 30. Later in the program, following a montage of photos of musicians who died in 2011 with Houston singing "Saving All My Love for You" at the 1986 Grammys, Hudson paid tribute to Houston and the other artists by performing "I Will Always Love You". "[90], Houston took a more urban direction with her third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight, released in November 1990. [108] Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the single was rereleased, with all profits going towards the firefighters and victims of the attacks. The event was considered the nation's "biggest media event since the inauguration of Nelson Mandela". [13] Both of Houston's parents were African-American. She was 22. [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. All three featured live interviews with people who had known Houston, including those that had worked with her, along with some of her peers in the music industry. [338] It was certified multi-platinum in the United States,[339] Australia,[340] Canada,[341] Poland[342] and the United Kingdom. The legendary singer died at the age of 48 on February 11, 2012. Her publicist cited throat problems as the reason for the cancellation. Michael Houston told Winfrey that he was the first person Whitney ever did drugs with, not the singer's ex-husband Bobby Brown. [347], Houston possessed a spinto soprano vocal range,[348][349][350] and was referred to as "The Voice" in reference to her vocal talent. [313] The song was in part made as a tribute to Whitney Houston's life. 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