The album sold even fewer copies than I'm Your Baby Tonight , but it received Houston 's most enthusiastic reviews in quite some time. Unfortunately, Houston was also back in the tabloids in early Speculation about her personal life only grew when she was dropped from the Academy Awards telecast that March, officially because of a sore throat, but reputedly due to poor rehearsals and a generally out-of-it air. Later in the year, Arista released the two-disc compilation Greatest Hits , which actually featured one disc of hits and one of remixes and included new duets with Enrique Iglesias , George Michael , and Deborah Cox.
Two years later, however, her personal issues became even more public through the reality television series Being Bobby Brown. She eventually divorced her husband and went into intense rehabilitation. An album of new material was initially set for release by the end of , but delays pushed it -- titled I Look to You , featuring collaborations with Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz , R.
Kelly , Akon , and Diane Warren -- back to September It became her first number one album since the Bodyguard soundtrack. She toured the world in , and talked about beginning recording for her next album, but entered outpatient rehab in the summer of for continuing drug and alcohol problems.
That fall, Houston filmed a role in a remake of the musical film Sparkle, starring alongside Jordin Sparks. In early , rumors began to swirl that Simon Cowell was courting Houston for a mentor spot on The X Factor, but before anything came of it, tragedy occurred. The cause of death was found to be accidental drowning caused by heart disease and cocaine use.
On a whirlwind tour of Israel in May , Houston and Brown dipped themselves, baptism-style, in the River Jordan — even though they were guests of the Black Hebrews, a religious sect of about 2, black Americans who observe certain Jewish rituals.
Though they immediately planned on working on a new album together, I Look to You wouldn't be released till Instead of a new album, in Houston would do another stint in rehab — and appear on reality television. Bravo's Being Bobby Brown was a ratings hit for the network, thanks to the couple's outlandish behavior.
Though it seemed she was ready for a career revival, even launching a world tour the following February, she canceled several live performances and received poor reviews for her shows.
It was a dream come true. And her family said the show should go on," Clive Davis told partygoers at his annual pre-Grammys gala on Feb. As news spread of the troubled singer's demise at 48, the music industry responded with sadness, and respect. FB Tweet More. Pinterest Email Send Text Message. Credit: Rex USA. Continued on next slide. Credit: Robin Platzer. She was seen acting belligerent in front of a Hollywood nightclub in February, She was 48 years old.
To Become a Musician or Singer. Whitney Houston. Today's Articles People, Locations, Episodes. Fri, Previous Story. The single eventually re-entered the Hot in in the wake of the September 11 attacks, and this time peaked at 6.
Holds the record for winning the most American Music Awards, twenty-six in total. Once "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" hit 1 in April , she was honored as the first artist in history to ever have seven consecutive Billboard number one singles.
An accomplishment that she still holds to this day. The role went to Sabrina Le Beauf , whose theater experience won her the role. The Whitney E. She has a school named after her formerly Franklin School, now the Whitney E. It was the first song ever to be the topic on a news show for being too overplayed. The Preacher's Wife soundtrack is the best-selling gospel album of all time. The soundtrack also remained at number one for for a record twenty-six weeks on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums Chart.
After spending one week at number one, "Exhale Shoop Shoop " spent the next eleven weeks at number two, the longest number-two stay in Hot history.
She earned 14 gold singles in the United States, behind only Madonna among female artists. She is the only female artist to have three albums sell over nine million copies each: "Whitney Houston" , "Whitney" and "The Bodyguard" The world's best selling debut album by a female is "Whitney Houston" , with over twenty-four million copies sold.
The world's biggest selling soundtrack is The Bodyguard with over thirty-seven million units sold. It also ranks as the best-selling female album of all time.
Second cousin of David Elliott and Damon Elliott. Her mother was at one time a background singer for Elvis Presley. She was offered the role of Grace Hitchens on Glee , which she turned down. Eve was then cast instead.
Returned to work four months after giving birth to her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown in order to participate in "The Bodyguard World Tour", performing songs from her debut motion picture The Bodyguard Her last romantic relationship was with Ray J from to and again from to her death in Suffered three miscarriages during her relationship with Bobby Brown : in , and Because she passed away the night before the 54th Grammy Awards , the host for the evening, LL Cool J , opened the show with a tribute and a prayer in her honor.
One of the last times Whitney Houston was seen on camera was at a rehearsal for Monica and Brandy's performance at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party. At the time, Brandy did not know that Houston had planned a surprise birthday party for her on the night she passed away. On the afternoon of February 11, , Houston was found dead in her hotel room at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. She was pronounced dead at pm PST.
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